The Fruit & Berry Patch-September 29th

Eli and I joined some friends at the Fruit & Berry Patch last Friday. It was so much fun. They had an apple orchard where you could pick your own apples, a pumpkin patch, a corn maize and a petting zoo. We didn't do the petting zoo because we were getting close to nap times. Eli enjoyed hanging out with his friend Trevor!! Thanks, Jeanne and Trevor, for inviting us!

Going for a stroll!

The boys enjoyed blackberry fruit slushes and apples!

Here they are loving on each other and picking out pumpkins!

Another Boo-Boo!!

Here is a picture of Eli's first real knee scrape. He did this while pushing his lawnmower up the street. It's crazy how easily he bruises!!

Pictures of the Kick!!

Eli has had many accidents lately and two of them happened to be to his face. His cheek is from chasing Mason in the house, tripping and falling directly into the couch. His forehead is from our bathroom drawer. Ouch!!

This is one of Eli's favorite places to sit. I don't think Mason likes it too much. Have you noticed that Mason is Eli's favorite toy?

We went to Lexington this past weekend to visit our friends, Josh and Kresta. Eli enjoyed hanging out with them and especially enjoyed their dog, Olivia! I don't think Eli has ever been as close to the ceiling as he is when Josh holds him!! Josh and Kresta will be welcoming their own little man, Cameron Dei, in January! We can't wait to meet him. Hopefully, as he gets older, he

and Eli will become great buds!!

Isle of Palms, S.C.- Sept. 2nd-Sept. 9th, 2006

Well, we are back from a wonderful week in Isle of Palms, S.C. We stayed in a nice little villa right on the beach and we were minutes from Charleston!! If I could have it my way we would have stayed for another few days, but someone had to get back to work!! Anyway, here are some fun pictures from our trip! Enjoy!


This is the view from our deck. Right past the trees was the ocean!!

Our first day at the beach someone caugh a very large sting ray.

Beach time!!

More Isle of Palms

On Tuesday we went in to Charleston and ate at our favorite pizza place!

Pool time!

Snack time!

There was a public park right next to our villas that has a nice playground! Eli loved it!

Family time!

Friends Come Over to Play!

We swap out date nights with our friends, the Newby's, and this week was our week to watch their kiddies! Eli and Mckenna had a blast playing together and little Land had fun watching movies and rolling around on the floor! As you can see, he was worn out by the end of the evening! Thanks for coming over to play, McKenna and Land! Eli had a great time!


Here is a close-up that shows how Eli's nose if farring!!

Eli enjoyed rocking McKenna on his horse! I think McKenna was enjoying herself, as well!

Poor Land!! Doesn't he look comfortable, though!

Almost a Broken Nose!

Well, Eli had a big fall today right onto his nose. And, I'm not joking when I say right onto his nose. He was pushing a stroller around in the kitchen and started climbing into it all by himself. I was standing right next to him, but obviously not close enough. He tumbled over the back and face first into the floor. I was afraid his nose might have been broken but am very thankful it is not. Just some redness and a few scratches. The Lord was definitely protecting my little man!!

Eli & Mason playing dress-up!

Well, finally, here are some new pictues! We were out of town on vacation with my family (pictures on next post) for a week and then Eli came down with croupe as soon as we got home. So, we have sort of been out of it! He is feeling much better now! Praise the Lord! And he is even beginning to sleep in to between 8:00 & 8:30 a.m.! Dobuble hallalujah!! He wasn't feeling too bad last week to pull out most of Mason's bandannas and want to play dress-up with her! If you can tell, she ended up having six on at one time!! Then, he wanted to take her for a walk se he got the leash out! Poor Mason!

Lake Lanier-July 16th-21st, 2006

A couple of weeks ago we went on vacation to Lake Lanier, GA with my family! Eli was excited because he got to hang out with his cousin Jolie who lives in California! They seemed to really enjoy each other and Eli got to do all kinds of new things while on vacation!

Here is Jolie feeding Eli some frozen yogurt!

Eli is helping Grame cook breakfast!

Washing the dishes!

Just chillin'! Watching a movie with cousin Jolie!

Fun in the sun!

I just couldn't resist!!!

I just couldn't resist posting more spaghetti pictures!! It is the funniest thing watching Eli eat spaghetti. First of all, he loves it, so he eats it as fast as he can shoving it into his mouth in big handfuls! Second, he literally paints himself with the sauce. It takes a good soaking to get the tint of red out of his skin! Needless to say, he only wears a diaper when it is spaghetti night. I don't know why we bother with the bib!

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!

Here are Eli's latest pictures taken by our favorite photographer, Shannon Stanfield! Hope you enjoy them!

More Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!!!