Faith

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1


Saturday, March 20, 2010

A boy and his dog...

Happy first day of spring!!
It is so nice to have some beautiful weather again. Eli is now six months old and we are having the time of our lives. He has cut two teeth on the bottom and I think his top teeth are not too far behind. He is so active and loves to watch everything going on around him. He can sit up for short periods of time without falling over and puts everything he can get his hands on in his mouth. I wish I could make time stop. Everything is happening too fast!!

Eli was born with a little bit of blonde blonde hair. It has grown and gotten thicker in the last few months. Here he is with a baby mohawk after his bath.

Mimi (Eli's great grandmother - my mom's mom) had a hip replacement this past week. She is doing great and will be going home tomorrow. We went to visit her this afternoon. Eli provided lots of entertainment. He loves to give the sweetest kisses.

Eli and Forest have the same little "bulb" toes.
Well, Eli's are little & cute. Forest's are..well...really big...but not as cute!

Eli has taken a huge interest in Izzie. He loves her! He'll sit in his walker at the door and strain his neck watching for her to pass by. Izzie will put her frizbee underneath Eli's swing on the patio. We know she is just dying for Eli to pick it up and throw it for her.
One day, Izzie, one day.

Eli LOVES his swing on the patio. We had to turn it around so that he could watch Izzie catching her frizbee. He giggles and laughs and could probably stay in that swing for hours!

Thanks for hanging my swing, Daddy! Love you!

Talk about a perfect Friday evening. A beautiful sunset, a nice breeze on a warm evening, Van Morrison on the stereo, and Eli taking a cat nap in his swing. He woke up just as I snapped the picture.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Saints win the Superbowl & it snows in Baton Rouge...can you believe it???

We had a great time on Superbowl Sunday! The weather was beautiful and we had a great day with family and friends. From the boiled crawfish to the grilled bacon wrapped duck breast, the food was AMAZING!!! It almost felt like Thanksgiving with all of the yummy food!!!


Great Paw Paw Russell & Eli cheering on the Saints!!!
They're making the same face!!

Who Dat! Family
Aunt Sarah got Eli a shirt from the Audubon Zoo.
It was a little parade of zoo animals and it said
"And they all asked for Drew"
It was adorable!!

Daycare was cancelled again because of the weather so Eli & I took
full advantage of our day together!!

Checking out his new snow friend.
"Hey buddy! How are ya?"

Cupid came a couple days early.
Happy Valentines Day from the sweetest little cupid I know!

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Baptism, Cold Weather & Gumbo...

Wow! What a weekend. With what started out as a miserably yucky Friday night and windy Saturday, today was beautiful! Eli was baptized this morning. It was a beautiful service and Eli was such a doll! He was so sweet, never crying or fussing. All of our grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and sweet friends were able to come and after church, we all came back to the house for gumbo and cake to celebrate this beautiful day.
Thank you to everyone for coming and sharing this special day with us!!


Eli & Daddy in their matching hats.
My two handsome fellas!

Eli waiting so patiently for his cereal wearing Mommy's hat.
 What a doll!

Early Sunday morning waiting for Mommy to get dressed. My turn, Mommy!

Four Generations

It is such a pleasure to always be surrounded by my precious fellas.
I love my handsome gentlemen!

Eli posing with his aunts. Aunt Sarah had to work. We missed you!!! 
Talk about FairyGodmothers! Eli is so lucky!!

Honey LOVED snuggling with Eli's cousin, Sam.
He was so snuggly and adorable.
We were so glad to see you Sam! You are such a DOLL!!!

Aunt Becca is heading back to Colorado on Friday.
We have had so much fun with her this month.
We are going to miss you so much Nannie! **wink wink** See you in April!

Have a great week everyone!!

Monday, January 18, 2010

4 Months

2010 is off to a great start! Forest is super busy with work. They are working towards finishing their project at the LSU Union Theater. I've gone back to work and sweet little Eli has started "school". While the first week was REALLY really tough, we are doing much better. Well, Eli is fine and has been since the first day. Its Momma who is having a hard time. His teachers are so sweet. They love on him and cuddle with him all day. I go to feed him at lunch and can't get back there fast enough after work. It is so funny to see the little ones all lined up in their bouncy seats looking at each other. They are so small but they really do interact with each other!

He loves to play airplane! Super Eli!!!


Eli is really starting to play with his toys.
It is so much fun to watch him explore.


Eli playing and Daddy playing with his new Playstation.
Boys and their toys.


Getting ready for bath time!!!


Eli LOVES to watch Izzie run around.
I can't wait until they can play together!


On Eli's first day of daycare and my first day back at work, Eli's aunts came over at 6:30AM with a latte and muffin for me and a poster for little Eli. What a great send off! Its been really hard for the girls to resist "checking him out" during the day!
We love our Aunts!!!


Relaxing after a warm bath and a long day at school.
Being a baby is hard work!


After our check up, Eli's doctor gave us the green light to start incorporating big boy food. We started with a little rice cereal. It was so funny to watch his facial expressions as he tried to decide if he liked it or not.


Hey! This isn't so bad!


I think I'm getting the hang of it!


Enough Momma! Where is my milk?!?!?!

Saturday, January 2, 2010

New Years 2010

Happy New Year
2010


Eli was such a great helper picking out new
SHOES at the New Years Day sale.


Eli LOVES to take a bath.


Eli had a good time hanging out with Bubbie and watching football.
Too bad the Tigers didn't have a better game!


Mr. Baby Blues


Good luck hunting!!!
Maybe I can go next time Daddy!


Millie & Eli


Becca & Eli


Catching some ZZZZZZZs.


We're so glad Becca is here for the whole month
of January before she heads back to Colorado!


Honey Loves Handsome, Honey Loves Handsome.