Lining up the pinata at Jule's party

First kite on a windy day

Sunday was a wintery day after a tropical Saturday. Zoe was away supporting a 100 miler in The Great North Work. We made a small kite from a garbage bag and dowel. It looked the part but needed some work to improve its flying ability, starting with a heavier tail. Elliot knew the word from books and seem to have a good idea about what it does. He ran to the park holding it over his head. Unfortunately he loved the kite too much and it is no longer with us.

Words

In the past month or so Elliot has had a "wordsplosion" and he says new things every day. This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives a good indication of Elliot's world at 23 months. 

Yes

No

More

Up

Down

Hello

Goodbye

Dog

Birdy

Cat

Tiger

Lion

Elephant

Giraffe

Rabbit

Monkey

Bear

Happy

Sad

Scary

Tickle

Walk

Run

Dance

Ride

Cooking

Apron

Wet

Dry

Book

Reading

Story

Pasta

Chicken

Sushi

Apple

Pear

Banana

Kiwi

Strawberry

Melon

Corn

Peas

Beans

Tomato

Avocado

Porridge

Cornies

Milk

Cino

Roll

Yoghurt

Cheese

Cake

Cup

Bowl

Plate

Spoon

Fork

Cutting

Car

Train

Plane

Bike

Truck

Park

Slide

Swim

Under

Tunnel

Murray House 

Pool

Moon

Stars

Dark

Kite

Ball

Helmet

Guitar

Play dough

Texta

Paper

Pom poms

Chair

Table

Pillow

Blanket

Room

Cot

Light

Lie down

Sleep

Hat

Shoes

Socks

Nappy

Shorts

Baby

Little

Mummy

Daddy

Tappa (Grandpa Ken)

Ama

Linda

Ganma

Ganpa

Kirk 

Ella

Jarrah

Baby (Hugo)

Weeze  

Sarah

Jules

Ollie

Genny

Shonagh

Vin

Min Woo

Daniel

I want dance more

Elliot continues to amaze and delight us with his verbal and social development. Yesterday in the morning I put some loud music on and we were dancing. Several hours later he took me by the hand and led me to the spot where we had been dancing and said "I want dance more". This was the first time I had heard him put 4 words together. 
On the same day I was being silly, pushing him fast in the shopping trolley and he frowned at me and said "scary".  It was amazing to me that he could identify the feeling and use the word to admonish me. 
He loves helping with chores around the house, like putting the nappies away in the drawer, loading the washing machine and sweeping.  
He adores books and becomes very attached to certain stories, for reasons that are often inexplicable to us. At the moment he particularly loves 2  picture books about monkeys.

Whoop Whoop

Snail is back, yeah!

The Banana Paddlepop- The sixth food group

Engrossed in the Kmart catalogue

A big weekend

Elliot crammed a lot of action into the past weekend.


As usual, he kicked things off bright and early on Saturday morning. Here he is modelling the lastest in adult running shirts.


His next appearance was a 2nd birthday party, complete with jelly oranges and a very cool rocket launcher.
Hey kid, indeed.
Sunday morning saw us cycling into the city for a dance performance. Sunday afternoon - a trip to see some of the giant snails that have invaded Sydney and some quality sandpit time. Phew.

Weekend in Canberra

Happy Fathers Day Daddy

Aunties

Elliot loved having Louise and Sarah come to visit this weekend. We enjoyed a great, albeit early, night out at the pub on Saturday and a gorgeous morning at the beach on Sunday. By the end of the visit Elliot was calling them both "mummy".

How do you like to go up in a swing

Child free day

A fantastic ride above Lake Tahoe on the Nevada side on an old Flume track- beautiful and great riding. Thanks to Ama and Dan for baby sitting.

Family reception BBQ

Some pictures from the family BBQ held on the shores of Tahoe acouple of days before the wedding.

The picture alludes to some of the most important things in life- corn and beer.


Bryce and Gina.

The Wedding II

Here are a few nice pre wedding photos.