Friday, May 15, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

Swine Flu in Myrtle?

No, that's just my allergen husband mowing our neighbor's yard and Eli wanting to be just like him.

Check out the other 2 new posts below!

Lions, and Tigers, and Flamingos..oh my!

If you know Eli, then you know he has a love for animals. My great friend Lindsey had told us that the Columbia Zoo was great, so we decided to take our kids to the zoo on Saturday. It was hot, smelly, and crowded, but it really was a fantastic zoo. Needless to say, Eli was entertained for the entire 3 hours we were there. Ranking at the top of his list were the lions, monkeys, gorilla, giraffes and penguins. AND of course the confined spaces where he would try to break free and run through the crowds and try to play chase with Scott. Caroline decided to take a nap most of the trip until we got to the giraffes where she decided to crank it up. Of course she would decide to go ballistic from hunger among the quietest of animals-- the giraffe and the 170 year old tortoise. Kids have impeccable timing don't they?
The "War Eagle" tiger
Caroline is really enthused.....
Sweet "Baby Will"
Partial family picture (didn't want to wake Caroline)She's awake!!!!!
Rocks at the penguin exhibit.
And, just a side note, every night during Eli's bath, we let him pick one of his animal towels and he gets to be that animal for the night. We were curious to see what animal he would pick after seeing so many that day. SO-- drumroll please..... here is what Eli chose......

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It just warms a mother's heart when her son says he wants to be a pink flamingo. :o) Let's just hope that Scott's dad doesn't find this out.......

All "Four" Love

Happy 4 months Caroline! You continue to melt our hearts and break our bank account. Your night-time sleeping habits are great, so keep up the good work. Naps-well, some days you sleep but most days you just eat. Milestones this month included rolling over from back to stomach, rice cereal, and playing in your exersaucer. At your 4-month check-up you weighed 14 pounds (50th percentile) and were 25 inches long (95th percentile). Obviously, you are built like your daddy because I was about 50th percentile for height and about 95th percentile for weight. Your giggle is contagious, and I could smell you all day long.

You are starting to hold your own against Eli. Eli's head full of hair has really worked to your advantage. I wish I could have captured the look on his face when you grabbed a chunk of it and tried to eat it.

Always remember, everything we do-- we do it all for love.....
Caroline loves to eat her clothes!


Rice cereal, yummy!!!Trouble!!!