Sorry for the short hiatus.
Elliot tried out his slip and slide with mommy and daddy a couple of weeks ago.
http://youtu.be/oOtUftUheyw
He also had a bologna sandwich that he helped make.
“Bread, bologna, mustard, bread!”
Elliot and Logan have been going to The Muse Children’s Science Center since we have had several rainy days recently. Here is Elliot doing SCIENCE!
http://youtu.be/JIPAqpHfDtI
Logan and Elliot found this at Toys R Us earlier this week.
Today we went back to Toys R Us with a 20% off coupon! That is pretty much the only reason why Elliot did not have a Mario Kart all week.
He actually can drive it pretty well.
http://youtu.be/_KRNJuxuwTA
http://youtu.be/wMKlkKGiri4
http://youtu.be/jC_UP91mS8Y
Happy birthday buddy! We had your birthday party at Camp LeConte this year!
Up Up Up!
Here you are enjoying Daddy’s BBQ with Thomas!
Here you are sliding on the slide!
Here you are with your birthday cake, courtesy Gingy!
Your uncle Art was so excited to give you this Thomas Tent!
http://youtu.be/p-AgCj1eSQc
Here you are enjoying your tent!
http://youtu.be/3Zluy8QeH3U
Here you are with your Thomas Potty Chair from your Gam Gam and Slappy!
You got a fun Bubble Hurricane from Penny and Marty!
http://youtu.be/QVBwWLjsaNc
The next morning you did this!
http://youtu.be/qWn_dpcfiRU
Whoa!
Big thanks to Grandpa for taking the video footage!
Today you went to the doctor. You had to get one shot and you did very well! You even said “Thank you people!” as the nurse was leaving the room after your shot. You were brave AND polite!
Elliot’s verb of choice is “Try.” So when he wants you to make him a tent he says, “Try tent!” Other uses include “Try slide” and “Try climb.” Yesterday during his nap he found another application.
http://youtu.be/KOGn3hoc3es
Logan took Elliot to the library this week. Elliot saw this fish on the wall and kept saying, “Oh no, fish!”
We have been trying to encourage him to use a comfort object to help with sleep. He has started getting somewhat attached to this monkey.
We went to the zoo this weekend. Here is Elliot and Logan trying echoes!
Also, here is Elliot on St. Patrick’s Day, Shamrockin’ in the free world!
Logan taught Elliot to do this at the playground yesterday. Be carepful!
http://youtu.be/xFEClOVI–o
Elliot has been adjusting to the time change this week.
Mommy and daddy are still catching up.
Elliot has been saying “Great job!” lately, which is cute and encouraging!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXgcVk2qcFw
Before I get to the exciting events of the evening, here is a video per Ginny’s request.
http://youtu.be/I4eG9NIvJlM
Logan and I had started playing Rockband again. We were playing through a few songs this evening while Elliot was horsing around the upstairs. Elliot started making funny faces like he was eating something so I eventually coaxed him to show me what was in him mouth… A delightfully candy shaped AAA battery. FAIL! “What if he had already swallowed another battery!” I thought. We ended up taking him to my work, which conveniently has wand metal detectors in the MRI department. A sweet pregnant technologist helped wand him. I was so relieved when, after beeping loudly at the battery I had brought separately, the detector was blissfully silent over Elliot.
Then I dropped my phone in the bath tub… Turns out the S4s are water resistant.
Also, Aunt Lisa came to watch Elliot today! She did his hair and they read books and visited the coin laundry! Elliot had a great time!
Also, funny story, Elliot took his bib off after dinner and was trying to hand it to me while I was washing dishes. I said, “Put it on the table and I’ll take care of it.” So he goes and puts it up in the drawer with the clean bibs. Pretty slick!
We spent Christmas eve with Logan’s family. Elliot had a great time visiting relatives and opening presents!
Cousins!
Elliot with Pappy and Juanita!
On Christmas day, we traveled from Knoxville to Tullahoma to visit my family!
Uncle Tom got some headphones, but the present ended up in Elliot’s pile, so he opened it. He was pretty confused.
Elliot and some penguin sunglasses!
Elliot and mommy decorated cookies!
Daddy and Elliot work on their roars!
http://youtu.be/8rQM5iPWX0M
Elliot and Uncle Arthur!
Elliot and Uncle Tom!
Elliot and his Rockin’ Rider Pony!
We had Christmas with my dad’s family a few day later, complete with presents and a delicious meal!
http://youtu.be/GsVxYA_7wyU
All in all, it was a very cuddly Christmas!
We opened presents a little early. We did make it all the way to the first day of Winter this time for our family gifts and then Santa came on Sunday morning.
On the unseasonably warm first day of Winter, we sat by together to open some presents wrapped. Elliot had some of his favorite “Malk Choc” and I drank some spice tea. We exchanged a few gifts with the camera positioned enticingly on the piano keys.
http://youtu.be/Mu9KRh7MlP8
He’s so sneaky…
Here are the bath paints in action as well as his new bath airplane.
The next day Santa came! Elliot got more trains, an RC Thomas, a Yo Gabba Gabba boom box, some Seasme Street dolls, a toy piano with two octaves and working black keys, and a drum kit!
Per request, here are the first few of minutes of Elliot enjoying his presents.
http://youtu.be/5cQkwpor9u4
We watched his Monsters University movie in spurts later that day. Logan and I were enjoying it, having watch the first one many years ago, but Elliot kept leaving. I ended up setting him up with his favorite youtube channel, Coilbook with Shawn the Train. As soon as the movie was over, Elliot came back in the room and hugged me! Were the monsters scaring him? It had not really occurred to us that they might! So we practiced Roaring to lighten the mood of the situation.
We got our photos with Santa today!
Elliot is at this age.
I truly did try to coach him all morning. I told him the story of Santa Claus and showed him his picture from last year. Nevertheless, when the time came, the “stranger danger” instinct kicked in, which I guess is really a good thing.
He did get to do some fun things while we were at the zoo today. He made a wreath with Mommy, saw some chickens with Daddy, and played around in a tunnel… What could be better?!?!
In other news, for the record Logan and I have lost our sanity and are trying for kid number two (or at least not preventing). Hopefully, by the time next kid gets here we will be ready… Elliot needs a camping buddy!
Also, Daddy and Elliot have been working on this!
http://youtu.be/DrKEzFwrXL4