Elliot in a Hut

You've heard of Jabba the Hut (from Star Wars)??? Well, this is Elliot in a Hut! My cousin Wes was snoozin' so I thought I check out his beach hut. I guess I kinda so look a little like Jabba the Hut sittin' in here don't I???

Tractor Ride

After all these months of having to sit inside and just watch my brother and Dad out having a ball on the tractor.... I FINALLY got to go for a ride myself! It was so much fun.... Myles even went with me and "drove" the tractor. ....I could get pretty used to this!



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Run Myles Run....

I had my very first run today.... I went to the YMCA for the Healthy Kids Tot trot run. There is a special run for preschoolers that is only 100 yards. I warmed up and stretched first, then took my "mark", then off I went (all by myself!). I'm not so sure how thrilled my Dad was about me running by myself, but he let me do it. :) I ran the race in 1 minute 29 seconds - I guess my skinny body has finally paid off! :) You can watch a quick video Mumma took below.

Take your mark.... (that's my friend Billy next to me)

They don't really keep track of placement, but Mumma said I was about the 5th runner in!

My hot flames tattoo must have helped run extra fast in the race!

Fingerprinting.... kewl....

Elliot 9 Month Portraits

Well... here we are... 9 months old and still look NOTHING alike!!!

Mad Science

Once a month I go to a playgroup called Mad Science - where we learn about different things. Last week it was all about slimey, dirty, WORMS!!! I even got my very own pet worm to take home. I named him Peter and we put him in the garden. :)

Swimming Class

One day a week I get to go to swimming class, all by myself. (Thus, the goggles from my previous post!). I am in a beginners class and we do all sorts of fun stuff like blowing bubbles, floating, and jumping in the water.

(I'm the one IN the water!)

I'LL Do It!!!

These days I'm all about doing things myself....okay, so not many things, really just holding my bottle. ...which, by the way, is ALL I want these days. Mumma isn't too happy about my decision to stop nursing, something about expensive formula and NASTY diapers, but dude, this bottle thing is sooooo much easier!!!

Super Fly

Check out my new swimming goggles.... I had my first swimming lesson last week and saw other kids with goggles and just HAD to have some of my own. So Daddy bought me a pair. I'm sure they will look much better on me in the water! I'll show you some pictures of me at swimming class next week.

Happy Birthday Myles!!!???

...okay, so my 4th birthday present came about 6 months early, my Gramma Annie and Papa James got me this sweet new ride! They thought I might get more use out of it now rather than in the Fall. ....and I did just that.... yehp, I managed to burn out the battery in this baby in about hour flat! Dude - this Jeep is so kewl - you can go forward and backward, but my favorite thing to do is BURNOUTS!!!!! I even took Elliot for a ride - he thought my new Jeep was pretty sweet too! Fo' sho - we will turn all the ladies' heads cruisin' through the 'hood in this sweet new ride. :)

Tractor Ride

....aaawwwhhh, gee whiz Mumma...why can't I go??? I get stuck sitting inside just watching Myles and Daddy go back and fourth on the tractor. ....one of these days it's gonna be MY turn!!! Let's see how Daddy can manage two of us on the tractor. Good thing my brother can steer. :) Oh well, at least when Mumma plops in front of the window so I can watch I get to eat too!

Happy Mother's Day Mumma

We have the BEST Mumma in the whole wide world!!! She is so kewl and does so much for me and my brother. Daddy helps a lot too - but Mumma's the GREATEST!!!! :)

Elliot - 9 Months

Mumma took me to the place I seem to visit about once every 3 weeks these days.... the doctors office. I had my nine month well baby visit and Dr. LaReau told Mumma to stop washing me in hot water, cuz I'm shrinking! I was a hefty 16.1 pounds and 27" - which places me in the less than 3% and 10% percentiles. So as you could guess, so far, I'm gonna be a shrimp just like my (not so) big bro. Mumma said she's kewl with that...something about hand me down clothes or something.... I am in perfect health and at the time this was published... ear infection free!!!! Don't know if you remember, but I had 4 infections back to back since mid February. I started to think my "nummies" (aka antibiotics) were just part of my daily routine. :)

I picked out this doggy sticker after my two shots

Arthritis Walk

This morning we all went downtown for the Arthritis walk to support our friend Andrew. He is only 13 and has had junior RA for many years now - so for about 3 years now, Mumma has walked in a benefit walk for him and other kids like him. This year we ALL got to walk. I walked for a while, but then decided the easier way to go was in the wagon! Elliot had a blast in the backpack - for all 3.2 miles! There was a castle that Mason and I jumped in and then I got my face painted with a dinosaur. Sweet - huh!? ....but the BEST part about the walk, wasn't the walk at all.... On the way home our township had one of our firetrucks parked out, so we stopped to check it out. Dude - this thing is huge!!! It looks totally different up close and personal than what it does driving past us down the road. :)

Monkey See, Monkey Do...

...well more like Elliot see, Elliot do.... :)

Fun times at the playset....

Binder Park Zoo

Me, Elliot and Mumma met Gavin, Billy and Johnny, Owen and Ryan at the Binder Park Zoo today....it was soooo kewl!!!! Now that I'm 3, (well actually 3 1/2) I can do lots of kewl neat things and today I got to pet some goats and feed the giraffe. I walked the entire time we were there - about 4 hours! Elliot had a good time just rollin' in the stroller with us. He got to hang with his baby friend Ryan (Owens' brother) who is just a month younger than he is. Best part about the zoo....yehp, you guessed it.... the train ride(s)!!!! SWEET!!!

Gavin, Me, Billy,and Owen - 4 terrified toddlers on a cow statue!

Easter 2009

We had a nice Easter - I got to go on an egg hunt, but these were trick eggs cuz there was nothing inside but a yolk! What kinda bunny leaves REAL eggs for kids to find!?

Here's me, Elliot, and our cousin Wes

Bad Hair(cut) Day

Not sure if you have heard of or seen the movie Dumb & Dumber, but dude, I got the haircut (see first picture below)! If you haven't seen the movie, Google it and you will know exactly what I'm talking about. Mother.....the next time you try to give me a haircut.... READ THE BOOK FIRST! Or actually put the bowl on my head when you cut, so it will at least be straight. Better yet, just take me to the salon! :)

Rock on!

I am ALL about REAL food now... do NOT try to give me that mushed up sloppy mess that you people call baby food. Who says you have to have any teeth to eat? This dinner was meatloaf, potatoes, and corn.

I'm starting to look juuuust a little like my big brother Myles.