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Last night Eli was talking about wanting to see dinosaurs. I told him that we couldn’t see dinosaurs, because they no longer lived…..they’re extinct. I explained that we can go see their bones in a museum. He thought for a bit and said, “No, Mommy they’re not extinct…..they’re clean!”
This past weekend, we went to my cousin’s wedding in Duluth. It was a beautiful weekend for a drive. Mom, Dobie, Sarah, the boys and I made the trip. We checked into the hotel and decided to do a little swimming. Eli loved the pool and “hot water,” i.e. hot tub. He worked on his swimming skills and even jumped in by himself and dunked his head by himself. Silas got in with Mom, but wasn’t so fond of the splashes in the face from the 20 teenagers playing football in the pool. We had some laughs, as Sarah got hit by the football, and it skimmed my head at one point and drenched me. Silas spent most of his time on Grandma’s lap wrapped in a towel. He was content just watching the action in the pool. After swimming we got showered and ready for the reception. The boys love to be naked…at least we got some diapers on them before this shot.
We decided to stop at Canal Park before going to the reception. It was a beautiful day, but chilly. We walked down to the canal and Eli had a ball running after the birds. I was a little paranoid around all those squawking birds, but Eli ran around and tried to catch one for quite a while. He was so tired by the time we left….and of course those white pants weren’t so white. He sure had a blast.
Here’s Silas eating some supper. It was a great meal….fried chicken, Chinese food, and lots of salads. Silas is really loving real food lately, though he still loves his milk too.
Eli told us that he was going to dance with the “grils” at the wedding. We weren’t sure where he got that, but once we got there he quickly found a group of girls that he followed around. They made laps around the reception hall, and pretty soon he was holding one of the girls’ hand walking laps. As you can see, the girls were a bit mature for him, but they sure all had fun. I was relieved to find out that the girl he was holding hands with is my cousin’s daughter(Mike says that’s not necessarily a good thing). Well, all in all, I decided I’m not ready to have my baby interested in “grils” yet…..after all, the diaper changes may put a damper on things.
Silas got a kick out of the camera flash. He kept squinting and laughing when we took pictures of him. Grandma helped a lot with the boys….changing diapers in bars without changing stations gets tricky alone.
Eli danced himself silly. He normally isn’t much of a dancer, so it was fun for me to see him really let loose.
Silas, on the other hand, just started dancing a lot at home and loves music. He loves his dancing Elmo doll and he dances by squatting up and down. He was mesmerized by the band at the reception, and wasn’t happy unless he was on the dance floor. This picture was at the end of the night…..he was so tired, but just wouldn’t give up.
The microwave in the hotel was right at Silas’ level….he found lots of fun at the hotel including putting the TV remote in the toilet.
We’ve been singing a lot of the Peter cottontail song lately. Eli wasn’t sure what Easter meant, but one thing he knows is that he loves candy. Dad and Eli got busy dying eggs the night before Easter.
Eli wanted to do all the dipping…..he sure had fun.
In some of our dinosaur books it talks about dinosaurs eating other dinosaurs’ eggs….I think this is where this came from.
The Easter bunny hid lots of eggs around the house. Eli found them all(with a little help) and was so excited.
Eli and Silas opening their loot from the Easter bunny. Eli got some stuffed Peeps, and he quickly decided that the Easter bunny meant them for Silas.
Eli hunting for eggs at Bolfing’s house.
Eli and his cousin, Max, opening and attempting to eat all the candy they could before being stopped by their parents. What a beautiful day it was!
Last weekend we took a little Saturday trip to the Underwater World at the Mall of America. We had never been there, so it was on the ‘to do’ list. Eli loves animals, so he was pretty excited to see some sharks and Nemo, of course.
Dad and Eli about to enter the stuffed animal area…(if you’ve been there you know what I’m talking about)
A huge turtle.
Checking out the fish.
Eli checking out a shark….he loved the sharks.
Mom and Silas at the end of the walk.
Eli ordered some shrimp for lunch at Kokomo’s. To our surprise, he ate it up.
Si helped Eli eat his kiddie meal dessert cookies.
Dad and Eli ended the day by having some fun on the beach.
Our kitchen is where we spend a lot of our time….well I can’t really say that’s because I’m cooking, but we do like to look in the refrigerator and cabinets. Silas doesn’t like to be far from mom and dad, so if we’re busy he lays on the kitchen rug and eats his bottle. Eli decided he wanted to drink his sippy cup lying next to Si. He loves his little brother so much…
Eli teaching Silas to do ‘So big!’
“I know I’m not supposed to be up here.”
“But, Mom, it’s so exciting. I can’t stop clapping!”
“……I think they put the soap here….”
“Maybe I’ll just unload it. Silverware is my favorite!”
Tonight on the way home from daycare/work, we were eating supper in the car(yes…I admit, I am a little lazy after work and it’s supper time). Eli told me he was done with his hamburger. He had only taken one bite, so I said, “I think you need to eat a little more of your meat.” He said, “Mommy, I’m a eat meater!” We’ve been reading books about dinosaurs lately. Made me laugh.
