Big Brothers are Great!

I was making lunch when Eli woke up from his nap. He cried for about 3 minutes and then stopped. I thought maybe he'd gone back to sleep, so when I finished making lunch, I went up to check on him. This is what I found:

It's so nice to have baby sitters- uh, I mean brothers- in the house!

iPhone

Hey, Seth! Your iPhone looks fun.

May I have a turn?

I promise I won't lick it.

Heh. Well, okay. I might lick it.

So what do you say? Can I have a turn?

Jaws!

Hey, Seth. Go stand in front of the shark's mouth so I can take your picture.

If you don't smile, it's gonna come after you.

Would you plase let your momma get a decent picture of your lovely smile?

Thank you! That'll do!

10 months old!

Eli has been cruising and pulling up for a while. For his newest trick, he will walk if you hold one of his hands. He's even taken a few steps by himself! He is lots of fun. He's super cute, too!

palm tree pictures

Luke wanted me to take his picture by a palm tree in Myrtle Beach.

"Take another one, Mommy!"

"Take another!"

"Hey, look! A roly poly!"

"Now take this one!"

"And this one!"

"Take one like this!"

Since Luke's photo shoot went so well, I decided to try my luck with Seth.

Seth, go stand by the tree.

"I am the great ninja warrior!"

Seth, stop doing that and smile so I can take your picture.

Not like that, goofball. Give me a non-fake smile.

"How's this?"

Would you just smile and let me take your picture?

"Cheese!"

I give up!

little helper

I had just finished feeding mashed banana to Eli, when I had to run back into the kitchen to grab a paper towel. Eli started fussing when I left the dining room, so Luke jumped in to help.

"Here you go , Eli. Is it yummy? Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum... That's a good banana."

"Ughh. Eli, don't spit it out. Eat it."

"Mommy, Eli won't eat it. I think he's finished."