birthday pics (with a surprise at the end!)

we had a great time this past weekend celebrating eli's first birthday with the family. we had his party at the cabin with lots of mickey pigg's bbq and cupcakes for dessert. eli had lots of eat...3 suckers thanks to papa and parker, a cupcake, lots of grapes and apples with heath bar dip (a.k.a julia's special crack dip), and sweet tea. its a wonder he didn't puke!

we are so very blessed to have eli in our lives. he is turning into quite the little boy. he is walking everywhere. he eats like a horse (though he didn't gain an ounce in the past 3 months...that makes him in the 10th percentile!). and he has the best little personality. he talks all the time and acts so serious when he talks. he laughs a lot and squeals a lot--especially when he is in the presence of one of his 3 aunts. he loves to be outside riding in his wagon or his new cozy coupe. here are some pics from the day. enjoy...and look closely at the last pic. it reveals a certain surprise eli shared with the family on his birthday.

park following in papa's footsteps

birthday cupcakes

singing happy birthday
(emily, we needed your harmony)

first bite of cupcake

love the mustache! doesn't he look like his name should be miguel?

loving the presents

bama shirt!

new lawn mower like daddy has

eli's very own uga jersey with his name on the back.

surprise!!!

eli scared by the reaction from the guests.

thats right, we are expecting number two! am i a bit overwhelmed? of course! am i sick? you bet! but we are excited as well. we went to the dr today and everything looked well. i am measuring 7 wks and 6 days. that gives me a due date of june 2. which just happens to be my dad's bday. keep praying for us and this new little one growing in my tummy.

*lucy, just so you know. i was preggo when you chatted me the other day. :) you must have a sixth sense.

happy birthday little eli!

today we took a little trip to the classic city in order to celebrate eli's first birthday with the bulldogs. i was a little leery about taking him to his first georgia football game so early in life but he did a great job and pulled the bulldogs through to their first sec win of the season! and what better team to beat than that hideous orange team from tennessee that never stops singing "rocky top".

during the game, he enjoyed watching the airplane circle the stadium. he napped through the second quarter and most of half time. when he woke up, dad and i took him down to the hedges to see the football players upclose, and he loved it. he also had his eye on a couple of cheerleaders. they loved him right back. they were all smiling at him and flirting. when the band played, he showed everyone his dance moves.

after the game, we headed over to loco's on the east side for some food, alabama football, and birthday dessert. the guests included both of my sisters and their men, and the harden family + david. we all sang eli "happy birthday" and then let him eat a choclote brownie sundae. eventhough alabama couldn't pull out a win, all and all, it was the perfect first birthday.

singing happy birthday
please note the following:
1. i know i have a horrible singing voice...awful really so you might want to close your ears while listening to this
2. eli was not given any "adult juice" on his first bday. :)

family pic
chris swears alabama lost because he was wearing this outfit today.

eli checking out the football players

pointing to the plane in the sky

my love for jimmy

recently some of my friends have posted their top 5 tv shows. i wanted to do this post for myself but i don't think i watch 5 tv shows. i guess you can blame not having dvr on that. so i am going to give a top 5 of all time...in no particular order

1. the cosby show
2. the office
3. saturday night live (90s and early 2000s)
4. party of 5/felicity
5. late night with jimmy fallon

and to explain why i love jimmy fallon with such a passion, here is a recent clip from the show. by the way, i might have a little crush on justin timberlake as well.