Construction Worker Eli

Daddy had to work on site one weekend, so Mama and Eli packed up and went to visit.  As soon as Eli heard where we were going, he insisted on getting his construction vest and helmet.  He even wore his snow boots instead of sneakers.  Perhaps he is a future OSHA Safety Officer!

He and Daddy got to look at the diggers and cranes on the site in Norwood.

It was a cloudy day, with rain threatening us the whole time.  Eli was really disappointed that the crane had shut down for the day before we got there, but we took a picture in front of it anyway.

Then we had to say goodbye to Daddy so he could get back to work.

Mama and Eli headed home.  Eli refused to take off the helmet and vest - even when we went to the zoo after leaving the site!  We got some weird looks, but most people got a kick out of him.  He did fall on the trails near the wolves and I was pretty grateful he was wearing the helmet as it saved him from hitting his face on a rock.  He is my child for sure!

Cuddly Bear

Eli got to take Cuddly Bear home from school this week!  Every child in his class gets to keep Cuddly Bear for a week and take him everywhere with them, documenting the adventures they get to go on together.  We took Cuddly Bear with us everywhere!

He came with us for the ride to school.

He came to visit Mama at work, even making a new friend with Ashley's bear.

He came shoe shopping with Mama and Eli - he helped us pick out Spider Man sneakers!

He hit up Starbucks with us for an afternoon snack.

He came with us to the zoo.

And finally, he came with us to the playground.

I don't know about Cuddly Bear and Eli, but Mama is exhausted from making sure Cuddly Bear had a good time with us (and making sure he had a good journal entry for when we brought him back to school)!

 

Future Hockey Player?

Eli's newest obsession is hockey. All he wants to do is play it and he even likes watching it. His golf clubs are now "hockey sticks." Do not make the mistake of calling them golf clubs. And don't make the mistake of trying to use his Bruins hockey stick. You get to use the toddler-sized golf club/hockey stick.

He even wears a helmet (his winter hat), hockey gloves (his winter gloves), and skates (his socks).

I am hoping this obsession is replaced with a cheaper one, like baseball or soccer by the time he is ready for team sports!

Merry Christmas, 2011!

What a good Christmas to be Eli! There's not much room under that tree for anyone else...not to mention we spent another year free of visits to the ER!




Eli was very excited to see a new kitchen waiting for him...Santa's "elf" was up until 4AM putting it together. The other elf was too exhausted/nauseous to stay up.



Other presents included books:



Costumes:

Construction Worker Eli




Firefighter Eli



And...GRRRR...tiger Eli!



And who doesn't love a train table for napping under?



Next, it was on to the Well's house for more celebrating and gifts. Dave broke the baby news to Jacob and Jillian as one of their gifts. They know their uncle so well that they cornered me alone later to ask if I was really going to have a baby. They are so good to their little cousin now and are super excited for another one!



Grampy scored big with Cars toys as presents!



We ended a very enjoyable Christmas with our traditional shot in front of the Wells Christmas tree...our last Christmas picture as a family of three! (Yes, that is a baby bump, not my traditional "I ate five helpings at Christmas dinner...what do you mean there is no leftover stuffing to take home?" bump.)



We visited MJ and Frank before calling it a night. What a busy Christmas this year, but it was fun to spend time with the people we love!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Eli!

Happy 3rd birthday, Eli! Mama couldn't go to Eli's party because I was so sick. But, it looks like everyone had fun anyway!

Zada kept Eli entertained until everyone got there.



Eli has clearly gotten over his fear of bouncy slides.



After all that running around, Eli got to take a picture with his friends and then head upstairs for his pizza and cake.



I also want to apologize to Eli's future wife. I heard there was an incident with the fireman's pole. Needless to say, Eli will not be going down anymore poles and hopefully, his ability to father children has not been damaged.

Happy Halloween 2011...2.0!

We missed going to Grampy's on Halloween night because we were out too late with Jacob and Jillian. Mama planned to make it over with Eli on the weekend, but Grampy called before we could come to guilt Mama (as a joke, but Mama is gullible)! He had gone out and bought something special that Eli could eat. So, the Saturday after Halloween, we dressed up again and went to Grampy's. Eli was so excited!



Grampy was happy to see Eli, too! Trick or treat!



Eli enjoyed his Scooby Snacks and we enjoyed coming over and spending time with Grampy! We love you, Grampy!

Happy Halloween 2011!

Our little friendly monster was so good! He was so excited to trick-or-treat with his cousins, the Candy Corn Witch and the scary Scream guy.



The snow made some of the sidewalks a bit treacherous, so Jillian held Eli's hand the whole time!



At one point, Jillian was done holding Eli's hand. He got upset, so without blinking, she just came back and took care of him the whole time! She is such a great big cousin!!!

It was another great Halloween. Mama loves her friendly monster!