Growing up so fast....

Eli has been calling me "Momma" for several months now. This past week, he decided that he was a big boy, and now calls me "Mom." I keep correcting him..... but it doesn't always work!
He also pulls up my shirt and rubs my belly...last night even said "baby" while doing so. It was the sweetest moment! My little baby is becoming my little man..... all too soon!

Eli follows me around the house yelling "Mom!" and "helps" with chores like laundry.... as I separate the colors and the whites into piles, he moves them as well. On Saturday, he helped me carry a load of laundry to the laundry room. Well... he carried it to Daddy's office and I had to get them. Hey, he made it from our bedroom to the front of the house... I was impressed! Close enough!

This weekend, we got Eli his very own Christmas tree. It is set up in the living room. He is allowed to pull on it, play with the plastic ornaments, and hang out by it all that he wants. So far it has worked as far as keeping him away from Momma's tree that is in our entryway. I keep telling Daddy that Aiden will need his own tree as well next year. Daddy is not too keen on that idea!

This is our last week of school for the fall semester, so Eli and Momma will be home next week preparing for Christmas. I am really looking forward to watching him explore the world and grow as a little tot. He definitely gives me challenges with patience at times, but all well worth it!
This week, Eli will be delivering a Christmas gift to Sarah, his girlfriend from daycare. He is super in love! Honestly.... I am too! She is so precious and sweet!

Big and Little Brother....

I realize that I need to post our Thanksgiving adventure, but I want to give you all an update on Eli's running around and little brother's Name Game.

Eli has changed and grown so much in the last few weeks. It makes me sad to see him develop new skills and become more of a little tot than a baby. To me, he will always be my baby boy. Eli has developed attitude, opinions, throwing fits, throwing things, and almost a run-walk. He is getting more and more steady on his feet on different terrains. He is always on the go and examining/discovering as much as he can. I love watching him fiddle with a toy or a box... or just about anything. It's amazing how much we all take for granted. Eli finds joy and adventure in everything he touches. He looks for new ways for things to open, more noises, more textures. The world is so big and full of surprises and adventures, and here we are ignoring it. I am trying to enjoy all the little moments that I get with Eli because it all goes by so fast and I am learning so much from him.

Little Brother News:

The Name Game is officially over..... Moffitt Baby #2 has a name!

Aiden Kyle Moffitt

We can't wait to meet our new little bundle in April!

Eli trying to get Miss Hailey to come downstairs and play... "just jump over the gate!"
For whatever reason, this pic wouldn't upload at the right angle. I tried several times..... Eli is sitting on little brother Aiden's quilt.
Aiden's bedding is the Pottery Barn Island Surf Collection.
This is the view that we get of Eli every evening... always on the run!!

Same Day... More Adventure

After the Children's Festival, we went home for a good nap. Once we all woke, we headed for the Old Town Spring Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Eli and Mommy waiting anxiously for the lights to be turned on....
Santa came to visit Old Town Spring and Eli and Mommy stopped for a photo shoot!

Eli snuggled his Daddy... Eli was telling me, "they better hurry and turn on those Christmas lights or else!!"

Tadah!! Let the holiday shopping begin!!

Well... the night wasn't over...

To end our day of adventures, we went to meet Nanna and family (and Auntie Di and Uncie Joe) for dinner to celebrate Mommy's and Joe's birthday.

Whew..... what a day! We all slept great that night!

The Woodlands Children's Festival

On November 14th we went to the Woodlands Children's Festival with the Beebe's. None of us had never been before-- it was so much fun! There were shows on the stage with Barney and Handy Manny, arts and crafts booths, as well as play booths. It will definitely be on the agenda next year as well. This was my (Mommy's) birthday weekend so I requested a day with my boys and geared towards Eli having fun. Man... what a difference in the way I use to celebrate my birthdays!

Eli really enjoyed watching the Barney Show! We are not Barney TV watchers, but this show was actually fun. Eli was dancing like a crazy man!

Morgan joined in on the dancing and fun...
Eli was very curious about Smokey the Bear.
I will go ahead and apologise... the pics went out of order again!
I think I loaded too many for the blog at once!

Jarret and Miller Beebe

This was our first attempt of getting Eli's face painted. (baseball) He did really well and loved the feel of the brush against his cheek. However, as soon as she was finished, Eli rubbed his face against my shoulder....oops!

Back to the Barney Show..... Eli loved watching Barney. He was in awe at first and then became all smiles and giggles....

