Bedtime Story

I think I read 25 books aloud tonight...and we finished most of them...and read a few of them multiple times. Also, we can't find his toothbrush. If you were one and a half, where would you put your toothbrush?

Read to Me

Elijah will grab a book and put it in my lap and then crawl in my lap so I can read it to him. If I try to put him in my lap first or take the book from him, then we have to start over. This is a book about baby farm animals. Elijah is pointing to the baby cats which are called kittens.

Hammering

"I chose you. Before you were born, I set you apart for a special work." Jeremiah 1:5

Warm January Day

I took Elijah outside for a while this afternoon since the weather was amazing. He had a little trouble walking because of our hilly yard and long dead grass. But all was good. He got dirt on his arms and face - true boy! We watched the neighbor's dogs and played with a bunch of Erik's old golf balls. After we came inside, I noticed a tiny scratch on Elijah's hand. I asked him "Did you get a scratch while we were outside?" He said, "Yeah," and nodded his head. 

Little Worker

Before church this morning, Elijah was playing with his work bench. He really liked hammering the nails, but then he started hammering the wall and had his hammer taken away. Currently, Elijah has a lot of things in 'toy time out' which is where we put toys that he throws or uses to hit. Don't worry...he still has plenty of items to play with.

Peyton's Birthday Party

We went over to Summer's house to celebrate Peyton's birthday (that's Elijah's cousin pictured in the blue shirt). He turned 7-years-old and had a Detroit Lions themed party today. Elijah loved playing with all the blue balloons and dancing with the older boys. He even got to wear a new Chiefs jersey that Grandma Shelly gave him.

Chili Dinner

Mommy made cookies. Daddy made chili. Elijah said "cracker" which sounded like "cack-r". These two make a crazy pair.