Going Solo

Elliott got to swing by himself for the first time today. He was thrilled. He also enjoyed watching the bigger kids at the park performing acrobatics that I hope to never see him doing (backflips off the swing, stuntman-style leaps off the merry-go-round, etc.). 

Now that you're smiling at his cute pictures, I must crush your happiness a bit: He has another ear infection. Two of them, to be more precise. He's handling it with his usual aplomb by day, but nights are a different story. But hey, who needs to get any rest on their vacation anyway? Not me. --Marilyn