Riding the Rails

We went to Spencer, N.C. yesterday to ride Thomas the Tank Engine. Eli was so excited, he jumped up and down yelling "yay!" when we told him. He was double excited when he found out our friends Jed, Macon, and Ellie were going to be there too! He had a blast, but was overwhelmed by all the activity and people. He was so exhausted he slept for more than 12 hours last night.

Photos were hard to take while keeping up with the kids at the same time, but fortunately by combining our efforts Sarah, Delana and I have several good shots from the day.

That's A Train!

Photo-op with Thomas

Whoa! we're moving!

Hey, Jed, do you know where we're going?

Whew! What a Day!

Eli to the Rescue!

Our fire department celebrated their 100th anniversary over the weekend. Eli loved the open house and drove every single truck in the department's very large fleet. The best part, this truck and the town's oldest fire truck both live next door to us since they belong to our neighbor!
And now with sound effects...

Three!

Eli turned 3 today. I'm not sure how, but it has been both the blink of an eye and a really long haul. It was a wonderful day. The weather was gorgeous, we had friends and family here for the party, Eli had a great time. It was one of those days where all was right with the world.

Cake!

Diggers!

Trains!

Frog Tent! (Thanks for the great yard sale, Mary)

and Family!

Don't worry, Ezra may not have been the birthday boy, but he got plenty of grandparent and Aunt Melissa time too.


And finally, the annual photo shoot...

the day we brought Eli home....
and today....

Ezra 0.5

Ezra turned 6 months old on Saturday. He's such a sweet, happy, cuddly baby with a cute giggle and a ready smile. He's sitting up great and loves eating his fruits and veggies. Cereals haven't agreed with him very well, so they are out until we see the doctor next week. The milestones just keep flying by....will we see crawling or teeth next?