Eliana is 18 months old today! She's such a big girl now. She did not talk for the longest time, not one word, not even mama. But then all of a sudden a couple of months ago, she started saying stuff. Mama, papa, milk, water "wa wa". Now she has a lot of words, lots that start with "B", bird, ball, bye bye...She says hi and night night and tries to say a lot of what I say to her like "grandma" and "grandpa". She started out as our very quiet baby and now she is extremely loud! She screams a lot which we are trying to nip in the bud now but I know its just because she gets frustrated or annoyed and doesn't have any way to express herself. So when Ethan takes a toy for example, she will let out this ear-piercing scream that makes us all shudder. We are hoping this phase passes soon. She and Ethan have a lot of nice moments together and a lot of scuffles as well but I guess this is just something to get used to. Ethan is going to be five in October and is growing up so fast. He is a chatterbox and loves to sing a dance. In the car he especially likes "Life is a Highway" and "Real Gone" from the CARS movie. We all like to sing and dance to that one.
I have been trying to get them outside as much as possible this summer just because they need to release all that energy. We go to the park around the corner which they always like. And there are a couple of other parks we go to, one in Bethel that is nice and big. I also took them both to the zoo the other day in the evening which was a nice time of day but a bit too crowded.
I am enjoying the time with the kids. We love summer although I need to think of some new things to do. But the weather has been great. A lot of rain but not very hot which is just fine with me. Today was the first day that I felt uncomfortable and that's just because it was so humid.