More Pics from Eli's 1st Bday!!

Eli's 1st Bday Party!! :)

I still can't believe my little "butterbean" is 1 year old!!! Thinking about this makes me seriously want to sit down and have a good cry with a BIG box of tissues!!! Everyone has told me all year, "Heather enjoy all these little moments", "Heather capture everything you can, take it all in it's gonna fly by!!" I would always politely say "sure, sure", "I am", or "I will" ......never did I stop and think they would be RIGHT!!!! Here I sit looking at photos from earlier blogs when my child was just a itty bitty (well technically mr.eli has never been "itty bitty") but you know what I mean....I look at these photos of him at 2 months, or 6 months and now I see photos of him at 1 year walking.........almost running.......... and those comments come back to my mind, the ones I didn't really take in when they were told......but they were absolutely right.....these moments FLY BY much to quickly!! There was a time when I could cradle my sweet boy in my arms and watch him sleep for hours, now you can forget holding him like a baby, he wants to be held like a little man :( There was also a time when he was small enough (and still enough) for me to prop him up against my thighs while I layed in the bed and I could coo at him and watch a mile wide smile form across his face....I could say "maaammmmaaammmaaa" and watch him move his little mouth in such a way that would make me believe he was honestly trying to say momma! I LOVED looking at the baby section ANYWHERE we went, especially walmart, they have the cutest baby clothes that are great prices because every reasonable momma knows your child doesn't have to be decked out in the name brand clothes ALL the time!! I loved being able to look at all these things... all the cheap little onesies that said "Santa's little helper" or "My 1st Thanksgiving" or "Dont make me call my nana" they were SO much fun to buy!! And now I find myself in the toddler section picking out little boy clothes, no more onesies just tops and bottoms! Although they are still cute and funny they are much larger than what I was used to buying and much more "boyish" instead of "babyish"!! I never realized how bad I'd miss that 1st baby car seat...one that you could tow anywhere, in a booth at a restaurant, in a buggy at walmart, you could tote it wherever your heart desired easily so that you didn't have to wake up your sleepy child.....well those days are gone, it's on to the big boy seat....where he's facing forward laughing at mommie while she sings aloud and turns that big interesting looking circle! No more taking it out of the car, it's strapped in there for good! It's also ready to be turned into a booster seat when he's ready, then when he graduates from that he can just sit himself in the car independately and buckle himself up....well I say..... I'm not ready for all this!!! I wish I could keep him my sweet little baby forever!!! :) I hope that some young new mother is going to come across my blog and read this and if you do I say PLEASE cherish all these "1sts" all those smiles, coos, stares, cries, babbles, poops, bottles, foods, just EVERYTHING....because hunny in a few more months you're gonna need that BIG box of tissues as well!!! Eli's birthday was August 18th, we had his party that Saturday...it was such an amazing day and he enjoyed every bit of it! I wanted it to be HUGE but quickly realized I shouldn't overwhelm him with people all in his face for hours, it was much easier to just have a small lunch with family and a few friends at our church social hall. Of course the theme was Sesame Street, my little man cannot get enough of those crazy puppets.......and yes mommie and daddy strutted our SS attire, because you know we are cool "RENTS" like that ;))) Teri Day made our cake and I must say that girl has MAD SKILLZ!!! I gave her a picture to go by and she made the cake BETTER than the picture! His 1st bday cake was important to me....I wanted something big and then him to have his own smash cake...you can say I might have went a little obsessive over it but hey, it was my boys 1st bday cake!!! So if you need a cake I'm telling you Teri Day is where it's at, and she's super sweet as well!!! This birthday was truly amazing for Eli and I feel so blessed to have been able to give him such a special day!! :0)

FUN FRIDAY :)

Dont have alot of time to blog today.......Eli and I are having to do our grocery shopping ...FUNFUNFUN! :0) Hope all you bloggers have a great Friday!

Bad Blogger :/

Ok, so I feel totally guilty now b/c I just realized WOW I haven't updated the world since OCTOBER of LAST YEAR....and here it is pretty close to October again......I guess all you moms know just how busy I've been!!! :0) SO....let me do a quick recap of the last 9 months to catch you up to speed! And I promise I'm gonna try to be better at this bloggy world thing!!! haha :)

Eli's 1st Halloween :)

1st Baby food.......1st Thanksgiving........1st Christmas...1st New Years.....1st tounge sticking out (ok that was just for giggles! lol) .......1st Election............ 1st Vday..........1st time in a basket..... 1st wagon ride......1st tooth brushin ;) ..... .1st swing ride...........

So....as you can see we have been quite busy with all the "firsts" ;) There are many more that I didn't post and many more to come. Bryan and I have had such a grand time enjoying our little bundle of love.....our little butterbean :0)

TAG :)

I am supposed to name 7 Random things about me and then tag 7 people to do the same...Unfortunately I'm new to this blog world and only have my 1 trusty friend...good ole' sis! And just so wer're all clear on things...I DO NOT snore OR drool when I sleep!!! lol ;) K so here it goes....7 things....

