Nate and Eli's Big Adventure!!!

Nate is such a baby on the go! Look at him checking out the baby playscape!

Eli stands next to the Super-Crocodile in the dino-sphere of the museum
Daddy and Eli watching a model train go by in the "All Aboard" area!
Whew! All this play time is hard work!
Nate is cruising around the baby adventure area!

The King Family went on a grand adventure today to the Children's Museum in Indianapolis, IN. It was AMAZING!!!! It is the largest children's museum in the U.S. and we were awed by the fantastic exhibits! We focused on 2 major areas that we knew our boys would love: The Dinosphere, and All Aboard a train exhibit!

Eli and Nate loved the Dino exhibit before we even got all the way down the ramp as they had dino growls, and sounds coming from all around us as we entered the dino world. Eli really loved all the dino skeletons (t-rex, triceratops, duck bill, brontosaurus, etc...) and got to use all his dino lingo! (he knows the names of all the big dinos...smartie pants!!!). But his most favorite was a new friend named the Mastodon! Eli loved the Mastodon so much that he woke up from his nap on the car ride home with this new friend on his mind. His eyes popped open, he took a big, gasping breath and said "I want to see the Mastodon".

Nate, loved the museum every bit as much as Eli and took it all in with giggles, squeals and baby babble! He especially loved the Dino exhibit and the baby play area where he could explore (and be released from his stroller!!!).

It was such a wonderful family day, and even though we had to travel all the way across the great plains of Illinois and Indiana to get to the museum (kidding) we are already planning a return trip this summer to explore the robots, and curious George exhibits we didnt get to today (and the dinos, and trains again).

We are a road trip family!

Cool Guy

Eli is practicing his cool guy looks to pick up all the cutie toddler chicks (and some mama's too!!!). Mr. personality routinely flirts with checkout girl, and his favorite is the lady at our Drive Thru BBQ Joint. When we leave he always wave at her and says "Bye Bye, Cutie!!!". At our grocery store he is a known flirt and will blow kisses to his favorite checkers! Then there is Eli's puppy love for one of the moms in our playgroup, my good friend Stephanie. He holds her hand, pats her back and says "I love Stephanie". We worry for the teen years!

What Boys Do!!!

This picture cracks us up because it shows what happens at least 4-5 times a day between Eli and Nate! Nate is just about to let go of the door and make a grab for Eli. Eli has this totally resigned look on his face like "Oh! Not Again! I want to thwack him, but if I do that I am going on the naughty step for sure...maybe its worth it!".

I tell Eli that Nate just loves him SOOOO much that he cant help himself! We are working with Nate on "No attacking your big brother with your Love NAte".

If You're Happy and You Know it Clap your Hands

I THINK I LOVE SPAGHETTI!!!
OH YEAH BABY!!! I LOVE THIS STUFF!!!!
BROCOLLI...NOT SO MUCH!!!
BUT I MIGHT EAT IT ANYWAYS IF YOU PUT IT IN MY FACE!!!

Nate likes food...a lot of food!!! He is such a happy, funny baby and is willing to eat ABSOLUTELY anything we put in front of him. So far though he loves nothing more than he spaghetti! Look at that chunky-chunk face, the boy loves his food!

Adding to the wonder of Nate, he can now clap his hands in addition to waving bye-bye!!! What a smartie! He says dog, ball, mama, dada and he moos like a cow.

Today the family went to Stride Rite (a rite of passage for all babies) to get his first pair of big boy shoes! He looks adorable!

Little drummer boy!!!

Nate is my little musician! This little boy loves drumming, playing the piano, banging on the tables, shaking maracas, etc... Nate and I take a music class on Monday mornings, that is so special because it is Nate and Momma time! We love it. He talks, and squeals and is general the happiest baby around! Nate is so interested in all the other babies in class! It is so fun to have this time together!

random tidbits

Eli tinkled on the big potty tonight for the very first time ever!!!! Sam has been working on this with him for the past couple of months (Eli sits on the potty right after his night time bath every night), but of course Eli saves this cool, new, big boy manuever for a night when daddy isn't home.

Funny Eli story: During nap time today, Eli had a bit of trouble winding down and was running around like a maniac. All of sudden there was total silence so I figured that he finally fell asleep. All of a sudden I hear this little "help me momma", followed by quite a few giggles and chuckles. So I hurry into his room only to see 2 little, wiggly feet and legs sticking out from under his bed. That crazy boy had managed to wedge himself under the bed and got stuck there. He told me he was hiding from the tickle monster which he thought was HILARIOUS!!! Eli is definitely a happy handful!

outside play with the King Brothers

Eli is such a fabulous big brother. One of his absolute favorite things to do is pull Nate around in their red wagon. Its a pretty tricked out wagon: 2 seats, cup holders, etc... Eli does love to ride in his wagon but only after he has exhausted himself pulling Nate around the 'hood.