Let It Snow!

A recent trip to Richmond to visit Annie, Papa, and Shane let Eli experience snow, and lots of it! He was amazed, as you can tell by the expression on his face...

Christmas Time

I can't put into words how special this time of year has been for us. The Christmas spirit shines through Eli. As evidence below, he was not a fan of actually sitting on Santa's lap this year, but he absolutely loves to call his name, "ca caus", everytime you pass a large yard art Santa, or anytime you see a Santa anywhere for that matter. He sings christmas carols in the backseat of the car, even though not a word is audible to his mommy or daddy. We've loved sharing this Christmas time with you, Eli!

Helping decorate


Loading the Xmas Tree


At Enchanted Airlie


Looking for Santa


Santa and Eli

New Moves

Eli took a break from helping us decorate the Christmas tree the other night. I followed him to the back bedroom where the music was playing (very loudly). I couldn't help but run and get my camera to capture his new moves. We think he dances more than he walks.

Best buds

Often times Sammy and I find ourselves saying to each other "poor maggie". She has tolerated a lot this past year and a half, and will continue to tolerate much more, we imagine. But we're starting to believe she benefits more from Eli than we realize. She has a new best buddy... who likes to rub her belly and give her hugs. And best of all...she gets a snack at almost every meal he eats.