Circus circus.........little lion Ryder

So I just checked my email and got a sweet sweet picture that I just had to share. It's not of Eli, but this little guy has a pretty special place in my heart, too. This is Annie's (one of my dearest friends) little boy Ryder. Annie took him to the circus recently. So here is my post dedicated to Ryder.

Zoo Days

Today Eli and I had the honor of having Daddy (aka Nathan) all to ourselves!!!! He has taken a couple days off so we could spend some family time together. We had a busy day. We started off with breakfast at IHOP with Mema and Carl and then a short visit at their house. Then back home for nap and much needed yard work. AND THEN we headed off to the Little Rock Zoo. Eli really seems to enjoy the zoo. Once again he was very interested in all of the animals and meowed at the large cats and would wave bye bye to each animal as we walked toward the next. When we got there I was soo excited to be doing something with all three of us present and pulled out my camera to mark the occasion. I went to take my first picture and wouldn't you know, I left my memory chip in my laptop at HOME!!! Luckily I still had the chip or card thingy that came with the camera. It only holds a handful of pictures so I had to be picky about what we took pictures of and how many. I'm just thankful that thing was in the van. I really think I would have cried if I couldn't have taken pictures of Nathan's first trip to the zoo with Eli. Or should I say Eli's first trip to the zoo with Nathan??..........either way. So, here are the few shots that I got. We got to see a baby gorilla which was soooo precious. I got a few of Nathan with Eli and then had Nathan take one of me and Eli. When I leaned down to take the shot Eli reached out and hugged my neck..... literally! It made my day! What a sweet boy we have. I am amazed by him everyday. Somedays amazed at how rotten he can be, but mostly just how amazing he is and what a gift it is to have him in our lives.

My Boys

So it's been a bit of a long morning due to Eli being a bit whiny and I am in the process of picking out clothes for him to wear when I hear Nathan's guitar. I look around the corner and see this.....

it quickly made my frown turn upside down! (cheesy but true)

A gift for Lucy

One of my dearest friends gave Lucy a sweet sweet gift and I just had to show it off. I have known Annie Dennis since around the age of 3 and we have been close since then. She recently gave Lucy her very first purse! It is so small and cute. I still can't believe that we are having a girl! Thank you Annie and Ryder (her son who is one of Eli's best friends)

bouncing baby boy!

Eli has rediscovered his love for the bouncy chair. We were so tickled we couldn't get on to him. We enjoyed the moment and even captured it on "film" so that we could share with all of you. Enjoy.

Stop and smell the flowers

My mom's azellas (sp?) are looking so beautiful, so we decided to try and capture some pictures around them yesterday. While out there we asked Eli if he would like to smell the flowers and I was able to catch his sweet little scrunched up face in the act. This was too cute not to share.

Easter 07

For Easter we went to my mom's house for a good home cooked meal with Mema, Carl, and of course Nana. It was delicious!! We ended the night with a easter cake just Eli's size!! He was nice enough to share with his Nana and momma.