we made it!

There were moments I doubted I'd make it to spring break, a lovely 2 weeks off, but here we are. And Moon just completed an exam today, so an evening of happy family time was in order.

a birthday

We sprang forward, got up, made breakfast, opened presents, and celebrated a birthday!

Then in the evening we had friends over for some additional celebrating. Eli was up, quite happily, until 7:15, his new bedtime I guess. He got to try out lots of wonderful arms (and even scratch a few beards). Then he went happily to sleep (yay for this new trend!) and let mom and dad enjoy the party. It was a good day.

a boy and his giraffe

He's definitely teething and this giraffe, named Sophie, has been his best friend lately.

on the hill

Eli and I had a short day of work and I decided we'd swing by and meet up with Moon during lunch time. Such a sunny day!

sunny afternoon

We went out this afternoon for a little walk, some coffee, and a park break for some swinging. Those swings may even have drifted the baby off to sleep. We really just wanted to hang out with his uncle J. Which was fun.
(And we bundled the little man up because while it was sunny... there was a chill. Good thing his daddy doubles as a nice heater for him :)

a warm hat

A wonderful friend in Moon's class knit this lovely hat for the boy. As we had snow flurries today, I thought he should pull it out. We then took a little walk in the sun... after the flurries past.

Saturday morning...

Our active boy

It's amazing how many pictures I have to delete because the boy was moving wildly and the picture was blurred. He's "talking" nonstop and moves like crazy. But then every now and again he will just stop and sit so sweetly in your lap or just be still and watch something. We're loving it all...

Heading out

Four months

Baby rolls

Playing with daddy

Sitting up... almost

Play time

Climbing under his activity gym with him...

Sweet, sleeping boy

I could sit and watch him sleep all day long. Seriously.

Just another Wednesday

Eli now has pretty good head control and just today was enjoying his view from the sling. He likes being upright and looking out (and being close to mom or dad). As he's starting to get a little heavy, I think this sling might start to get some frequent use!

On the coast...

We are having such a good time on a gorgeous weekend. Eli's first beach trip!