Eli's Favorites

Eli has really gotten in to reading and books lately. He loves to have us read him books for naptime and bedtime. Sometimes I also find him on the couch just looking at a book. He loves to climb up in the chair and look at Mommy and Daddy's books too. He has a favorite shelf of our books that he pulls the books off of nearly every day. The shelf includes Harry Potter, Crime and Punishment and The Brother's Karamozoff among others, all of which I have seen him looking at or trying to get us to read to him. I guess he's getting bored with Clifford and Curious George! I am glad that all of the book reading we've done with him since he was a newborn has helped him to learn to love books!

Eli also loves his bucket. He has this toy bucket full of stacking cups and shapes that he loves to carry around and play with. Sometimes the first thing that he says when we pick him up out of bed is "bu-bu" or bucket. He then hurries over and grabs his bucket to play with.

He is beginning to discover the outdoors as it gets warmer here. If you take him outside, though, you can bet that it will be a fight to get him to come in. He could stay out all day even if he is getting cold. We went to the park on Saturday and he got to go down the slide for the first time and he loved it! We had stopped to get ice cream before walking to the park and we had a hard time getting him to stay with us and eat it. He was just so excited to play on the equipment and watch all of the other kids.

Sometimes I think his other favorite thing to do is drive me crazy! He is just so energetic and full of life! It is a true joy to be with him and watch him grow and learn each day!