Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Random Pics






Friends and Family - These are just some random shots of Eli from the past few days. His latest fascination is pictures so when he took his toys to look at the picture of himself I couldn't resist catching the moment on film.  The next few shots are of  being lovey,  cheesin' for the camera and of his "Rod Stewart" hair.  He's so cute!

Friday, July 18, 2008

Sweet Summer Days






What a great week we've had!  We have been to the beach, shopping, doing yard work, playing in the pool, playing with daddy, out to dinner with friends, and mommy had a colonoscopy!  Eli is doing great.  He is working hard at crusing around the furniture and  of course he has always loved to toss and chase down his toys but now he is interested in the buttons on his toys and putting items in piles.  We are trying to teach him to share things when asked but there is definitely a lot of work to be done there.  I also discovered tooth # 3 today.  His top right tooth has broken through.  This is big news for us here in the Hodges household because teeth mean expanded meals!  I am looking forward to the next few months as Eli's curiousity and speech continue to grow.  God has given us such an amazing little boy!  Enjoy the pics!

Monday, July 14, 2008

First Haircut






Eli got his first haircut on Friday.  I was very reluctant to get his hair cut but Jeff really wanted it so I finally relented.  Eli did great and so did his stylist.  She cut about an inch off of his hair and left it long enough that it still has some curl which I love.  Check out the before and after shots!  I also added a cute shot of Blitz with his bow that he got from his stay at "We Tuck'em Inn".  

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Hodges Beach Trip 2008






We're fresh back from our first Hodges family vacation since the arrival of the babies and we had a great time.  It was so fun spending time with Mimi, Papa, Uncle Jason, Aunt Ali and Caroline.  This is the first chance that we've had to really get to know Caroline and it was so great!  She has an amazing personality.  So sweet and talkative, helpful and obedient and fearless as her mommy has labeled her.  She was all about the ocean, sand and pool with literally no fear.  Eli is a different story...

Our trip started out great as we flew from Pensacola to Atlanta to Daytona on Tuesday July 1.  Eli was awesome on both flights and Jeff was equally as awesome keeping our little one happy and calm.  As I stated earlier Eli is not fearless when it comes to the water.  I thought we were making progress since we've had a couple of pleasant experiences hear on the gulf lately but we'll get there.  He actually is fine in the water as long as you are holding him or entertaining him but don't even think about putting him in the water on his own.  Also, Eli's second tooth finally broke through while we were away and all I can say is its about time. 

I wanted to say a special thank you to Mimi and Papa for watching Eli and just being such a great help.  We were able to relax and play and just have a great time; in fact, while we were gone Jeff and I got to have to grown up dinners out which we never do and it was soooo nice!  Hope you enjoy the pics of our family vacation.