Swing!

Eli loved the swing that was hooked to a tree.

Uncle Michael left it for Eli to enjoy when he left from camping. Uncle Jamie leved pushign Eli on the swing!
Aiden and Poppy watched from the sidelines.

What a beautiful smile!

Fun times.....

The walks were peaceful and fun. Eli enjoyed all the colorful leaves and long walks... which made for great naps for the boys.

The storm was rolling in....

Eli loves to be outside and play soccer.

Aiden was a fan of his new monster hat as much as we were.

It kept his little ears nice and warm!

Aiden and Mommy

Poppy and Aiden spent lots of time together.....

Thanksgiving 2010 pics found!

We seemed to have lost our small camera which had tons of pictures not uploaded to the computer. We realized just before Christmas it was MIA, and since then have held off on posting. I was sure we would have found it by now. Oh well.... we are half way through January and I am moving on. However, I lucked out and found some of the Thanksgiving pictures we took with our large camera.

We went camping for Thanksgiving with Grams, Papa James, Uncle Jamie, and Poppy.

We started the trip with thanksgiving crafts and fun with Uncle Jamie.
Using cornmeal and food coloring, we glued it on paper plates and created native american designed signs.

Aiden enjoyed playing outdoors with all the toys. The weather started off really warm (shorts weather) and on Thanksgiving Day, a cold (shall I say FREEZE) front blew in.

Eli enjoyed "driving" the motorhome!

Craft time went into the evening and Papa James kept his eye on Aiden.

We enjoyed a stroll in the park before the weather turned cold.

Happy Birthday Momma!

I turned 32 on November 15th. My family treated me to a nice dinner, weekend full of fun (Childrens Festival), and cake to munch on! Eli loves singing Happy Birthday so he sang to me several times and helped me blow out the candles on the pumpkin crunch cake!

By the way... I normally wouldn't post how old I am on the blog unless it's a big year... such as 25 or 30. I posted it so I don't forget. Go ahead.... laugh. It is true. The Big Birthday Celebration Queen is calling it quits. Somewhere between turning 30 and changing lots of poopy diapers, I can't keep up with my own age! I have shifted all the birthday celebration energy to the boys. I am happy with dinner on the table, a wish list item bought, and time with the boys. These are the new moments that I live for!

Pillow Fight

One crazy evening in November, Eli and Daddy had a pillow fight!

Enjoying the Weather

We spent as much time as possible outdoors this Fall when the weather permitted. Eli loves his Aggie tricycle and riding on the neighbors powerwheels. Eli and Gavin
look at that smile!

What a big boy!

This is impressive!

Aiden is barely 7 months old in this picture and he loves to ride on Eli's little powerwheels 4wheeler!

We took the boys on a couple bike rides in the neighborhood... what a workout!

My baby boy is growing up. He crawls all over the place... his knees never touching the floor. He is starting to eat table food such as waffles, grilled cheese, and whatever he can gnaw on!

Aiden is just like Eli and hates the feel of grass on his feet, legs, or hands!

The Art of Smiling

Eli has such a beautiful smile. I find it very hard not to return the gesture when he smiles at me. This little man brings so much joy (and frustration--haha) to our home! Eli received and artwork station from Michael and Tracy for his birthday. One morning he decided to do some art on the back patio.

Where in the world does the gun thing come from?? Are boys born with it? All of a sudden, Eli has become the little machine gun and 6 shooter! I hear bang bang and pow pow all the time! We really watch Disney/Mickey Mouse all of the time! Where did he get this? Here he is coming at me with his breakfast sausage-turned-six shooter!

Shhhhtttthhh... bang bang Momma!

The finale to the shoot-out was hide and go seek!