The Incredible Sticker Boy

Every year about this time we get a Disney Yearbook in the mail.  As I was opening the box it came in today, Eli saw the red background and part of a yellow lightning bolt.  He started jumping up and down saying "Yightning!  Yightning!"  (those L's sure can be tricky sometimes) 

As soon as I had the book out of the box, he had it and was running to the couch for further investigation.  He sat there for nearly 30 minutes flipping through the book (devoted entirely to Disney's Cars) telling me who every character is, which cars he has, and those his friends Colby and Jack have. 

Then I noticed there was also a package of stickers in the box.  Stickers always have the same result, however the location varies.  We usually end with a stack of stickers on Eli's forehead.  Today however, his creativity got the better of him.  He pulled up his pant leg and all 14 stickers ended up on his leg.  Of course, by the time I ran upstairs to get the card for the camera, he was already pulling stickers off.  I did end up with a couple pictures despite his speed at removing them.

I told him there was no smiling alowed.  This is his "no smile" face.

Our own little Derek Jeter

Coyote's number 2, GO ELI!

 

"I got it!"  He was ready for this one

 Tball was so much fun yesterday!  There were a number of kids who missed last night's game, however, everyone who was there did wonderfully, the game sped by, and then we had a team barbecue at the park.  The kids were more interested in playing on the toys than eating their dinner, however, many hot dogs and hamburgers were scarfed down by the Coyote kids.  The weather held out, there was no rain and it was actually relatively warm.  We ended up with some great tball shots from the evening too.  It's sad that there is only one more game left in his first season playing!  He sure has come a long way and boy does he love it!

It wouldn't be the same if they weren't
goofing around.  Silly Coyotes.

Eli's First Mariners Game

This weekend Eli went to his first Mariners game at Safeco Field.  It wasn't his first Major League Baseball game as we went to a Houston Astros game last summer when we visited my brother in Texas.  On Saturday, after helping load my parents first load of belongings to take to their new house, we ventured downtown and wandered the streets of Seattle with Jess's dad and Cheryle (UniGrampa and UniGramma - haha  Cheryle was cold and had the hood on her sweatshirt on as well as her sunglasses, looking like the unibomber pictures.  HAHA  It was hilarious!). 

At Saturday's game, we were thankful Safeco has can have a roof. It had just started raining when we got to the stadium, and it continued to pour throughout the game. It was Griffey t-shirt night (which he didn't even play during) so we all left with free t-shirts. It was a fun game. We even ran into a good friend from college and had the chance to catch up with Joel.

Daddy, Eli, Gramma Cheryle, Grandpa Glenn

I know the white balance is off on this,

but I LOVE his big brown eyes.

Showing off his Griffey t-shirt where the
Mariner Moose was supposed
to be, but wasn't.

Playing in the kid area before the game

We finally found the Mariner Moose,
he was on the field!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Today was another game day for us.  It was exceptionally nice as Eli had quite the crowd cheering him on (as well as all the other gut-wrenchingly hysterical three and four year olds.  Grandma and Papa, Gordon, Dusti and Liam, and Richard and Carol all came!  It was great.  Of course, I had to zip home because I forgot the camera battery at home in its charger - go figure.

After a quick trip home, I made it back to the field just as the game started.  Because of the recent rain, and few dribbles during the game, the dirt (we were on Patrick Field again) was pretty wet and wasn't conducive to glove digging and kicking up clouds of dust.  The kids were more engaged, although a couple times they'd try to make balls out of dirt.  If you haven't been to a t-ball game, you seriously have got to find one and just watch.  It has got to be the funniest thing around.

Mr. Cool began the game in his Transformers sunglasses.  He can do anything in these!

You might think he's pointing at me, however "Coach Daddy" had just asked him where he was running next. He was pointing to third base and saying "Over there!"

 Giving Coach a high five after making it around the bases.

Great game!  Way to go Coyotes!

Giving Papa a celebratory hug.

After the game, we took mom out to a birthday lunch at Mizu's Japanese Steakhouse.  Eli LOVED the fire and watching our chef work in front of us.  He didn't do the flaming volcano with the onion slices, so we asked if he'd do it for the little man, and he did.  Eli's excitement was absolutely priceless and we had delicious food.  Happy Birthday Momma/Grandma!  We love you!