Father's Day 2012

We spent the Father's Day weekend with some of my family at LakeNear again this year. It is always nice to be up there, where Eli can run around inside and outside the house and just be a little boy in nature. The weekend was pretty laid back and that was alright with us. On Father's Day we celebrated the Dads of our group by making a yummy breakfast, going on a hike/swim at the park, and finishing the day off with a yummy dinner from the grill, ending with a dessert of homemade blackberry pie (picked from the bushes on the property). Eli thinks the world of his Dada and I'm sure baby #2 will feel the same way. Our kids are blessed! Playing with the water-table on the back-porch (little turkey refused to smile with his eyes open) Reading Mark's new book from Eli about dads who never grow up. Ha! A little skinny dipping in the Lake = priceless Father's Day memory! We love those sweet cheeks!

Get exciiiiited!

After much thought (and harassment), well over a year of it, I've decided to continue updating our blog. We have many family and friends who are spread out all over the place these days and it's just an easy way to share our lives with them and keep a little "record" for us too. So, here's a few updates on what's been happening. Eli's been growing like a weed. He'll be 3 in a few short months and I'm blown away each day at how quickly he's turning into a little boy. Mark and I are loving every moment of this crazy time! Mark continues to work hard to enable to me to stay at home with Eli and I am so thankful for that. I'll admit, some days I find myself longing for the routine of "the workday" but then I quickly realize what stuff I'd be missing out in these early years of his life. And finally, we are also anticipating a little bit more change around these parts... If you didn't catch the shirt, Eli is going to be a big brother sometime around January 1, 2013. I'm 12-weeks along and everything looks great. We are thrilled about this and look forward to quite the new year!