Splish, Splash!

One recent afternoon when the sun peeked out for a bit, Grandma had brought out a tub of water and toys.




Elliott was delighted.




We all got wet:



Really wet!

First Kiss

Emerson got his first kiss today at the park. From a sweet little brown-haired and brown-eyed three year old. Who had a runny nose. She just walked right up to Emerson, grabbed his cheeks and planted one right on his lips.

Speechless.

Babyproofing

Now that Emerson is on the move, we've started baby-proofing a little.

Creatively.

Emerson loves chewing on electronic cords.

Emerson hates the monster.

Thus, here is Jason's latest attempt at keeping Emerson away from cords.






Next task....blocking the stairs!

Watch and Learn

Elliott is teaching Emerson all sorts of things these days.
-how to play guitar
-how to race cars and trucks
-how to wrestle

And ....how to climb!

Here is Elliott's latest lesson:

Snip, snip!

When I realized that I could put a hair clip in Emerson's hair, I decided it was time for a stylish haircut. He's had a few trims in the back already, but this time we really clipped it!




We know the "in" thing these days is for boys to have longer, shaggy hair, but I just can't bring myself to do it.



And when I try to put gel in his hair...well, the picture above emphasizes that he needs his hair cut badly. No mohawks for Emerson.




So this is our cute boy with his new hair cut!

Questions

I can answer most of Elliott's questions, but this morning while I was putting on make-up, he asked a question that stumped me:

"Mama, what are ya putting on make-up for?"

What do you say to that?
To even out my blotchy skin? To absorb shiny oil? To change the way I look?

So I responded the best I could:
"Hey, that's a cool semi-truck, Elliott" and he was off to other things.....

More posts with pictures soon ( when I find my camera or buy another one!)

This Baby Moves!

I was suspicious yesterday.

I was in the kitchen and I heard Emerson in the living room squawking for me and I went to pick him up and he was a good 3 feet away from where I thought I had left him. First I thought I was really out of it, a little sleep deprived and I just couldn't remember where I'd put him. And then I wondered if he scooted himself over. Of course not, I thought, he's just my little baby.

But then today, he confirmed his mobile ambitions.



He scoots and squirms himself ....backwards. Usually away from the toy he is trying to get hence the squawking.

And tonight Elliott decided to feed his little brother some green beans. He did a great job!



(with only minimal gagging)