Happy Fourth of July!

We went to the Halifax fire works with Val and Martin and their kids, Adam and Andi. Eliza went for a later nap so that she would be somewhat less of a cranky monster come 9:00 for the big show. We got the kids all bundled up in their strollers and got ourselves equipped with blankets and snacks, snacks, and more snacks. Eliza was mesmerized by the children with all of their cool "light thingys" and so of course we had to buy her one. Both she and Adam had a blast for about 20 minutes of just running around and playing swords with their light thingys.



Then we got the kids settled on the blankets when the first firework came on. How cozy and fun - Daddy, Mommy, and Eliza on the blanket enjoying the fireworks. Ummm, nope! After the first loud bang of the fireworks, she had enough. She was hysterically crying louder and harder than I have ever heard her (which then caused poor Adam to start crying) and we had to block her ears for her. Even still, she was not having it. She was crying and screaming "Get me out of here!!" over and over. We thought that maybe she would relax once we clapped and showed her that kids all around were enjoying it. And again, nope. We had to pack up our supplies in a flash (while still trying to hold her ears) and get ourselves out of there. While making the mad dash for the exit we only stepped on a few blankets and felt the need to apologize for our hysterical child. Ahhhh, Happy Fourth! Oh, and once she was "safe" in the car away from seeing or hearing the loud fireworks, Eliza said, "I don't want to ever go to the fireworks again until I am bigger! I wish we went to the Red Sox game instead!". Not sure why she thought that was ever an option for that night. :)

Bed Head

I have to really smile when I go in to get Eliza from her long and restful nap and she is lounging there with her hair in little sweaty curls. Though she is pushing three, the hair is still minimal. But when it is humid or she is hot, the little ringlets really stand out.

First Recital!

Ok, so Eliza started dance in February and had her first recital 3 months later on the big stage! Very, very exciting. She also made three new friends - Thalia, Ava, and Addison. Eliza was just too cute for words on the stage, and even though it was only a quick 3 minutes of a performance, it was a proud moment for Mommy and Daddy. She stumbled once and almost fell over, but overall did her dance moves along with the other girls. Here are some pictures. The ones of her on the stage are from the rehearsal (we weren't allowed to take pictures during the actual recital).

Easter Fun!

Today Audrey, Aidan, and Jack (and new baby Johnny!) came over for some cookie decorating, egg dying, and a little egg hunt. We managed to get all three of these events, plus lunch, completed without too much chaos or tears! The kids had a lot of fun.

Yo Gabba Gabba!

Tonight after giving Eliza her bath, she started talking about the show "Yo Gabba Gabba" and the show characters. If you've yet to see this "special" show, you're really missing out. I started to ask her the colors of each character and when I asked her what color "Brobee" was, she said "gween". I told her that "No, Brobee is red Eliza." She kept telling me, "No Mommy, Brobee is GWEEN! His wegs are gween, his belly is gween, his head is gween, he is gween Mommy!" So I grabbed the book from her shelf, and needless to say, I was soooo wrong. I thought Brobee was Muno, who is in fact, red. 2.5 year olds really know their tv shows apparently!

Two and a Half!

It's been awhile since I've updated and I am really hoping I can try to be more consistent with this! So I've missed a few months and Eliza is now 2.5 She is a fun, sweet, and wild little toddler. She is taking dance classes now and has her first recital in May. We are very excited about her three minutes of fame on the stage. Let's hope she follows the directions. Lately she has not been given a sticker at the end of class for not sitting on her x or being too silly!

Her current loves right now include books, Dora, m&m's, being outside, bread, coloring (in the lines!), her mommy and daddy, and yes, of course, the binky. Let's not even get started about when that is going to disappear. Here are some pictures from the past few months!

Halloween

This is very late to be posting Halloween pictures, but I am not that great about posting to this blog anymore since the Facebook world! And my mom is the only one NOT on Facebook that would like to see pictures, so these are more for her. We took Eliza out to a few houses w/ her friend Adam and she thought she ran the show. She strutted her "stuff" (or, stinger) around the streets yelling at older boys. "Boys, come walk with me, come hold my hand boys!". It was pretty funny, but scary at the same time!