Jelly!!!!

Oh man, I was just doing a marathon cleaning session.  I look behind me, and Elliott has picked up the swiffer and was actually doing a pretty great job at it.

When I turn on the vacuum, his whole face lights up.  He loves the suction on his hand, and laughs ridiculously hard when I suck up his shirt.  Overall, he loves cleaning.  And I love that.  He also likes to sneak into the bathroom to flush the toilet. 

He is coming out of his shell more and more, and I can see just how very different he and Lucas really are.  Elliott thinks nothing of climbing a seemingly insurmountable chair and has no fear.  At the pool, he sits on the edge and just hurls his body right on in the water, ready or not!  He loves sticking things on his pointer finger and laughing super hard at it (red barbie boot, nerf arrow, apricot, carrot, whatever, seriously) and then every time, and I mean EVERY time, you can see a little lightbulb go off in his mind, and then he tries to shove it in his ear.  Dude.  Every.  Single.  Time.

Elliott adores Lucas.  Everything he does is amazing.  And hysterical.  And it is a two-way street.  Lucas is fascinated by Elliott.  In the bath, Elliott will pet Lucas' head, and they both laugh like it was actually funny.  I can't even get into when one of them farts in the water!  Lucas washes Elliott's hair, he gently pours the water over his head and everything.  It is the cutest.

Elliott is wearing 2t or 3t these days.  In truth, he has worn a few 4t shirts, the pants are all 2tish.  He is an incredible walker these days, and has started to make animal sounds.  I'll try to record them soon and post them.  What a riot.  I think he'll be moving from 2 to 1 nap a day soon.  I can't stand how big he is!!!!

Other big changes:  Ben is leaving Whole Foods to start nursing school  HOORAY to my guy!  I don't often write about my guy, but let me tell you, I just love him.  I love how he talks with the littles, and that he is a really involved dad.  He is the best.