Update on the past two weeks (finally!)

So, it's been a while since I last posted. Part of the delay was due to some frustrating computer problems and the inability to upload photos. Technology has not been my friend lately. Hopefully this new software will work properly now! We've been spending the past couple of weeks enjoying the fall weather, having a good visit with my mom (Dianne) visiting from Michigan, and getting into the Colorado Rockies baseball team playing in the World Series.

Here are some photos and news of what we've been up to!

Eli had his "All About Me" week at preschool last week. We made a big poster that showed photos of his family and friends and told all about him and his favorite things. He was so excited to take it to school and talk about it. The teacher also tailored the week to Eli's interests. She brought out lots of toys and puzzles and games that had to do with outer space and even had "astronaut day." Eli really loved it! He brought the inflatable toy dwarf-planet Pluto to "show-and-tell" and wore his planet shirt. It was out of this world! Another story about Eli to tell involves a cute little thing I saw him do the other night. He was by himself in the bathroom looking at his reflection, and he said, "Silly kid, I love you. Bye!" And then gave himself a kiss. I burst out laughing.

Silas is talking more and more and seems to learn a new word every day. Lately he's been saying to me, "I a big boy, mommy." He is starting to use the word "big" to describe other things, too--big monkey, big apple, big chair, etc. Another funny story about Silas happened the other day when he was playing with a toy cell phone. He was walking around the house pushing a button on the phone. A recorded voice would say, "Hi there, wanna go out to play?" And Silas would say, "Yeah." And then he would push the button again, listen to the voice ask him, and say, "Yeah." And again, and again, and again. He loves repetition at this age--and I finally decided that maybe we should just go outside and play.

Here is Silas, Grandma Dianne (or Bucka, as Silas calls her), and Eli. They loved having her here and really miss her!

We went to a park to play one day while my mom was here. The boys and Grandma climbed up this hill and then rolled down it together!

We went to the Harvest Farm here in Wellington, and the boys had a ton of fun! We went through part of a huge corn maze; here is Silas going through the maze for little kids. He would have stayed there forever if we had let him!

We also went on a hayride around the farm and learned about the program the Denver Rescue Mission runs there.

The giant corn maze

Playing with kernels of corn--Eli had fun dumping a bucket-full on his head!

The boys loved the petting zoo--Eli is feeding corn to a goat. They got to get really close to some other animals too--pigs, cows, chickens, and sheep.

Daddy and Eli

Silas kept trying to pick up a pumpkin, but all the ones he tried to pick up were too heavy for him.

He finally found one just the right size!


Harvest Farm sky

The boys have been pointing out the moon in the sky and saying the phase (quarter moon, full moon, etc.) that it's in. When they saw this moon, they said, "Half moon!"

Eli's preschool class on Colorado Rockies Day! Eli is on the far right in the bottom row. Go Rockies!