Summer took a long time to get to Salem this year. For Eli, it arrived just in time to welcome Ewan, and to keep him busy while his parents attend to an infant.
Today, Dadda took Eli to the Fairmount spray park, where Eli had a blast running through the sprinklers, pressing the buttons to get the water started and putting his hands over the top of the water and soaking himself. He taught some older boys the trick of covering the hold with your hands and trying to push the water down. He still ran through the sprinkler when he got home, just as he has several days in a row -- because this boy is a little fish. Even when it is cold, cold water, he wants to jump in.
It seems that Eli is growing up much faster these days. Michael and I don't know if it has something to do with Ewan's birth, our awareness of Eli or his development has simply sped up.
Today, while Michael and Eli and Zula walked to Fairmount Park, Zula wrapped Eli and Michael together in the leash just as Michael was trying to pick up dog poop. Before Michael could say anything, Eli says, "For God's sake!" in just the same way Michael would have said it. He's been saying and doing more and more adult things like that. Hysterical.
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