Brilliant!

Eli is still receiving speech therapy twice a month. He is progressing and has developed a real interest in letters & the alphabet. He can sound out almost all of the letters of the alphabet, which is quite impressive. (Stringing them together into words would be nice too!!!) The other night at dinner though, Randy tried a different approach....



Meanwhile, Joel is mastering the art of ,"Oh, mama has the camera out...I will show her my cheesy grin!!!"

Whirlwind!

WOW! It's been a very busy past two weeks. We head back to school TOMORROW :( So, we have been trying to cram in all the goodness of being home with the boys. Needless to say, we have been quite busy! The pictures from top left are:
1. Joel drinking from his sippy cup & proud of it! No more formula, no more bottles!
2. The boys in their buggies ready to roll!
3-6. Sabotage during tubby time :)
7. Holding hands in the car. (They always do it, I never catch it on film!)
8-11. A visit with Momo to the lake.
12. Joel is now standing and starting to cruise.
13-15. A trip to Charleston, WV with Grandma & Great Grandma

Stunning

Have I mentioned lately how amazing and creative my husband is?? We were messing around with a paper towel roll (it's actually one of Eli's speech therapy techniques to work on projection and experimenting with his voice)...and Randy decided to take a picture of the boys faces through the tube. Pretty crafty huh? and stunning if I do say so myself!

Bottle of wine anyone??

The chasing games begin...

The wrestling begins...
Momma needs a glass (or bottle!) of wine to get through this stage!!!

Our summer is unfortunately winding down :( Only 2 weeks left before school starts up...not looking forward to being away from the kids, but we can't really complain since we just spent 8 weeks together! We are already starting to think ahead to Joel's first Birthday in late September and even on to Halloween! Time flies when you are having fun, right???

L.B.I 2009

We had a fun trip up to Momo & Pop's beach house on the Jersey Shore, Long Beach Island. Our visit started off with a great trip to Storybook Land until we noticed that Eli was a bit hot- not warm, HOT. Turns out, he had a temp of 103....48 hours later with a trip to urgent care late at night, no eating or drinking and then a strong dose of antibiotics, he was on the mend. The boys seemed to have a great time and of course enjoyed being with their grandparents. How long until we can send them on their own for a long visit???

Day One: STORYBOOK LAND :)

Momo messed with Joel's Do!

The gang at Old Barney

Eli and his Pops

Joelie

Eli and his smoothie...not a normal choice, but after 2 days of not eating/drinking we thought it was o.k. to indulge.

Eli, the first mate

Joel and Mamma

Momo's Artwork