Eli is THREE!!

It is so fun having Eli in our family. He is such a sweet and loving boy. He gives the best hugs and loves to cuddle. He is so smart, he loves to do puzzles, dance, play soccer and go to the park. He loves Janie so much that it is hard to keep his hands off of her! He always wants to be close to her.

Eli's birthday was honestly one of the best days I've ever shared with anyone! Eli woke up and saw the streamers and balloons and he knew it was a special day all about him. He is still too small to be a brat about it, he was just filled with pure joy! He ran right over to his presents and grabbed the birthday hat I had placed on top of the gifts, put it on his head and started singing "Happy Birthday to ME!" After singing and dancing for a while he wanted to open presents. We just took our time and played with each toy or game as he saw it. He loved everything!

All Eli wanted for his birthday was to see a giraffe and an elephant, so it was off to the zoo! We saw only what Eli wanted to see when Eli wanted to see it. We stopped to eat when he wanted and played when he wanted. He was so nice, saying "thank you" for everything and was completely happy.

There are bronze baboons outside the entrance of the zoo. Eli made sure he "scratched" all of their noses for them (just looks like he's picking all of their noses).

Riding the baboon looking very handsome.

Stopping outside the gorilla exhibit for a snack. He loves watching the gorillas.

Here's the birthday boy singing to himself and getting ready to open presents!

We are not big cake people around these parts, so we had cinnamon rolls instead. We sang Happy Birthday four times per Eli's request just so he could keep blowing out the candles.

A Dr. set! Could life be any better?

Showing Jane his new spelling game. "Don't bite it pieces, no."

The Friday after Eli's birthday is the day Jed had off, so we decided to have a little friends party. Again, Eli was in heaven!

Can you believe us? Eli is huge and we are now a family of four!

Balloons + bubbles + dancing = happy kids.

Eli has some great little pals!

I love the shy look on Eli's face as everyone sang to him! He did not take his hand away the whole time, but you you can tell he LOVES the attention. Eli is still not very proficient at blowing out the candles. It took him several tries, but he just played it up and was spitting and sputtering making it a big joke and had everyone laughing! He is such a ham!
Also note, Eli decorated all the cupcakes for his party!
LOVE THIS BOY!!!