More pics of Cori

bath time

 

chillin’ with Mom, Dad, and Eli

 

 

Cori Jane is here!!

Our beautiful baby girl arrived on March 19th.  She was 5 lbs 10 oz and 19 in.  She is doing very well.

 

 

Eli loves to kiss her on the forehead.

Zoo trip

Eli got a zoo pass for his birthday, so we wanted to get a zoo trip in before the baby came. We went to the zoo with the Southward clan.  It was a bit chilly, but lots of fun.  Eli rode areal camel with Mazee!  He just jumped right on.  I couldn’t believe he was so brave. 

Eli & Emmy eating their lunch with a lion in the background.

The Fire Truck Party!

When we were trying to decide on a theme for Eli’s birthday party, I was looking at invitations on the internet to get ideas.  I asked him if he liked several of them and he said no.  Then he saw one with a fire truck on it, he pointed at it and said, “I want that fire truck for my birthday party!”  So, I made him a fire truck cake (my Mom helped).  It was my first big cake.  I stayed up till all hours of the night and there were lots of crumbs in the frosting, but Eli loved it anyway so that’s all that counts.  In the picture on the right he is saying two and holding up two fingers.

 

Grandma and Papa got Eli a tricycle, which he absolutely loves.  We got him a wagon and in this pic he is riding in it with all his other loot.  He got lots of fun things from Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and friends. 

Eli blew out the candles and then dug into the cake and ice-cream.

The kids played “stick the balloon an the fire truck” and went for rides in the wagon.

Happy 2nd Birthday Eli!

It is a tradition in my family that you get breakfast in bed on your birthday.  Eli was a little confused at first, but then he loved it.  When he finished his first round of pancakes and asked for more, I asked him if he wanted to sit in his chair.  He said, “No, in my bed.”

Valentine Stud

My parents got Eli this outfit for Christmas and he looks so handsome in it.  Derek got him this balloon for Valentine’s Day and he loved it.  He did not love posing for pictures, hence the pouty face.

Winter Fun

 

 

We had another snow storm this last weekend.  We took Eli out to play on Saturday and it was really his first time playing in the snow.  He was a little leery at first, but after he got used to it, he had lots of fun.  We made a few snow balls, Derek & Eli shoveled, Eli sledded down our basement door, and before we went in we all made snow angels (Derek & Eli’s first).

I was in charge of play group several weeks ago, so I set up for us to go to the fire station.  Eli loved it!  He even made friends with one of the firefighters.  There were other kids there, but I had a hard time getting pics of Eli with them because he likes to do his own thing.