Eli's 2nd Birthday - Video

Here is Eli's birthday DVD. Turn up the volume, the music goes with the pictures...



Warning: this is fairly long (10 minutes)

Tagged - by Mike K

4 tv shows i love to watch:

1. Lost

2. Office

3. My Name Is Earl

4. 30 Rock

4 of my favorite restaurants:

1. Indian Garden

2. Outback

3. PF Changs

4. Mellow Mushroom

4 things that happened today:

1. Watched the Colts win ugly against the Browns

2. Watched "Prehistoric Park" (fake documentary on dinosaurs) with Eli

3. Will finish reading Kite Runner

4. Planned out Christmas visits with both families

4 things i'm looking forward to:

1. Christmas season

2. Reading another book (probably "The Shack")

3. Hugs and kisses from Eli (I'm always looking forward to that)

4. Getting pregnant (not so much the pregnant part, but the...uhhh, nevermind...my family reads this blog)


4 things on my "wish"/hope list:

1. My internal debate on "consumerism, capitalism, socialism, and charity" will end with some satisfying conclusion...my head hurts from all the debating.

2. That the Colts win another Super Bowl this year.

3. That Eli starts to enjoy all sports and wants to play them with his papa.

4. To focus more on the true meaning of Christmas rather than finding amazing deals on Amazon.com.

4 people i'm tagging: 1. Jose 2. Abboshes 3. I don't know anyone else who blogs.

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4 tv shows i love to watch:

1. Lost

2. Office

3. Little People Big World

4. Tori Spelling reality show (this is not a joke)

4 of my favorite restaurants:

1. Indian Garden

2. Take out from Chinese Buffet next to our house

3. Sizzling Wok (71st and Michigan)

4. Thai One On

4 things that happened today:

1. I got time with my family because Eli actually played with other kids

2. Watched a movie with my husband we both enjoyed!

3. Developed a plan with my husband on how to have more fun

4. Had homemade popcorn

4 things i'm looking forward to:

1. Christmas decorations

2. Making Eli's Birthday cake with Mike

3. My Kitchen being done and pretty

4. Getting pregnant (not so much the pregnant part, but the having a baby part)


4 things on my "wish"/hope list:

1. My prayers for consistent contentment will be answered

2. I always love my husband and that he loves me like we did when we were dating

3. Eli grows up to love God and do amazing things for Him

4. I would develop the discipline to read God's word daily

4 people i'm tagging: 1. Ginny 2. Mike 3. Tatum 4. Kristen Kelley

Dinosaurs!!!

Eli's new love is dinosaurs. I am not even sure who introduced him or when this exactly started, but he is in love with dinosaurs. Soon after this became all he could talk about, I told him we would go see the dinosaurs at the museum. It was a Monday and they are closed on Monday's, I will never make that mistake again. He was soooo sad. I convinced him they were all sleeping, and we went to toys r us and bought some toy dinosaurs which he now eats, baths, and sleeps with!

Since then we have been to the museum about 1-2 times a week. He loves it. When Mike got home from work the other day Eli got him his shoes and socks and ran to the door and said "dinosaurs". The fact the museum closes at 5pm, stinks for daddy's and their kids!

He has also started to pretend... It seems they really enjoy green beans "mmmmm".

Birthdays

In the last few weeks we have had lots of Birthday celebrations...

1st was Alaina's 3rd Birthday party. Look at this cake!

After Alaina's party we went to Memaw and Pepaw's to celebrate Uncle Ryan and Papa's birthdays. The kids got cake, again!

It is so fun to watch them play together.

Papa's 32nd Birthday was about a week and a half ago... Eli and I made him a banner. Eli was very into it.

Over the weekend we went out to celebrate with friends... kind of made up for my lack of planning on his 30th (I think I will be making up for that for a long time). I just realized Mike is not even in the picture...

Random Fall Pictures

Such a big help!

This was just too cute!

He will be so sad when all the pumpkins are gone.

This is the only picture in months that he smiled for!

IU homecoming... We had to leave early due to Eli having a breakdown but at least they looked cute!

Kitchen is on it's way

New breakfast bar

Love the new sink!

I have not had counter tops here for a year, so this rocks!!!

Halloween

Halloween lasted a little longer then we expected. Eli asked to wear his "monkey suit" for the next two days.

Our last night with pumpkin before our moldy friend had to go.

Eli loved getting candy!

We went to "boo zoo" a few days before Halloween. Eli attempted to steal the decor.

Mama also had a fun Halloween. Susie and I ditched our husbands and went to a party with our high school friends (really they kindly stayed home with the kids so we could go out, but "ditching" makes us sound cooler).

I cut and copied this from Mike's sisters blog... a must see

I watched Eli last week and decided to make them dance so that I could video tape it for my brother's birthday. I thought they did a pretty good job!

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