Walking!

He has been walking around more and more everyday... going a little farther, a little longer... till we have this!

October 2013

The first weekend in October, we traveled to see Josh's family for Aunt Sara's birthday... needless to say, with 2 little boys, things get messy. Scout was going to take a bath, and Aunt Rachel asked if Eli wanted a bath too, Eli perked up and said "bath!" so clear and loud, no one could doubt what he wanted! We took some pictures of our cheesy boys... so silly!

On the way back from Missouri, we stopped over at Gram and Gramps to spend the night and play a little bit... Gramps got a new swing for Eli!

I slid down this slide when I was little! Eli wasn't too sure about it, but the puppy was fun.

"What?!"

"It licked me!"

"Oh, rub the belly..."

 More swinging!

On Eli's first birthday...
  ~ he weighs 30 pounds (officially!).
  ~ he is 30.5 inches tall.
  ~ his favorite foods are pancakes, mandarin oranges, bananas, and whatever you are eating.
  ~ he likes windows and doors to see out and watch anything that happens to be out (Dad, squirrels, big trucks, etc).
  ~ he loves new things, new places, new people; he looks, he watches, he tests things out... until he is satisfied or looses interest.
  ~ he takes a few steps by himself, I think every day he takes one or two more at a time.

Birthday breakfast! Pancakes and bananas.

On his birthday evening, we had a small gathering at a friend's house with dessert and ice cream, Eli had a brownie with a candle. We all sang happy birthday to him, and he acted all shy and ducked his head down and had this little smile until we were done. He tried to blow out his candle (he knows how to blow on his food), but we ended up helping a little bit. 

Acting shy...

Trying to talk him into blowing out the candle...

Eating his first brownie!

Presents!

Duplo cars and blocks from Shelleys

And a big car from Neffs

He's so excited!

His favorite thing is the buttons!

The weekend after Eli's birthday was Arkalala in Ark City (they have a parade and a carnival, etc.), Josh's side of the family came to visit us that weekend. We all met at Ark City and ate lunch and walked around and Scout rode some of the rides (I think his favorite was the slide). Then we headed back to our house to hang out and eat dinner. The only pictures I really took all weekend were at Ark City... most of the other times were inside (indoor lighting is not my friend in pictures), and I was content to just enjoy the weekend.

Scout waving as he goes by us.

Eli took a nap while Scout
rode the rides!

Scout sliding with Aunt Beth...

... and again with Uncle Jake!

That is pretty much our month!