1) I sucked my finger until I was...ummmm... I think 12!!! lol I wouldn't suck it around people...only at night when it was bedtime...that was my comfort...and b/c of that comfort I now have a slightly crooked finger AND I wore braces for 4 years!!! My family tried EVERYTHING to get me to stop...they wrapped it I tore it off...they put some sort of awful tasting liquid on it...i sucked through it! lol So yeh....there's #1 ....many people dont realize I sucked my finger until that old AND have the crookedness to prove it! lol ;)

2) I have an obsession for pocketbooks....my sis does to somewhat...but I tend to go a little crazy...as in at least 2 pocketbooks a month! lol ;) I just LOVE them....I think it's more of a collection thing for me.....I have any style you'd imagine and every color and it's just fun to spot 1 and go crazy & have to have it......some people (like my husband) say it's ridiculous and a waste of money....but I say everyone should at least have that 1 thing to buy (within there means of course) that makes them feel special...unique....stylish..whatever you may call it.....and well.....pocketbooks do it for me!!! :)

3) I am a photographer :) Yes most already know this...but not many understand how much I REALLY REALLY REALLY love being behind a camera instead of in front of one :) If there is one thing I take seriously it's my photography......I love taking pics of ANYTHING.....if I had $1 for every picture I have taken...seriously I'd be RICH people!!! lol

4) I scratch my throat....yes this is something that drives EVERYBODY crazy especially my GOOD OLE' BIG SISTA! ;) But I figured out how to do it when I was small (and I have pretty bad allergies so it feels good) so it's something that has stuck with me.....the only problem is it sounds like some sort of undescovered animal...and it freaks people out! lol I have to say it took my hubby a looong time to get used to it.....even now (mostly in the summer) when I do it he gives me the "will you knock it off!" look :0)

5) I CANT COOK!!! This irriates me to NO END but it's true......I burn water people!!! lol ;) I've only cooked 1 meal out of the whole 5 years I've been with my husband that he has really honestly enjoyed.....and that was Oprahs Meatloaf =D My WHOLE family can cook...yes even the men in my family...buuuut me....I should be banned from the kitchen! Yes I have even had to use a fire extinguisher before...it got THAT ugly!!! lol So...good thing I married a man that can cook (AND owns his own restaurant) so that I know my family will NEVER starve! :) But let me just say....there's nothing wrong with t.v. dinners and a little ramen noodle action!!! haha :0)

6) I clean when I'm angry......I don't know how this happens but if Bryan makes me mad I drag out that ole' vaccum!!! lol It's amazing really how fast (and clean) I can get my house together and I don't understand this issue but you can always tell when I'm upset, aggrevated, bummed....well neway you get the picture...I'll be dusting, mopping, folding, etc....etc....etc..!! lol

7) I HATE shoes! Yes, please do find this hard to believe seeing as how my sister and my mother OBSESS over shoes....I loathe them! I am strictly a flip flop girl! Yes even in the winter time I bare my toes!!! lol My family hates it....they think I'm gonna get sick from cold little piggies hanging out...but my feet sweat soooo terribly that I prefer just letting that good old fresh air hit my feet :) I can't tell you how many times I got into straight up arguements with my parents for wearing flip flops everywhere........but I always got my way and I do believe I'll still be wearing flip floppers even in my old years!! :)

Well, that's 7 Random things about me....as soon as I get more bloggie friends I'll forward to them but for now enjoy the reading sis ;)

1st Shots

Well today was a day that I dreaded from the moment my sweet little butterbean was born........the awful vaccination day when my sweet boy was gonna have to get pricked :(

To make matters worse he was sooooooo chipper this morning, all cooing and smiling for me and Bryan so it broke our hearts to know what was going to happen. I warned Bryan that he better hold my hand tight so that I didn't slap anybody (haha) I'm sooo protective of Elias, I'm sure most mothers are with there babies too, but I didn't feel prepared to let someone I didn't know hold him down and make him cry :( I know I know...this is something all babies have to do and it's for the better...but it's just so hard for me to watch my sweet little man cry in pain.

This was before the shots

During (daddy is excited b/c this trip we got the Spiderman room...the 1st trip we got the Cinderella room lol)

And here's after shots

So as you can see I overeacted just a tad...my little sweet cheeks was a trooper ya'll!!! He let out one scream but then whem mommie picked him up he was A' OK!!! :) I'm soooo proud :) And happy that I didn't leave the docs office in handcuffs or worse =D Yes I know I better get over now all the things my little boy is going to have to deal with but....it may take me awhile!! lol :)

Eli can sure work the camera!! ;)

Wussup Ga fans!!! ;)

My little butterbean is growing sooooo sooo fast it's just amazing and fun to watch him do something different everyday! He's starting to form this hilarious little personality that I just can't get enough of!! I feel so blessed to be able to capture every moment I can and not have to worry about anything but enjoying the day with my chunkey munkey (as I call him) :0) Ooohhh how great it is to be a stay at home mommie!!

Lookin like Wolverine with that wild hair!!! haha :)