ELI'S BIRTHDAY!

My son is 4 years old! I know I don't have to explain that feeling I have of total disbelief to any of you that have kids that just keep getting bigger and bigger! Every time he stands next to me and he is higher then my hips it just blows me away. Or when he asks me to hold him and I can barley pick him up I wonder where the time has gone. I have tried to tell him to stop growing but for some odd reason it isn't working. Well even though he isn't listening to me about not growing any more, I am going to get mushy here for a little bit and tell him and all of you how happy I am to be his Mom. I can't even imagine life without him, because he is such a GREAT kid! Most of all I can't believe how much joy and happiness he has brought into our lives! Happy Birthday Buddy! WE LOVE YOU!

Eli got money and his first birthday card from Great Grandma and Grandpa Wharton. He was so excited and mostly about the card.
Since Eli's birthday was on Thursday we let him pick what he wanted for dinner. He picked hamburgers and french fries. We had his Grandma and Grandpa Snyder came out and they gave him some gifts. Here is one that is a car he got to build with Dad.
We let him open this gift from Keith and I and when he saw it he said, "Now I get to go fishing with Daddy!"

Eli's birthday party was on Saturday and here is Mckenna and Heather helping me get the stuff ready for the robot bags. I love Mckenna's bed head!

Since it was a robot party here is me getting his cake ready. Almost a robot...

Now it's a ROBOT!!!

Opening gifts from his friends. He got so much great stuff!

Here are the clothes from Grandma and Grandpa Metcalfe.

The best part about opening presents is getting to play with them and even better is having friends to play them with you!

Time to blow out the candle! Keith took this great shot.

Let them eat cake!

I don't even have half the pictures of all the great stuff that Eli got. I didn't take any pictures of the clothes that Brent got for Eli. Or the gifts that he got from Grandpa and Grandma Wharton. Most of all Heather was here and I didn't even get any pictures of her gifts! I hope you all know that we are so grateful for all that you do for us and most of all our kids. Thanks for making Eli's birthday so special!