Cinderelly

We took Lennox to his first play recently: "Cinderella" at the Little Theatre in Sullivan. He seemed to enjoy it, but he was a bit disturbed by how different it was from his book. I think he would have liked to have seen the mice up there, too. He liked the character who played the King because he had glasses exactly like Nox's.

Elliott enjoyed a little extra attention from Norma while the rest of the fam was at the theater.

Frog fun

Sometimes when Lennox wakes up in the morning, there is a special treat waiting for him. Papa likes to go froggin' after dark and catch a few hoppers for Nox. We play with them in the morning and then let them go back to their pond. Nox loves it!

He also got a charge out of the turtle Opa found for him.

2-month stats

Elliott made a return trip to the doctor on Thursday for his 2-month checkup. He didn't particularly enjoy the 3 shots, but Mama was happy to hear that he is progressing beautifully. He's in the 90th percentile for weight (13 lbs 9 oz.), height (24 inches) and head circumference (16 inches).

arch arch arch

the fam headed to st. louis to the zoo and the arch. Minus Elliott's screaming in the pod to the top and bottom, a good time was had by all.

Ol' 6 eyes

Here is Lennox concentrating with 2 pairs of glasses and his favorite flashlight. What a hoot.

A challenge for you

Can you tell which boy is actually crying and which one is a faker?

Elliott's first hike

We visited Tickville, USA, for a nice jaunt in the woods. It was kind of ticky. Julie had two ticks and Jason had 1 tick between his toes. We just love ticks. E did not have any ticks :0 but we did find one on the Bjorn after the hike. It was awesome.

kind of blurry

Nox decided to wear papa's glasses (-7 diopter) and his comment was, "papa, it's kind of blurry." Papa couldn't see much out of the McQueen shades either.

granny's lovin

Elliott just can't get enough of Granny's lovin'. He is like putty in her hands. Even after she spoils him all day with attention, he sleeps okay at night so we have given her the green light and full access to E.

Swimming fools

My boys love the pool, especially Lennox and Papa. Elliott didn't really enjoy his first swim (too cold?), but the second one had him smiling. We have been spending a lot of time at the outdoor pool this summer, and Lennox loves it. He and Papa just hop in the golf cart and go for a dip after work. His new trick is at the lake, though: jumping off the end of the dock all by himself (wearing a life jacket). Hopefully we can get some pics or video of that feat this weekend.