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GIRL!!

We are so excited to add a little girl to our family! She is very healthy and measuring almost exactly the same as Elliott. The measurements are so close that my doctor was actually amazed. Looks like we will have another big baby on our hands! 

Big 12 Tournament

Aunt Chelsey, Uncle Steve, and Grandma and Grandpa Currie came down for the Big 12 Tournament again this year.  We had a great time! Elliott loved spending time with everyone and getting more attention than normal. Grandma Currie brought enough food to feed an army so I didn't have to worry about cooking a thing. Oh...and the Cyclones WON!! This tournament will go down in the history books as one of the best ever.

23 Months

Elliott is saying close to 10 new words a day, I can't even count what the total is up to now. He LOVES to play outside, especially his sandbox. He loves playing with the "diggers" that Grandma and Grandpa Currie and Aunt Chelsey and Uncle Steve brought him when they stayed for the Big 12 tournament. He now likes to walk on his own when we go for walks around the block. No more stroller! He has quite the palate and will eat, or at least try, just about anything. His favorites are any type of fruit, meatballs, tilapia, sweat potato and black bean burrito, and most recently crab cakes. Yes, our son will eat crab cakes! And when we are done eating he has to help wash the dishes. He will walk over to a chair at the table, put his hand on it and say "wash" while pointing at the sink. I hope he keeps this up!  Elliott has learned what time out means and he is quick to say “no” when you ask him if he wants to go. He visits it frequently when he starts his hitting escapades. I believe he is starting to get curious about Mom’s growing belly, but still has no idea what it means. He will find out soon enough! 

Washing dishes. Yes, he does actually wash them and then put them up on the counter once they are done. 

Playing with his new diggers 

On a walk...pointing out every single thing he sees 

Mom treated him to ice cream for being a good boy during the day while Dad was at work

Randoms

Typical road trip 

Playing at Monkey Bizness...a kids dream and a parent's nightmare

Relaxing with Mom after Church

Cereal with Dad

Katherine Marie Conley

Katherine Marie Conley entered this world on February 5th. 2014 at 12:45pm.  She was 7lbs 14ozs and 20.5 inches long. She is perfect in every way and Elliott is very excited to have another cousin! Congratulations to my sister and her husband! 

Below are a few pictures of our trip to Des Moines to meet Miss Katherine

Elliott wasn't so sure about his Mommy holding another baby 

Watching cartoons with Cousin Addison 

Morning cartoons with Grandma Linda

Mini golf at Aaron and K'Lyn's country club 

Talking to each other on the phone 

22 Months

Elliott's comprehension has grown out of this world in the last two months.  He is now starting to put two words together.  You'll never believe it, but his first combination was "yellow ball."  His favorite is "Mommy eat" or "Daddy eat," which he says while pointing to our seats at the table.  He can identify the colors blue, purple, yellow, red, and sometimes green.  Cars is still by far his favorite movie.  I swear he dreams about it because he will sometimes ask for it the second he wakes up. 

Conversations:

Dad - Elliott, we don't climb out of the tub. Do you know why?

Elliott - Why?

Mom - How was your day, Elliott?

Elliott - Good.

Mom - It was?

Elliott - Yeah.

Mom - What did you do?

Elliott - Ball! 

Watching Daddy play basketball 

Wearing Cars while reading Cars 

Winter Storm 2014

We had our first major snowfall this winter (13 inches over 48 hours) and Elliott could not wait to get outside.  He bundled up with Dad as soon as he got home from Monique’s and ventured out into the white wilderness.  It took him a while to figure out what exactly he was supposed to do in the snow, but once he did he had a blast and did not want to come inside.

Once we finally drug him inside Dad made some hot chocolate

and Elliott colored a picture...