Darth Vadar: Friend or Foe?

Eli Has been enjoying Star Wars a little too much. Back in September, he was being noisy in church and he had to be escorted out. On the way out, he was singing Darth Vadar's Theme song. Then, a few weeks later in October, he had a new baby sister (as seen previous blogs) and Grandma took him to see her. He then told Darth Vadar to come along in his space ship. He also told Darth Vadar to wear his seat belt. This month we are potty-training and we have a bank as seen above in the pictures. In order to potty train, we have tried everything to get him ready. We tried stickers, candy, donuts, toys, etc. The only thing that seemed to work was pushing this bank after every time he goes potty. When he pushes it, it quotes the following dialogue from the movie: "Impressive, Most Impressive. But you are not a Jedi Yet." The theme song follows along with his light saber lighting up while swinging it. Eli sure enjoys Darth Vadar, eventhough we tried to tell him that Vadar is a bad guy. We'll let him believe Vadar is a awsome. He sure saved the day for me. If only I would have known that earlier.

Four Generations

I was looking forward to getting a picture of Grandma Sibyl and my mother and new baby, but she died shortly before Riley was born. Fortunately, Grandma Jansen came to visit this weekend and we were able to get one with her, as well as Grandma Cook.

Don't You Feel Like This at the End of the Day?

Eli, Mom and Grandma have all been sick lately and he had an expression on his face that said "I am exhausted and had enough." Also, we have been giving Eli peppermint tea for his throat, hence the tea mug. He looked so cute with the way he was holding it because he looked just like an adult.

Happy Halloween!

Daddy's Girl

I was worried that Jared wouldn't fall in love with Riley. I don't think I will worry about that any more. He fell in love with her the minute he saw her.

Bath Time!

We gave Riley her first bath finally after her cord fell off. Notice the diaper is still on. I wouldn't trust Eli, the camera, and bath water. Therefore, we took the picture before we gave her the actual bath. She loved it and she is totally different than Eli. She loved the bath and even preened after it was done. I love having a girl.

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.