Blast Off!

Eli's latest is counting off to blast-off. It involves counting to 10 and then jumping up and down several times. He can't wait until 10 sometimes, but it's still a good way to practice counting. In this video, he's at the table, so he kicks instead of jumping after blast-off.

Our Little Singer

Eli can sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Jesus Loves Me" now, and he even sings in different voices or while playing instruments. It's quite entertaining!
Here he is singing "Jesus Loves Me"...listen carefully. Oh, and his clothes are missing again.

The Ladies, aka The Chickens

Here's Eli trying to get the chickens to get in the pool with him. He says, "C'mon chickens! Get in poo!"


Here is Eli feeding the chickens. One of them actually pecks the food out of your hand, which Eli likes. Warning: bare-bottomed boy!

Pedaling!

Eli can now pedal the tricycle all by himself! He's pretty good at steering it, too. I guess my role will go from pusher to chaser of the tricycle now!

Family pics

A Day in the Life

Eli and "The Ladies"

Construction zone on the back porch





Construction workers don't eat the dirt!

Cute hat...I mean cool hat



A new way to shoot hoops

Lipstick

Eli has been asking me to put lipstick on him lately. He comes in when I'm putting some on and then he'll quickly run to look in the mirror after I put it on him. It's still cute now, but maybe not when he gets older! The lipstick didn't show up well in this picture because he'd already touched it and wiped some off. It never lasts very long.

Happy Mother's Day!

Tonight at dinner, out of the blue Eli started laughing like this and then said, "Mammy laugh". He was imitating Mammy (my mom's) laugh. It's pretty distinct, and Eli's good at it! Times like these make being a mom so much fun. Happy Mother's Day to all you Mamas out there!

Silly Pictures

Yee-haw! Giddy up horsie!



For some reason Eli didn't want to use his hands to eat his cupcake at our friend Layla's bday party



Eli "puhnon" Mama's shoes and socks

Eli's favorite book right now, Richard Scary's "What Do People Do All Day?"

Cool sunglasses, cool face

Eli is having a little...

BROTHER!!

Yes, that's right, we are having another BOY! It's still sinking in for me, but we are very happy and excited. The Perkins boys. He looked very healthy and developing well. He's already measuring big! Here are some picturs and video John took during the sonogram...and some of me that Mammy took.


Baby's brain...John says he looks very smart.

Brother or Sister?

On Thursday, May 1, we find out if Eli is having a little brother or little sister! So, we thought it would be fun for you to guess what the gender of our next baby is. Here's a poll to vote, and next week we'll see if you were right. You have a 50/50 chance of guessing right! We are so excited to find out!

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"Oh, Saykoo!"

Eli has learned to say thank you and have good manners lately. I love it because it's always "Oh, saykoo!" like he's extra grateful. Here is Eli saying "thank you"...he's asking for syrup...listen closely:

Eli's Cap

I love how cute Eli looks in his baseball cap, but he looks so old...like a boy, not my baby!

Fun on the Tricycle

Who's having more fun, John or Eli? I love these pictures!

Eli's 2nd Birthday Party

The party was a success! We had a joint bday party this past Saturday with our friend Ellaiden, who is a day younger than Eli. Thanks, Jenny and Chris for hosting at your house! The weather was beautiful and perfect for a party. Eli and Ellaiden were so excited and enjoyed cake and opening presents and lots of friends. I think Eli's theme was trucks, which is perfect for him. He had trucks on his cake and many of his gifts involved trucks. You guys know him well! Here are some...well several pictures of the party:

The Birthday Boy is lookin' good!

Eli's truck cake. Yes, there are technically 3 candles, but I had to balance it out.











Ellaiden's duck cake, which she requested. Impressive, Jenny!






I accidentally popped Eli's head with the elastic band when I was putting on the hat...ouch!

Eli is 2!!

Get ready for a lot of pictures in the next couple posts...I have a hard time choosing which ones to post!


I cannot believe Eli is officially two as of yesterday! My baby boy is turning into a little boy! We had a day full of fun activities. I like the idea of Eli having a special day on his birthday. So, we went to a place called "Goin' Bananas" in the morning. It's basically a huge warehouse full of bounce houses, and they also have a play area in the front with toys and pretend houses and stuff. Eli had a blast! It was definitely a work out for both of us! As you can see, he found a fireman hat in the dress-up area that he did not want to take off.
We then picked up John from work and went to one of our favorite eating spots, P.Terry's, for cheeseburgers and fries. It's Eli favorite because they have a sandbox with toys where he can play while we eat.
In the afternoon, I thought I'd go take Eli to the toy store to get his very own fireman hat, and we also got some matchbox cars. After that we went to go get ice cream, and Eli had his first ice cream cone. He enjoyed it as you can see in the pictures.
So, it was a fun-filled special day! We'll have more pictures to post of his birthday party this weekend...