Sippy Cup

I believe I am sippy cup obsessed. I am always trying to find the perfect cup that won't leak or drip or anything else. Eli is so hard on them, they really have to be durable. I just picked up a new one at the store and what I didn't realize is that when Eli drinks out of it it looks like he got a double mocha half-caf latte with skim milk no foam cinnamon blah blah from Starbucks!

but so far so good!

Yee haw! Let's Rodeo!

Mom was here for the rodeo and Eli had a bunch of first time experiences.

It was his first trip on the metro, or as we called it the Train! Here are some picks of his reaction:

(and for those of you who don't know, this is an Eli Trademark face!)

We tried the petting zoo, and as you can see, Eli found the idea of touching the animals to be rather beneath him.

His favorites of the rodeo included large tractors, piglets, and hatching chickens. In other words, if the animal was safely contained behind a fence or window, Eli was more than happy to get up close and personal!

Grammy was also here during his "I will only sit in the kitchen chair and not in my booster seat" phase. Mommy and Daddy have since instituted the booster as a must. The dogs were starting to get fat again!

Words

The other day Eli was practicing jumping and spinning.

After one particular round of this he fell to the floor laughing.

When he recovered, he picked up the corner of the rug, looked at me and said "dirt."

Joy.

On a slightly related note: If the dust in my house decides to join forces, we are done for.