A Week of Non-Stop Fun

Eric, Lauren and little Elli spent the week after Christmas with us. It's amazing how much more laughter you have when you add babies to the mix. Luke was so happy to have someone his age to play with. It was hilarious to watch them interact together and see how fast they learn to share or not to share, imitate and observe. Luke was a little observer and now that Elli is gone I see that he has picked up some of her quirks. He seems to be a little copycat.

Some memorable moments:

• Luke and Elli playing together.
• Luke and Elli's baby babble banter. It was almost like they were telling each other, "This is my toy and you can't play with it."
• Our visits to the park.
• Their cute little hiney's together in the tub. 
• Our time at the indoor play gym. If you scroll to the photos you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. It was a place filled with sweaty smelly kids and Elli and Luke were by far the youngest in the mix. We had fun sending them down the different slides, playing in the ball pen and seeing them do a good wipe-out every now and then. They LOVED it!

Some things Luke learned from watching Elli:

• Luke full on started walking while they were in town. 
• Luke learned to clap. 
• Luke started to eat a little more solids. Elli was such a good little eater.

Uncle Eric, Aunt Lauren and Cousin Elli; we had so much fun with you guys. These little ones' bring us all so much joy and laughter. We look forward to all the trouble they cause with our next visit;)