And here's Eli

Two boys sleeping. Cute. These two are becoming better buds every day. Tonight they spent nearly two hours playing together in the toy room. The played right through dinner. There are two kids sleeping in this room. Can you find them? Sarah didn't have a choice of where to sleep, but Eli did.

Here's our sweet 2 1/2 yo. He has finally, after a very long 18 months, become an absolute joy. He is spilling over with words and is so fun to talk with. He's in the stage where he says whatever comes to his mind in whatever order, and everything is viewed with wonder. He says things like, "Where my boy? Where my boy Jonah?" and "Da-ee love me. Say-ah love me. Him love me." and "Mom, fences! Mom, trees!!!" The saddest is when he says through tears, "Mom, go home. Get back in van. Go home. PLEASE!!!" How do you tell a 2yo that we can't go back to Texas?

Did I mention that he listens really well?!! Well, he listens well for a 2yo and really, really well for an Eli. He's the best picker-upper of the group, and he loves to help.