end of summer blues ...

It's been a busy end-of-summer for the Greens. J has begun hunting season, V wrote a grant at work and is preparing for fall travel, and Eli ... is learning to walk! He's also learning to tantrum, trying to see what he can do with kicks and tears. Mostly he's been a joy though, as-per-usual! We had a visit from Grammy Linda which was really fun -- nothing fancy, just good quality spoiling time and her help allowed Jason to build a shelf in our garage. Thanks Grammy Linda!

#1 ~ Eli's been using this big ball to walk around and is getting increasingly confident. Every now and then he'll stand up spontaneously on his own or walk a few steps from here to there, but he's not quite there yet ... soon though

#2 ~ Eli and Grammy reading one of Eli's new favorite pigeon books. They are by far his favorite -- he owns the whole collection and will walk over with each of them in turn until they've all been read, 3-4 times a day. He loves that pigeon! They are very cute books, check them out: http://www.pigeonpresents.com/

#3 ~ Eli playing peek-a-boo by himself now,with the play-silks from our friend Shiela. (He's also wearing the shirt Aunt Joan gave to him when he was born -- it finally fits!)

#4 ~ J picking blackberries on a small family outing. Eli liked to eat the blackberries right off the tree

and #5 below -- Phoebe!