Who doesn't love Sushi!?!

Ok, we've had a lot of fun lately and I have a lot of pictures and videos to post, but until I get around to it here's some news...

Eli likes Sushi! Maki or rolls in particular.

As you can see he just takes the whole roll at once and tries to fit it into his mouth. It makes a big mess, but he gets through most of it with a happy smile on his face, hungry for the next one.

Very late thanks for Eli's Birthday

I wanted to post all the pics from all the various celebrations Eli had for his first Birthday, but it's just never going to happen and too much time is passing. So...

THANK YOU EVERYBODY!! (Abuelo, Grandmother, Poppy Phil, Grandma Evelyn, Lenore, Aunt Cynthia, Patty and the Webers, The Albermans, Dyker, Jasper, Carla, Steve, Jesse, Nancy, Jonah, Harris, Aidan, Chloe and Virginia) for all of your cake, cupcakes, gifts, cards, singing and well wishes!! Eli loved all of it and had an "Aunt Joanie-esque" weekend long birthday celebration.

We love you and can't wait for the next party.

xxxoooo - Peter, Lisa & Eli

Eli eating with a a fork

He kept wanting to eat off our forks, but they were too long. Then we had dinner at Nancy, Jesse and Jonah's (The Reisners) house and Jonah had this great little fork that Eli thought was amazing. The next day we purchased that same exact fork and presto! Eli is feeding himself with a fork.

Shopping at Fairway in Red Hook

We love to go shopping down in Red Hook. They have a giant Fairway market there and it's right on the water, which makes for a pretty deluxe setting for grocery shopping.

Eli sat in the shopping cart for the first time and was over the moon about it.

Of course, no matter how we tried to stop him, he managed to get his mouth around the shopping cart handle and lick and suck away... it was so gross. I guess that means he'll be immune to the next flu that comes around.

Another "comfortable" sleeping position

Lisa said it looks like someone just dropped him in the crib. So I had to snap a photo.

Eli checking inventory

Almost everyday now Eli stands himself up by holding onto the shelves on the back of the pantry closet door. From that vantage point he can go through about 1/3 of the items there and make sure we have enough of everything.

One thing he checks regularly is our garbage bag count (see the Glad bags in the photo). He pulls out each and every bag and makes a pile all around himself. When his work is complete he crawls away leaving a trail of bags in his wake. He leaves the unimportant work, of putting the bags back in the box, to me or Lisa.

Eli getting more formal

The older he gets, the more serious he becomes.

Hence the tie.

;-)

Eli with Abuelo and Aidan

This was a while ago, Easter to be exact, but I came across it on my
iPhone and it just made me smile. Everyone looks good and Eli just
can't get over how great his Cousin Aidan is. Also, I wanted to test
to see if you all get an email about this latest entry;-)

Eli's new sleeping position

Eli has found a new classic way to sleep...

Face down and Butt up!

Doesn't that look comfy?

Eli with his "Alligator Walker"

This is short because it's difficult to film. Once he sees the camera out, he stops and comes after it. It's rough, but capturing his joy as he "click-clacks" around with his Alligator Walker is priceless. He is now able to steer where he goes, so when he gets stuck against the wall or in a corner he can usually pull back and get himself unstuck. I'll try to capture that exciting development soon, but until then this will have to do.