A month of pictures

I can't believe its been a month since I updated!  We have had a lot going on and I have a ton of pictures to show for it! I will just let the pictures update you!

Wes laughs every time I take Eli's shirt off to eat spaghetti but isn't it obvious why I do that?

Easter morning. This is how Jay wants to look in his Easter 2013 pics

Don't you just love his tie! He loved it too-until he walked into his SS room and his friend Caleb had on a bow tie. On the way home he asked us if next time he could wear a cool tie like Caleb.

Eli didn't know what to think of the bus ride to the church

This was at the Easter lunch with friends. While everyone else hunted eggs, this one played ball

He was oblivious to the fierce competition on the other side of the yard

And he was so proud of himself for hitting the ball off the tee

I asked Jay to smile for a picture, he immediately struck a pose

This was Easter afternoon. Eli took off in the rain.

We thought it more necessary to take a picture than go get him

Thank goodness "Fireman James" came to the rescue. He looked out of his window and saw Eli by himself in the rain so ran out to get him. Our neighbors are the best!

Back inside now....muddy, wet, and satisfied from a hard day's work

Washing the truck together

Eli was totally impressed

At least they weren't fighting over it

Soccer practice! 

Check out that expression. He is so over my obsessive picture taking.

Eli getting his soccer on too

They all took turns kicking it into the goal. Jay would run to the ball, stop and yell, "1-2-3-4!" Then kick it as hard as he could. I told him in the games he would not have time to stop and count.

He loves it though and has caught on very quickly

Look at that beautiful head of hair!!  Gracie is just perfect and I am certain I have the prettiest niece in the world!

Mom and I got to the hospital, along with Ashley's family, in time for her to be born. It seemed like forever that we all waited to hear that she was born. 

We were pacing all over that waiting room and finally Kurt came out to announce his new daughter was here, 6lbs 15oz, 20inches long and gorgeous dark hair!

They told us her name once we all came in to see her. Lillian Grace Lamon "Gracie"  It fits her perfectly!

Mimi and I fought over who got to hold her all day.

Isn't that face just perfect!

She was so alert right from the start. By the end of the hospital stay the nurses had given her the "most alert" and "cutest" award....we couldn't agree more!

All bundled up...and loves her paci already

Ok so this is obviously the reason I had so many pictures this time...haha

Ashley did great! She is recovering well and Gracie is doing wonderful and I text them every other day or so for a new picture!  Kurt is totally smitten, of course.

I can't wait to see her again but I want to keep the boys away until she's a little bigger. We will go in May so Gracie can meet her cousins and Uncle Wes!

I was bragging for a week to everyone I saw about my precious niece...I was probably as bad as a new grandmother, making them look at every single picture

Mimi and Ashley look great....Kurt....well let's just say I asked him afterwards why he didn't brush his hair and he said, "I did brush it!  Do I look that bad?"   haha....typical new dad whose been awake for 48hrs straight....

I had to take another picture of her hair....you remember my two were bald as could be so I was in love with her beautiful hair!

Back at home with my wild men....check out Jay's dance moves in the next few pics...Eli just bobbed his head and clapped

Watching a parade at the Scottish festival. Finally somewhere we fit in with our ghostlike skin tones and red hair!

We made a quick trip to the hospital for Wes to do something. They may or may not have broken this chair by spinning in it the entire time...

This is the look Wes describes as "so tired he can't see straight"

Mom bought Eli a superman shirt....but what good is superman without his lovey!

And he needs his vehicle too

Now time for a snack until Jay wakes up

Jay came downstairs, saw the superman get-up, ran back upstairs and came down as spiderman

I spent the rest of the afternoon feeling very safe

They are going to get the bad guys now

First soccer game!

He loves it and just runs around not understanding anything about what's going on

#2

This is much more chaotic than t-ball, especially when the herd of soccer players run in the opposite direction of the field while all the parents are yelling, "turn around, you are way out of bounds!"

They are the yellow jackets

Jay falls down more than any player on the team. He says it is more fun that way.

This was today at the zoo. Eli was right next to Jay until the giraffe stuck his head through the fence...Eli stepped back and clung to me for his life

Jay brought his own money this time and got to choose what he would use it on. Feeding the goats definitely made the list.

Eli chose to watch from afar after the near death experience with the giraffe moments earlier

Whew!  That is all of them. I have learned my lesson...I need to keep this blog updated!  

I will post another one soon with some videos and a true update of what we've been up to....basically just trying to convince someone to buy our house...with little success. I could make it into a dramatic sob story but will save that for next time. I need to get to bed before my loyal alarm clocks wake me up first thing tomorrow!