Elliott, Kira and Amelia's birthday party - yay!!
Mike's balloon making kit is put to good use	Ryan munching a spoon - practicing for the big "solids" day coming up!	Ryan found sunlight! He played with it like a cat..
Sand Osmosis: the kids wandered in and out of the house all day	Two of our very serious friends	Amelia regards Scott
Wendy takes a turn with Kira	Kira tells Wendy all about it
Jasmine and Orin	Amelia checks out her goody bag - mm, car!	Kira knows just what to do with this noisemaker!
another photographer	Lorelei lounges
	Ryan, like all babies, is fascinated by the goldfish	the girls have a look with Stef (she's in there somewhere)
Boys in TruckLand	Maze is ready to blow this popsicle stand	The girls have no idea what is in store for them... smash cakes!
surprisingly lukewarm reception (they were exhausted)	Kira's not impressed	...and neither is Amelia
but the parents are having fun!	Dad looks on..	"Maybe if I close my eyes, it will go away!"
Mike demonstrates how it's done	finally he resorts to trickery, convincing Amelia to give him five, and swiping his hand away	Note to Mike: never trick a smart baby. Amelia is mad.
Elliott checks out his cool bulldozer shirt	BRrrr!!	the playdough fun factory is open for business
Jess	Lorelei
On a nice overcast day..
Ahh! marooned on a blanket!	If you move just a little to the left...	Lorelei loves to watch Elliott
Elliott examines a leaf	secretly plotting	What, me?
There he goes!	Even Maze says Mike works too much!	Lorelei wins "the worst dressed baby award" (yes, she's wearing Elliott's socks backwards)
		Elliott has a hearing test for his 3 year check-up
Jess,	Mike,	Lorelei and
Elliott enjoy his 3rd birthday by going to ECHO	having a blast at the warm blower	he was fascinated by this phone of a guy talking about forests..
Elliott found the soft-shelled turtle!	yeah, it was nothin'	Woah! big frog
another view	turtles all in a lump	leaping on the rocks outside
Elliott, Lorelei, Rachel, Terry and Jess drove down to Mass. for the weekend (the guys had to work :( )
talking about eating seafood	*slurp*	Elliott prefers watermelon - thanks Mya for sharing!
Mya meets Lorelei	Rebecca meets Lorelei	gentle..
tickle tickle!	Lorelei loves Ellen	She's mine! All Mine! moohoohooaoahaaaaaa! (well ok, until feeding time!)
feeding a goat	choo choo!	peeking from the trees
Elliott feeds a .. something.	Mya does too	and Pepere
Llama asks for more	"resting" (this lasted about 3/4 of a second)
crossing a tricky bridge	Vroom! Elliott loves the playground	Wee!
Mya's turn	Terry and Pepere climb the tower and meet an old friend	Lorelei wakes up from her nap in the sling, and looks on
Where's Waldo? Err, I mean, Elliott?	Wheeee!!	Nana enjoying being Nana, in spite of her boot
Julia and Bryan meet Lorelei	Peek-a-boo!	Hey, I think she likes me!
Dillon holds Lorelei	Rachel, sort of	Lorelei, sort of
Elliott heads to his favorite spot in the yard..	Noah has a turn holding Babe
Dillon shows Elliott how to play croquet	cucumber and pickle break!	Elliott finds the hibiscus
Leaping Lizard! Into the compost!	Noah with Elliott	Rachel gives Elliott a lesson
What a sweet aunt: Rachel kisses a booboo
	screaming fest
Rachel shows Elliott how it's done	Ahhh!	Ellen entertains Lorelei
		Elliott opens a few presents from his Memere and Pepere
"Hey, I have a flashlight like that too!"		We put a "3" into Ellen's awesome dessert cake and call it a party
"I just want whipped cream!"	that shirt will never quite be white again..	Later, Elliott sees Rachel with a lollipop and insists on having one. He gets more than his dose of blue #4..
Back at the ranch.. a little birthday party for Elliott at Nana and Grandpa George's house (Mike unfortunately had to work late)
using glitter glue for the first time	of course you need to smear it with your hands..	Rachel, can you help me wash my hands?
Ooh, heavy! Elliott and Nana bring in a big harvest	it's HUGE!	Elliott's impromptu birthday cake - he liked the jellybean eyes the best
ok, I smiled, can I eat it now?	Ahh, candles, right.	make a wish! (he wished that he could have another birthday tomorrow. This was extra funny and sweet since the next day was, in fact, his actual birthday!)
playing with a cool tractor and conveyer belt from Nancy Wellman	trot trot to Boston	Lorelei cracks up laughing