A Little Bit More About the Eels

Since Sadie got a big mention yesterday, I think it's Eli's turn today:
*Eli's favorite foods (by favorite foods I mean, "the only food Eli eats") are: hotdogs, ravioli, yogurt, chocolate, cereal, pb&j, and tator tots.
*Eli loves loves loves to read books. He reads all day long and often asks me to read to him. Yesterday, I caught him reading to Sadie. It was too cute.
*Eli has been throwing the most awesomest three year old tantrums ever. It's great! What does he throw tantrums over: us refusing to carry him, Eli not wanting to wear a winter coat when it's 35 degrees, not letting him eat cookies before dinner, us asking him not to whine and to please ask for something using a nice voice, and the list goes on and on and on...
*Eli loves sports: hockey, soccer, baseball, wrestling, football, and yoga are his current favorites.
*Eli is beginning to share a lot better with his sister. He loves to trade with her even if she doesn't always want to trade back.
*Eli is a PBS kid (no cable in our house!). He loves Sid the Science Kid, Super Why and Word World the best.
*Eli loves to write his name. At school, every paper he brings home has his name written really really big all the way across it, but nothing else. He always says,"Look! I wrote my name."
*Eli's play is getting really elaborate. He likes to play cars on his town rug, then he needs to build a house out of blocks, then the wooden dolls need to come out to live in the house, then the family decides to drive to the zoo so all of the animals need to come out and be set up in their cages, then his wallet needs to come out because that is where his "zoo card" is and then the cash register needs to come out because that is how you scan the card to get into the zoo...
*Playing games are another favorite: Hullaballoo, Candy Land and all computer games are huge hits.
*For every cooperative moment, there are 2 uncooperative moments.
*Before bed, Eli needs a drink of water, to have his blankets perfectly tucked in, a hug and a "kiss right here" said as he's pointing right on the center of his mouth and if you don't get it perfect you have to do it again.