Markers, Muffins, Mysteries

Three fun things about Ellis:

1. He discovered how to take the lids off markers this week. The curse of not being able to keep secrets from the second child! Here's how it goes: he takes a lid off and then I quickly sweep him up and plop him in the high chair so he's contained, because heaven knows I'm not going to keep the markers away from him at this point. I put a bib on him, give him a piece of paper, and let him go crazy. Mostly he just takes the lids off, draws on the bib, and then squeals VERY loudly when he can't get the lid back on and he wants another color. Quite the fun times in our household this week!

2. He has some great sentences going on. My favorite is when he's choosing between different options. For example, when I'm offering him breakfast, I'll say, "Ellis, would you like yogurt, toast, or muffins?" He replies, "Ah like . . . (I like) . . . mu-hgkng (muffin)." And of course, if you didn't live with him, you would have NO idea what he is saying. But they are sentences to us! He is definitely communicating.

3. On Easter morning his Easter basket was hidden in his favorite cupboard in our kitchen: the Tupperware cupboard. So my favorite thing is that now, days after Easter, when he wakes up in the morning, he walks around the kitchen and opens the cupboards one at a time, saying "No . . ." (next cupboard) "No . . ." (next cupboard) "No . . ." He gets really confused when he opens the Tupperware cupboard and there is not an Easter basket there. Maybe one of these days, buddy! Keep looking.

I love this boy! He is just so scrumptious! I can't resist kissing him a hundred times a day on those soft, round cheeks. Mmmmm Hmmmm.