Playing in the sandbox

For Eli's birthday Grandpa & Grandma Joey got Eli a sandbox. Eli loves it! I was a somewhat worried because Eli is a little weird with getting his hands dirty (oops...that's my fault). However, he doesn't seem to care in the sandbox. Eli had lots of fun pouring sand all over himself and playing with his cars in the sand. What a great gift!

Soooo Big

How big is Eli??? Soooo big!

Eli's Party

We had Eli's party on Sunday with just a few friends and family. Tried to keep it pretty small this year. Eli had such a great time playing outside with the kids & kicking balls with Uncle Pablo. I think we have a soccer player in our future! We had a great day spending time with everyone! Thanks for everything!

Eli's Two!!!

For Eli's birthday we went to the Ft. Wayne Zoo. I think this may become a tradition since we did the same thing last year. On the way there we stopped at Burger King for lunch, and Eli had some play time in the play area. He loved it, and it was very hard to get him to leave (even had a few tears).
Eli went on all the rides at the zoo. He rode the sky rider (this scared Mommy to death) with Daddy. He actually did very well. Eli had a pony ride on a pony named Trish. Also, we went on the log ride, then finished up with a train ride, which I think was Eli's favorite. Eli enjoyed the water areas at the zoo, too. He was soaked! Luckily, we remembered to bring another outfit just in case. It was a fun day!



That evening Mee Maw, Paw Paw, Uncle Casey and Uncle Shawn came over for pizza & cake. Eli enjoyed eating his cake by himself, and did very well. Most of it actually ended up in his mouth! Eli also got his birthday gift from Mee Maw & Paw Paw. They got him a police car and a fun race car rug. I know Eli had a wonderful birthday!!!

Blow Me Away

Grandma, Eli & Mommy went to Michigan City last Friday. We ate at Hacienda before shopping at the Outlet Mall. At Hacienda, Eli loved the hand blower. Thought these were funny pictures to add.

A Wiggly Adventure

For Eli's birthday we got tickets to go see the Wiggles in Ft. Wayne. For anyone who does not know, the Wiggles are 4 men from Australia who sing, dance and entertain young kids on a TV show & videos. Eli loves them!!! He even tries to sing a few of their songs. When the show began he was so excited. He was yelling and screaming for them, and he loved the clapping from the audience. After about an hour of the show he started to become restless...luckily the show was only 1 hr. and 1/2. He made it through and even got to hear some of his favorite songs at the end. It was such an enjoyable evening for all of us. Don't tell anyone, but Mommy & Daddy even got into the show. I saw Daddy singing along, too.


I love Eli's reaction when they came out on stage.

Hanging with the Miller Girls

On Friday Eli and I went to Potowatomi Zoo and Chuck-E-Cheese with my friend, Amy, and her girls, Kinsey & Kayla. Eli loved hanging out with Kinsey & Kayla and they were so good with him. I'm sure their ears were ringing at the end of the day from all of Eli's loud screams (he's going through a phase.....at least I hope that's all it is).
Eli enjoyed the animals, but his favorite thing was riding the train. He sat so good! The driver was telling us about the animals we were passing, but Eli was more into the cars & school buses he could see in the parking lot as we went by.
This was Eli's first time at Chuck-E-Cheese and he really enjoyed it. His favorite was the Bob the Builder ride, which he had to do about 5 or 6 times. Other then the rides, he also really liked the stage show. He would run up and dance while they sang. So cute!
We had lots of fun with all the Miller girls and hope we can do something again with them soon. Thanks for hanging with us!!!