Busy Bees and Chattering Elmos

We've been a busy bunch this weekend. Jack took his first car seat-free ride in a shopping cart this weekend. Jack and Mommy went to Toys 'R Us yesterday, "just to look", and came home with a few Elmo things. He sort of had a dazed looked, but smiled when well-meaning strangers talked to him. He was a little more comfortable today when all three of us went grocery shopping.

The rest of the weekend was spent on the floor, rolling around and chasing flying toys, or outside enjoying the weather as Jamie grilled and I picked up limbs in the back yard. Jack likes the fresh air and enjoys watching the cats meow from inside the screen door. My back and feet are so sore that I don't mind that Finnegan is playfully attacking my feet as I write. If he would actually chew instead of lick, then maybe Jamie wouldn't have to cut my toe nails this week.

The below picture from my camera phone isn't that great, but it does show a little of Jack's excitement at seeing his Chattering Elmo at the store. Grandma Anne and Aunt Crystal gave him Chattering Elmo for Christmas. We use it a lot to keep him occupied while cutting his nails or distracting him from something else. He was excited to see Chattering Elmo at Toys 'R Us and couldn't understand why Mommy put it back up on the shelf. Instead, I opted for a smaller, less furry, every day type of plush Elmo.....more importantly, one that doesn't talk, sing or laugh! Do you know how hard it is to find an Elmo that doesn't make any sound at all?? Jack held Elmo's foot in his mouth throughout the whole store, but when he got home, I found that his new Elmo doesn't rate next to his old, talkative, furry buddy. A few times I tricked him into taking it from me by singing, "La, La, La, La. La, La, La, La. Elmo's World." He'd smile and grab Elmo, stuff his eyes into his mouth and then drop him overboard. Poor mute Elmo!