T-Ball has started for Eli and I believe that we have a natural! Eli did so well with throwing the ball, hitting the ball off the tee and running to the bases. Catching still needs a lot of practice, but I didn't see any of the 3 year olds catching too well yet. That will just be something fun we can work on with him throughout the week. Eli really enjoyed the first practice and I'm excited to see the progress he makes through the session.
This past weekend was Ellie Hershberger's graduation open house. Ellie is the oldest daughter of one of my past teaching partners, Marcia. I can remember when Ellie was a little 3rd grader and she loved hanging out with her mom at the school....she's all grown up now! When Ellie became old enough she then was our babysitter for Eli. 
She and her younger sister, Abby, have been a big part of Eli's life. He adores them! We love you, Ellie, and are so proud of you!!!!!! Congratulations on your graduation and enjoy Goshen College in the fall!
Last Thursday was Paw Paw's birthday, so we went to Essenhaus for dinner with the whole family. 
Essenhaus was having their Classic Car Cruise-In, so before we ate we got to walk around a see all the old cars. Eli was in heaven! Every car was his favorite! He seems to think he's going to own a few cars like these someday, so we told him to save up his money!!! Maybe he'll take his Mommy for a cruise! Fun!
After dinner we headed back to Paw Paw & Grandma's house for cake and ice cream. Eli got to help Paw Paw blow out his candles while Jayce enjoyed play time on the floor. 
We even caught Eli sneaking a lick of the cake!
On Thursday Eli's friend, Cole, came over while his Mommy was in a meeting. The boys had so much fun together! They played on Eli's bunk bed most of the time. They were bringing lots of Eli's cars to the top bunk to try and cover the bed. I loved just listening to their conversations and all the giggles. I mentioned to the boys that they could go down to the playroom if they got bored. 
About 5 minutes later I heard Eli ask, "Are we bored, Cole?" He then repeated it, but no answer from Cole, so they just kept playing cars. I don't think Eli even knows what "bored" means! Was so cute!
This year Eli had the most awesome teacher at MOPS. Miss Lynne (Lynne Brewton) and her husband have been friends of our family since I was in grade school. My sister was good friends with their daughter, Jessica. It was so neat to have her as Eli's teacher!!! She was SO good with the kids! She spent a lot of extra time planning lessons and used her own money to make creative crafts, too.
The teachers at MOPS are volunteering their time to help, so we were so impressed with all she did. Eli just adored her, so he was so excited when she invited us over to her house for lunch and to play.
We had such a nice time and would love to get together with her again. Thank you, Miss Lynne, for everything!!!! We love you!
I can't believe that Jayce is 7 months already!!!! He has been such a good baby....so easy going and happy. We could not have been more blessed to have two perfect little ones. I LOVE watching the boys relate to one another. Jayce just lights up whenever Eli walks into the room. And the giggles are the best!!! Eli can get Jayce laughing like no other! Jayce is now eating veggies regularly, rolling over all the time, loving his bath time and sitting up. He's even started eating puff snacks, even though he doesn't get many into his mouth, but he loves trying. He's even had quite a few nights of 10 to 11 hrs. of sleep, but now he's back to waking once or twice due to teething pain (I think). Just like Eli was, he's off the charts in weight and height. At his last check up he was 24 lbs. and 28 1/2 inches long!!!!! Huge boy! Here are a few updated pictures of my "little" 7 month old!
This past weekend we headed to Chicago for a bachelor/bachelorette party for our friend, Ryan Grady, who is getting married in July to Beth Collins. Scott is the best man! For their party they wanted to watch a Cubs game on a rooftop. It was amazing!!! It was all inclusive, beautiful inside and had awesome views! 
The place had about 7 floors where you could sit and watch the game, with the top floor being stadium seats on the roof. It was such a hot day, so it was nice to be able to go in and sit in the air conditioning while watching the game on large TVs. The food was really good, too, and there was LOTS of it! 
The weather was beautiful today, so it was the perfect day to head to the park! We met Lindsay & Cole at the Wakarusa Park for some play time. The boys had a great time swinging, sliding, running around and eating (lots of snacks were packed)!!! We will probably be visiting this park quite a few times this summer....absolutely love it!
Jayce did great, too, just watching everything. He spent a lot of time giggling at his big brother. Love it! It was such a great day to be outside in the sunny weather! Hope it's like this all summer!
Last weekend Big Foot was at the Monteith Tire in Wakarusa. This is totally not something I am into, but Eli loves this stuff, so we went. We met up with Uncle Shawn and Uncle Casey to go watch Big Foot crush some cars. Got to say, I was pretty impressed. Couldn't believe how high Big Foot could jump! Eli got the opportunity to sit o
n one of the huge tires, too! I think Eli really loved it, however, he wasn't too fond of the noise. When the truck revved it's engine, it was extremely loud. Luckily, Uncle Shawn brought ear phones for Jayce....don't think he heard a thing!
Eli's birthday is on Aug. 15th
Jayce's Birthday is on Nov. 6th
Our anniversary is Feb. 22nd
