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!!!

Even More Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!

A Trip to Cincinnati

We recently went up to Cincinnati for Josh & Tonya's bachelor and bachelorette parties. Josh is John's step-brother and he and Tonya are getting married this weekend, the 10th! We are so excited! Anyway, Eli always likes going to Cincinnati because he gets to play with his cousins, Ashley and Megan.

Here is Eli raiding Megan's shoes!

On the night of the bachelor party, Aunt Susie and I took Eli and Megan to McDonald's to play!

Eli usually takes a bath at night before bedtime and he really needed one this night after playing at McDonald's. Megan decided to join him and the two crazy kids had a blast!

A Visit to Grandma Smith's!

After visiting in Cincinnati, Eli and I drove up to Franklin to visit Grandma Smith. Eli sure did enjoy exploring a new place and Grandma loved stealing kisses from him! Thanks, Grandma, for letting us invade your house! With Eli, and all his stuff, it is always an invasion!

Eli's cousins and Aunt and Uncle came to visit the first day! All the kids had a blast playing together and getting to know each other!

I had bought Eli a little pool because the neighbor's little girl had one and he acted liked he wanted to play in it so bad! However, when I blew it up and filled it with water, all he wanted to do was carry his new balls around. He completely ignored the pool. Crazy kid!

Grandma Smith was amazed at how much Eli liked corn on the cob!

Eli discovered Grandma Smith's sister's jewelry box and had so much fun playing in it!

The only way I could get Eli to sit in Grandma's lap to get a picture was to bribe him with milk. Milk always works!

Look At Me!!

We have recently discovered that Eli loves corn on the cob!

Look at that curly hair!

I love my big sister!!

Our friends, Josh and Kresta, came to visit this past weekend on their way to Destin, FL. Eli really liked it when Josh held him because he has never been that high in the air before! Congratulations you two on being pregnant! We cannot wait to meet baby Wilson!

Now I know it is normal for little girls to play in their mommy's heels but I didn't realize little boys would like it too! Well, Eli just likes playing in any of our shoes! He loved walking in these on the kitchen floor because they made noise!

Hanging Out and Having Fun!

McKenna comes over to play so her Mommy and Daddy can go on a date!

Playing in Daddy's car!

Intrigued, with my friend Ally, watching a Baby Faith movie!

My absolute favorite pastime in the whole world...pushing my big yellow Tonka truck!

Cousin Jolie Visits!

Eli's cousin Jolie, from California, recently came to visit. While her mommy and daddy spent some time in Florida, Eli and Jolie got to hang out a bit and get into trouble together!



Swinging at the park.

Riding bikes at Poppy and Grame's!

Eating dinner with Poppy at his church!

Oops! Forgot About Easter Dinner!

One Easter Sunday my family and I went to eat at a local seafood restaurant. The food was so yummy!! Here are a few pictures of the kiddies having fun after dinner!

Here is Eli playing in Grame's water glass. Grame is so kind to let Eli do just about whatever he wants!

It's hard to get two crazy toddlers to look at the camera at the same time. This one turned out pretty good, though!