HEY! Its been a while...

... and Eli is excited to see you again.

So much has happened since I have updated.

Eli is doing really well, it is amazing to watch him grow and learn so fast.

He continues his love of books, he still regularly climbs in his chair and reads several. Of coarse he is not reading the words, but he knows the stories in most of them well enough to know what he is reading and recognizes the pictures.
His speech continues to improve, it seems like he is learning new words all the time. He is able to communicate most things to us, especially "no"... he is really good at no.
He can open the screen door with out issue, and isn't far from being able to open any door around the house. His goal is generally to go outside and play.



I have started to scan Eli's art projects, they still also hang on the fridge, but I wanted to have them digitally also. Some are from daycare, some are from when he is feeling creative around the house. He loves to color, and not just on paper.

The top of the TV, and the window next to it, have amazing creations on them. He will ask for crayons by name, though he doesn't know all of his colors... he knows the color blue.... the rest are pretty much hit and miss.





We took Eli to see the DeWalt Race car at Home Depot recently.

He was neutral on the car, but the Semi it came on is a different story.

Did I mention our obsession with Thomas the Tank Engine...


Obsessed might be putting it lightly.

We went with Grandma Frank to see Thomas at Huckleberry Railroad near Flint. This seemed like a great idea, and for the most part it went really well. We had to wake him up from a nap to get there on time, and it was super hot that day.


Before our train ride Eli got to play with lots of Thomas toys and see lots of new stuff. By the time we got to the train it was about peak heat, and Eli was super warm. By the end of the train ride he was cooled down and a happy boy again.
He not only got to see Thomas in person...


He also got blue ice cream...

The staff took lots of pictures, they thought Eli covered in blue ice cream was so cute they want to add it to their flier. Look for our son, covered in blue, in an upcoming Genesee County Parks promo.


Not long ago we sold the Barnes house in Lansing. Considering the housing market we are happy with he being sold in just under 6 months. With that moved on, now we can start on the updates to our new house. It needs windows really bad, you should not be able to stick your fingers outside using a window that does not open. We have lots we are looking to do, kitchen updates, more paint... we have projects to last us a long time. Maybe even, dare I say, a wood shop!
I will post pics of our progress as we get there.

More soon...

Pat