Quack, Quacks!

Eli LOVES ducks! He loves feeding the ducks at Roane County Park and desperately wants to pet one! I just know that he is going to get his fingers pecked one day! He is really good at "quack" and calls any duck he sees (rubber and otherwise) a "quack, quack". Eli has also become quite a duck caller! Enjoy these videos and our laughter!

Fathers Day!

Here's some pics from Fathers Day (late, I know). Saturday we went out to the Davis's for dinner (Montgomery Ribs from Cincinnati) and a boat ride to see the eagles. Then on Sunday it was off to the Owings for some lunch and family time spent with Big Daddy Sam and Papaw!

YARD SALE MADNESS

So here's the scoop on the yard sale!

Items included:
Baby stuff, baby stuff, baby stuff!
Clothes!
Dining room table and chairs
Couch, cubes, and rug
King size Nautica bedding (gorgeous red, white, and blue quilted design) and matching bath linens
Too many things to list out, so come by and see for yourself! No pressure to buy, just come hang out and take a peek!

Dates:
Thursday evening 5pm - 8pm Friends and Family night! This is open for all friends and family to get a 1st look. Please stop by and check out everything if you get a chance and forgive me if I'm still running around like a mad woman!

Friday and Saturday mornings 7am - 11am

I want to say thank you to everyone who has offered to help watch Eli while we set up the yard sale and during the packing/moving process! I really appreciate it and WILL definitely be taking you up on the offers! It's amazing what I can get done while he is napping, so I can't imagine how great it will be to have 2 whole hours with Jay and I both packing!

BIG NEWS!

Sometimes God works in mysterious ways, wouldn't you agree? Well, 2 weeks ago we were approached by a friend interested in buying our house! We have been debating this very thing for about a year now, but the thought of "putting the house on the market" and trying to keep it presentable is overwhelming. Long story short, we are moving! This week we also closed on a 6 acre lot in Grande Vista Bay and hope to start building by the end of the summer! We've narrowed the rental choices down and will be making a decision this weekend. (If anyone else needs info on rentals, please call me because I have TONS of numbers!)

There will be a yard sale in our future (UGH) so stay tuned for dates/times. Goal: get rid of 1/2 of Eli's stuff, as well as furniture and miscellaneous we have accumulated over the past 7 years!!! We're going to do a private sale for friends and blog readers the Thursday before the sale. And to all my previous strong and gracious movers, don't worry because we are going to get "2 guys and a truck"! :)

As for an Eli update.... he is all over the place! He can run! He can jump! His favorite words are "ball" and "baby", as well as "woof" and "quack"! And he started swimming lessons last week and loves the water! I promise I'll post pics of these lessons soon!

Eli and Rody

Eli has his 1st pony! His name is "Rody" and Eli loves to bounce on him and pull his ears. The weight limit on Rody is 400 lbs, so I think we're good for a while! :) I even took my turn, but trying to balance that close to the ground is pretty difficult! HA!

Hey JOE!

Eli has started mimicking sounds and a few words like "baby" and "ball". One morning this week we worked on "Joe". So here's a video of Eli calling out to his Cousin Joe in Birmingham! Pretty soon these boys will be able to visit on the phone, even when they are hundreds (and sometimes continents) apart!

Momma"s Little Scholar

Our new favorite thing to do is to read out loud! It was not even a month ago that I couldn't get him to sit still long enough to finish a book, and now he's reading to himself all the time! (And yes, I know he is not actually reading, even though he is brilliant). He still doesn't sit for very long, but it is definitely entertaining!