Cow Make A Noise...

Three weeks ago we went to the Zoo - a place we go pretty regularly. While visiting the farm area one of the cows mooed very loudly and Eli started to cry. Every single day since that visit Eli has said "Cow make a noise. Scared Eli. Daddy walk away." This was cute at first (and still is on some days) but I'm beginning to think that the boy might be afraid of cows forever if we don't go back to the zoo soon. Hopefully the weather will be nice this weekend so we can make a quick trip.

Saturday Morning Baking

This past Saturday Eli asked to help me bake. I gave him a bowl, some flour, & a few utensils and he went to town. He actually kept himself entertained the entire time I was putting together the ingredients for ginger scones (which Daddy doesn't like at all but I've been craving & Eli loves).

Great Pictures of Eli

Eli's personality is really starting to show. Here are a few pictures of our little boy...

Fun with Cousin Riley

While on vacation in Michigan we also got to spend some time in Lansing playing with Eli's cousin Riley. They had so much fun playing in the backyard. They spent a long time trying to get the dog to join them in Riley's playhouse.

Eli had a blast having Riley push him in the swing. They ran around and played forever. Needless to say they both took great naps every day they spent time together.

Vacation Recap

We've been back from our week in South Haven for a while now, here's the recap of a great vacation. We had a great time visiting family, playing at the beach, and eating ice cream. Eli discovered his favorite thing about the house we stayed at on our first night...the sprinklers!

Eli spent a large part of our vacation running around the yard naked.

He also got to enjoy spending time with cousin Riley, Aunt Caitlin, and all of his Grammas and Grampas. We all got to spend lots of time at the beach playing in the sand and swimming in the pool. We've returned home tan and well rested. I actually finished an entire book!

Thanks to everyone who took a turn either entertaining Eli during the day or babysitting at night. Special thanks to Jon's parents for renting the house and inviting us along on their vacation.

You can see all of our vacation pix on our Flikr page.