Spring Has Sprung

It's hot here in Charlotte.  So hot that we finally caved and turned our air on last night.  I couldn't take it anymore - our thermostat downstairs was at 81 degrees at 7 last night and we could probably add 10 degrees to the temperature upstairs.  It's been in the 80's for the past few weeks - all the trees are out, daffodils are already past their prime and evenings are getting late since it's so warm and light and we play outside until well past a reasonable hour.

Part of our new spring routine is soccer.  Eli is in a preschool soccer clinic at the Y and had his first "practice" last Saturday.  It was really cute and he did a good job (although by the end he was very tired - mission accomplished).  Here he is sporting his soccer stance:

Along with being SO active, Eli is showing interest in reading and likes to read books by himself.  His favorite new phrase is "I can do it!"  It's nice that he wants to be so independent, but it's also a pain sometimes, like when he tries to pour himself milk or empty the dishwasher...

Finn still is not crawling, but he's getting there.  He's got the arms down, now he just needs to get the legs going at the same time.  He's gotten picky with food - all he wants to eat is our food - no baby food.  He sometimes refuses to eat with a spoon, so he's getting bits of what we have for lunch or dinner. Yesterday it was cheese, chicken and broccoli.

"Hi.  I'm so cute!"

"I mean, seriously, look at me."

This last picture is from two nights ago.  The boys are sitting in the "jammy spot".  It's our hallway upstairs, but we designated this space as the jammy spot because it's the place where they put their pajamas on every night after a bath.  It's really just a ploy to get Eli to cooperate at bedtime.  He's always eager to run to the jammy spot because it turns into the goofy spot and he climbs all over Kevin, but it's cute and they play and Eli makes Finn laugh.  A nice ending to our hectic days.