Let's go to "Zoom"

We LOVE the zoo! It give Eli the freedom to run around from exhibit to exhibit and absolutely wears him out! (I'm talking 3 hour nap each time we go!) So Saturday we started out early and headed to the "zoom". The neatest thing was watching Eli give "baby George" the chimp high fives through the glass and playing Peekaboo! Jay and I both just stood there and watched for about 20 minutes before we thought to get out the camera. Baby #2 has just thrown me for a loop! :) Anyways, here some pics of Eli and Jay at the zoo. Reesie and I were there, but just mainly behind the camera!

New Pics!

Here are some updated pics of Reesie and Eli! Reesie is at the smile and gurgle stage! She loves to have people talk to her and she is trying to mimic sounds and faces. She is sleeping 8 - 10 hours consistently and is a very happy, healthy baby. Eli went through a little rough patch once the new of baby Reese wore off, but we're back to our fun-loving self now. I absolutely LOVE my kids and being able to stay home with them. They wear me out!!! But I wouldn't change it for the world.

The power was out the other night for 4 hours, so this is how Eli entertained himself! :) Luckily it came back on before Reesie woke for her middle of the night feeding or I would have had this thing on my head changing her diaper! :)

Eli and Reese 4/2010

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Eli's 2!!!

Eli's 2!!! Oh, how time flies! We had a fun filled Birthday weekend so you'll find 3 more posts with lots of pics and videos. They may be out of order, but you can figure it out! I just could not narrow down the pics from The Little Gym because the party was AWESOME!

Here are some things that Eli can do:

He can count to 12 all on his own!

He knows all his basic colors and his favorite is BLUE!

His favorite songs are "The Itsy Bitsy Spider", "Old McDonald", and "The Wheels on the Bus"!

He loves to RUN, JUMP, and GALLOP!

He is talking nonstop and even putting together short sentences! My favorite is "Luv you Momma" and my least favorite is "No like it Momma".

He is sleeping in a BIG boy bed!

Eli's 2nd Birthday PARTY!!

The GRAND finale of Eli's BDay was a party for him and all his buddies at The Little Gym in Knoxville. Eli had an awesome time and was so excited to see all his favorite people in one place! The kids played with balls and bubbles, jumped on the giant air mat, sang "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" under the parachute, and explored all the equipment around the gym. It was "organized chaos" for an hour, then cupcake and present time! What a wonderful ending to a great 2nd Birthday!!!

Noah, Eli, and Kyndall on the Giant Air Mat!

This is the chaos portion!
Uncle Mike and Reesie!

Playing basketball on the Air Mat with Allessa! Maddox!

Grady!

Cousin Kyle!

Allessa!

Sailor!

Eli!

Noah!

Kyndall!

Cole!

Josiah!

Birthday Part Two

So the second stop on the Birthday Train was a BDay Party/Easter Egg Hunt at Nene and Big Daddy's with Cousin Cole! Thanks Owings!

Eli and Cole ready to start looking for eggs!

Eli counting his eggs!
Jay, Kellye, Cole, Reesie, Kyle, and Eli

Our first picture as a family of four! All smiles except Miss Reesie!

Breakfast Dounut!

Happy Birthday ELI!!! Eli turned 2 on April 2nd and we started the celebration with a breakfast trip to Duncan Dounuts (yes... we stole this idea! Thanks Amy!). Eli LOVES dounuts and what a way to start the day with lots of sugar!