Elijah's 3rd Birthday Party

We had Eli's birthday party a week after his birthday. He wanted a Pirate Party (or as he called it, an Argh Matey Pirate Party!). I went a little overboard with the theme, but had SO much fun planning his party! We decided to have it at a local park at one of the shelters. It was a great idea, and really turned out great. There was a playground right next to the shelter, so the kids had a blast on that. Here's the decorations and pictures from the day. We had such a great time with our friends and family celebrating Elijah's 3rd birthday!


CANDY FAVORS


A LOT OF CHOCOLATE!


THE BIRTHDAY CAKE - IT'S ALL EDIBLE!








PIRATE CUPCAKE TOWER!


















HE STARTED CRYING WHEN WE WERE SINGING TO HIM - GUESS HE DIDN'T LIKE THE ATTENTION!


AUNT DEBBIE WAS A GODSEND! SHE HELPED WITH ETHAN DURING THE PARTY!


MICHAELA AND WESLEY WERE TRYING TO GET THE BALLOON THAT FLOATED TO THE TOP OF THE SHELTER - THEY EVEN GOT OUT THE TONGS TO GRAB IT!


PLAYING


THE SHELTER




WESLEY AND ELI


ALL TUCKERED OUT AFTER THE FUN DAY!

Eli's 3rd Birthday

I can't believe that Elijah is 3 years old! It seems like the time has gone SO fast, too fast if you ask me! Elijah is such a fun boy, full of life and non-stop energy! He makes me smile so much!

For Elijah's birthday, he wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese and see Toy Story 3, so we willingly obliged :-) When Eli woke up, I had a birthday banner in the living room and Toy Story balloons for him. He had his birthday donut waiting for him too. He was so excited. After breakfast, we got ready for the day, and went to Chuck E. Cheese for some fun and lunch. Eli had a blast playing the games and the pizza wasn't too bad either. Naps soon followed, and then Vince took Eli to his very first movie, Toy Story 3. Eli was very good and sat in his seat the whole time, watching the movie and eating popcorn. Then, we had McDonald's for dinner, and opened presents! Eli had a great day, and we all crashed hard when it was time to go to bed. Here are the pictures from the day!

Eli and his Daddy

Picture Overload!

I have WAY too many pictures of the boys to post here, so I'm going to post a slideshow of the album from my Picasa album. It's pictures taken with my cell phone while we're out and about and around the house!

Enjoy!

Brothers

Creation Museum

A couple of weeks ago we were able to go to the Creation Museum. I had a buy one/get one free coupon, so why not! It was a fun time and Eli LOVED seeing the dinosaurs!


ENTRANCE TO THE MUSEUM



ELI AND THE DINOSAUR BONE



RARRRRRRR!



RIDING THE DINOSAUR



THE PETTING ZOO






DADDY AND ELI

The Many Faces of Elijah

May 2009

Since it's been a while since I've been able to update my blog, instead of a TON of little posts, here are some pictures from the month of May and our adventures!


PLAYING IN THE RAIN



BROTHERLY LOVE



JUST HANGING OUT









MOTHER'S DAY



POTTY TRAINING



HAPPY BOY



MY BIG BOY!

Ethan's 2nd Surgery Update

Ethan had his second surgery on May 12. It was a much more intense surgery and much more was done during this surgery. A month later, and it seems as if this surgery worked! Praise the Lord! We got to go home the same night and thankfully didn't have to stay overnight at the hospital. At Ethan's 1 weeks post-op appointment, some of the bandages were removed, and he was finally able to take a bath - yay! He has his one-month post-op appointment on Monday, so hopefully his surgeon will be pleased with the results and everything will be working how it's supposed to. I'm praying for NO MORE SURGERIES!!! Here's some pictures of us waiting for his surgery.

Ethan's Next Surgery

Hard to believe that my little baby is already 14 weeks old! Time has gone so fast. He's fast becoming one of those babies that smiles all the time! His smile is infectious and always makes me happy no matter what! With that being said, what doesn't make me happy, is that Ethan has to have surgery again. His first surgery that he had the end of February didn't fix the problem he's having. It's basically like the surgery didn't even make a difference. That's frustrating, because you never want to see your child go through pain. The Urologist is going to be doing a different procedure, a little more invasive this time. We are hoping and praying that this is the only surgery that he's going to need.

His surgery is scheduled for Wednesday, May 12. We won't know the time until the day before, but most likely in the early afternoon. We also won't know if he'll have to stay overnight or not until after the surgery. Since he was "premature" (2 weeks early), they've scheduled it as an overnight stay. BUT, he's also quite "healthy" at almost 16 pounds! Hopefully that means he'll be ok to go home after surgery. Please pray with us that that is the case. My cousin Sarah will be coming up from Maysville to watch Eli while we are at the surgery. Eli is so excited to see cousin Sarah and spend the day with her. If she only knew what she was getting herself into :-) We are so appreciative for our family and they help they are giving us during this time!

My heart hurts that Ethan has to have surgery again and that he has to have pain. I pray that this procedure works and that he will recover quickly and that the problem will be solved!

I will keep you updated on the outcome! Thank you all for your prayers in advance!