Brothers in the Sierras

Eli's birthday party!

The weather was PERFECT yesterday for a party at the park! Eli was happy the whole time. It was a good time to spend with family and a few friends, with plenty of food and drinks for all! The park had a water play area that was a hit with all the kids! Eli showed that he is scared of NOTHING when it comes to water! Here are some pictures, Brian's uncle was taking pictures too, so we didn't take as many as I would have otherwise. We will go see them this week and get a CD of theirs.. I will post more next weekend!

We're BACK!!!

Hi All!!
I fell like we fell off the planet for a bit! Between Eli becoming mobile and needing constant attention, Brian going to wild fires, Grandma ma passing away, and making up work hours, We have been BUSY! I can't believe Eli is 1 now!!! We are having a little, well kinda big, party at the park today with family and a couple friends! We went yesterday to get family pictures and Eli's 1 year pictures and the girl that did them was AWESOME! Eli really clicked with her!

Here are some from yesterday! I will try to post some pictures from his party later tonight!!

Love you all! I will try to be back on here more!

More Pics of Eli... Because I am pretty sure he is the CUTEST KIDDO EVER!

I can't believe he is 9 months!

Its been a busy few weeks... it seems like just the last 2 weeks Eli has changed SOOOOO much! He went from being happy sitting with his toys to wanting to stand all the time, to cruising around the furniture independently!! Before we know it he will be into EVERYTHING!!! Last week we had 2 days off in a row together so we headed to the coast for a couple days of family time! It was a perfect mini vacation!! Eli has also been to Grandma Debbie's house to swim twice so far this year and he LOVES it!! Here are some pics! Looks like we will be getting to see everyone EXCEPT dad here in the next month or so! YAY!!

Happy Anniversary David and Becky! We love you!

Dodgers!

Happy on bus for about 5 minutes, then the panic set in.
Sold out game. Got in line after first inning for a beer and Dodger Dog. I got one thinking I'd just go back later. WRONG. People would be gone from their seats for two innings standing in those lines. Mike was smart and got two Dodger dogs in the first place.

Hey Guys! Just wanted to say hello! We got to go to opening day this week! Plan was to take the train to Union Station in LA and get on the "Dodger Express" bus to the stadium . We left at 10am and all was going well until we got on that VERY WRONGLY NAMED BUS! It was snailing along in stopped traffic for about a half an hour before we finally jumped off the dang thing and walked the 2 miles remaining to the stadium because we knew wouldn't even make the first pitch! We got there in time and had a blast! Needless to say, we shall plan to walk the 2.5 miles to and from Union Station for sure for the games. We had a blast and are excited to be here for baseball season! Hope everybody is great! Lot's of love from the LBC

Spring is here

The weather was SOOOO nice today! Eli and I took advantage of it and went for a walk and played in the front yard! Looking forward to seeing the family in Illinois this coming week! Wish me luck! Eli and are are travelling alone, and have a layover both ways! I hope he is as good at travelling in the air as he is by car!

Pictures with Emily Ivey

While in Long Beach Dad, Eli and I met up with Emily Ivey for some pictures.. Eli cooperated as much as a 6 month old can... and was a trooper in spite of a bit of a fall... here are a few she posted on facebook! I cant wait to see the rest and pick a few!

Trip to Long Beach

Eli and I had a short but great trip to Long Beach! He was perfect for the drive both ways! We really enjoyed getting to see Gramps and Mike and Caroline! He also got to spend a little time playing with Eloise.. she is 11 months older than him and only a few inches taller... he outweighs her! Wish we could have spent more time! We will be flying to Illinois in April to see mom and dad, Tami, Billy and the kids.. cant wait to meet the new little guy!

Having fun Playing

Eli is getting more and more independent with his toys. He is growing up!!! And he gets annoyed with the camera always being in his face... Paparazzi is SOOOOO annoying! :-) The dogs are always very interested in what he is doing and playing wiht his toys... Zoolander pushes buttons on the electronic ones any time he gets the chance to!

Annoying! It wont let me add more pictures at the moment! will try again tomorrow!