Eli's New Baby Sister

Eli is so excited about his new baby sister, named Riley Mary Koyle. "Wiley" to Eli. The morning she was born, he climbed into her crib and I saw him as such a little child. and when I returned with a new babe, Eli turned into a big boy.
Eli loves his sister and he wants to hold her every five minutes and to rub her head. He is a big help when he helps to burp her. He loves to give her kisses and he shares his toys with her in her crib. We just have to be careful that he doesn't throw too hard of toys in her crib while she is in there.

Where Has Eli Been for the Last Few Months?

The reason we haven't blogged for the past few months is because pictures have ended up similar to this. He is simply done taking pictures for the moment.
SUPERMAN STORIES: That doesn't mean he is any less enjoyable. Notice the TV Screen in the back. He was watching Superman. He is in a HUGE Superman phase and I have watched it over and over again.
For example, there was a screw loose on the screen door and he helped Grandma to tighten it. He then shouted "Superman-Eli saves the day!"
After putting him to bed one night, he wondered upstairs to the playroom. Grandma came to turn off the lights for the night and she asked him what he was doing. He was really tired and wrapped up in his blanket he responded "Superman saves the day." She told him that even Superman has to go to bed sometimes.

Eli loves to help work.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, we can go outside more. I am trying to weed the garden and he is a good snail finder. He is also great at watering the plants. His technique has improved as he used to hold it a foot or two out and make lots of puddles. He now holds it on the nozzle and sprays all over.

Construction!

Grandma and Grandpa are remodeling their kitchen and Eli is a big help. He is filling holes. He responded "Need more holes." After realizing how big a mess a little boy can get, we changed into one of Daddy's old shirts. It looks like a dress, but it is a lot easier to clean up.

I Leave Him Alone for Two Minutes!

I slept this morning because Eli was quietly busy in his room. I went to go check on him and found his beautiful mural all over his walls. We struggled with Magic Erasers for a while, but it didn't work. We may just have to repaint.

Stuck!

Eli stuck his body through the post, as displayed below, and couldn't get out. He cried for Grandpa to get him out. Just like a child he got right back in a number of times until Grandpa sat next to the stairs. We had a good time watching him struggle for a minute.

Snow with Joe!

When we went to Grandma Danna's house for the weekend and Eli's cousin Joe was there too. These two boys had so much fun playing together in the snow and just being boys. The snow was nice and soft for us to pull them up and down a small hill in the backyard. Afterwords we came in for hot chocolate and they sure enjoyed it. All the rest of the weekend, they were into everything, from the toilet to the toybox to grandma's sewing room. The highlight of my weekend happend when they climbed in the closet and found some toys. Eli wanted the toy Joe had and told him, "Not a toy Joe" and took it from him. These littles ones are as much fun as they are work.