Outnumbered and Overjoyed

It's not as if he didn't pick up new words before, but now Eli repeats them seconds after he hears them! After Eli's nap this af...

After their naps yesterday afternoon, we took the kids to a neighborhood chili cook-off. There was a fire truck and plenty of games to be pl...

The holidays are fast approaching which means everyone is hitting you up for charitable donations. And then when they're done, their kid...

I don't remember when Eli started waking up happy, at least happy enough to play in his crib until someone came to gather him. For the p...

Eli helped Lehr clear the leaves off the back porch this morning. We've had a lot of rain and cooler temps this week, so our yard, drive...

I gave Maddie some zerberts (sp?) today while Eli was napping. She couldn't get enough!!! This is my first time using blogger's vide...

Maddux had her four-month well-check this morning. I decided to have Eli get his flu shot at the same time, to save a trip. Before the visit...

Lehr sent me the link to a fun online game. The great thing is, the better you do, the more people benefit. Teamed up with United Nations, f...

Here is a quick video of Maddux in her exersaucer from this weekend. There's not a whole lot going on in the video, but it shows just ho...

I hope!! Eli has had a rough two weeks. His two-year-old 'tude and defiance was present and accounted for almost every second of the las...

Maddux is growing up so fast. We put her in the exersaucer this weekend for the first time. She seemed to like it ok, even though she's ...

Even through the issues we've been having recently with Eli's behavior, one thing remains fairly constant. Eli is a true first born ...

That's Eli's newest question de jour. He will see something (or someone) in a book or on the street and ask, "Name?" This ...

Sorry I haven't posted this week. We got new carpet installed upstairs and Eli has been 'difficult', so my free time has been ve...

Today started much better than yesterday ; Eli had a wonderful morning! After breakfast we drove over to Cooper's house to hang out for ...

Isn't it neat when something just clicks. When connections are made in your life that make you say, 'WOW'. Yesterday our pastor ...

Seriously. That is what Eli woke up with today. He is teething his two-year molars, but that can't possibly possess someone to act out i...

I was alone with the kids last night, so I tried to be creative with ways to kill the time between nap/dinner/bedtime. (This is a witching ...

Sometimes I feel like Maddux gets neglected, at least on this blog, due to her brother's "bigger and better" accomplishments. ...

Eli's teachers put together a class book that goes home with a different student each night. The pages include facts about the kids (acc...