Got Down on It and Mommy Celebration...

This past Mother's Day Weekend was quite busy in the barrel. Our barrel is located in a great neighborhood of Indianapolis that is connected to the downtown area by means of a new Cultural Trail. Mama and Elias worked very hard to prepare for the grand opening event with decorating and organizing events. Here's how we Got Down On It...

Making artwork to "Bridge the Trail"

Bridging the Trail: Fountain Square to Fletcher Place

The parade

A little Fletcher Place Neighborhood History 

Later that day, Elias made his running debut (since he wants to be a runner when he grows up...)

And they're off!!!

Breaking away from the pack

Guess who came in 1st?!?

Later we met up with a new friend to enjoy Indiana's Basketball team in the middle of the NBA playoffs. First basketball game was a success!!!

For Mother's Day, the boy monkeys treated their mama to a nice brunch, allowed her a long nap, and brought her favorite chocolate beet cake from the local foodie restaurant. We were all pretty tired from the activities the day prior...

Half-way to One

Emmett is our lovey, cuddly man. He smiles at us with that toothless grin in which melts your heart every time. He's very happy. He loves his big brother. He babbles "A-yah-yah-yah-yah" and squeals all the time. He loves the water and bath time. He loves sitting up (his newly mastered skill) to play with his toys. He loves eating new foods (except peas today) and everything in sight!

One wild and crazy guy!

Mastering sitting this month.
Using the Thudguard for a little extra protection.

Favorite Toy: Ball Popper!

Elias will never know I have Bubbles...

Brother Love...

Just eat it, it, it...

Snuggles with Mama

This toy is so much cooler sitting up!

Is this what they mean by fiber in my diet?

Immunizations...

Stats:

Height: 27 1/4th inches (82nd percentile)

Weight: 20 pounds (87th percentile)

Head: 45 inches (86th percentile)

Happy Half Birthday Emmett!

Our little monkey is 6 months today. Full update to come after our weigh-in Tuesday....

A little springy silliness....

Oh the shenanigans when having a barrel full of monkeys!  Even though we have been plagued by sickness (long nights, floods of snotty noses, coughs and of course snuggles) we managed to have a little fun around here.

Emmett LOVES being tickled by his brother!

Elias got to ride a horse at the Circus

Page getting friendly with Emmett

Chima power!!!

Catching some needed vitamin D with Mama

Strut your super powers

Bath-time is always silly around here, and lately involves yoga and dinos.

Happy Baby

Elias showing off his poses

Diplo meet Emmett. Emmett, Diplo. 

Big D, Little D, what begins with D?
A duo of dino dudes...D, D, D!

Daddy's Do.

There is a new frozen yogurt shop near our house. Needless to say, we have been 3 times since it opened last week. We have a weakness for soft serve.

And so do our friends.... 

Getting ready for bocce season...

Party for Baby J. Stay tuned for J and Emmett's adventures...

April was the Month of the Young Child. We celebrated at school with themed days and Family Fun night. We wore our purple and celebrated being young...

Out for a bike ride to the park

Houston, we have a climber!