Our trip to the mountains was absolutely everything that we thought it would be (or hoped it would be!) Your expectations are always a little bit different when traveling with an infant, but he was a real trooper. Eli did really well in the car, and we were all able to keep our sanity. The weather was beyond amazing, all except for one day of rain. It was only chilly on one day, and the rest of the time it remained in the low 70's during the day. We couldn't believe that we got to see some of the beautiful fall colors, and not have to experience freezing cold mountain weather! We would love to go back in the winter and get to ski, so hopefully we'll be able to fit in another trip.
I always forget how much I love the mountains, until I see my first glimpse of this..
We made it to the top of Grandfather Mountain, went across the swinging mile high bridge, and I managed to avoid a heart attack!
We really enjoyed spending time on the front porch, and in the rocking chairs. There's just nothing more relaxing!
Bailey could have cared less if we left her there forever. She loved it even more than we thought she would.
We even got to stop in Columbia on the way home, and visit with some very fun cousins! I would love to post pictures from our visit...but we've since lost everything on our computer. Those pictures unfortunately weren't on my memory card.
After a fun vacation, we were blessed with a quick visit from my family! It was all planned last minute, and was a pretty short trip, but we enjoyed every last second together! My mom, grandparents, and aunt were here for the weekend. Eli certainly ate up all of the extra attention, and we really enjoyed seeing him interact. He's just so much fun these days, and so different from the last time that they saw him at 2 months old. His great-grandaddy Earl calls him 'booger,' and was quite determined for Earl to be his first word spoken before they left! What a blessing it is for my grandparents to be a part of his life.
Mimi got enough kisses to last her for at least a few weeks :)
Even though it seems absolutely impossible, Eli will be 6 months old tomorrow. It's so hard for me to wrap my head around that, and all of me wishes that he was still a teenie tiny newborn. However, he's entering into a very fun stage, and we're loving getting to see more of his precious personality. He's such a happy and fun loving baby, and we count our blessings for that daily. It seems like each day now comes with the learning of something new. In the past few weeks he's been busy sitting up, standing up, eating every meal in his highchair, laughing up a storm, truely finding his vocals, and his all time favorite since yesterday is jumping in his doorway jumper(rather than swaying from side to side). We're happy to report that his reflux is SO much better, and let me tell you, I've enjoyed the much needed break from everyday laundry!
I can't imagine life without him
We had Eli's 6 month pictures done last weekend, and what fun we had! He definitely stole the show and managed to charm everyone in the studio with his smiles.
And finally...HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN! Thanks for being such an amazing husband and father. And just in case you weren't listening the last time I reminded you..you're now closer to 30 than you are to 20 :)
Stay tuned for pictures from Eli's first Halloween...he's sure to be the cutest cow on the block :)
