Big Smiles, Standing, and a Crazy Cat

Eli is up to SO MUCH lately! He wiggles, crawls, walks (with assistance) all over the joint!
A smattering of his new tricks:
-thinking about standing for some seconds.
-saying bye bye, arf arf (what a dog says), Ma Ma (finally!), etc.
-learning that when Mama says "yucky" he should stop eating the book.
-crawling around and playing hide and peek behind furniture.
-walking everywhere, including hikes in the forest, with the assistance of any two fingers.
-exploring and playing independently while Mama works.
-feeding himself with a fork or spoon and then offering the utensil back to a parent for reloading.
-pointing to objects in books when asked, i.e. "Where's the Moon, Eli?"
-barking back at random dogs.
-taking his own pants off.

And now, some big smiles:
Rock Star Hair, Rock Star Onesie, Rock Star Smile.
Again.
Literary Smile.
Smiling at the trees.
REEEEACH! Go go gadget arm!
Feeding himself some very appetizing looking food.
LOOK! He's standing!
Still Standing!
Still standing (not for long)! He stood long enough for me to let go of him, step back, get the camera out of my pocket, turn it on, and take THREE PHOTOS! GO ELI!
Crazy Vashti cat came to visit us at the swing. Eli was amused.
Up, up, up she goes!
Over his head...
Whew! She made it safely to the otherside. Crazy crazy critter.