So Many Fun Events!

It's been a while since I've posted, but life has been pretty busy. The first picture is Elijah practicing with his first toy gun. He found the fun shiny cap gun at a friends birthday party and loved the noise it made when he pulled the trigger (even though it was empty). Elijah was practicing being a photographer at the birthday party. He stopped for a pose with mommy.
Grandpa took Elijah out for the afternoon while the ladies spent some time together for a baby shower for Karissa and the two girls. Grandpa took Elijah to a farm where he spent some time with his little friend Lily and explored a fun new place.
He saw tons of animals at the farm and brought home a little eye funk (maybe pink eye) requiring a few drops. Ever since the trip, he has been obsessed with farm things: a farmer, cows, pigs, donkeys, etc. He also requests to hear "The Farmer in the Dell" on a daily basis, knows most of his animals and the sounds they all make.

After all the fun, we went to Aunt Alexa's for a little more. He enjoyed exploring the outdoors, finding bugs, and running around. I layed him down for a nap and went in to check on him later when we discovered he had covered himself with his cousins stuffed animals for a cozy nap. I guess he was feeling lonely and wanted some company during his nap.

Fun Times

Elijah loves music. He has rhythm and we are not too sure where it comes from. He sings all day long and remembers most songs. He is just beginning to sing along. I quickly captured the moment on camera when he started acting out "If you're Happy and You Know It" when he heard it on TV. Here he is clapping and being 'happy'. The funniest part is that He did this all on his own without any prompting.

Mommy also continues to grow. I know it's been a couple of weeks since I have posted a picture and there is definite change. I am in the middle of my 27th week which means I am around 9 weeks from the finish line! I have reached full -term size for a single baby which means the discomfort really begins. By the end I will probably feel like I am five or six weeks overdue. What a joy! I am due to be released from my pregnancy bondage September 15. My doctor is planning to induce me around then.

Happy Birthday

Although Elijah's birthday isn't for a few more days, we wanted to have a party today to best accomodate all our mom's with young children. It actually turned out great and everybody had fun even though it was stinkin' hot. The party was from 10:00 til noon and the tempuratures started at 100 and reached 103. It was nasty!

Elijah came in my room this morning asking if he could eat his elmo cake. He had tried to dig in yesterday when he woke up from his nap and saw it. He actually got the corner and mommy had to do some repair work. So, he was ready to party this morning. We had a few children over (mostly boys) to splash in the pool, play with water balloons, run around, eat pizza, cake and ice cream, break an Elmo pinata and then go home for nap time. It was a fun morning and Grandpa even came home during his lunch to join in the celebration.

We even had some special guests at the party including Aunt Alexa (Elijah absolutely loves to say her name!) baby Christopher, Susanna and Alison. They just came to celebrate with us and it was great to have them here. Thanks guys for coming to make it a special day.

The Wonderful Aunt Alexa and baby Christopher!
Yum yum Pizza and cake!
My favorite Grandpa!