Let's Go to the Movies...

On Friday evening we met our friends, the Goods and the Kidders, at the theater so we could take Eli, Cole and Grace to see Alvin & the Chipmunks 2. Eli and Cole sat together and it was so fun to listen to them laugh at the movie. All the kids did a great job sitting through the movie. Eli did get a little antsy around the end, but the popcorn & Twizzlers really helped. Fun time and adorable movie!

After the movie we headed out in the snowy weather to the Kidder's house for dinner. This was my first time being to their new home. It's gorgeous!!! Grace got a bounce house for Christmas and the kids loved playing in it. Everyone was also very excited to get cookies and hot cocoa later in the evening. It was a late night for Eli, but it was well worth it! Thank you Kidders for having us in your home!

Jayce is Growing!

Jayce is growing so big! He's just like Eli was....around the 97th percentile on weight. This boy wants to eat and eat! Last week we were at the doctor and Jayce is already 14 lbs. 4 oz. I had to get out the 3-6 month clothes! Jayce is also smiling quite a bit now and stays awake more during the day. And for the last few nights he's been sleeping for a 4 1/2 to 6 hr. stretch (knock on wood)!!! Mommy is happy about that, too! Here's a few newer pictures...Enjoy!

Love that big smile!

A Corny Christmas

We spent Christmas day at Me Maw and Paw Paw's house. Me Maw made a yummy lunch and then we opened the gifts. This was such a fun year to watch Eli. He was SO excited!!!! He sure got spoiled this year, too, but it was lots of fun!

Saturday Sledding

On Saturday we got about 2 to 3 inches of snow and, of course, that meant time to go sledding! We bundled Eli up and Scott took Eli out. Eli had a blast and Scott sure got a work out. Even though Eli got "flipped over" a few times he loved it!

Visiting Santa

Tonight we took the boys to visit Santa at the mall. Eli was so excited and he had a long list to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas. When Santa asked him what he wanted Eli mentioned a white jeep (we saw it at Sam's the night before) and said "that was it". I was so shocked that he didn't mention any of the other items! It was so cute! Eli also asked Santa a bunch of questions before the pictures. He was very concerned on where Rudolph was and where Santa's car was? Santa handled the questions well explaining that Rudolph was on the roof with his sleigh waiting for him to be done visiting with the kids.

We then got a picture of the boys with Santa. We were so happy that we got a picture with Jayce's eyes open! And Eli smiled so good for the pictures, too! So proud of my handsome boys!

Chi-Town with Family

This year we decided to celebrate Christmas with my side of the family by going away together. We stayed at an indoor waterpark in Chicago for the weekend. The kids had so much fun swimming, playing in the water and going down the slides. Eli even went down both of the big slides by himself.....he has no fear! Eli loved playing with his cousins, too. It was the perfect place to stay.

On Saturday we went to Legoland. What a cool place! We all had a great time learning how legos are made, building with Legos and seeing all the amazing things made with Legos. It was unbelievable what they've built! They even had downtown Chicago built all out of Legos! We definitely need to go back there again!


Thank you to Grandpa & Grandma Joey, Aunt Keli & Uncle Pablo and all the cousins for a wonderful weekend! We love you! Also, have a safe and fun holiday in Mexico, Rodriguez's!!! We'll miss you!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

We've had our Christmas tree up for over a week, but last night we finally decorated it and put things around the house. Eli loved putting ornaments on the tree. His favorite thing was finding the ones that were the same and putting them all on the same branch....think he fit about 10 on there. So fun to see the joy of Christmas in Eli's eyes!

Thanksgiving 2009

This year we went to Grandma and Paw Paw's house on Thanksgiving day. Two of Grandma's sisters were there with their families and also Great-Grandma Gibson. It was so nice to get together with them all. Of course, Eli and Jayce got a lot of attention being the only 2 children there.

On Friday we headed to Grandpa and Grandma Joey's house to celebrate Thanksgiving with them. Keli & Pablo and the cousins were all there, too. Eli had a great time playing with his cousins. The boys spent most of their time in the basement playing with all the legos. It was fun getting Santiago and Jayce together for the first time, too.


Thanks to all the grandparents for having us at their homes to celebrate this year! Love you all!

A New Tradition

This Thanksgiving we started a new tradition.....Eli and I made Rice Krispie Treats! Eli helped Mommy by measuring the marshmallows. As you can see from the picture, he was eating the marshmallows more then he was actually helping. The treats turned out yummy and it was a great family evening! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

The Elkhart Truth

Scott was in the Elkhart Truth last week! He was in a coffee shop in Goshen, The Electric Brew, waiting for a friend for lunch when they took his picture. And, of course, he was on his phone!