Pum-a-kins

Eli was very excited to go see the "pum-a-kins" today.  He is usually very good at pronouncing hard words, but this one was so cute I didn't want to correct him.  :)  We wanted to go to a little church that has had pumkins for sale in the past.  We like that it is never crowded and close by, but we realized upon arrival that they aren't selling pumpkins this year.

So on to Plan B.  We went back to Owens in Richardson.  Last year was our first time there and I think we went in the afternoon so it was very crowded and none of the goats wanted the feed that came with the $7 admission.  This year, we got there right as they opened and the goats were starving!  Eli LOVED feeding them.

Crawling through all the pumpkins.

Took LOTS of pictures...finally got some smiles!

Eli didn't really want to take a "pum-a-kin" home...just wanted to throw them.

He went through this little maze a couple of times, but I think you end up at the right place no matter which path you take.  He thought it was very elementary. :)

"Baby Sisters" as Eli calls her.

Mommy and baby girl

Daddy and Eli walking back to the car.  The admission also included a hay ride (which we opted out of) and a hot dog.  Since Eli was two already, we had to pay for him too.  I wasn't really excited about a hot dog at 10am and Eli doesn't like them, so Stephen ate his and took the other two home.  Eli decided he needed pretzels though.

Just for a little comparison...here is Eli in October 2008 (3 months) and October 2009 (15 months)

Gym Rat

Daddy had a meeting at school Tuesday night so we went to see him after school to keep him company.  Want to know the best thing about having a dad as an assistant principal?

You get the gym all to yourself!

(sorry some of the pictures are so dark...the lights were off so we were only using sunlight)

Galleria Lunch

Earlier this week we went out to the Galleria to meet Uncle Scott and Grandpa for lunch!  Eli and Jillian had a great time.  Grandpa got there early and found a play area so Eli was able to get some energy out after lunch.

Uncle Scott helping Eli slide.

Eli playing drums on the snake's head.

Grandpa and Jillian

Jillian is grabbing at everything these days.  She found Uncle Scott very interesting. :)

Thanks for a great lunch and play time!

Tasty

This is Jillian at 4 months when we tried rice cereal for the first time.

She was not a happy camper.  Needless to say, we put off the cereal for a while.

We picked it up again at 5.5 months and she loved it!

I'm ready to try again Mommy.

 What is this stuff??

Yummy!!

Since the rice cereal has been going so well, we decided to try some squash.  It didn't go so well.

She also had a few bites of green beans and those went over about as well as the squash...maybe worse.  We'll keep working on it. :)

Conversations with Eli

At first this happened without us prompting him for the answers.  Now he says this all the time. :)

Mommy: "Who's sweet boy are you?"
Eli:  "Mommy's sweet boy!!"  (followed by lots of laughter)
Daddy:  "Who's the man?"
Eli:  "Daddy's the man!!"


When we pass the cows on the way to the grocery store...
Mommy: "Eli, say hi to the cows."
Eli: "Hi cows!  It's good to see you!"
Mommy: "Are the cows eating?"
Eli: "Yes, eating ice cream!"

First Day!

Today was our first day at home!  Eli is has a terrible allergy nose so we just laid low today.  I decided to take as many pictures of our day as possible.  So here's what we did today!

We started early with a bang.  Just in case you were wondering, Eli doesn't just wake up this way.  It is his "happy face."

We had breakfast.  Eli insisted on the animal crackers.  *sigh*

We played musical instruments.  Eli chose the wisk and wooden spoon himself!

We sat in time out before we were even out of our pj's.  Also called the doctor about Eli's allergies and changed three dirty diapers before 9am. :)

We read lots of books.

We played together!

We ate lunch!  ("happy face" again)

We kept up with the dishes!!!!!!!!!  Can I get an Amen????  :)

We got in our car seats...

So we could run errands!

 Hubby sent me the most beautiful "Happy First Day At Home" flowers.  Isn't he the best?!?!

Before Daddy came home, we took a bath.  Just for fun.

We had a great first day at home and are excited about day two!  We feel so blessed that I am able to stay home with the kids right now.  Hoping for many more good days ahead!

Last Day

Today was my last day.

My last day in the "working" world.

My last day to drive 45 minutes each way.

My last day to have to wake up my babies in the morning.

My last day with my sweet coworkers...love those girls!

My last day to make people happy with chicken.

My last day to only see my babies for 90 minutes at night before they have to go to bed.

My last day to carry around two cell phones (one work, one personal.)

My last day to pay someone else do the job I was meant to do.

My last day be a part of helping someone plan a special event.

My last day to get paid to do a job I love.




But tomorrow is my first day.  :)