Summertime in the City

Summer has been a busy one! So busy Mama has forgotten to update you all on our adventures. So bear with her as she rolls out a couple of posts to highlight the first half of our summer...

Getting dirty...

Going for a ride exploring downtown

Shennanigans

Emmett showing his street cred

 One night Mama and Daddy got all swanky and went out to paint the town in honor of the Zoo for Zoobiliation.

Helping Mama get ready

Zoobilation 13' "Prom picture"

It was a perfect evening of eating, drinking and celebrating the zoo.

Our own zoo. Emmett really loves Page.

This year also marked the return of our neighborhood's Italian Festival. This event is hosted just blocks away at the local Catholic Church.

No goldfish this year....

Gun-slinger!

 It has been a very mld and lovely summer around here. We have tried to just take time to just enjoy life.

Let's Go Fly a Kite!

Not quite crawling yet...

Elias is a Lego-maniac!

A couple of barre monkeys

How could you not love these monkeys?

Spring Fever Portraits

A Few weeks back we ventured to the lovely gardens of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Lilly House and Gardens to have a little photo shoot of our family. Our talented photographers were able to capture the love and humor of our family once again.  It was a lovely spring day and the rain held off right until we were done. 

A very special thank you to Crowe's Eye Photography for catching these precious moments in our lives...

It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Super Baby!!!

Hello readers of the barrel chronicles! Our little Emmett flew into 7 months old yesterday. So here's our little update in case you were wondering how he's progressing.

Hot Days

Cool Shades

Emmett loves to play with paper and mylar

Our big man is almost 22 lbs (90th percentile).
He loves to eat! 

For the love of the ball

Working on those crawling skills, but not quite yet....

Still no teeth. We think his only emotion is happy and smiling. He has perfected the hi/bye parade wave (although we have not gotten it on camera--he tends to stop and grin...) He loves his brother and they spend their days laughing at each other. Sometimes, we are not sure over what. Brotherhood, we guess. Emmett is talking a bit--saying E-ya-ya-ya (Elias), Da-Da (about a week ago), and today finally Ma-Ma!

Ladies and Gentlemen...Look Who's 4!

It's hard to believe that one minute you are holding and nursing a sweet baby and the next moment you are looking at a boy! How quickly the days pass...I feel like all we have done is blink.

The Annual Birthday Interview--
What is your name: Elias Flora (Fwowa--he has trouble with his L's still)
How old are you: Fwor! (4)
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Toy: Jaguar (Although he has been playing with Legos like a machine)
Favorite Fruit: Pancakes...Broccoli...(and after clarification/silliness correction) Oranges and apples
Favorite TV show: Chima and Green Lantern
Favorite thing to eat at lunch at school: Ham
Favorite thing to wear: My Laval shirt (wearing it proudly today)
Favorite Game: Chima (There is a game associated with the speedorz which include crashing into things and getting little chi-points)
Favorite Snack: Pretzles
Favorite Animal: Jaguars, because they can run fast! (The competitive nature in this kid is endless!)
Side Note: The Jaguar is the school mascot at his preschool with happens to be on IUPUI's campus.
Favorite song: ABC
Favorite Book: Chima
Best Friend: Will and Ms. Danielle
Favorite Cereal: Panda Food
Favorite thing to do outside: Play ball (By this, he is referring to the Chi-Ball. See birthday party post.)
Favorite Drink: Chocolate milk (of course! This kid drinks a ton of chocolate milk. He likes dark chocolate almond milk.)
Favorite thing to eat for breakfast: chocolate chip pancakes
What do you want to eat for dinner tonight: oatmeal (meaning dinosaur oatmeal, which is a treat due to high sugar and dye content in it.) 
What do you want to be when you grow up: The Green Lantern (This is new, probably inspired by getting to watch the movie with Daddy yesterday. Generally he says he wants to be a runner...)

Stats:
Height: 41 inches (3 ft 4in)
Weight: 35 lbs
Personality: Independent, Silly, and Competitive!