Happy One Year! (and other adventures)

Eli turned one back on August 20th. We had a great time celebrating with family and friends. He enjoyed his chocolate cake!! He received a radio flyer wagon from his great grandparents and loves pulling (and pushing) it around the neighborhood during his morning walks.

Eli's first steps

Our cruise vacation

We had a fabulous time on our Cruise vacation. We cruised to Burmuda and back. Eli really enjoyed the beach and would crawl straight into the ocean. No Fear. Babies were not allowed in the pool on deck so we brought a little pool for him to play with.











We went on a cruise to celebrate John and Nicole's marriage. Congrats guys!













Babies were not allowed in the pool so we bought a little pool for him to play in.

MOBILE ELI BOY

Eli is on the go. He is actually training to be the youngest IRONMAN. Here he is doing some hardcore training to prepare for this event.

In order to be an IRONBABY you have to get in a lot calories for energy:


you have to visualize Swimming to the horizon:

think safety first during Biking:

go endless miles of running:



and at the end of the day.. you're pooped..

This crazy blog post is dedicated to our friend Jeff!
Can't wait till you get back home. We miss ya!

Sophia loves playing with Eli

Updates:)

We finally finished our deck and it is gorgeous! The guys did a wonderful job. Thank you to everyone who helped us finish. Especially Sarah's dad who put in a lot of long hours.


















Elijah has started to crawl! It's amazing what he finds to put in his mouth! He loves to pull up on his crib and play with mirrors. It's is so fun to watch him grow and change everyday. It happens so fast!

On mother's day we dedicated him. Those of you who aren't familiar with this, it's not a baptism (as we believe that's a choice he will hopefully make in the future for himself), but it is when we say to God, "Thank you for giving us Eli and we dedicate him to you and will do our best to raise him in a way that is right and encourage him to grow to know you." As always, we appreciate your prayers and support as we aim to do this.

Spring Break at the Bella Vista

We are spending the week in Montross, VA where the Potomac meets the Cheasapeake Bay. We are vacationing with the Stones spending our days walking on the beach looking for shark teeth, playing tennis, biking on country roads, sitting in the hot tub and just chilling out.
We are staying at the beautiful "Bella Vista" which has scenic water views and bald eagles soaring by. What a great place to relax. Also this week Eli has discovered GRAVITY. He now likes to drop his toys, and spoons just to watch them fall. YAY!

Cherry Blossoms

So last Saturday we went with our friends to join the massive amounts of people out on D.C's tidal basin to see the Cherry Blossoms. The peak was from April 1-4. The metro ride in and out was pretty crazy. Eli had a poop on the way home which added to the fun of riding back on the metro.
The blossoms were beautiful. Eli loved being outside and seeing all the people and the blossoms. He got really smiley and giggly as we walked around.