Close encounter with Smokey the Bear

Eli received a maraca from TX Children's Hospital and Pediatrics group. What fun!!

Eli and Morgan in the inflatable throne... he wasn't too happy to share it with a girl... haha!

This was a hilarious car! It had 250 singing fish and lobsters singing. Check out the website

http://www.sashimitabernaclechoir.org/

Eli got a second face painting by the end of the day. This time it was a football. He really enjoyed the paintbrush strokes against his face. It was past nap time and oh... it felt so relaxing! When the girl was finished, he leaned into her hand for her to do it some more.

Is this a sweet and sleepy baby boy, or what?!

After the Fest, we headed to eat lunch and then to the Waterway Splash area.

Eli and Morgan stripped to their undies and had a wonderful time in the water!

Moffitt Baby #2!!

Today we went to our anatomy scan ultrasound!

It's a boy!

We are super excited to have another boy join the family! I am so excited and can't wait to see the two rumbling and tumbling together in the grass. Eli will be a wonderful big brother! I told Jeramy that I guess we will have baby #3 to see if he actually gets a kid... because these two boys are mine! Momma's boys!

top of foot.... I love little footsies!
another view of foot....

sorry... I do have one "anatomy" pic, but I won't do that to my baby boy...just TRUST me... It's definitely a boy! haha!

Eli the Builder

Every evening we go upstairs to Eli's playroom. This week he discovered the fun of building blocks. Of course he also discovered throwing those blocks at us if we weren't paying enough attention to him!

Every time that Jeramy built with the blocks, Eli was eager to tear it down!

Romeo

For those of you who have heard me talk of Eli and his girlfriend at daycare, know that he is super infatuated with her. He follows her everywhere, his face lights up everyday when he sees her, and kisses her at least once a week. Even their Halloween costumes were a match! He was Peter Pan and she was Tinkerbell. Her parents laughed when they realized the lovebirds were picture perfect for Halloween. Here is a pic of the two at the breakfast table at daycare. She is so sweet and precious. She comes up to me every morning and evening for a hug.

I sent Eli to daycare with donut holes and she had toast. He even offered his "holes" to her! What a ladies man!

Ren Fest 2009

We went to the Texas Renaissance Festival last Sunday to attend a birthday party. We went without a camera (fearing it would rain) so we purchased a throw away (dumb idea) while there. Needless to say, the pics turned out terrible. I will try to post what I can of those (if not too grainy) but here are a couple that a friend took of us with her camera.

Eli really enjoyed the festival. He was a people watcher for most of the day. He never napped until 2:45 or so.... finally gave in. Then he slept for about 45 minutes and then up again. We plan on attending the festival again next year... we forgot how fun it was to go!

What a morning....

Eli has had quite a morning.... he had a big breakfast of blueberry waffles and fruit, his first haircut, and then we opened his own savings account!

By 10:30am, he was pooped! Jeramy took my car to get an oil change while Eli and I set off on our errands. Here we are at the gas station before heading home. He was humming himself to sleep. Little man was sleepy!

Next on today's agenda: We will be heading to ToysRUs as soon as he wakes up and then to the Holladays for Hudson's 3rd birthday...

Tomorrow's Agenda: The Texas Renaissance Festival...

weekends are not for the weak!

Eli's 1st Haircut!!

I took Eli to get his first haircut this morning (November 7th). I wanted to make sure it was still able to curl, so it was more like a trim. I was amazed at how well he did. He was a little sleepy so maybe that helped. He didn't fuss or anything! He just sat there and played with the steering wheel of his seat and watched cartoons on the TV in front of him. God blessed us with such a good baby!!

Here he is getting set up for the cut....

All finished! What a great cut and a wonderful little boy!

A Visit to Meet Baby London

We went to the Holladay House to meet Baby London on Sunday after Halloween. She is so sweet and precious. What a beauty, too!!

Momma Gretchen and London

Eli and Hudson played in the backyard...
Eli loved the slide... guess we will be writing a note to Santa this year....

Hudson was so good to Eli. He showed him how to go up and down on the slides.

Jeramy and Jason hung out in the garage and back yard. Those two are like two peas in a pod!

Eli is not too fond of grass. He whines if his hands touch it. At one point, he fell down and was on his tummy. Next thing you know, he was holding up his arms and legs as high as he could and arching his back to get as much as he could off of the grass!

Weeee!!!

Lets go again!!