Sunday Wrap Up

After their naps yesterday afternoon, we took the kids to a neighborhood chili cook-off. There was a fire truck and plenty of games to be played. Eli impressed by the big red truck, but not as much as I would have thought. He did enjoy the bouncy castle though. Especially since when we first got there only one other 'older' kid was inside. And he (maybe 8 or 9 years old) was GREAT with Eli. He would lift him up to dunk the ball, or fly him around the inside like Superman.

On our way to the event, Eli kept the (real) pliers with him in the car. We had them out in the house for some repairs this week, and Eli is quite obsessed with real tools. He even said "pie-ers. cheese." when I pulled out the camera.

After dinner, Eli and Lehr ran to the store while I bathed Maddux. When they got home, Eli came right upstairs to Maddux's room to greet us (as I was feeding her). He came in and said, "HI!" and then ran into the computer room. He returned a minute later with a tiny stuffed animal I'd been using with Maddux recently. He gave it to me and said, "Tis-ser. Toy." (sister. toy). Then he went back and got another and said, "Here-go, baby!" Of course he wanted to kiss her head before he left for good. On his way out he turned around and said, "Bye-bye, Mommy." as he closed the door behind him. His 'bye-bye' is so cute: he says it as he opens and closes his palm, in a wave. It's quite a good impression of how I do it to him, but 1000-times cuter.