Eli can tie his shoes!

That's right! Learning how to tie shoes feels like such a big milestone. Once Eli got some shoes with laces and decided he was ready to learn, he picked it up pretty quickly.

It all started with the Y-ties that they were selling at school. For some reason he was obsessed with getting some Y-ties...peer pressure, I guess. His shoes didn't have laces, so once he got the Y-ties (with his own money), he wanted to get new shoes with laces (using my money). Luckily for Eli, he needed new shoes, so we went and got some Shaq shoes, black with red soles, and with laces. They were another peer pressure purchase that Eli decided on because Xander from his basketball team has the same shoes.  Anyway, I guess it all paid off because Eli learned how to tie his shoes in the end. The Y-ties are sitting on his dresser because he decided he didn't want them in his shoes after all.

So, not only is Eli tying shoes, he's reading at a first grade level now, doing all sorts of chores around the house to earn some Lego money, and in a little over a month, he'll be SIX! That just blows my mind! He's becoming such a big kid now!

You can see the identical Shaq shoes (Xander is #34 and Eli #12)

The shoes in action!

Max the Baylor Fan

We got to go to see a Baylor vs. UT basketball game last week. Eli and Jed stayed home with a sitter since it was a late game on a school night. Gramma was in town, so she went with me, John, and Max to the game. Max was great, as usual. He was sleeping in the Ergo carrier when we arrived, so when he woke up, he was very surprised to see where we were and amazed at all the hub bub going on around him. As you can see, we captured the look on his face in the pictures.

It was a good game since Baylor won! As John says, "it's always good to see UT loose, especially when it's to Baylor". Sic'em Bears!

look closely to see Max's expression

check out those surprised blue eyes!

of course we all wore our green and gold with pride!