Long time, no blog

So it has been a long time since I have blogged but I'm trying to get back into the swing of things! Over the last year we celebrated Eli's first birthday, my 30th birthday, and Daniel's 25th birthday...I guess it was a big year for all of us! Now that it is January of 2011 Eli is almost 2 now! Wow how he has grown! He is over 3 feet tall now and has been in 2t clothes for a while now and I'm sure he will be in 3t soon! As for the rest of my family: My Grandma has had her shoulder operated on a knee replacement, and between December and January she has fallen 4 times and has luckily by the grace of God has not broken any bones! My dad has also had a knee replacement and is now in rehab for it and hoping to come home soon! We also go a tremendous amount of snow for the south and so Eli got to play in the snow and he had his moments of liking it and not liking it...but I really enjoyed seeing his reaction to snow! I ran my first 5k this year and I'm trying my best to stay in shape so you can pray for me for that because I need motivation and encouragement! As for Daniel and I we are praying that 2011 will open up a new job opportunity for him and one for me! We are trying to be hopeful and pray that the Lord gives us the strength to be faithful no matter what the circumstances. We really want to trust in the Lord with all our hearts! I hope everyone has had a happy 2010...and that 2011 will be blessed with many more blessing for you all!

Long Time no Blog!

So since the last time I blogged Eli has turned 8 months and 9 months and had his first Thanksgiving and Christmas! My life has been so crazy that I haven't gotten to blog!
So around the 10th of December our neighbors hot water heater leaked overnight and came into our house and flooded our entire downstairs...making it pretty much unlivable! And it did not get fixed until Christmas Eve. So that was a ruff time for us not being able to use our kitchen, living room, and dinning room! Praise the Lord for our new floors and carpet!
Christmas turned out wonderful even with all our house drama! Eli had a ball opening gifts and playing with his new toys and the boxes they came in! Daniel bought me a kitchen Aid mixer, and I am loving it! I am now a mash potato queen and I'm going to start experiment with other things soon...like making my own bread! I will let you know how that works out!
For New Years we spent it helping with a surprise party for my best friend Resa and then we went to Brock's and played games and rang in the New Year away from all the drunk and crazy people!
So after New Years day we went to Hilton Head Island with Daniels family for a few days. Unfortunately, it was the coldest that it has been this year but it was still fun! Eli was subdued by the Ocean and even though we froze I got some good pictures!
Finally we just finished getting a ultra sound done on Eli's brain to make sure that there was no fluid on his brain and praise the Lord everything was fine! Our doctor just wanted it done as a precautionary thing because his head grew so fast between his check ups. But all is well!
And now my grandmother is in the hospital with phenomena after her surgery to repair her tendons on her shoulder. The fun never ends at our house! They are hoping to send her to a rehab facility on Monday to help her become more independent so she can go home by herself. So we are very happy that she is doing better and pray she continues to get better every day! I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and that 2010 has been a good year for all of you so far!
Eli 8 months old!






Eli 9 months old!

New Years Eve at Resa's Surprise birthday party!


At the beach in Hilton Head!

Eli is 7 Months Old!

My baby boy is 7 months old today! He is laughing, saying da-da, almost crawling (he can go backwards but not forward), he can stand up holding something for a few seconds, and he keeps getting cuter! I can not believe how much he is growing! Every day is a new adventure and I can wait to see what my little man is going to do next! Here are some pictures!

October 09

This month has been packed full of stuff this month. We had Tim's birthday bash at the beginning of the month. Then we had a wedding the next weekend for David and Katie Runge. Then we had a Hallowine party to go to at Hillary and Tim's to celebrate Hillary's birthday which is on the 31st of this month. We also celebrated my cousin Charla's 30th birthday and, took Eli to the pumpkin patch to get him his first pumpkin. And on the 20th of October Daniel and I celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary. 2 years have flown by and I pray for many many more. Daniel took me out to eat at High Cotton for dinner...it was fantastic! Here are some pictures from this month so far...I will put up more picks after next weekend of Halloween and our fall festival for church. October is just such a busy month and my favorite! Enjoy the pics!

Me, Resa, and Hillary

Brenn, Tim, and Daniel

My boys

Me and Charla

High Cotton

Yummy steak and blue cheese grits!

Happy 2 years!

Happy Boy!

The wonderful men in my life!

Go horsey go!

He likes this one!

He loved it!

He was getting so tired

Me and my boy!

Big boy

Eli is 6 months old!

I can not believe that my little man is 6 months old today! It seems like only yesterday he was born and now he is so big. He weighs 20bls 12 oz, and he is 29 1/4 inches long! Yes I know he is a big boy! I am so blessed to have such a happy loving child...here are some pictures from today for you all to enjoy! I love motherhood it is truly a gift from God!