Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Our Little Eli!

Okay, so I don't have tons of experience around infants, but I don't think that many infants smile and laugh as much as Eli does. Once his basic needs are met (sleep, food, and a clean diaper) he is as happy as a clam! He has this open mouth grin with a sweet voice that coo's and it melts my heart. Every time I run to get it on video he stops! Eli doesn't really like to sleep through the night yet, but he is pretty scheduled and does go back to sleep pretty easily - I can't complain! I love this little addition to our family and am enjoying getting to know him.



As you can tell, Eli really enjoys his sleep!

German Turned the Big 2!!!


German's birthday week began with his first haircut by a real hair-stylist! The poor stylist was very patient with German and his dislike for the clippers.


On January 16th German not only went to see "German's Doctor", but he also turned two years old. We celebrated the big event with a small family dinner held the weekend before with one of Josh's co-workers and his wife, Andrew and Kim. The official birthday began with German's two year check-up. (The best part about that was that we were testing out the fourth pediatrician since our arrival here and we found her! After the appointment Joshua and I looked at each other with smiles and agreed that that stress was finally over.) Since German's birthday fell on our ward's 'park day' we made cupcakes and shared with all of his friends. I don't know if he even realized that they were singing to him, but he sure did enjoy the frosting! German received his first bike - a tricycle with a stick on the back for a parent to push - he really likes the bell that came with his new bike! We finished off the big day with pizza at Peter Piper Pizza. German's favorite game was the basketball game, of course! He pretty much likes to do whatever dad does!


Here's a picture of German's birthday cake. I should have known that the recipe had a few type-os when it called for an entire tablespoon of baking powder. Needless to say that the ice cream was the dessert of choice that night. You might also be able to see the spots where German helped to decorate the cake!

Monday, January 7, 2008

Merry Christmas!


Hope you all had good holidays. We enjoyed spending Christmas in Boise with the Hallberg family. We got to do lots of fun things, like build a snowman, sleep a lot, play games, and eat lots of good food. Hope you enjoy these pictures from the week. Take special note of German's cheesy smile!