america...take 2

here is chris's favorite take. sorry to bore you with the same thing. he has just been on my case to add this one.

america!

well, we may have an entertainer on our hands. he keeps us laughing all day. unless he is screaming before he falls asleep. :) and by the way, can you tell he is gaining some weight? 

this ray charles version of "america the beautiful" has been playing on a commercial during the world series and chris and eli have been going the house singing it. here they are in action.

i also have another shot of the same song i'm going to upload since chris and i differ on which is the best. :)

obsession

the other day eli was playing in his room with his cars. he was moving them through a line and saying something we couldn't quite make out. then chris figured it out when he said, "juice box. mommy drink." yes. he was playing drive-thru at mcdonalds. we laughed so hard at his imagination. now we can't hide from chris how often we hit up mickey d's for lunch. can you tell this boy likes to eat chicken nuggets and fries? oh yes, for the record "chicken" sounds more like ketchup to the common ear.

this video is daddy taking the drive-thru experience to the next level. he also has a mcdonalds drive-thru set at nene and boo's house complete with the frying machine that makes noise when you put fries in it.

p.s. the apple juice detox is working. eli is eating more and even had cereal this morning with whole milk! i'm pretty sure he is gaining weight. he still asks for apple juice daily but is ok with water. i do give in at nights before bed after a good day eating and give him a little juice.

brainwashing 101

*please note who is doing the brainwashing in this video
and eli's hand is cracking me up!

detox program...

we are in a serious detox program right now. if anyone knows my firstborn, they know he LOVES apple juice. well, at his 2 year check-up he weighed in at a whopping 22lb 10oz. when you look at the curve the doctors use to show growth, he is WAY below the whole chart, almost off the page. this shows some concern for the doctors since he has only gained 3 lbs since he was 9 months old. so i have 3 weeks to beef him up and if that doesn't work, we will have some tests run for poor weight gain. and guess what step one to beefing him up is: to get rid of all apple juice! the doctor says this curbs his appetite and causes him not to eat as much.

now, in my defense, he only gets a tablespoon or two (depending on how generous i'm feeling) in each cup of water. but the doctor says any flavor at all will keep him from eating enough! who knew! so we are now in day 3 of our detox program. after we left the doctor on thursday, we went all out and got a juice box with our chick-fil-a meal. straight apple juice...you could say we went out with a bang! and since, we have been putting less and less juice in his drink. now, i am just pretend to pour juice in his cup if he's watching. and i believe its working. he is drinking less and eating more. hopefully soon we will turn this kicker into a quarterback...since i don't think he'll ever be "lineman healthy". we will leave that position to his little brother. :)

in brighter news, eli did hit a growth spurt and is now in the 55% percentile in height! that's huge considering he has never been over the 20% percentile before. we will keep you updated as he beefs up.

big truck birthday

eli turned the big 2 yesterday and we celebrated BIG! all of our family came up to help us make the jump from a one year old to a big two year old. this birthday was a lot of fun. eli got lots of great presents and enjoyed the company of lots of family and a few close friends. here are the pics from the day.

entrance to the party

cups

blowing out the candles. thanks to daddy for refurbishing the tonka truck so we could put our dirt cake in the back.

future construction workers...if not coaches. :)

birthday jersey

new toy. i love his face in this pic

trying to ride the horse himself. lol!

elmo!

elmo's guitar.

another great face.

daddy enjoying the new toys

we are so grateful for all the love our family has for our boys. they showered eli with lots of gifts but most of all with lots of love and attention. to say he is spoiled rotten is an understatement for sure. and all day i was so happy i could enjoy this birthday since last year i was sick as a dog being pregnant with ty. :)

his life's a musical...part dos

his life is a musical...

these are a few videos that show you just how much this child loves to sing and play music. he is always singing the words he knows like "football, baseball, play, deer, our names, work, apple juice, etc." and has an addiction with the guitars in our house. he gets this from both sides of our families. chris, his dad, grandpa, and uncles all have musical talent and my grandpa, mother (well, she plays the guitar :) ) and sisters are all musical as well. i sure hope he gets their musical genes and that he sings better than me. which won't be that hard to do!