Lanier's Pumpkin Carving Night!

Eli was helping me pick out which pumpkin to carve!
This one Mama!

Wearing Julian's bike hat...with Raffi of course!

Eli and Taylor (Julian's girlfriend)

Pretty intense carving going on here....

Awesome!

Playing!

Eli and his buddy Story hanging out at the picnic table.
Going on a Wagon ride!! One of Eli's favorite things to do.

Picnic at the park with cousin Jake and Sam.

So much fun at Monkey Joes!

Getting some rays on the back deck!


Another one of Eli's favorite things to do is to ride Jake and Sam's old tricycle around the back deck. Of course Jake is happy to help him out!!

Playing in the water table is the best though! Eli was so funny...he wants to get in the water so bad and I won't let him. So he decided to just throw his foot up in it and play with one foot in....
so his personality!!

....foot still in the water

....yep still has that foot in the water...having a blast!

Helping my big brother mow the yard!! Clinging on for dear life!

This is my new favorite picture...one big reason is because Julian is not making a silly face. He looks so handsome and two because it looks like a Mountain Dew advertisement! All he needs is a big ice cold mt dew in his hand riding the lawn mower!
Playing outside with Daddy. Eli could play out in that backyard all day everyday!!

Dallas Trip to Visit Aunt Amy!

These are just a few of the million pictures we took while on our first little adventure on a plane just Eli and Mommy! He is a fabulous traveler...although it was a lot of work to do it alone, it was so worth it. We visited Amy Thursday-Monday and had a blast! Friday we went to the zoo (those pictures are precious and I will get them from Amy soon) Saturday we went to the Dallas Arboretum Pumpkin Festival. It was amazing! Amy and Eli of course two peas in a pod. He wanted nothing to do with me. He ran around everywhere!

Pumpkins Everywhere!

The new Dallas stadium! Wow it was awesome!

Mom's Morning Out!

Perfect weather for us to play outside. I put my bathing suit on and Eli, Sadie, and I played so hard. Here's snack time at our picnic table. Too cute! Sadie turned around and said, "cheese!"

I think the picture of their backs is my favorite! So adorable! They loved the sprinkler! What a blast!

Outside Fun!

Grandma and Granddaddy came for a quick visit. Boy we had fun! Here Eli was trying out Grandma's sunglasses being silly. We chased some frogs and laughed hysterically!
Getting this walking thing down!


Eli loves Weebles. He spends a huge part of his day playing with them.


Tons of fun with the water table on the back deck!!! My friend Becky let us borrow her water table for Eli's birthday party and said we could use it for a while. It is a big time! We LOVE it! This weather has been perfect for it.

"Come on Puff...quick Charlie no ones looking!"
Eli has learned how to open the back door...it brings lots of fun. He likes to let Puff in and Charlie out. He gets so proud when he opens it. Now he can open it and get out himself.
Oops...I caught his fall on camera!


My friend Sarah and her daughter Sadie (Eli's partner in crime) came over...Eli wanted to try on Sadie's pink rain boots. Too cute!

The Boys & The Bensons

One morning Julian came in and laid down while Eli and I were getting ready for morning nap....he ended up napping on the floor in Eli's room a while...too cute. My two boys...just a little difference in size right now, but Eli's catching up as quick as he can.....then got up and moved to the sofa...and yes he is sleeping with his phone handy in case he gets a text or call. Teenagers are intersting creatures that is for sure!!

Evening with The Benson's always one of our favorites! Holly pulled off a great surprise birthday for Charlie.

Here's the whole gang....

Yeah...He is just chillin' out in his wagon! It was raining this day and I backed the van out of the garage in desperate need to get out...we wheeled around and around the garage. He loves his wagon! :o)