Fun Christmas Project

In a recent Pottery Barn catalog, I saw an advent calendar that had a Christmas ornament for each day in December (see the link below)

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p6375/index.cfm?clg=88&cm%5Fsrc=CQS&showsku=6858385&pkey=k88%2C6858385

Anyway, I loved it and thought that Eli would have fun with it. So I considered buying it until I saw the price......$129 for the board which did NOT include the ornaments. The ornaments were another $200. Needless to say that is WAY outside of my price range for a "fun thing for Eli". So, I decided to make one. Eli helped me paint the cork board and then I did everything else after I put him to bed last night. It took a total of 1 1/2 hours and cost just $22 for everything including the ornaments!! I showed it to Eli when he woke up this morning and he LOVED it. He has been playing with the ornaments today. It was a super easy craft project....and for me, "super easy" and "craft project" are not commonly used in the same sentence! : )

Daddy!

Eli LOVES Daddy!!!! Sometimes, I think the highlight of Eli's day is when Hunter walks in the door from work. Last night in the middle of Eli's bedtime prayer, Eli leaned over to me and said "I love Daddy" while Hunter was praying. It was so sweet. Here are a few of Eli's favorite things to do with Hunter.....

Eli & Daddy sharing some oatmeal. Eli loves to share food with Daddy and he loves to sit in Daddy's chair when he's not home. He points to the chair and says, "Daddy".

Eli enjoys reading books with Daddy too.

Mittens

My Mom bought Eli some mittens. I didn't think he would let me put them on his hands, but not only did he let me....he asks me for them all the time. It really doesn't matter if it's cold, he just likes to wear them.

Playing Outside

Eli loves playing outside and the darker evenings and colder weather (these pics were taken several days ago when it was cold at night) doesn't bother him at all. I think he would live in the backyard if I'd let him.

Painting

Last week I decided to paint the powder bathroom. My mom came over on Thursday to watch Eli while I painted. I got one coat of paint on while she was here, but wasn't able to paint the second coat. On Tuesday, Eli and I decided that we would paint the second coat together! So...we taped plastic to the floor, covered the door with a fitted sheet, changed into our painting clothes and went for it! I was thinking in my head that this could be successful and fun OR a TOTAL disaster. Thankfully, it was successful. Eli had so much fun painting. Several times a day, Eli walks into the bathroom and shows me the section that he painted. He's very proud of his section! : )

Trick or Treat

Eli went trick or treating this year and had so much fun. He loved going up to each house. We couldn't get him to say "trick or treat" on command, but he had the "thank you" and "bye-bye" down like a pro! Hunter and I had so much fun with him.

Halloween Playgroup

I know this is a little late, but Blogger has not been letting me upload pictures until today. At playgroup on Wednesday, everyone dressed up in their Halloween costumes for a while. Although noone is smiling in the picture, they all had a great time wearing their costumes for awhile. Superhero (Collin), Sheep (Eli), Chicken (Maya), and Lion (Jackson)