And whose toys are these?

Right. Eli wasn't even in the same room. Haha. But he did come in a few minutes later and had a great time knocking it down. :)Ta-da! Very impressive, dear.

Anyway...I have not been blogging much lately because we are loving the summer!!! Well, not much changes for Jeremy in the summer - he still has to work all day, but Eli and I are having a grand time! Eli LOVES to be outside. When we're not outside, he points to the back door with his eyebrows raised - please, mom? It's so cute. He also loves balls. I went to Walmart and got him a couple of those bouncy balls ($1 each, suh-weet!) and now we have combined his two loves by playing with them outside!

It was pretty cute the first day we got them. First of all, he insisted on holding them in the shopping cart as I finished the shopping - one under each arm. Then he also insisted on holding them in his carseat on the way home. That was a little more tricky, but he managed. I snapped a picture with my phone at a stoplight - not the best, but it's still cute.He's also really into pointing to things. He points and has me tell him what the name for it is - and he loves to show me what he remembers. He knows light, nose, mouth, hair, eyes (sometimes), outside, ball, circle (referring to his circle block), shoes, bed, doggie (his stuffed animal), and when I ask him where Daddy is when he's not home, he points to the door to the garage. :) Because that's where he comes!

We've been spending a lot of time outside in the yard these days or out running around to the grocery store, the library, etc. When we're home inside he just likes to empty every cupboard and drawer, or hang on my leg if I'm trying to clean or cook or something, so I'm finding that we're both happier if we're out. :) We've still been walking every morning and it's so beautiful out! This morning was perfect. Blue skies, crisp cool air, (which felt plenty warm at the end of the walk) a teeny-tiny breeze, and great conversation (thanks Kristin!). It's supposed to be in the 80s with no storms (finally) for the next week! We're excited.

Oh, and here are some more pictures. They start out with Eli wearing shorts, but then he discovered the joy of the hose, and so the shorts were ditched.