pics from this summer

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Update?! What's that?

Oh my goodness...I am terrible about updating this blog! Ugh! Well now that it is halfway through August, I have a lot to report! We sold our house in Lee's Summit and I'll be going back next week sometime to see family, friends and tie up loose ends!
Eli is now climbing up stairs, which is a great feat for him, being so little! He pulls up on everything and will soon be cruising around furniture. Oh my! Noah gets him to "chase" him and boy can Eli crawl fast!
We have also been going on daily walks of a few miles each. Noah actually rides his trike (no joke) and I push Eli in the running stroller. One way to get some more exercise in and it usually does wear Noah out...as he pedals like mad around our entire subdivision. Ha!
Our new home build is going well...they are starting to frame it! Foundation is done! Good things ahead! We should be in before the holidays! Yay! It is such a dream to have been able to choose everything and get exactly what we want! I am never going to want to move again! :)
Gotta post a few updated pics of the boys, too! I'll try to be better about updating! I promise! ;)

more July!

So I had some great fun pulling weeds and doing a little landscaping one day this last week. I put Eli in the pack'n play on the front porch and Noah rode his bike up and down the sidewalk and played with his friend Jack. For those of you who know me, I do NOT have a green thumb whatsoever, so taking care of a yard with extensive landscaping is not my idea of a good way to spend 3 hours. But it needed to be done! I even bought a hanging flower pot for the front porch. We'll see if it lives for very long!

On Thursday I turned 32 and Jason brought me gorgeous flowers. J and I went out for a BBQ dinner and then went back to have brownie ice cream cake with the boys. Noah asked, "Who's coming for Mommy's birthday?" Apparently since we had a party for Eli's birthday, he though we'd have one for mine, too! Too funny!

Happy 1st Birthday, Eli!

So little man had the big "1" and boy did he have fun! Lots of great people to celebrate with and he got some fabulous gifts, too! He didn't know what to do with his cake, but he loved pulling and chewing on wrapping paper! And Noah loved "helping" him open his gifts (or pretty much opening them for him!) So fun and so cute. I can't believe I now have a 1 year old and a 3 year old. Where has the time gone? I really enjoy my time with them! They are both full of so much personality and so funny, bright and sweet. God has truly blessed us with 2 amazing boy!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July! Hope you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday! We sure did! Jason's family arrived last night to a dinner of fried chicken, mashed potatoes and sweet corn made by my fabulous hubby! Noah was very excited and Eli was overwhelmed and just wanted to be held by Mommy!
We went to visit friends in town that used to live with us in Kansas City and Noah got to hold his first sparkler, which he loved! He told Jason, "Let's do more Daddy!" Both boys fell asleep in the car on the way home.
We will enjoy our time with them all while we can!
Take care!

Busy, busy summer days!

Hi to all our family and friends who we miss so much! We are doing great here, just busy and trying to avoid the heat and humidity. Noah has been swimming in his pool and now has tan lines from his swimsuit. Eli is still a little white, white, WHITE boy...gotta slather him up with SPF 60 sunscreen every few hours. :)
Eli is now a crawling machine! We had to put a gate up in front of the lower level so he won't fall down the stairs there. His physical therapist discovered his feet are not properly aligned to stand or walk, which is why he has trouble pulling up to a standing position by himself. He will get orthopedics on Friday and that should help him out a lot! He still hates eating baby food and we now put rice cereal in his bottles. He is just a skinny baby, but has never been very chunky anyway and he's gaining weight, so we'll just keep pushing the baby food for now. We will be meeting with his pediatrician soon to discuss his progress and see what he thinks.
I have been busy with all the paperwork and coordinating of Eli's therapies and that has been a job in and of itself! We love all the incredible ladies who come to work with him, they are all fantastic at what they do and he already has them wrapped around his little finger. What a booger!
I went to my 10 year college reunion a few weekends ago and it was so much fun to see all my old college friends. It's been so long since I've seen some of them! The picture is of me with my best friend, Carrie up at our old college campus.
I also finally got my "mommy's necklace" custom engraved with my boys' names and a heart charm. Love it! I have wanted one for awhile now and it was a late Mother's Day present.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying cool in the summer heat! We love you all!

Pool time!

Hot, hot, hot! We finally got a pool and Noah has had a blast! He was the first kid in the neighborhood with a "big" pool (bigger than a small baby pool) so he enjoyed all the company playing in the water. The kids would swim for awhile, then run to the trampoline and jump for awhile, then go play on the jungle gyms and then head back to the pool. All day long they did this sort of rotation and boy were they tired by the end of the day! Our neighbor gave us a little baby "tent" for Eli (and I forgot to take a pic of him in it, but I will!) and he loves being able to see out, but be out of the sun to roll around and sit and play with his toys. The water in the pool was a bit too cold for him, so he wet his feet and then had enough.
Jason and I had a date night last night and we went running on a trail nearby and then out to dinner afterwards. It was actually a lot of fun since we don't often run together anymore since Noah is usually out playing with his friends and Eli naps so much still! We end up taking turns and with his Nike Plus running tool, we can listen to the iPod and still keep track of how far we go, pace, etc. Plus, neither of us wants to push over 50 lbs of kids while running, too and even Noah alone would be really heavy now that he weighs 34 lbs (plus the weight of the stroller!) That would not be fun for sure!
Eli has also been enjoying his Johnny Jump-Up a lot lately. He loves to hop up and down and move all around. Since it's hung in the office doorway, he can screech and it echoes through the foyer, which he finds delightful! He's quite the little character!