Today we had a little party for Eli’s birthday. We all had a lot of fun, especially Eli who got to eat a chocolate covered pretzel for dinner…
…got a whole bunch of new cars…
…and then got cake!
Not that he ate it. It had carrots in it. But he did eat lots of ice cream to make up for it. Happy Birthday, Eli! Love, mom…
…and dad!
Brian is having a great time at school this year. They have spent the last month learning about their senses, doing activities such as cooking, using scented paints, and writing their names in Braille. For those of you who haven’t seen it, I took some pictures at school after picking him up the other day. Camp Arrowhead is beautiful, and if the weather is nice we always stay and play!
They love to climb up the stairs and then run down the big hill!
Sometimes they are not back yet when Eli and I get there at pick up time. Here they come marching back from the playground:
So of course Eli wants to go play!
Usually, though, we go and play in the enormous sandbox. Brian and his friends are always building houses and making compost. Don’t ask, I have no idea.
Winter is pretty much here, so we probably won’t be playing there anymore, but it was fun while it lasted!
Two men in suits walked into the YMCA lobby where we were having a snack. Brian whispers, “Mom, are they the president?”
Hiking in the woods, Brian (our self-appointed line leader) tells us we are going to continue for 0.4 miles. He also tells me his teachers called him a GPS. Can’t imagine why…
I asked Eli what he wanted for breakfast and he said “cinnamon.” On applesauce? In oatmeal? I asked. “No, mama, no. Cinnamon.” He knows what he wants!
Eli saw a school bus (this is big excitement in our car) and said “Bus! Bus!” Brian and I had already seen it, so I told Eli we’d seen it already, that was the bus we were talking about. Brian said “Yeah Eli, I already saw that bus waaaaaay back in the 1480s.”
Brian told me, “When I get big, I think I’d like to have a job.” Good, I say, most people do. What kind of job? “I’m going to work at the hospital like daddy. At the same hospital with daddy.” A doctor, I ask? “Yes, I’m going to fix broken bones too, we can work together!”
This week, Calvin is on vacation, so we are down in Delaware for another visit to the beach! The weather forecast looked grim, but fortunately we had a couple of nice days before retreating north today. We went to the beach right away when we arrived on Sunday, thinking it might be our only chance!
Eli loved walking on the “mountain”, and Brian worked on some kind of wall/moat system that I don’t know the details about.
The wind was brisk, so we took the kite out for a spin after dinner.
Eli got a turn too!
Monday morning, still no storm! So we were back at the beach where I got a picture before my camera batteries bit the dust.
The rain finally came, so Tuesday was a day to visit the library, walk around town (sans kids, who were at the library), and visit the Dogfish head brewery. It was supposed to rain all week, but lo and behold, Wednesday morning was bright and sunny again, so off we went!
Playing with the beloved sand toys – the jeep and bulldozer.
In the afternoon we went to Cape Henlopen state park, where we visited the nature center, and Fort Miles, a WWII fort.
