Pumpkin Patch Kids



Today, on our Fabulous Friday Friendsies, we took the kiddos to the pumpkin patch in Long Beach which is like a pumpkin patch meets a carnival. The babies were to little to appreciate it, but Eli sure did enjoy himself some train rides and petting zoo fun, plus the Mommies got some pretty cute pics:)
Eli was pretty excited to see soooo many pumptins


He wished he could ride on the rickey cars.....
but he did get to ride on the train, yeah

Boys trying to figure out how to get into the chicks barn:)
Sophia was awed by the chicks



Jennie and Jeremiah
Jessica and Sophia
Me and my little Buggie playing around and throwing hay everywhere

which Sophia took the brunt of...oops;)

I don't think Eli was too happy about leaving, but we had a great time and all kids put up with our million pictures...I love fall!

18 Months Old

This month, Eli turned a year and a half. He amazes me with all of the new words he is trying to master and all the new things he is doing. 18 months really is a huge developmental milestone. He had his checkup, and he is 24 1/2 lbs. and 32 in. long, which puts him around the 40th percentile. Movin' on up! Eli has become aware of the doctor and developed fears. He cried just being weighed. But all in all, he is a healthy, growing boy.
Here are a few highlights of my son who thinks he owns the world :)

Eli has learned to be sweet and gentle with his baby cousins, and tries to help when they are crying.

Eli got his first real, big boy haircut. (I just didn't know what to do anymore with his wild mop)

He throws big its and hangs on me so I can't walk away....

which then leads to the "snotty" chair, i mean naughty chair :) He has learned to sit and stay in the chair until I come over to hug and kiss him.

Eli is doing really well in swim lessons , and it seems like he is actually swimming when he goes from step to step.
One of his many words now is pumpkin, or I should say pumptin.
This is a list of words Eli can say: (i've never really counted to i'm going to make a list to see how many words he has in his vocabulary)
1. NO, his favorite word. 11. Aqua 21. Pease, for Please
2. Mama 12. Auntie 22. cwacka, means cracker
3. Dada 13. Truck 23. cookie
4. Papa 14. Caw, for Car 24. duck
5. Nana 15. Boat 25. plane
6. Momo, for our cat Merlot 16. Pumpkin 26. cheese, meaning the food or the camera
7. DewDew, for his freind Drew 17. Moof, for movie 27. chip
8. Choo-Choo, when he sees a train 18. Apple 28. golf club
9. Nack, which means snack 19. Jesca, for Jessica 29. yogit, for yogurt
1o. Juice 20. Addi 30. outside
and now he really tries to say whatever you say.

Wow, time really does fly...I love you Eli and can't wait to see all of your new adventures thru life.

End of Summer fun

I was recently going through our camera and found a bunch of pictures that i meant to put on here but haven't. It's just a shmorgishborg of fun stuff we have done in the last few weeks:

Playdate with DrewDrew sporting the cool new hats for the fall season :)


Going to Mother's Beach during the heat wave at the end of September
Playing and sharing toys with friend Julia



Taking a trip to California Adventure, again during the heat wave in Fall, so we had to play in the water...
Eli is not to sure about the balloon ride in A Bug's Life land.


One of our weekly rountines when we don't know what to do, THE MALL!

Hungry for some Chorizo


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eating a nick's breakfast burrito after swim...yum

Up, Up, and Away...


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travis, jeff, and eli up in the air (they got about 50 feet up until I couldn't stand it and wanted Eli back safe in my arms)

Eli going up in Uncle's bucket truck


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Eli was a very brave boy and went almost all the way up in the bucket truck, but i was too nervous so I made them come back down.