No More Metal

I got my braces off today!

before


after


with andy


without andy

clay house

archery

fishing

jason brought his stuff to fish but it was COLD so they didn't last out there very long

from andy and toni

andy and toni gave eli a train documentary dvd set and an old train book and artist andy made drew a coloring book. both enjoyed their new gifts very much!

to gigi and pop pop's house we go!

Ice

Why yes, that is a train in each hand and a train pillow under his head, why do you ask?

Andy and Toni

Love my big brother Andy and his fabulous wife Toni and am so excited they are visiting for 10 days.

Eli was kind enough to share his trains with Andy while Drew explained life as a doll to Toni this afternoon, while everyone enjoyed cookies that I bribed Andy with to get them here.

A chilly walk

brrr it's cold here in Florida. That didn't stop us from enjoying a walk together this evening.

t ball

jason and the kids braved the cold yesterday to play a little t ball.

 
 

train heaven

our wide open kitchen is the perfect place for eli to spread out his tracks and choo choo his trains to his heart's content.

 
 

it is also the perfect place for me to trip over trains and tracks all day long. no broken bones yet!

a little quiet reading time with daddy after dinner

labels and notes

drew got a bunch of school supplies for christmas from Gigi, including some sticky note pads made just for kiddos like her that are learning to write, with lines to write inside. One night earlier this week, she sat down with her notepad and labeled things around the house and even left me two very cute little notes. The photos are terrible, but the labels and sentiments priceless. Here are a few of them.

 
 
 
 

speaking of her little love notes, she put together her first blog post today by herself. you can see her declare her love for her family here