Abby and Eli

Finally, Abby impresses Eli by showing off her cell phone (actually it's my phone, of course, but Abby treats it like it's hers)


First pic of all 4 of us.


Eli showing his cousin a little love.


Abby and Sammy just barely indulging me with a posed pic by the tree... I thought Abby and Sammy might be too young to say "seriously Mom", but here they are saying it with their eyes.


Oh Eli, just look at that face!

Abby and Eli are about 7 months apart and for most of Abby's life they haven't really had anything in common, but lately we've had a glimpse of how much fun they will have as they get older and can really play together. Here's a couple of recent developments:

* Eli can say Abby's name
* Eli will often hand Abby toys and he really tries and mostly succeeds at his efforts to share
* Abby gets really excited and waves her arms and legs when Eli is around and loves to stare at him

So there you have it, the beginnings of a beautiful friendship. What lucky little babies! I always thought it would be fun to have an older brother, but now that I think about it, an older boy cousin is even better, way less fights over the remote control and who "gets the front" but with all the perks of an older brother.