Yum!! Smores!

I thought it would be fun to have a movie night with the kiddos and introduce Landry to Smores!!  We did it the easy way, in the microwave.  I figured it was a little safer for her age, plus we didn't have any firewood on hand.  They were a bit sticky, but it added to the fun and made some great pictures!  Here they are:

Landry is inspecting the chocolaty gooey goodness

Wow!  Look at this cool trick

 Oh my, it gets stuck to everything!

And don't you worry about Eli.  He got to gnaw on a graham cracker.  He was in hog heaven!!!

Wordless Wednesday - Kiddos in the Country

A Hoedown or two

The night before Halloween, our church had a Hoedown.  It was complete with a square dance caller and a texas-style dinner.  We dressed up the fam and headed there.  Because Cory and I were busy with other things, Landry was the only one who tried her hand at square dancing.  She mainly got in the way, but she had a really great time.  Here are a couple of pictures from the night.

Then, this past weekend, we went back home to attend the Harvest Hoedown at my parents' house.  It's basically a fall festival at their house.  They invite friends and family and, believe me when I say, my mom goes all out.  We're talking chili cook-off, homemade hot tamales, popcorn, snow cones, games for the kids, hayrides, bonfires, etc.  It was a great turn-out and everyone had such a wonderful time.  Here a few pictures from the special event:

These were some very large horseshoes.  Landry thought they worked better as a belt.

 Aunt Connie was in charge of face painting

And this was after LSU beat Alabama!!!!

The kids with Uncle Josh and Aunt Trista.  Can't wait till the new little cousin gets here!!!

Landry and Eli kept fishing for treats even after the Harvest Hoedown was over.  This is the next day.

I just love Eli's face in this pic!

Landry and Alivia

Josh and Trista were our balloon artists.  They were quick learners!

And here is Eli playing the only game he knew how, Pick up Ducks

Landry is sharing her snow cone with GiGi

 PawPaw got feeding duties

Fun Times!!!!!

Clap Your Hands!

Eli decided to show off his mad clapping skills at breakfast this morning.  It's funny how eating yields clapping.  LOL!  The boy likes his food.  Here's the video I wasn't able to capture yesterday. 

Two Firsts In One Day?

So I blogged just a few hours ago about Eli getting his first tooth today.  Then as we were sitting at dinner, Eli suddenly began clapping.  We tried to grab the video camera, but of course he would not show off for us.  Instead of clapping his hands together, he started clapping his feet together.  I guess it was more fun.  


Wow!  This kid is amazing me.  He's doing so much, so quickly.  Have I mentioned he's already trying to take steps?  Yep!  Well, we'll see how long it is before he decides to take off.


And because a blog post wouldn't be complete without pictures, here are a few....

He always wants to be standing

And here is a mess Eli made all by himself the other day

It Has Arrived!

After weeks of a runny nose, oodles of less-than-pleasant diapers, and Eli not being his normal happy self, the culprit finally presented itself.  That's right, Eli got his first tooth.  We can't see it yet, but we can feel it.


I am anxious to see what he will look like with his tooth, but I sure will miss this gummy grin!

Bossy! Bossy! Bossy!!!!!

I got this idea for a picture in my head when we were on our back porch a few days ago.   I thought it was funny, that when I actually snapped the picture, they were playing those very roles.  Landry's telling Eli what to do, and Eli is just chillin' with his ball.  I think I know what Landry is saying, "Eli, don't put that in your mouth!"

I mentioned in this post that Landry was a bit bossy.  Well, it seems the bossiness gets worse everyday.  I thought I'd post some of her recent quotes towards Eli.  She should get a good laugh out of it when she gets older:

"Inside Voice, Eli!"

"Don't touch me!"

"Stop Eli!  That's mine!"

"Don't pull my hair Eli!"

"No! No! No! Stop it Eli!"

"Give me that!"

"Don't walk Eli!"

Poor little guy.  I'm sure one day he'll get mad and whop her!  Maybe she'll learn her lesson, but I doubt it.  The next few years will prove to interesting.