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!

Remembering Grandpa

For those of you who don't know I lost my grandfather last week. His name was F. C. Bradley and he died on September 17th. It is like I have lost one of my closest friends and my heart is broken:( The up side to this sadness is that he was a wonderful Christian man and I know I will see him again one day. I feel very blessed that I was his granddaughter for 29 wonderful years! Please pray for my family as we all grieve, especially my grandma who was married to him for 70 years. Now for a few words about grandpa for those who did not know him: he was always the comedian...I loved to hear him laugh it was awesome! He always wanted to cut up and tickle you. He use to build forts mad out of blankets for me and we would play, he would rake all the leaves up in the fall when they fell off the trees and put them in a huge pile for me and my cousins to jump through just to see us have fun. He was the only man I knew who could wear a mint green suit to church and look so handsome! He always knew a shorter way to get to everywhere and then when you took his directions you would get lost. He was a simple but great christian man who loved his family more than life and I am very proud to have been blessed with such a man as my grandpa!

Long time no blog

So it has been way to long since I blogged...and I don't really have a good excuse other than I just haven't made time. So here is what's been happening in the lives of Autumn, Daniel, and Eli. Well my son has taken his first trip out of state to West Virgina ( and was loved by all), he has turned 4 months old and 5 months old. He has also gotten his first tooth and is eating baby food! I cannot believe how big he is getting! I on the other hand have been up with him at night while he was teething...it is a horrible thing and I really don't like it...but finally my sweet child is back to normal and sleeping through the night like he was. I honestly think my child is one of the best sleepers ever, he sleeps for 12 straight hours at a time. I am truly blessed! I have also grown another year older and am now the big 29. I think for my next birthday I will go back in age and become 28...well only in my dreams! I also got my hair chopped off by my friend Carolyn at her new salon (Salon Versele) and it is the shortest its ever been but I love it! It is so easy to maintain now since I'm a mom and since my hair was falling out from having Eli. I was also in a wedding for my friend Lauren, and Daniel and I went to wedding for our friends Joy and Fadi. On a not so good note: my grandpa has been having trouble and now my dad is having trouble and they are not sure what it is. Something is wrong with his heart or lungs...so please keep our family in your prayers at this time. Here are some pictures of our little man who is growing up so fast! Enjoy!
Eli at 4 months!




Eli at 5 months








Me and Eli before the First Carolina game of the season...we were ready for it! See his cute USC hat!



Our family on Labor Day!