Dooom-back!!!

That's Eli's newest word. He went to bed saying it last night and he's used it several times each hour today. This weekend, Grandpa "Head" and Nana (great-grandma) came to visit the kids. Grandpa Ed brought many drums and other percussive instruments for Eli to try out and a few for the kids to keep. Eli now has his very own Doumbek and he loves it! Another great gift Eli received was his very own set of boomwhackers. He had quite a blast hitting his own head with these to make music. After he experimented with all of the new instruments, Eli had his first trip to a drum store. Lehr said it was quite a challenge to keep Eli from touching any and every (expensive) piece of equipment.

Maddux enjoyed all of the drum concerts taking place in our house this weekend. She jumped in her Johnny-Jumper and provided a vocal accompaniment. At several times the noise level was very very loud. It wasn't Eli and the drums that made it unbearable though; Maddux has seriously reached a new level of loudness... Good luck to anyone who is stuck in a small space with her in the near future!

For those that don't know, "Eli" is just his nickname: Eli is actually 'the fifth'. This weekend we had 'the third' (Grandpa Head), 'the fourth' (Lehr), and 'the fifth' (Eli) all drumming on drums in our house.