dear mimi,

i'm growing fast and my favorite shoes are too little! do they make bigger ones? i'll be visiting soon. rest your arms so you can rock me lots!
love, hazel

brother for sale...

Elijah thought he was SO funny when we found him stuffed in this little baby doll box! like most little boys, we never know what we will find when he gets quiet! he was even dressed the part in renée's ballet pajamas minus the chocolate on his face! (for some reason he now prefers to wear hers...even though he has every cool pair of boy pajamas one could want! i don't get it?!)
renée immediately made up a little "baby for sale" chant and was begging for her own turn. i would have liked to see her try to fit, but elijah ripped the box while getting out...so i guess we'll never see.

Ruler of the playground!!

Today we went to Audubon park...Elijah had these 2 boys pushing him around in this car for more than 20 minutes! We've never seen these boys and he confiscated the car from another little girl...I guess he might have natural leadership skills!?

look who's smiling...

Another day at home with the 2 little ones...and looky looky...hazel is smiling on her own! she's been smiling for a few days when we coax her, but today she was thoroughly entertained during her private concert from Elijah and showed it with a smile!
(Surely, she's deep in thought choreographing her own dance to the beautiful music she's hearing! the ballet gown she's wearing is inspiring her moves!)
he loves her and he's trying his best to get a little more interaction, but he's currently consumed with all things pirates. we are still working on "not shooting or hooking the baby!"

The secret to shopping...

if only they were at walmart! I love lowe's for this very reason...unfortunately I don't shop there too often. Elijah thinks that this buggy is SO fun! He's never once tried to climb out--he usually climbs out of a buggy at least 20 times! He also reminds me of his good times in it as we pass lowe's on our way to walmart. Maybe one day every store will have these, but then that would be too good to be true!