Zeneski Amigos: Here We Go Steelers!

Eli sporting his Steeler gear

OK, I know I haven't blogged in a while and there are so many more important things going on in our lives.. but GO STEELERS!!!! We had such a fun day today. Phoenix is a beautiful place to live, especially in the winter with three little guys who love to go outside. It was about 72 degrees and sunny, so we went outside and jumped in a leaf pile and just generally explored the whole back yard.

Eli on left, Luke on right and Zach in the back

Then the boys went down for a nap at 2:30, which coincided perfectly with the start of the game. If you watched the game, you know the first half was dismal. The Steelers weren't playing well and the prospects didn't look good against a tough Ravens defense. So the boys woke up at halftime (wearing their Steelers gear, of course!) and I said, "OK, you have to be our good luck charms!" And don't you know, the Steelers rocked the whole second half! The boys were so excited to see us clapping and cheering! At one point, John and I roared with excitement on a long completed pass, and all three of the boys just burst into tears! It took us at least 15 minutes to get them calmed down! Hopefully, next week they will be awake for the whole game!

Other than that, we've been having a lot of fun. It's been so warm here lately that we've been able to go to the park almost every day. The boys continue to amaze me with what they can do. All of the boys climb up the steps of the play area (which is neat because we don't have steps here at the house) and Zach and Eli both go down the slide by themselves - usually on their bellies! It freaked me out the first time Zachy came flying down, but he was fine and loved it! They went on their first swings the other day, and Luke and Zach liked it, but Eli needs a few more times to get used to it, I think.

They're really starting to be so sweet to each other, too. Luke is especially empathetic - he will go over and gently touch a brother who is crying, and even give them his cup.

Eli and Luke playing together

Eli kissed Zach tonight (I really thought it was going to be a bite!) No teeth involved though - which is hard since Eli now has 15 teeth! Can you believe that? Thank goodness he only uses them for good (so far!).