happy 3rd birthday eli

oh brother do we ever love this boy of ours. i am a super big baby and i kept getting emotional today thinking that my beebye is a big 3 year old. abe is 18 months right now and the same age eli was when we had abe. i cannot even beleive how my eli had to grow up so quickly once he wasn't "the baby" anymore.

eli is one of those kids that everyone has a special bond with. i mean look at him, he is freakin cute! you will not find a sweeter more loving boy. you will also not find a more stubborn,sensitive strong willed or relentless child. eli loves things his way, and he likes to makes sure we know what he likes and dislikes. eli plays well with almost everyone and is kind. we love you big boy Happy birthday!

right now eli loves-

dinosaurs, dragons, toy story,trains,parties,movies and popcorn, cars, eating all day, books, cuddling, pisses ( kisses), playing with his brothers, chocolate milk ( asks for it about 4-5 times a day, nursery, being with his family, fishes and sharks, oranges, strawberries, chicken and rice, waking up in the middle of the night to go potty ( he has only wet the bed 2 times since being potty trained) bringing toys to bed, random toys in random containers ( bins, suitcases, Tupperware, laundry basket) lining his toys up, ice cream, paces Popsicle's, scooby doo, reading, running, jumping and being really active in general!

babies are fun to watch

i love these pictures. don't you love watching babies play? he was so determined to do whatever it was that he had in mind. little monkey!

funny faces...

we woke up at 7:00 even though we went to bed at 10:00. mom and dad were not so excited...




we were though...

we ran down the hallway

and the chaos commenced.

ezra got-

a digital camera

spiderman motorcycle that transformed into spiderman

books- richard scary's biggest word book, cowboy and octopus

up

eli got-

dino mountain

felt play mat

books

monsters inc.

spiderman motorcycle

abe got-

little people barn

crackers

books

basketball hoop

and about 5 different balls

we also got many many fun and wonderful gifts from our families. we had a great christmas, hope you did too! like my friend lily said on facebook... "christmas, like disneyland is much better with kids" i could not agree more. seeing my boys happy makes up for all the hard parts.

dear eli-

where to start with you my special little boy? you are so fun. you love to give "pisses" ( kisses!) all day long. i love that you wake up before the other boys to go potty in the morning. then you sneak in my bed and snuggle me for a while. you have very stinky morning breath but i don't care. you are crazy as they come. you jump off things and get hurt all day long. it is so funny and exhausting at the same time. you have funny fat hands and feet that remind me of fred flintstone. sometimes i call you man hands. you have the prettiest eye lashes i have ever seen on a little boy. i can't get enough of your cute piggy nose. you have crazy eyebrows. you are obsessed with chocolate milk and cheese. how in the world are you 2 and 1/2 already? i just signed you up for preschool next year. you will be going to the same school ezra went to this year. good thing too since you ask me every day when you can go to preschool. whenever we say something about you being 2 you tell us that you are 8.

love you

dear ez-

you are so silly lately! you are so fun to be around. i love that your pictures are starting to really look like things. you drew the funniest picture of grandpa bob, mustache glasses and all. i love that in your picture hunter was drawn like a person but with fur all over her and a tail. you love to play with your friends right now. you are so sweet and get along with everyone. you are so handsome and your funny little laugh is the most contagious thing on the planet. i love that you wear your sunglasses to bed. you like to do "cool" things right now. you like to look at yourself in the mirror and smile. you LOVE the new iron man and spider man shirts grandma pammy got you. today you surprised me and dad by reciting the whole pledge of allegiance. when did you learn that? you love preschool and talking time. i should be better about taking you to talking time. the other day you picked brynna a flower and gave it to her. i think you have a crush on bryn because you blushed when i asked if she was your girlfriend. every time we go to grandma sue's house you take out cold waters and bring them to everyone with the cutest, most pleased look ever. you are the friendliest boy i know, tonight you kissed kem's pregnant belly. i love you, stop getting older ok?!

love you

dear abe-

you are seriously cute. i can't get enough of you. naughty-ness and all. lately you have been into headbutting and biting dad and i. sometimes we bug you on purpose so you will do it because it is so dang funny. you love to snuggle. you love to follow your brothers all around the house. you love to bug milo because you are bigger than him at least. you love animals. today you cried because chino was mad at you and it hurt your feelings. you are so funny right now. you copy everything that we tell you too. you are so smart. today you said " i want that". you say little things i can't believe that you are saying already. you have silly long hair. you are also obsessed with chocolate milk. you follow the lead of your brothers and drink more than i thought was ever possible. you love to jump on the trampoline. you are a tease. you wrestle your brothers and steal their toys but get mad if they do it to you. i am your best friend...until dad comes home, then i'm dog poop. tonight you even ignored me when i tried to get you to kiss me because dad was holding you. you love crackers, any kind will do. ever day you lead me over to the cupboard where i keep the snacks. i open it and you point to the crackers. you jump up and down and clap when i give them to you and then i get a slobbery cracker hug and kiss. i love those messy little kisses

ps. where did you get those dimples baby?

love you