Elliot and Dad like to play chase! Mom adores Elliot’s delightful squeals.

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Here are some of our favorite pictures from December and Christmas 2008:







Elliot likes for his neck to be warm when he sleeps. He also likes to have his penguin blanket when he wears his penguin overalls. Remember when his feet couldn’t touch the floor in this jumper? (This was June.)
Now he can almost walk off in this thing!
Look at that expression! Wonder what he’s thinking…
Fun times in his first snow!
He loves to be in the car… just not in the car seat!

but does he know when you’re the most adorable baby on the block?

Elliot and Dad go out in the cold.

We try to start bad habits early.
Our joyful child in his crib:
New skill: standing up in the bathtub…
Best toys in the house: Dad’s tools!
Elliot knew just what to do with the Wiimote!

Elliot gave thanks yesterday for the bounty of cheerios and strained green beans that he ate. Here are a few highlights:

A’me’s first Thanksgiving spread:
Didn’t the Indians feed their children cheerios? Fletch carved the turkey. A feast for the eyes!

Elliot loves his toys! Before all the leaves fell off our tree:

Sneaking into the toy bin…

100% Joy:

Finding rainbows…

With cousins:

Cousin Dixie:

drool…….

These tootsies are DINO-mite!

Cousins:

or twins?

Elliot eats his veggies:

Elliot and Papa Riley speak the same language.

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We can’t believe it’s been six months already! Elliot is growing so much every day. His new favorite games are “Flip” and “Screech.” You can probably figure out what each one entails. He likes to play Flip on the changing table. And Screech is best played when all of our neighbors are home! We think that very soon he will have an activity called “Teeth.”

Elliot helps with laundry:

Apple does not fall far from tree:

Soaking up the sun:

Walking around in the rain:

At the helm:

Showing off his skillz…

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To crawl: First, you have to stick your leg way out. Second, Point your toe. Third, Focus. Then faceplant, cry, let your mom console you, and then don’t try again til the next day.

Grainy video of crawling attempt:

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