More Painting

Many times in the afternoons, after nap time, time just seems to drag. I am finding that having more of a plan for E and myself is really key to a smooth afternoon. Finding something we can do together usually works out well. So, I decided to bust out the paints again......

Found this little paint holder thingy at Michael's for pretty cheap, it worked out great.

Actually tried an idea I found on Pinterest! Painting with toilet paper tubes. Made neat circles.

This one was mommy's.

E got distracted by the cars ad in the newspaper!

He wanted to paint feet!

I love how he was trying to paint his own!

Mommy's turn!

I treasure these sweet moments with my son.

Playing in the Leaves

A couple of weeks ago, I needed to run an errand near downtown. I had the thought, why don't I try to take some more two year old pictures of Eli at the old historic homes near downtown....one can always hope that he will participate...so I called my friend Angie with daughter Bella to come with me, and off we went. We ate our lunch near the homes, and the kids started playing in a big pile of leaves. We never did really leave that area! Out went my plan of Eli wearing a cute shirt and that fedora that belonged to his great grandfather, but the kids had a blast and we did get some fun pictures!

Angie helped me stage some shots by throwing leaves. I thought this one was great, looks like Bella is getting ready to get caught in a wave of leaves!

I LOVE this expression!!!

Make a leaf angel, Eli!

Checking out whatever it is B was pointing out.

My favorite pic of E of the day.

Texas State Fair

I am so behind on posting on the blog! I know my mom misses seeing pictures. :) I have a ton of pictures from our visit to the Texas State Fair during the first weekend of this month, so get ready....

First, I have to show off my brother's garden. I am so proud of him! He dug out this whole area, mulched, put in sprinklers, planted, added rocks, the fountain...he's proud of it too. We went to Canton over this weekend too, and he found two rusty pieces to put in it for decoration - an old metal milk jug and a small shovel.

Hi, Eli!

For some reason I just liked this picture. Here we are at the entrance of the state fair, waiting to get going. I like the advertisement of my 31 picnic thermal tote too. Got that for my brother last year. He says the "gone fishin'' part is kind of embarassing to take out on his boat, but he does put the dog's treats in it when they go out on the water.

Mom had her knee replaced back in February, and it's still not 100% back to "normal." Walking long distances is still kind of difficult, and we really wanted her to come to the fair with us. It took some convincing, but mom agreed to rent a scooter. She was intimidated a little at first, but quickly got used to it....I was so proud of her for getting over her fear and using the scooter! She did great with it all day and really got to enjoy the fair.

Checking out the car.

Isn't that a good brother to pose with sister behind the cardboard cutouts??!

Maybe this should be our Christmas card.

Look! almost caught him actually looking AT the camera!

Me riding on the back of mom's scooter for a minute!

In front of the Big Tex!

My fried frito pie. It was tasty, but really, was frying it necessary?

Plum tuckered out.

Just an interesting picture.

Doug took Eli on one last little tour of a railroad history.

That weekend in Dallas was super duper busy - we went antiquing in Warrention on Friday morning, drove to Dallas Friday afternoon, went to Canton on Saturday morning, and the state fair on Sunday, then drove home that same day!!! That was a lot on the 2 year old (he didn't come on all of those adventures, mom watched him some), but he was a real trooper. Busy, but a good weekend!

Painting with Friends

A couple of weeks ago, we were bored inside so mommy decided we should go outside and paint. I taped together several sheets of white, 12x12 paper and taped it to the garage door. Took off Eli's shirt, got the paints in some plastic cups and brushes, and off we went!

Nice way to be welcomed home.

Next door neighbor Philip joined us for a little while.

He thought Eli's bare back would make a nice canvas.

Little Emery from across the street came over for a while too.

Quite a fun way to spend an afternoon!