With his winter coat, blue striped pajamas, and camouflage rain boots, Eli was a walking fashion faux pas this morning! The important thing, however, is that there was a break in the rain, and we played outside! Zoe was incredibly grateful for the romp, too.
This was the first time Eli wore his new rain boots, and he sure loves them. He had a great time stomping around on the grass, in the leaves...and again in the house later this evening when he asked for his "boots please!" I had the song "These Boots are Made for Walking" stuck in my head as I watched him stomp around having the time of his life. :) Eli had such a great time playing outside, understandably so since we haven't had any real playtime lately aside from dodging raindrops! :) Anyway, Eli also did a great job helping Dada stack wood.
He took great pride in carrying pieces (albeit small pieces) from the wood pile to the house. He's really becoming quite the helper. In the morning he even makes his own waffle (with a little help from Mama, of course)!
Nana gave us a great "interactive, kid-friendly" (quotes from the box) nativity to use this year with Eli. It's been great because each day Eli gets to open a little present that contains one of the people for the nativity and hear a poem about that person and how they fit into the Christmas story. Eli has really enjoyed this nightly ritual, so much so that as he's finishing dinner he'll point to it and say "tiv" - his version of "nativity." He knows each of the people's names so far: "Geh" (Angel), "Mayme" (Mary), "Jos" (Joseph), and Jesus - which he says pretty darn well! :) Last night's present was baby Jesus, and Eli was very excited! 
Instead of leaving baby Jesus in the nativity with the others, Eli played with Him for awhile, even taking the baby on a train ride! :) Thanks, Nana and Pa, for the great gift!
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