So what else has been going on?

Well for starters, Linden is really walking. She is, in fact, running, the little imp. She's still sweet as pie, though she's starting to get really opinionated, especially where food is concerned. She loves Eli so much and will wander the house looking for him when he's at school. They play together really well. He is very patient with her and is amazingly good at sharing and helping to calm her down.

She is talking, too. She's got several words:
shoe
ball
pants
shirt
hat (this may be the cutest thing she says)
dog (and "woof woof")
water
bottle
book
car (she carries the keys around saying "caaaa" "caaaa" and pointing outside).

She knows the signs for "more", "all gone", "bye bye" and she can blow kisses. She's stinkin' cute.

Eli just moved up into the "big kids" class. He's such a leader in his classroom. He is very smart and can write most of his letters and recognize all of them. He can ride a bike (with training wheels) and a scooter (with three wheels). He loves to sing and dance. And OH MAN he loves to talk and talk and talk. He could talk the bark off a tree. He's interested in being a fireman or and astronaut or a doctor or a ballerina. He loves sticks but hates bugs. He's been a great helper in our garden.

It is a happy, happy house.