by the way...

It is now teeth...not tooth.

No longer toothless...

Just a quick update :) Today Eli was chomping on my finger, and I felt something...yup, my baby has a tooth!! He's been a little fussy lately, but not too bad. Last night he couldn't keep his hands out of his mouth, though, so his little gums were probably bugging him. He didn't run a fever or anything (that I know of anyway...)-just popped out a tooth! My baby's growin' up!!

Beatin' on taters...

I failed to mention that Eli got a Detroit Tiger's Mr. Potato head for Easter. It's pretty cute, and the perfect addition to his room. Here's Eli playing...

'ummm....mom....there's a tater lookin' at me...'

'I think it's trying to sneak up on me...'

'I will show him my super Taekwondo skills (my daddy taught them to me)'

'Hi-yah!'

'I have defeated yet another foe'

Oh yeah...and Eli decided to roll over again today. However, I still have yet to see him actually do it...this is what I saw today. He had rolled over once, but it was on the bed, and he kind of rolled toward Edgar, so today's 'feat' is a little more impressive. He rolled over 4 times today-and I missed every single one of them. It was like he waited for me to leave, and then would roll over. He let daddy see him...hmmm. I carried the camera with me all day, but didn't catch it. I'll keep working on catching him, but he's pretty sneaky...

He Is Risen!

Happy Easter! We had a wonderful day of worship and fellowship. We got to church early because Edgar had to drive the carts, so Eli got ready at church. After church we rode with daddy while he drove everyone back to their car. I thought Eli should match his daddy-glasses, hat and all.

Eli and his cousins. I think Jennifer got some even better pictures. Don't they all look so cute?! I about started to cry when I saw Ben all dressed up. He's SO handsome! I think Eli looks like Ben when he was a baby...so here's hopin' handsome is in the future for Eli too :)

Eli's friend, Olivia (and mommy's friend, Christine). Eli doesn't look too thrilled, but it was the best picture of Christine and I...so, since we have tons of cute Eli pics, I thought I'd put a nice one of someone else :) Who am I kidding? Eli looks cute in this one too! Olivia must know when I am taking her picture...sound asleep in this one. I have such rotten luck getting pictures of her! She looked adorable in her little Easter dress! These two kiddos are sure to be buds growin' up!

I LOVE this picture of Eli with his Abuelo! I thought it was so cute! After church we headed over to Edgar's parent's house. We had a great afternoon hanging out with family and eating...and eating...and eating! Mom made tons of food-all fabulous, of course. There were 16 people there, and we were all stuffed at the end :)

Eli and his daddy

Eli 'discovered' Abuela's chair, and boy did he like spinning in it!

The other day I was going through all of my pictures since Eli's birth (ya know, all 2000 of them...yes, literally) and I realized that I didn't have one of Eric and Eli, so we remedied that today. Unfortunately, Eli was tired, and fairly cranky. We'll get a better one next time!

I thought this was a neat picture. There are four generations in this picture. It was so nice to see Edgar's grandfather. He seems to be doing really well.

She looks like a natural...

This was pretty cute...Katie sat next to Eli, and he immediately reached for her hand and held it. It was adorable.

Yup, Edgar and I are still in luv (awwwww...)

The super happy family

Abuela y Abuelo

Hangin' out with the grandkids :)

Catchin' up to Katie!

What a good way to end the day-on Abuela's lap!

We had such a great Easter. It was so special to celebrate this day as a mother. I am so thankful for our little boy, and so incredibly thankful that he is surrounded by a family that loves him, and loves God. It is so good to know that Eli will grow up knowing about our Saviour, and that Easter won't be about egg hunts or Easter baskets (although he will get one ;) ) but about how God saved us. He continues to give very good gifts to His children!

Sugar cookies...

I have a confession to make...I LOVE sugar cookies :) I love rolling out the dough, I love baking them, (and sneaking one fresh out of the oven...) I love icing them, and, of course, I love eating them (especially with a fresh cup of coffee). It's a ridiculous thing to love, I know, but I do. I use whatever excuse I can to make these yummy snacks. I've decided that this is what I do. This is to me what cards are to Jennifer :) My most recent excuse was Easter. I had 'promised' Jennifer's parents I would make them some when they returned from Israel (of course, that was only after they lied about it being Al's birthday...when will I ever learn?!) We also plan on seeing Edgar's grandfather tomorrow and taking him a few to snack on. We saved a few for ourselves...but there are only 2 left...RATS! Guess I'll have to make more. All that to say, if you ever have a need for sugar cookies, let me know, and I'd love to bake you some!!!

A GOOD Friday

Hey. I'm 5 months old today. Daddy got to stay home from work. The Tigers won. I got a new cousin. It's been a good day.

Passover

Wednesday was an eventful day for us. In addition to going to the mall, we had the opportunity to go to Eric & Leilani's house to celebrate the start of Passover. This was the second year we were able to join them, but each time is very interesting, and such a great learning experience. It is amazing to recount the great lengths our Father goes to show us his love.
(I apologize now for any mistakes in my descriptions of any of this. I missed a lot of it, so if any of this is completely wrong, feel free to correct me :) )

This is a special plate that holds the elements for the Passover Seder. I missed a lot of it because I was feeding Eli and putting him to bed, so I don't remember what each element stands for, but I did make it for the 'bitter herbs'. I will forever remember the tears that rolled down my face-yes, literal tears. We had horseradish for the bitter herbs, and it was SO strong I thought my head was going to explode :) Everyone started coughing and many had tears. That was kind of the point, though. It was suppose to remind you of the bitter years that the Israelites spent in Egypt and how they wept in their suffering.

This was the table set up. Everyone had a booklet to follow along with. The leader would read, and we would read and sing songs.

This plate was for the matza crackers (No leaven at Passover!) The plates that held all of these things were Eric & Leilani's. They bought them while they were in Israel.

The matza crackers on the plate :)

This is the place setting for Elijah. It is set, and no one sits there. At the end of the Seder the children open the door to see if Elijah has come.

Eli's first Seder :) He slept through most of it...

Eric & mom

Eric was the leader of the Seder. He did a really good job with the whole thing.

This is the whole group singing a song at the end.

The whole celebration was really neat. Eric & Leilani did a great job hosting it. Next year in Jerusalem! (That's what you say at the end of a Seder ;) )