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Eloise gives us a nice example of circular logic.

cheerios!

Did you ever have one of those days where it takes you 45 seconds to get one cheerio into your mouth? Check out how Owen does it. It's like he just heard of this cool new thing called fine motor skills and he decided to try it out. Good job Owen! I was totally impressed that he actually got a cheerio into his mouth and bit it with his teeth! Yay!

This past weekend Matt found a little wild creature in the creek at Capitola. He decided to clean her up, bring her home and now will try to tame her. Good luck Matt!

shopping list

Yesterday I started making a shopping list. Eloise, of course, decided to make one too. Then Matt got in on the action and showed Eloise how to practice writing real letters. You can clearly see the zig zaggy "W"s and "N"s, a few straight forward "I"s. Then for the grand finale - a great big "E" that Eloise knows how to write all by herself.
And, yes, you're right... they were writing "WINE" on the shopping list. Very cute.

Matt has also cleverly designed what he calls the "Thunderdome" for Owen. It's just a bunch of strategically placed pillows with space for Owen and some toys in the middle. It keeps Owen from rolling under the couch. He likes to get super wiggly in there!

two teeth!

Owen just got these two teeth. About a week or so ago, Grandma Liz noticed some little bumps on his gums. We all thought that maybe he was going to start getting some teeth, then BOOM - all of a sudden, there they were! Yay Owen!
While Owen was busy chewing and drooling, Eloise was busy decorating Easter eggs and having fun going on Easter egg hunts with pals Joe and Silas. Yay for Easter and all the candy! Mmmmm!