Mama is getting a little too big to pick me up (that baby is growing!) and wash my hands so she got me a new stool. I really feel like a big boy climbing up on it to wash my hands. I've also found other uses for it like turning it upside down and pushing it around and climbing up on other things I have trouble reaching. Daddy, Mama and I had a fun evening. What do you notice about me? Did you notice my diaper was hanging almost to my knees (mama was trying to get our money's worth out of this one)? And where are my pants (I took them off in the living room)? And my other sock was somewhere inbetween. Can you see the big goose egg on my forehead where I dove head first into the door frame? But most important - do you see my happy smile? The whole evening was so full of fun and laughter that I had a hard time settling down for bed - Mama says I am ALL BOY!
This morning I had tubes put in my ears. I had a nasty ear infection (my 10th of the year) but the surgery went well. Hopefully this will prevent so many ear infections for 2007. Thanks to everyone who prayed for me to be healthy enough to have the surgery - God made me healthy enough to have the surgery and I wasn't as cranky as the doctors usually see little boys. Please keep praying that the infection will go away soon and that my hearing will be just fine. Here I am practicing wearing my ear plugs while I bath (and mama practices my munchkin hairdo).
Well, yesterday was an inside day. We were supposed to get lots of snow but instead we got nasty rain with 35 degree temperatures and crazy wind - 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph - whew! I explored all day and found ways to entertain myself. I really like the rocking chair...
At noon our electricity went out and by dinner it was still off and getting chilly. We were getting cold and getting ready to head to our friends', the Gould's, when the electricity finally came back on around 7 pm. For dinner entertainment I feed daddy teddy graham snacks - I had so much fun and daddy didn't complain. Here is our "inside campfire" fun.
Today it was cold and sunny so we headed downtown to see the festivities for Christmas. We rode a horse wagon (I really liked the horses and wanted to touch them but we couldn't - I'll have to wait until I get to Aunt Erin's horses) and walked around with our friends.
Who knew boxes could be so much fun! This box has been a constant plaything this week.
I know it looks like I ate an oreo - but no, this is dirt I ate in the backyard today. I had a great time playing outside and even enjoyed the dirt.
We went for a walk in the neighborhood and found a backhoe/bulldozer - I really like construction trucks and I got to get inside this one. It was so much fun and mama and daddy enjoyed the free entertainment.
Yep, a perfect fit...how far can I go?
I like to explore .. I wonder what other tiny places I can fit into?
We road behind this tractor in a wagon full of hay to get to the pumpkin patch... When we got there mama and daddy said we could pick out pumpkins - here I am with my game face "watch out pumpkins - here I come!!!!"
I really liked this one - I gave it a hug. There were several more I really liked but we could only take two.
"Hey mama and daddy I think there are some more over here!"
Daddy helped my find just the right pumpkin..
After we got back to the barns we saw more pumpkins and played on them - they were more my size and I could sit on them.
This is my mama and my new little baby brother or sister (the baby is too small to see right now but the baby is almost 4 months old!)
Mama packed PBJ sandwiches for her and daddy and I got to eat a cheese sandwich and grapes - yummy!
There were animals I got to see - cows, ducks, sheep, goats, a donkey and a llama (he looked silly).
Big news! We were all a little surprised when we found out but we are so excited! I can't wait to meet my new baby brother or sister in March (of course it could be April since I came two weeks late!)...big news..I'm a BIG BROTHER!
The fashionista - I like mama's new purse (thanks aunt vicki!) I like to zip and unzip it, carry it with me when I'm playing music and just have it near. Doesn't it match my outfit!
In true Ellis style I had my first (and second and third and fourth, etc, etc) black olive last night. I love them.
"Trot, trot to Boston, Trot, Trot to Lynn..."
"Watch out little boy you don't fall in!"
I forgot to tell you more about my time with Grandpa Noonan. When we were in Atlanta in early August we spent time with Granpa Noonan. I got to see his BIG dogs Marley and Avery and venture through the house with my cousin Jordyn. Our favorite thing was to play "Trot, Trot to Boston" with Granpa. He bounced us on his knees and then when he said "watch out little boy you don't fall in" we fell off his knees. Jordyn and I had so much fun doing this over and over. I had fun with granpa!
While we were in Atlanta I stayed at my Aunt Vicki and Uncle Steve's it was lots of fun. I really liked her sink! I also got to meet my cousin Jordyn and my Uncle Kenny and Aunt Jackie. We spent time with Grnadpa and my cousin Tori too. Here we are at Underground Atlanta.
I had so much fun with Grandmama and Grandpapa in Lee. They put me to bed at night, fed me fun things like ice cream, let me play with anything I wanted and even let me take baths on the porch in the turtle pool. Here is a picture of me and Ruger on the porch in the middle of one of my baths. We also saw lots of people including my Great Mema and Papa and my Great Granny and Grandpa. I hope to visit again when it isn't so hot!
After my morning milk...