Nothing but Net!

There is not much to explain here, really. Eli was throwing all the different balls in the net and suddenly decided to go in himself. I noticed him leaning over the edge and decided to just let him keep going. He never cried, but he did look a little confused at first. I then grabbed the camera and took a few shots. He enjoyed the attention so much he stayed in the net sitting up right and starting saying "Mama, cheese!" which translates to "Mom, take more pictures." What a stinker! I treasure moments like these always, but especially here in the past few days. I think he is cutting a few molars and man does it make him needy and cranky!!! I am so thankful for numbing gum gel and ibuprofen (sp?) Well, I guess the bright side is that he can't cut teeth forever, there will be a last tooth one of these days.............and then we will just move on to the next thing. I guess what started out as a quick post has turned into a bit of rambling. Till next time.............

Eli & Cal

Yesterday morning we had Cal over for a couple of hours. The boys had lots of fun. Eli even played with some toys he hadn't thought about for weeks! I guess all it takes is a friend finding that old toy exciting to make it interesting again :) Mrs. Victoria brought doughnut holes for a fun snack and Eli couldn't get enough! I had to cut him off or he would have eaten all of them!!! Thanks Victoria and Cal for a fun morning.

Reserved For Peabody Ducks

So, Nana had the great idea to go and see the Peabody Ducks do there thing this morning at the hotel downtown. It had never occurred to me to do this, in fact I had never seen them myself! So we went today and got to see the ducks do their march across the red carpet and up the steps, into the pond. Before hand we visited a minute with the director guy and somehow Eli scored 2 rubber ducks of his choice from the gift shop. The story of how this tradition started is really quite interesting, but I don't want to spoil it for any of you that haven't made the trip to see them. Here are a few snap shots of our visit, including one with a little girl named Caitlyn. Her and Eli were very cute towards each other. They sort of flirted in their own toddler way and then blew each other kisses when it was time to go. Overall it was a great experience and one of the best parts about it is that it is free. Thanks, Nana, for taking us!

Dinner and a bath

Well, it was long overdue, but we finally had my good friend Annie, her friend Paul ,and son Ryder over for dinner last night. Both Eli and Ryder were big boys and sat at the big table with us. They did soooo good. Afterwards they enjoyed a bath together and then a few bites of "homemade pie" (wink, wink) with us. It was short, but sweet. Thanks for coming and hanging out! We love you all very much!

Do you like my hat?

Today we ran to good ole Wal-mart for a few needed items. While in route to the diapers, Eli spotted this hat. Usually hats in the infant toddler section don't fit his melon and we have to look in the big boys section, but this one actually fit!!! I had been looking for a summer hat for him. Here he is modeling the new purchase once we got home.

Playing with Campbell

Yesterday we had an exciting morning. Campbell came to play and have lunch with us! Eli has just recently gotten to an age where he seems to play with others. He seems to do real well with his good friend Campbell. They spent the morning playing chase....inquiring of what is beyond the fence.....

playing ball.....

and what would a playdate with two boys be without exploring berries and leaves!

A good time was had by all! Thanks for hanging out with us Campbell. Come back soon!

Fayetteville, AR

Last weekend we made a quick trip to Fayetteville for Uncle Elliott's last college play. Eli and I were not able to attend, however we were able to go and enjoy all the family that made the trip! We hung out with Great Grandma Arlene, Papa Jerry aka Grandpa, Gramma Gari, Aunt Tarah, her friend Charity, Uncle Taylor & Aunt Lee Ann, Uncle Elliott, Great Uncle Brian and Great Aunt Jeanette, Great Uncle Bob and Great Aunt Nancy......whew, what a mouth full! It was a beautiful day. We got to enjoy the sunshine from lunch until time for the show. We spent quite a bit of time hanging out on the square which is where i took pretty much all of my pictures. I was less than successful at getting a picture of everyone there, so if any of you are reading this and have more, please pass them on. Until then, here are a few of the pics I got.