Goodbye, Sweet Plans

 You know when your sweet, innocent little baby starts moving and can crawl faster than you can run, and starts tearing things apart on an every minute basis and all of the dreams that you had of actually accomplishing anything this spring fly out the window?  Yeah.  We're there.

Cheesy Grins

Eli loves the flash of the camera.  Except in this picture:  (though to be fair, I found out he had double ear infections the day after we took this one.)

 And this one:

 But after that, every time I've pulled out the camera for a picture, he's given me one of these:

 Just a happy boy:

 I won't even start about the things he puts in his mouth:

 So happy to see dad after work:

 And the flash of the camera again:

 Making a mess pulling out everything from the recycling bin:

 And then he just crawls away, confident his mom will be cleaning up after him:

 I can't believe he kept them on long enough for a picture:

 And they're off!

 See?  Always cheesy:

Unbelievable that he's almost one.  Loving our little guy.

Pears

The first fruit I've given all of my kids is pears.  They have all loved it . . . until Eli:

 Try #2:

 Try #3:

 Swallowing:

 Whew!  It's gone.  He wouldn't take another bite after that.

 Deer in the headlights:

 Notice the yarfies on his sleeve.  It's a constant state of being for this kid.

Eli

Li'l Man