Events-February 13th

Last Tuesday, we joined Grame, Aunt Tricia, and Cousins Jolie, Emilee & Kenzie at Events. It was a blast!! Thanks, Grame, for a fun time and for lunch!!

Super Bowl 2007

Our friends, the Bohannon's, hosted a Super Bowl party for the second year in a row!! It was a blast and we had a ton of yummy food! We did our best to keep the kids distracted so the adults could watch the game!

We used our television!!

Eli tried to use my camera!!

But, they kept coming in to try and distract us adults! Caden is such a cheese ball!!

Thanks, Brad and Chandra, for your hospitality and for a super party!! Thanks, also, to the Campbell's and Hamilton's who also brought food! Everything was so yummy!!

Just For You, Aunt Susie!!

Hi, Aunt Susie! I wanted to show you how much I love my Wiggles slippers!! This is me waving at the camera and showing off my slippers!!

Lexington, KY: January 31st-February 3rd

Eli and I took a last minute trip to Lexington last week to visit our friends, Josh & Kresta, and their new baby boy, Cameron!! We had a blast! Check out these silly pictures!!

I hadn't heard much from Eli in a few minutes, so I went upstairs to check on him. This is where I found him!! Maybe he remembers his Ocean Wonders Aquarium from when he was a baby!!

On Thursday, we hit the mall for lunch and Eli enjoyed releasing some energy in the play area!

I had Eli sleep with me because I was too lazy to mess with the pack-n-play. I actually look forward to sleeping with him until the middle of the night when there is a foot in my chest!! Isn't he sweet all cuddled up on the pillow!!

This was Eli showing me his silly face. I was impressed that he actually posed for the camera.

Kresta had a bunch of toys from her job as a speech pathologist in the room where we were staying and Eli found some neat trucks right away. Needless to say, he and I went to Toys R Us and found him some super cool new trucks!! This is how he spent most of our time in Lexington!

Giving Olivia a good night hug!

Well, as we were leaving, I realized I didn't have any pictures of the baby! I was surprised at how well Eli cooperated for these!

Leaning in to give kisses!

Thanks so much, Josh & Kresta, for allowing us to come and take over your house! We enjoyed hanging out and getting to visit with Cameron!! We'll be praying for this new season of your lives and looking forward to seeing you all again soon!!

Random Pictures!!

We hung out with my friend Lillian and her little girl, Ella Reese. Eli loved Ella Reese, but I think he loved their guitar even more!!!

Dinner with Cousin Jolie! Look at her crazy hair!!

Passed out!! Isn't he sweet!!

Happy Anniversary To Us!!

Today is our fourth anniversary!! Since John is in Chicago for training he was kind enough to send me these beautiful flowers!! I am an old fashioned girl. I love flowers and chocolates, and my husband knows it all too well!! Thanks, John! The flowers are beautiful and I can't wait to tap into the chocolates!!

I Love My "Big Sissy!!"

My First Dentist Appointment!!

Eli had his first dentist appointment today! He really didn't let them do anything put look in his mouth and brush his teeth with a regular toothbrush. The dentist said this was normal for children Eli's age. He is becoming such a big boy!! I can't believe I took him to the dentist today! I am trying to cherish every moment God gives me with Eli because time flies by so fast. It feels like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital and freaking out because we had no idea what we were doing!! God has been very kind over the past two years and has used Eli to teach us so much! I am so grateful!! I love you, Little Man!!

January 9th-Big Snow!!

Today, we had our first real snow of the winter. It snowed for like five minutes one day in November, but we were in the car and didn't get to enjoy it. Today, we spent the whole time it snowed outside and Eli loved it!! It was a little frigid, though!!

I'm wearing my super cool hat from my Mimi and Pappy!

Yipee!! Snow!!

Look at all those flakes!!

I had Eli show the camera his mittens because he actually kept them on. Amd they didn't come off until we went inside! I was so surprised!

January 6th-Gatlinburg

We spent the day in Gatlinburg yesterday and had a super duper time! This was the first time Eli had ever been to Gatlinburg and he loved all of the energy there. He's been to Pigeon Forge many times, but we've never made the extra trip to G-burg until yesterday! After driving around for awhile to find parking (it was unexpectedly busy because of the warm weather) we started off in an arcade where we also ate lunch at Fannie Farkles!! Yummy corndogs!!

After lunch, we hit the town on Daddy's shoulders! This was super fun!

I saw these cool suckers and thought Eli would enjoy one. He did! All over his face!!

We did end up in Pigeon Forge to stop at a few shops and then headed to our favorite restaurant, the Apple Barn, for dinner!

Eli's ice cream was the highlight of the evening!

We had a wonderful day! It is days like this, hanging out and enjoying my family, that I am reminded of God's kindess in giving me my wonderful husband and precious son! Thank you God for your grace! We are so underserving!

Eli's First Haircut!!

Well, we finally did it! Eli got his haircut yesterday for the first time!! He did great! We went to Kids Fun Kutz and it was such a neat place. I definitely recommend it if you don't mind paying a little extra. Eli was totally entertained and barely noticed what was going on! He wasn't very fond of the apron thing they put on him, so it came off!

And here's the finished product! He doesn't look to thrilled, does he?!!