Such a Pretty Pony!

Eli has a stick horse that he loves to ride around with daddy, but he still hadn't met a real horse until we went to Aunt Marilyn's over Memorial Day weekend for our annual trip with Grandpa!  It was Eli's first trip to Paradise (Utah - by Logan) and he loved the fields and animals.    It rained most of the weekend, so when the weather would break we'd run outside and go on a walk to see the animals.  Eli was interested in the cows and dogs, although the horses were the highlight of the trip.  At first Eli was too sure about the big brutes - and the feeling seemed to be mutual - but then they began to ease into each other.  No biting from the horses, no crying from Eli.  Good times for all!  I especially loved that Eli wanted to touch them with his feet, not his hands.  So cute!

Eli meet the Pool... Pool met Eli...

We got the chance to go to Seven Peaks with the family to celebrate Macklin's birthday on Saturday. It was a perfect introduction to the pool. Eli was so excited and if he hadn't started to shiver, we would have been there all day! Yeah! Eli is a fish!

The End

We made it! Our first year of mommy-teaching is over! It has been hard to leave my boy every day but they were a good group of students and we survived! I'm so excited to be full-time mommy for the next couple of months. Me and my baby! Wahoo!!
Eli came to our end of the year dance festival (the first of many for him) and all the girls cooed and made a fuss over him. And little flirty man loved it!






Wasatch and Eli. The best school and boy in the land.

Grandpa...

We dragged dad along for our weekly duck feeding in Saturday. It was such a beautiful day and after lunch at Los Hermanos who wouldn't want to relax and throw bread at birds?
Little Man and "Grumpa" (that's what dad calls himself to Eli) had more fun chasing birds and exploring the wide world of walking than anything else. Thanks, Gramps, for loving our boy!

Six Months

17 lbs 12 oz
27 in
Happy, healthy, and a big fan of tearing up the paper on the doctor's table.

Way to go, Big E!

The Best Boy in the Land!

Working at Wasatch Elementary, I have often heard and used the phrase "The Best School in the Land."  It is even posted above the front door of our school.  So it seemed only natural that Eli would become "The Best Boy in the Land."  I've even modified the school song to fit him!  But really, Eli does deserve the title - he sleeps through the night, hardly ever cries (or at least only for a few seconds when he does), loves to play with everyone he meets, gives kisses, eats every kind of food we present, thinks everything mom and dad do is the ultimate in entertainment, has the brightest, biggest eyes and knows how to use them to express his emotions and thoughts, loves music, is crawling, and in general is just perfect!

Now I expect that every mother could and should say their baby is perfect, but it doesn't mean Eli isn't! Just ask the girls at FotoFly who took his pictures yesterday.  He flirted and smiled his way into everyone of their hearts.  I know they see babies all day and I'm sure they are complimentary to every mom, but I'll take it as fact that he was one of the best babies they have ever photographed.  After all, if your mother doesn't think you are perfect there is something wrong with the universe!

These are just a few of our favorites from the 65 amazing pictures we got yesterday!

(Thanks, Mary Ann, for the hat!!!)

Mother's Day 2012

We put all the kids' handprints on Nana's bike. So cute! Thanks, Becky for being such an amazing mom!