Mom a.k.a. Mrs. Isom

In an effort to deal with the overwhelming amount of anxiety I have about going back to work next week, Eli and I are spending some time in my classroom.  This is the beginning of a longterm relationship Little Man will have with my occupation.  I'm so grateful for my job and so grateful it is a job I enjoy doing.  I'm really looking forward to getting back to my students.  But this is hard!  I have a completely new admiration for all those working mothers out there.  The goal is to stay positive and just do what I can.  #1 priority - Eli and Kelly, #2 - Work.  Sorry dishes.  You are really low on the totem pole!

"Working Hard" in Mom's classroom.  Yes, that is one messy desk in the background!

Super Eli

Daddy and his boy decided to surprise mom with a little low altitude hero fly by. 

We bought the cape for Eli's future rompings, but apparently Dad was ready to play now.  

Very cute! (Both the big and the small one!)

Super Eli

Up!  Up!  And Away!

Bear Cub's First Christmas

Singing with the Macs, Dinner with the Isoms, Sleepover with Grandma...What a Christmas!  It was so much fun to have our little "stocking stuffer" here for Christmas.  Eli really is the very best present we've ever received.  Kelly and I really enjoyed buying gifts for the little man and giving them to each other.  Kelly opened a couple of Lego kits, I opened a play mat.  And then we played!  

The very happiest Christmas ever!

"Cool" Grandma Doris

Dear Santa...

Tonight Eli met the "Big Man" for the first time.  We met up with Anne, Brandon, and Ethan at Thanksgiving point where Fotofly was doing the pictures.  So much fun!  Kelly dressed up in the Santa suit for the shoot, which explains the cute "daddy" look Eli has in a couple of the pics.  What a great way to celebrate Eli's 1 month birthday!

Roll With It!

Can you believe it?  

Three weeks and he's already rolling over!  

Seriously so advanced!

Costco on Saturday?

It's common knowledge that Saturday afternoon at Costco is the supreme collection of human idocity and the leading cause of sudden onset insanity!  But even with that knowledge, I managed to end up at Costco at 2:00 on a Saturday.  Thankfully, Eli and I went with Grandpa, who helped wrangle the cart as we wound our way through the masses.  Eli had a rough night last night - sleeping for 30 minutes at a time until he finally passed out from exhaustion at 5am - which meant mom had a rough night.   I didn't, however, want to miss out on an adventure for the day, so Costco seemed like a good idea.  Eli's threats of falling apart made our shopping trip short, which helped us survive the afternoon of mayhem.  He also helped by getting us so much attention - "Oh, look at that cute little guy!"  "What a cute baby!" and even "What aisle do they sell those?"  Good times!

Post Costco Nap

And what can you do when you get home from a Saturday Costco adventure?  See above picture!  (Mom took a nap too!)

A Week of Firsts

It's been a busy week for us - we're trying to get out and have an "adventure" each day.  Monday we had Heather, Meghan, Mack visiting and hanging out with cousins was a great adventure.  Tuesday we went out to lunch with them as well.  Mom learned that it really does take 45 minutes to get ready for a 5 minute drive and 1/2 hour lunch.  Tuesday it was a walk at the mall.  That was really an adventure - but very much worth it!  Thursday we went to Target (one of our favorite adventures) and tried not to get blown away.  Friday, well, today we decided to take it easy.  We've got some visitors coming and maybe later we'll go out for a little bit.  It's amazing how much a little "adventure" time is saving mom's sanity!  I'm so grateful he's mellow enough to let me do it.  Thanks, Eli!

Walking at the Mall

Lunch at Wendy's