The Eli and Abby Show: March 2011

Monday, March 28, 2011

Happy Spring!

We've really been enjoying some lovely spring days around here. We've had some genuinely nice weather in which to smell the flowers...

And play in the back yard...

And walk to school...

And enjoy otter pops in the sun... (Abby's first)

And chase bubbles...

We're looking forward to more and more sunshine and warmer weather!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I had a great St. Patty's day with my favorite little green monsters! :) Here they are all decked-out in green...

And enjoying green apples and green oatmeal for breakfast! I missed the photo of the peas and green mac & cheese for lunch! :)

Coloring leprechauns

And, of course, making green shamrock cookies!

Abby showing off her cool after-nap 'do complete with sunglasses.

And finally some St. Patrick's Day puzzles.

This guy was pretty proud of himself for figuring it out. :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Ryan and I enjoyed a trip to sunny Austin mid-February to visit Andy & Jill and explore the area. This was our first extended time away from the kids. We spent two nights away in July, but "away" is relative because we only went to Redmond (20 minutes away)! This time we were really gone, for five full days; it was hard to be away from our sweet kiddos for that long, but the couple time was invaluable! So much uninterrupted conversation and time to relax together; what a blessing! Needless to say, we were thrilled to soak up some sunshine!!

It's really funny how your perspective on weather is totally relative to what you're accustomed to; we were the only people walking around in short and tee shirts!

We had some really incredible food, including some authentic Texas barbecue. If you're a fan of the show Man vs. Food, you may have heard of The Salt Lick in nearby Driftwood; the place to go for authentic Texas Hill Country barbecue. If you're ever in the Austin area, we definitely recommend you take the time to drive out to this highly-recommended (by locals) barbecue pit...the food (specifically their beef briskett) is truly amazing!!

There were some beautiful sights, and great weather in which to enjoy them!

Of course, you're likely to find a few quirks in in any city!

We had a great time together, and are grateful for the hospitality we received from Andy and Jill!

Eli Said...

6/15/10
"I think I already know everything." (Stated very matter-of-factly out of nowhere during dinner!)

6/13/10
"I'm not fantastic, I'm a naughty chihuahua!" (His response to me telling him he's a fantastic boy)

6/7/10
"Superman coming through! Watch out!"

"In your dreams, Mr. Beans!" (Quoting a Skippyjon Jones book...his favorite book series)

4/15/10
Eli (rushing past me): "I'm going to go put shoes on so I don't get pee on my socks!"
Me: "Why would you get pee on your socks?"
Eli (clearly exasperated that I don't understand): "No, I'm getting shoes on so I don't get pee on my socks."
Me (seeing that this line of questioning is going nowhere): "Okay." (I then step back to observe...Eli get his shoes on and rushes past me again, heading outside)
Me: "What are you doing?"
Eli (still exasperated): "Going potty outside where Dada told me I could!"
...Ah, the joys of little boys!

3/14/10
Eli: "Hammer, hammer, hammer..." (Ryan and I realize he is "hammering" Abigail)
Me: "Eli, you don't hammer your sister."
Eli: "But I'm just pretending she's a nail!"

3/5/10
"Mama, I want your arms around me" (I hug him) "Oh, not that tight!"

2/5/10
"Mama, you were wrong a lot of times!" Eli said this laughing after I told him I'd been wrong about where preschool would be meeting.

1/28/10
"When it's my birthday, we should have a 'play trains and relax' party. So make sure and tell my friends that's what it's called so they know to relax and play trains."

1/16/10
Eli: "What is that for?" (Pointing to a candle on the dinner table)
Nana: "It's called atmosphere"
Eli: "No, Nana, it's called light!"

Eli: "Salt, Zoe, salt!
Mama: "Eli, what are doing?"
Eli: "I'm trying to turn Zoe into a pillar of salt!"

11/21/09
"These are called boat shoes because they have boats inside, but I can't feel the boats because they're hiding inside the belcrows [velcro]."

"I will put Abby down for her nap, Mama. You go ahead and play." (He said this very seriously - and gave me a seriously good laugh!)

"Abby has been looking forward to my kiss all day!"

"Hello exciting baby!" (I'm pretty sure he meant "excited" but it's cute either way!)

As we were looking for a missing ball under the couch... "Mama, I can see the ball because my mouth is bigger than your mouth." Don't you just love 3-year-old logic?!

"Mama, I just saw a sign that said we cannot have nap or bed ever again!"