Outnumbered and Overjoyed

I think there is something wrong with me. I honestly think it's cute when Eli says 'no-no' back to me. In my defense, he hasn...

Here's some video from our trip to prove it:

Eli, Treis & Lehr had a blast one night out west drumming on some pots. The show lasted a good twenty minutes; here is a sample.

We had a great holiday week in Washington. Eli loved seeing ' Mater again, though he didn't really need to rely on him as much sinc...

We waited to tell my family the big news until we traveled out west for the holidays simply so we could deliver it in person. We purchased a...

I know I'm on vacation, but a computer is very accessible to me and I could not let such an anticipated milestone go 'un-blogged...

ele5.com is on 'holiday' for the week - back after Christmas!

1) So I've mentioned how Eli has been very protective of his toys and his house recently, to the point of complaining if/when other chi...

Never before have I felt as bad as a mother as this morning. Today was Eli's Mother's Morning Out, which he attends once a week. Nor...

Every year since I can remember holiday 'light-seeing' has been a must-do in December. When I was a kid I loved to drive around and...

Eli's friend Tyler came over tonight to hang out for a few hours. Eli was already in a surly mood due to teething, so I didn't expec...

Eli's having a trying couple of days with the molar-pain again. Since there is nothing blog-worthy to report, I'll just post a pictu...

Yup. It's back. That stubborn molar that was just below the surface a few weeks back when Eli popped three in such a short time . Eli ra...

So Eli is still very eager to help out around the house. Lehr stopped at Home Depot the other night and picked up a few hole-patching suppli...

For quite some time now whenever there is work to be done in the garage, or whenever handyman tasks are required around the house, Eli is mo...

There are so many things I want to teach Eli. I often worry that I missed my window for starting to teach him things or instill certain valu...

I just realized that it has been a long time since I've mentioned my 'newest favorite' thing about Eli. I assure you I haven...

I went for my first prenatal visit this morning. You've got to love three hours of bloodwork, paperwork, and meeting with the nurses and...

Eli has had two great days in a row. Maybe, just maybe, the teething is subsiding for a while. He still has not popped the most recently det...

Eli got to spend a lot of quality time with Cooper this weekend. Friday night he came over for dinner. Both boys played (independently) and ...