Ellis Week 17 Photos

Ellis Week 17 - a set on Flickr

Spain Scores...Eli Cries

the final minutes of the World Cup final match

Cutest Camper

Car Ride to Cuz Camping

Hand Eating

This video's from the first week of July.

Ellis Week 16 Photos

Ellis Week 16 - a set on Flickr

Playing catchup with photos...again.

Toxic Chemical Lobby: Exclusive Leaked Footage

This is great! Gives a little history in addition to the humor. Scary stuff.



You can take action here.

The Story of Cosmetics

Another great video by the Story of Stuff people. Did you know that "herbal," "natural," and "organic" have no legally defined meaning in personal care products?!?! At least "organic" has USDA standards for foods. Unfortunately that's not the case for cosmetics. It gets worse: the FDA does not assess the safety of personal care products or their ingredients. They don't even require that all ingredients be listed on the label!

The Story of Cosmetics

4 Months Today

Happy 4 month birthday baby boy! Your mommy and daddy sure do love you. Even when they don't post photos or videos of you for a long, long time!

Jen is now working part-time, meaning we hope our lives will be slower and more enjoyable. In the last 5 weeks, there were 4 days where we were both off together.

ExerSaucer

Eli's first time in the ExerSaucer. Note the left jabs.

Ellis Week 15 Photos

Ellis Week 15 - a set on Flickr

Fun on the Tummy

Look how happy he is! Tummy time turned fun about two weeks ago. Now he goes for 10 minutes of it after each nap without putting up a stink. I think he can better see what's on the mat and he can look around the room more. You also get to hear my recap of the first time he rolled himself over.

A conversation with Eli

4th of July Bath

This is Eli trying to look like a founding father during bath time since he'll be in bed for fireworks.

Video Chat

Today Eli learned how to video chat with his Aunt Mer. Isn't technology great?

This morning's photo shoot

New Neighbors - Nate & Megan

Less than one month after their wedding, Nate and Megan moved in across the street from us! We celebrated by having an indoor picnic of sorts with brats, chicken, corn on the cob, watermelon, and baked beans. Megan made a tasty dessert with lemon zest. We are excited to have such good friends literally across the street from us now.

How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Child?

anywhere from $205,960 to $475,680 for a child born in 2009

Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products : How much does it cost to raise a child?

Thursday

The day started by Eli showing both of us that his first roll over yesterday was no fluke - shortly after he awoke this morning, he rolled to both his right and to his left! We both got to witness it this time before I headed out to work.

After work, our friends Liz and Kelsey watched Eli so Jen and I could grab nachos at our favorite neighborhood place just a few blocks away. I know it's hard to believe a place advertising both Mexican and Italian food can do both well; they do. Both the nachos and pizza are our favorites!

Parent Videos

Since becoming parents 3+ months ago, friends have shared the following videos with us:




Mommy Rhapsody from Church on the Move on Vimeo.


Dad Life from Church on the Move on Vimeo.