23 Months Old

Eenie meenie miney moe

I had taught Elijah "Eenie meenie miney moe" a while ago as we were choosing something. Since then, he memorized it and loves repeating it. Of course, his older cousins Jeshua and Seth were eager to share their versions of "eenie meenie miney moe" and repeated them to Elijah. He thought his cousins were so funny! Here's a video of Seth saying his version and Elijah and Mila having a great laugh! So cute.

"Eenie meenie miney moe, catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers let him go, eenie meenie miney moe."

Seth's version: "Eenie meenie miney moe, catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, I don't care, I'll pull down your underwear."

Thanksgiving 2010

We spent our Thanksgiving with my side (Lee's) of the family up in northern California. We got to see snow, which was a treat for Elijah and for mom and dad. All the uncles and aunts came up, along with the cousins so it was a full house but a lot of fun! I'm so glad that Elijah has lots of cousins to play with. He really enjoys being with them. He got to taste his first turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and really liked eating pumpkin pie!

We also went to a Christmas tree farm the day after Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun see and enjoy the many different types of trees available. On our way back to Los Angeles, we stopped in Santa Rosa to see Uncle Tim, Aunt Martha, cousins Cordell and Spencer from the Graf side of the family. Elijah loved Uncle Tim's boat!

International Traveler

Elijah has become quite the international traveler. We are so grateful that he travels so well. Our trip back to the States from India was pretty uneventful. I think with a toddler, I prefer to have multiple stops so that he can walk around and move about rather than be stuck in a plane for a long time. We had a layover in Bangkok, then a stop in Malaysia, and then another transfer in Taiwan. Thankfully, he slept most of the time during our longest flight (12 hours) from Taiwan to Los Angeles. Here is a video of Elijah at the airport.

22 Months Old

Dialogues with my Twenty-Two month old

While playing with Percy and Thomas the train....

E: (suddenly says) "Best Friends!"
Me: "Just like Lowly the Worm and Huckle, and Frog and Toad."

Me: "Do you have a best friend, Elijah?"
E: (Thinks a bit) "No."

As we were talking about the twins in my tummy:

E: "Elijah want to kiss it."
Me:"Okay."

Me: "Elijah, what are you going to do with the two babies?"
E: "Kiss it, play peek-a-boo, feed it."

After waking up from his nap...

E: "Ah-pa at the office."
Me: "Yes, Ah-pa is at the office."

Me: "What is ah-pa doing at the office?"
E: "Working."

Me: "What does mommy do?"
E: "Eat and play!"

During breakfast this morning....

Daddy: What is my name?
E: "Paul"

Daddy: What is your name?
E: "Elijah"

Daddy: What is mommy's name?
E: "Super!"
(because Paul refers to me as Super-mom!) :)

Catching Up on Photos

Daddy and Elijah singing a duet after the service

Today, he was up on the stage with Paul and I for a presentation. He greeted everyone on the microphone with a "Jai Maishi" to a crowd of 400 plus people....this kid seems to have no stage fright and seems very comfortable with the mic.

Future worship team members

Grandma reading Dr. Seuss--One fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue fish

Silly Elijah having fun with his new kitchen set

Elijah's first Mickey Mouse Pancake--He's really into Mickey, Mini, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Daisy....I think we might need to take him to Disneyland when we are back.

An afternoon tea party with his stuffed animal friends