Family Lunch on the Lawn

Eli's school had an activity in which they invited the family to eat on the lawn.  Many families brough fast food, but we wanted Eli to show us his cafeteria.  For first graders, the cafeteria is kind of a novelty.  He was pretty excited to show it to us and it was kind of neat comming to my old school and getting food from the cafeteria.

Imaginary Friends

Riley has had imaginary friends for about a year now.  You can tell she has them when she walks around with her hands in cupping shape.  It started with Jake (from Jake and the Neverland Pirates) then for a short time, it was Manny (from Handy Manny) and now it is Daniel (from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood) as seen in the picture. 
We are living at my folks house and sharing a bathroom with my kids.  I don't mind too much, however, I am getting tired of sharing a bathroom with the imaginary friends.  I will go into the bathroom and Riley will yell at me because Jake or Manny is going potty.  I got so sick of it that I told her that her friends had to use a separate bathroom.  It is better now and I often see her walk to the other bathroom holding someone.

Morgan in the Exersaucer

All my babies have been in this exersaucer (as well as Asher and Evie) and now it is Morgan's turn.  She started moving around sooner than my other babies and so she doesn't love it as much as they did.  However, it is essential for her mommy to take a shower, every once in a while.

Charles House

This is one of Eli's assignment.  He is talking about Charles, his cousin.

A Package

So I sent a package to my mom and dad that contained fruit leather, chocolate and other goodies. I also took a picture of these little ones and told grandma in an email that we sent a package. She forwarded it on to grandpa and he printed it out and told his employees that if a box comes that is all wiggly, it is probably for him.

Sleeping Riley

Jared and I were watching TV and out of nowhere Riley comes out of the bedroom and plops down on the rug and goes back to sleep. 

Eli Learns to Ride His Bike

We got a bike from a neighbor and it doesn't have training wheels.  I wanted to put training wheels on it, but Jared said that he would teach Eli to ride.  He hasn't learned yet, but he will.