How could I possibly leave this little face?
Eli and I had so much fun over the summer! We got to spend a lot of time with friends. :)
One afternoon my friend Christen came over so her sweet girl Cora and Eli could play together while we chatted and caught up. We had such a nice time :)
Christen, Cora and Eli :)
Christen actually just had her 2nd baby--A BABY BOY named CHARLES :)--a few weeks ago, so CONGRATULATIONS to Christen and Jonathan!! I can't wait to meet Charles David!!
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We also spent a lot of time with Anne and Miss Sara over the summer. :) Those 2 are always so funny toegther!
One afternoon Anne invited us over for a beach day. It was soooo much fun!
Eli and Sara had the best time...
We let them play until the were both DONE. I love this pic of Eli and Sara after the beach. You could tell how worn out they are from playing so hard...HAHA
One Saturday we went over to visit April and Aidan and to see BABY ZOEY!! Zoey was born on August 9th.
She is absolutely perfect!! Just beautiful!!
While Mommies chatted and loved on Miss Zoey, Aidan and Eli played and played...
The weekend before teachers went back to school (workshop week), my girlfriends Courtney, Victoria and I went to Dallas to visit our friend Bre. :)
We had a lot of laughs and it is always fun to spend time with the girls!
While I was in Dallas, Grammy and Paw Paw took care of Eli. Thank you Grammy and Paw Paw!!
They took these pics for me and I just love them...
Thank you both for taking such wonderful care of him!!
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Our sweet Eli is now 22 MONTHS OLD!!!
Here is Eli's chair photo at 22 Months:
I really love watching all the phases Eli goes through as he grows older. It is so funny how all of a sudden he starts doing something and I ask myself, "Where did he learn to do that?"
This past summer he suddenly became interested in dressing himself... whether it was a pair of shoes, a hat on his head, a shirt...HE wanted to pick it out and put it on. These are pics of Eli just putting random stuff on and walking around the house.
I just love this baby boy...
Eli also started showing A LOT of interest in the potty. He would tell me when he had to #2 and would run to the bathroom. So after Eli using the big potty, I thought I should get him his own potty.
I made the mistake of letting Eli pick out a Cars potty, which makes "Vroom!" sound effects when you "flush." He really has no desire to use it as a potty, but rather uses it to store his toy cars in and pushes the handle.
The super cool potty...
Needless to say, I was premature on my potty training thoughts. I have been reading up on it and it sounds like I will see more signs when he is ready. I also need to make sure I will be home for at least 3 days to really start training him, so I think I may do that during Christmas Break. :)
Eli is also quite the little artist and loves to draw and paint. :)
Making his masterpieces...
Here are some of the things Eli is doing at 22 MONTHS OLD:
*Eli now brings you things when you ask (such as diapers and wipes) and will ask for a "high pi" (high five) for bringing the item.
*He can now take his pants off all by himself, which can make for a very interesting morning when trying to get ready for school. HAHA.
*Eli has a favorite bedtime book--It's a "Cars" book and he wants to hear it every day. :)
*He now points to his friends at school and says their names. :)
*Eli says a lot of phrases and sentences, such as "That a bird!" and "Love You Wu" (<--he says to Lulu and it is soooo cute!)
*Eli will say "Puh-wease" when he asks for something.
*He only uses his binky at night for the most part. He doesn't have it at all during the day when at school, so basically it is Mommy's fault that he even uses it at all.
*He is VERY long! All of Eli's shorts from this summer (size 24 months) are wayyyy too short.
*Eli now wears a size 9-10 shoe!!!
*Eli is so sweet and loves to sit and cuddle with Mommy and Daddy on the couch for a few minutes before he goes to bed each night. I just love Eli Thomas :)
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