Birthday parties and warmer weather

Colin and Maggie got to go to a birthday party last weekend at our local pizza place...and Sluggerrr was there!  It was a Royals themed party and the kids had so much fun.  They even got Cracker Jacks and some Big League Chew gum in their party favors.  So cute!

Colin thought Sluggerrr was pretty hilarious - he turned and hit Colin in the head with his tail.

According to Maggie, Slugerrr smelled weird.  When asked what he smelled like, she said "barbeque and ear wax".  Hmmmmmm.  Maybe he just really needed to take a shower :)

Oh, and she was NOT a fan of him messing up her hair.  Just in case you couldn't tell by her facial expressions...

The weather has been getting warmer (yipeee!), so we've been getting out and taking some walks lately.  I LOVE this!

We found some of Colin's old sunglasses and they fit Eli's big ol' head pretty well.  

Do you see Colin in the background - what a ham!

Love this kid and his squishy cheeks!

His next favorite activity is in this johnny jumper...

He smiles and squeals all the time in there, which of course makes Moose nervous, so he is always close by to protect Eli if necessary! :)

And Brian grabbed some awesome pics of Eli the other night after dinner.  I just love how he smiles with his whole face right now - eyes, cheeks, mouth - everything!

Not sure why the lighting is funny on this one, but I love how he is cupping my face with his hands!

Now off to our family weekend getaway trip to Branson, MO.  

Thanks, Groupon!

More pics of the chunky monkey Eli

We took Eli in for his 4 month checkup this past weekend.  

He weighs 18 pounds (oh my!) and has successfully overcome his first cold/cough/fever sickness.  Brian and I haven't gotten good sleep in SOOOO long, but we're certain it will come our way (hopefully, soon!)

I pulled these super cute pics of Eli off my phone for your enjoyment :)

Playing on the stairs

(don't worry, he isn't rolling from his back yet!)

The best pic I could get of Eli on his 4 month birthday - time is flying by!

The kids just LOVE that Eli is able to be with us at the dinner table at night.

He dropped his late afternoon/evening nap and is spending more time with the family - so fun!

We are also excited that we've had a few nicer days sprinkled in this winter - the kids also LOVE taking Eli for walks - it is a bit of a production getting out of the house, but we always have a lot of fun once we get going...

Eli seems to ALWAYS have his feet in his mouth lately - so even with his chubby rolls, he's got great flexibility! :)