Spring has Sprung!

The last few days have been just beautiful here, and Elijah and I are really enjoying being outside! Yesterday it was 81 degrees here, and today it's 77! Yippee! Both today and yesterday Eli and I spent time at the kids park near our house, and had so much fun. The swings aren't up yet (which Elijah finds confusing; he keeps going to where they are and looking around saying "swing"), but Eli's still enjoying himself sliding and jumping and climbing all around.

I think his favorite thing at the park is this rubber bridge that kids can walk on and bounce up and down. He spends at least half of our time at the park just running across it. Yesterday he saw an older boy swinging on the parallel bars and saw what you could do with them (he never could quite figure it out before!). So now he likes holding on to them and hanging and swinging himself back and forth. It's neat to be able to go back to the park this year and see all the new things that Eli can do there!

Here's a web album of the good time we had!

Fun at the Park!

Condiment King Strikes Again

Looks like someone really liked their ranch dressing!

Splish splash

When Eli "helps" do the dishes, it often turns out to be more like a shower. He's definitely a little boy who likes to splash around!

Hope you're wearing your raincoat, Mom!

Here I go! Splish splash!

Adorable

Here's a picture of Eli sleeping with his froggy at Grandma's house last week. Adorable.

This kid will eat anything . . .

I was making a marinade for chicken while Eli was finishing up his lunch in his highchair the other day (pretty slow eater - just like his daddy!), and Eli kept saying please please and pointing to the marinade. I hadn't put the chicken in yet, so I thought I'd give him a taste and see what he thought. It was soy sauce and Italian dressing mixed together, so not the worst taste, but not something I thought he'd like. I gave him the little whisk which I had used, and he gave it a good lick, then made a scrunched up face. Then another lick. And a big smile. Then please please please, I want some more Mom!

I'll just get a little on my tongue here . . .

Mmm, tasty!

Eli also has a thing for condiments and dipping things. Except most of the time he forgoes the dipping and just goes straight to the eating the ketchup/sour cream/barbecue sauce by itself and then asking for more. I tell him that it's a condiment, not an entree, but he hasn't caught on yet! (I know that sounds silly to say to a 21 month old, but I figure he'll understand eventually!) Yesterday we were mixing up tuna melts for dinner, and he grabbed the tablespoon and the mayo jar and got a glob out and in his mouth. Yuck! He really liked it though, and wanted more.
I can see eating ketchup and sour cream straight, but mayo?! This kid will eat anything!

I heard mayo was good for your skin
and thought I'd give it a try.