Family and Friends

The last couple of weekends have been a blast. First, we went down to Kissimmee, where a good chunk of Michelle's Family had rented a house. Eli got some quality time with Liam on a different playground.

The cousins practiced sharing. Liam enjoyed Eli's bike.

And Eli enjoyed Liam's pears

And, Eli also got to hang out with some slightly more distant cousins (first cousins once removed to be exact). Sophie and Marie had a blast playing with the babies.

Then, this weekend, 3 of Michelle's best friends came up for a couple of days and brought Luke (9 1/2 months). Eli helped him learn how to share too.

Playground fun

Ups and Downs

Eli came down with a nasty virus last week. He couldn't keep food down for almost a full day, and Mom and Dad had to take some time off of work to take care of him. It was sad to see him sick, but he was extra cuddly.

Kids bounce back quick, though. By Friday we were at the playground. Eli LOVES the swings and he's pretty fond of the slide too. We went back on Sunday for more fun.

29 years later

My mom enjoyed making special cakes for each birthday we had growing up. We had train cakes, superhero cakes, strawberry shortcakes, and many others. For my first birthday, she made me a carousel cake with animal crackers. 29 years later, she made a strikingly similar cake for Eli. You'll notice the although I was a relatively chubby kid, I think I started to slim up a little earlier than Eli.

One and Walk

Like always, food proves the best distraction. In this case it got Eli to take more steps in a row than he had up to this point.

Aunt Jessi and Uncle Chris came by this evening for dinner. Liam was showing off his mad walking skills to Eli, who was impressed and seemed to try a little more often around his big (though two pounds lighter) cousin. These two are getting to be a blast together.

More Birthday

Because one is never enough, Eli had another Birthday party, this time with more spectators. Lanny even got to join in via Skype. Grandmother made a very special cake, which in addition to being EXTREMELY delicious, was an almost exact replica of the cake she made Eli's dad for his first birthday.

Eli ate more sweets in the last 5 days than his entire first year. He liked it.

Birthday Video

This is a pretty long video, so it was having some issues uploading. Totally worth it though