Peas + Balloons

The other night I gave Elliott some peas with his dinner in hopes that he might actually eat them and not stick them down his pants for a future "surprise". There was a bag of balloons on the counter next to him and knowing how much he enjoys trying and trying to blow up a balloon on his own, I allowed him to play with the balloons while he ate. After a few minutes I noticed that the peas were slowly disappearing! He was eating them! I was a very proud mama. Then I noticed the orange balloon. It was looking a little plump. 

He was sneaking the peas into the balloon! For a moment, I was disappointed. He wasn't eating them afterall. But then I felt another wave of pride come over me. What a sneaky, clever little man! We don't have a dog to handoff our unwanted food to, he knows he will get in trouble if he throws them on the floor or puts them down his pants, but for some reason he can't just leave food on his tray - it has to go somewhere whether it be in his mouth or elsewhere.

I know it wasn't an ideal situation, but sometimes (hopefully most of the time!) you have to see the humor and bright side of things. So for now, my son won't eat peas, but at least I know he's a problem solver!

And at least he didn't put more than one in his nose.

Typical Elliott!

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We are still separated from Elliott (until Tuesday!) But I wanted to share some videos Brooke sent me so we could see him. In the second video, he's in trouble for throwing things into my parent's pond in the back yard. Typical Elliott!

happy 4th!

 What we do in our free time.

 At the rodeo! Elliott LOVED it.

Fireworks!

Elliott's response to the fireworks. Do you see a pattern with his responses to things that make him go "wow!" ? (i.e. open mouth + finger)

We spent the morning at the park, went to the parade, Preston and my mom ran a 5k (yeah!), we went to a bbq, took naps and then hit up the rodeo where we ate the absolute best beef brisket ever created. No joke. It was incredible. Then we finished off the night with the fireworks. How was your holiday?

Sorry it's so late but...

We're moving to NYC! Preston was admitted into the NYU Film program and we couldn't be happier. You are all welcome to come and visit, well. Most of you :) We won't be moving for a few more months, but plans are well on the way. If you have any tips/advice, we are ALL ears. Thanks!

a day at the park with bullseye

So, this might seem like a semi-meaningless post, but I just had to share. This, is bullseye or "horsey".

And here is his story. Whenever Elliott and I go grocery shopping, he gets restless and so I usually give him a toy or book from the shelves to pacify him until checkout, then I take it back and he has always been fine with it. On Saturday, we were doing our routine grocery run, and while in the toy section, Elliott started to neigh (he's REALLY good at it and it's pretty unmistakable) I immediately saw bullseye on the shelf and found out that this toy was also a flashlight which is perfect for Elliott because he loves lights, horses and neighing which bullseye also does when you squeeze his tail. It was perfect! Elliott played with it for the whole  2 hours we were shopping. Then when we got to the check out I tried to take it away. Elliott started to panic and shake and then trying to compse himself he reached for it and said "beeeez" (please) and he repeated the shaking, slight whining and begging until I gave it back to him to have until I absolutely had to put it back. Well, as you can imagine just 5 short minutes later, he started to panic again and the pleading started. He is such a polite little guy but I was pretty sure bullseye was going to be too expensive. BUT I had the cashier check anyway and it turns out it was on sale for $3! So I of course had to buy it. This was certainly his lucky day! He continued to play with bullseye all the ride home, and for 4 hours after that until he had to go to bed. Then first thing Sunday morning, he went straight for it and played with it until we had to go to church. And ever since, it's been his favorite thing. Bullseye has even had to come on our walks and to the park, hence the pictures :)

And that's the story of bullseye.

Spring? Can it be?

The weather has been gorgeous! So Elliott and I have been going on a lot of walks. He loves going on walks. He loves finding sticks, walking in the grass and asking "what dat?!" while pointing to what seems to be nothing (the sky? the sidewalk?) It's been a lot of fun so I thought I would snap a few pictures to share the cute wealth :)

the happiest penguin. ever.

I couldn't stop smiling when I watched this, so I thought I would share! enjoy! :)