Super Kid

Well Old Man Winter hasn't kept us down around here much. In fact Elias has enjoyed turning into a "Big Boy." This new status includes learning how to use the potty:

Jumping right into Mr. Potato Head at the Children's Museum:

Elias is such a super kid who enjoys life and loves to dance. He even attended his first 90 minute dance concert last month. His favorite cartoons are Caillou, Little Einsteins and Micky Mouse. He loves all things Disney. He loves to paint, play race cars and trains. He loves to go to school. He loves fruits and vegetables and of course sweets....

It's going to be a Super Year!

This year, our city of Indianapolis has the opportunity to host its first Super Bowl. The city has been under loads of construction over the past year and now we have the big reveal. Our little barrel just happens to be within a 10-15 minute walk from all the excitement. So let's kick off this year right with a little SUPER FUN!

And the Bowl comes to our little city...

Zipline: A Main Event

Super Entertainment

Jimmy Fallon @ Butler

Here Come the Mummies

Umphrey's McGee

Super Silliness!

Our little city played host to a very fun Super Bowl. The energy was positive and high. Everyone was able to participate in their own way. We were Blessed with unseasonably warm and sunny weather. In all we had a SUPER time. Perhaps we will get another one in the future....Until then, 

Good Night Indy Super Bowl!

The Year's End

Happy New Year! We have been very busy this last few weeks of 2011 with lots of parties, travels, and adventures. We have celebrated Christmas with cookie parties, work parties, school parties. We danced the Nutcracker in our living room and visited Radiator Springs (which happens to have a nice little zoo.) Here are the little highlights from the end of year.

Factor Mustache

Christmas Trains at Garfield Park

Studying the Nutcracker

Dancing the Grand Pas

Race cars are learning strategies from He Who Can Crack Nuts

Time to fix things...thanks Opa!

 When we flew to Arizona for Christmas, Elias was very excited when he looked out the window to see that we were going to Radiator Springs for Christmas.

Cars 2 Race track..thanks Gram and Grandad

Mater and McQueen meet the Rat King

Santa came!

Rat King is happy Santa left him some cookies

Showing Uncle Derrick how to dance to the Nutcracker
after  jamming out not Uncle Derrick's Phish tunes.

Too much Christmas!

This year was one filled with lots of memories--sleeping and dancing again, the Great Ice Storm, home improvements and getting to play and garden outside, good times with friends new and old, music concerts, and of course the daily shenanigans of Elias. He is now 2 1/2 years old, standing 3'2 and weighing in at 30 pounds. He really started talking  (and making sense in the last couple of months) and he can even count to 10 in 3 languages (English, German, Spanish). He has a will of steel but is as silly as a goose and very lighthearted, even a prankster/jokster. A total ham.  He loves all things race cars (Cars 2 right now), animals (especially African wildlife as seen in the Lion King), and trains. Happy 2011! Here's to 2012.

Merry Christmas

From sunny Arizona.

Elias and his Four Wheeled Friends

In a post over the summer, you were introduced to Bubbles, the amazing race car. Now Elias' brood of buddies has grown. Shall we introduce you?

BUBBLES

CHARLIE

MONSTER TRUCK!
(yes, an exclamation is emphasized when calling this certain car's name.)

BLUE