Part 2 = Saturday
The day started off with some outside time with Grandpa. I went to the Y for a very early spin class (like before anyone got out of bed!) and Eli soaked up all the Grandpa time he could. When I got home, he was outside pushing his lawn mower - with his ear muffs - alongside Grandpa pushing the regular mower. It was so cute. Eli did really well staying a safe distance from Grandpa and his work.
The big plan of our morning was Matthew's 3rd birthday party at Monkey Joe's. Eli was so excited and talked about the party all week, asking me multiple times if it was Matthew's party day. Eli had so much fun running around and bouncing with his friends. Matthew is a sweet little boy that gets to school about the same time Eli does in the morning. They were in class together for a while and liked to run like crazy boys when getting to school. Now, Matthew is potty trained (and if you recall, Eli is being stubborn about that) so he is in the next class. The boys still love playing together when they can so the party was a great time. Eli did great being a little social butterfly - he'd run around with one friend for a while and then go find another wingman. The kids all enjoyed pizza, cake - an awesome animated dinosaur cake and then more play time. It was so different than the first time we took Eli. He was climbing up all the structures on his own and loved sliding down fast, both feet first and head first.
After nap, we had more outside time at home. We played in the backyard with both boys while Grandpa & Grandma did some yard projects. It felt kinda weird that we were playing while they were working but I think they had fun. Our yard looks so much better now, like someone actually lives here.
Saturday night we had fun dyeing Easter eggs. Eli, Grandma & I worked to create some eggs for the Easter bunny. It was my first time boiling and dyeing eggs on my own. I haven't had real Easter eggs since I left home! Eli had fun drawing on them with a wax crayon and then dipping them in the color. He made eggs that said "Eli", "Cole", "Mom" and "Dad" plus a few with shapes on them.
We had such a wonderfully busy day. Thank you Grandma & Grandpa for all your hard work!
Mowing with Grandpa - isn't Eli cute with his ear muffs?
Eli & Birthday Boy Matthew
Eli, Matthew and Ryan - look how big Eli is compared to them!
Climbing all on their own - such big boys
Eli had so much fun sliding down
He even went on the biggest one all by himself
Party time boy style - a little wrestling
The cool dinosaur cake - it was motion activated and roared when you walked past
My little jumping bean
Jumping high
Matthew in the birthday boy chair
Loving me some Eli
Sweet baby Cole - happy to be outside
Cole & Daddy acting all serious
Taking a break from all the mowing - just wait Eli, one day you'll have to do it for real!
I'm such a sucker for a cute face - wearing Grandpa's hat
Dyeing Easter eggs with Grandma
Silly rabbits
Our finished eggs
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