Adventures with Grammy and Papa

In addition to having a super fun birthday celebration this weekend, Elliot also had a lot of fun exploring Richmond with his Grammy and Papa during their visit. They went to the Children's Museum where Elliot had a blast in the "under 3" room. Apparently he wanted to push every toy truck they had. He also enjoyed the museum's massive water table, the scene of what may have been his first tantrum. Elliot liked it so much, that he cried his little eyes out when it was time to leave.

Elliot, Grammy and Papa encountered numerous wild and not so wild beasts at Maymont. During their visit in March, Elliot slept through the entire trip to Maymont. This time he managed to stay awake until the end. I am sure Grammy and Papa got quite the work out pushing 22 lbs. of baby up all of those Maymont hills.

After the trip to Maymont, Grammy and Papa took Elliot to Toys R Us to pick out his birthday present. Elliot decided that he would like to have a Tonka Truck ride on toy. I think Papa may have liked the truck almost as much as Elliot. It is very cool - it has a horn, turn signals, side mirror, and it can scoop up other smaller toys in its path.

Last but not least, we all toured the Museum of the Confederacy and the Confederate White House on Sunday. I carried Elliot around in his Ergo Baby Carrier and he was very well behaved during the house tour and in the museum.

Wow, Elliot did a lot of stuff! No wonder he has been pooped every night at 7 PM on the dot. He is still recovering from his adventures!