July and Half of August

Here are pictures and info to tell you about our month. We have been busy, getting the house ready, at the lake, having play dates, and date dates. Eli is growing so fast and is acting more like a toddler than a baby (I guess he is a toddler). Brandon stays busy with work at work and yard work at home. I am still trying to finish those last boxes of deco stuff.


4th of July
The Woods came over for dinner and fun, we did not see any fire works but with the little ones that was ok.

Jane and Eli in their 4th gear.

Jane and Eli playing after baths



I took Eli to the zoo one of the 90 degree days of July (had to get it in before it got too HOT).



Eli is loving the backyard. It is nice to have a yard with grass and no poison ivy!




Brandon and I went to Chris and Katie Kirkpatrick's wedding. I didn't get a good pic of the bride and groom.

Brandon and I all dressed up! (Thanks Lauren for helping me with my dress pick)


Eli has started liking puzzles. He needs help (lots) but loves to see the puzzle finished and then start over.



Eli is a climber and lost his chairs because he would not stop standing on them, using them as a step stool, or putting the chair on top of the table and climbing on top!
Eli knows that he has snack at his table, so with or without chairs he knows what to do! (I would have given him a chair for snack but he did not seem to mind sitting on the floor)



On one of the 100+ degree days Amanda Wood and I took the kids to the Museum.
Eli enjoyed the outside water activities, so much so that he went home in a diaper.


There is way to much going on for the kids to stay still for a picture, but I tried!


I have been giving Eli chores, I thought I would start with swiffering the floor, next dishes!
The boy loves to sweep/swiffer!!


Eli and I went to a park over by the new house. Eli loved it! There is an area that is for just small kids and it has a fence all around it so they can't get out and big kids can't get in!



Right before falling out of the swing, Eli just got up and asked to get back in

Eli and Aunt Kelsey


Brandon and I had his side of the family out to the lake house this summer. Of course the only pictures are of Georgia and Eli, but many more where there. Tom and Tess, Debbie and Mike (Tess' sister and brother-in-law), Anne, John, Sara, Caitlin, and Colby (Debbie's daughter and family), Mike, Amy, and Georgia, and of course Brandon, Deborah, and Eli.
We had a great time and enjoyed all the family time.


Hanging out in Colby's rocker.

Eli going down the slide into the water, he loved it!

Georgia and Eli playing in the Whale Pool

Georgia and Eli (I love the Puddle Jumpers)


Papa and Eli

Every year Brandon plays in a fantasy football league. The boys have a draft order party (any reason to have a cookout). Here are all the kids eating at once!
Eli, Jane, Jake, and Hogan! WOW, it was a sight.



Last week we had a family from our bible study over.
This is the four boys, their three and Eli!
Blake, Reece, Eli, Jackson


Eli's second cousin came over to play one afternoon. Of course my camera was down stairs as they played up stairs so this is the only pic of the day!


For the past four summers I have gone on a girls trip with five friends from TCU. This year we meet at the lake! We enjoyed the pool and just hanging out. Here we are at Jo Ts, the girls that moved away always need a Mexican food fix!

Marisa and Melaine (the pregos, due in November)

Katherine and Courtney

Jill and Deborah

I don't have one of us all together but will post one when one of the other girls sends it my way!



A few things not in pictures:

-Eli and I try to make it out to the lake to swim (in the neighborhood pool) at least once a week. This way we can check on the house and stay cool!
-We went on a great date with the Curry's to celebrate selling our house and buying a new one. We went to Eddie Vs and loved it!