Mommy's Shoes by Eli

My Mommy got some new shoes last week and I LOVE shoes. In fact, "shoe" was one of my first words to learn to say. Going to a shoe store is one of my most favoritest things to do! When I walk in to a shoe store, I just run all over the store saying "shoe...shoe....shoe". Anyway, back to Mommy's new shoes.....Mommy said that she couldn't decide whether or not she liked her new shoes...Mommy's a New Balance girl and these are Asics. So when Mommy took off her new running shoes and wasn't looking, I decided to try them out. I really liked them! Mommy....I think you should just give them a try and if you don't like them, you can go back to your New Balance shoes. Check me out........

Treat from Dr

Eli had his 15 month check-up this past Wednesday (even though he will be 16 months next week!). The Dr said that he was very healthy and that he is developing very well. Eli weighed 22lbs 12 oz and was 31 inches tall. He is in the 50 percentile for height and 25-50 percentile for weight. We are very thankful for his health and pray that he continues to be heathy and grow big and strong! ; ) He had to get the chicken pox shot at the dr....after the shot, the nurse gave him a lolly-pop. He enjoyed it for a couple of minutes later in the day.

Eli enjoyed the lolly-pop WAY more than the veggies!! Eli has become very picky about eating his veggies. If anyone has any ideas on how to get him to eat more veggies, please share.

All done! This is Eli's classic sign that he is done eating and ready to get out of his high chair.

Mommy & Eli

Eli and I were playing with the camera today and this is one of our pictures. I just love this picture of Eli! I think he looks so cute. : ) In case you are wondering, he doesn't have food or something on his nose....he took a BIG tumble on the sidewalk and scratched his nose. : (

Happy Birthday Justin!

Eli's cousin, Justin, visited Texas for a few days to celebrate his 18th birthday. I can't believe he is already 18 years old. I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday! It is scary to me because I know that time will go by just as fast with Eli. Happy Birthday, Justin!

Eli enjoyed some of Justin's birthday cake.

Sharing with Dad

Eli loves to share apples with Daddy. Even though he doesn't get much apple, he loves sucking on it!!



After about 5 minutes of eating apples, Eli decided it was time to pray for his food. We forgot to pray before eating the apple. :

Fun Surprise!

My sister and her family traveled to Kentucky to visit family this past week. On the way back to their home in Alaska, they had a layover in Dallas which lasted longer than expected. So, we got the fun surprise of seeing everyone for a short time. Although it was only a few hours, it was so great to see them! They will be back for two weeks at the end of June!

Jessie (3 1/2 years) and one of her babies. Jessie LOVES babies!!!
My sister's oldest son, Justin (18 years) and her youngest son, Jack (5 1/2 months)
Granny with Eli and Jack. This picture is so funny because although Eli and Jack are 10 months apart, they look like they are about the same length! : ) Actually, Eli is about 31 inches and Jack is about 27 inches. But....27 inches is long for a 5 1/2 month old baby!

Sleepy!

Eli fell asleep on the closet floor today while I was getting dressed and talking on the phone. Many times when I talk on the phone, he just falls asleep. I like to think that it is because my voice is soothing to him.....but he's probably just so bored that he falls asleep! : )