Eli 2 1/2
Look at that blond hair and those chubby cheeks.
It is amazing to look back at pictures of Eli and think about how much he has changed in a little over a year.
This is a math game
Base 10 that Eli like to play with Daddy. He is learning about 1's, 10's, 100's and 1000's, adding, subtracting and other math skills, but each season always ends with tower building.
This was about a year ago.
So much has happened this past year. We moved to a new house, Eli potty trained, we went on trips to New Hampshire and North Carolina, and we went canoe camping on the Delaware River. Eli learned to Fish, peddle a big wheel, he rode his first zip line, when Rock climbing and so much more.
Recent Pictures
Toys are a big deal right now, and keeping them out of the hands of his little brother has been one of Eli's biggest goals this year. The problem is that Eli has so many favorite toys that he can't protect them all at the same time. But you can be sure that he tries, he loads up bags, buckets and suit cases with all of his most prized posessions then carries them all(sometimes 5 bags or more) where ever he go in the house. When we go out he is only allowed to bring one toy.
Do 3 year olds ever stop talking? Eli's vocabulary is amazing, we are always saying "Did you teach him that word?" In fact it was so good that we started to teach him Chinese, which he seems to love too.
He loves building with Legos, playing with friends, being outside, and helping daddy bringing in the wood for the fire. He also loves to play on the computer on his favorite web sites. Eli loves visiting his Mei-mom and Pop-pop and he always asks to go visit his Grandma and Grandpa in New Hampshire too.
He still loves Trains, particularly Thomas and Friends trains, and the vehicles from the movie cars. He also likes the Sesame Street monsters, Kai-lan, Diego and Dora, Word World, and Super Why.
More recently he learned to draw. He never drew people until one day I asked him to paint our family. He did but it was very rough because he had a thick paint brush. But then the next day he showed me this picture he drew of Asher and I was shocked at how good it was!
Eli has always been good at his letters. He started learning them when he was 2 and by 2 1/2 he knew all the letters and the sounds each one made. He was spelling simple words like "stop" and "go" before he turned 3 and now he can write all of his letters, spell lots of words and even read some easy reader books all by himself. He is always asking "how do you spell ...?" He is such a smart boy and he is always excited to learn new things.
We love you Eli and we are so proud or the way you are growing into such a big kid.
So now he is officially 4. Though he wants it to be his Birthday again next week so he can turn 5.
So now he is officially 4. Though he wants it to be his Birthday again next week so he can turn 5.
