Boys and Birthdays

I forgot to enter a little something about Alex and Eli since they both just had birthdays.

Alex is 10 now and quickly getting much taller. I think this will be the year that he actually gets taller than me. Alex is a fun kid and definitely the practical joker in the family. He has really seemed to grow since we moved here. He is loving the big yard, he can go and play ball when he's upset with his brothers, he has made some good friends- Maddie and J.T., and his cousins are so close now that they often walk over to play (that is really fun) he is actually so busy all the time. We decided not to do big birthday parties this year so we just had dinner here at home- Alex's favorite- Navajo Tacos and instead of traditional birthday cake he requested Strawberry Shortcake! He got a new bike and a new outfit this year and Maddie and J.T. and Christian and Rodrigo came over to eat cake with us. We love you, Alex- Thanks for all the times that you make us laugh.

Eli is 7 now, I can;t believe he will be getting baptized next year. He has also really sprouted up this year, I noticed all his winter pants are getting too short for him. He has changed a lot the past year, looking more like a bigger boy this year. With that he's also started acting a bit more like a bigger boy- he still has his super sweet side but he's also gotten a little stubborn side now.

Eli also got a new bike and few toys for his birthday, he wanted Indy and a few of his friends to come over for cake but it was family night and it was also snowing so we decided to keep it a family birthday party with Christian and Rodrigo here, Daira was also here from Ohio so she and Abuelita joined us for dinner- Eli requested Hamburgers (yes we were grilling in the snow, BRRRR) and had a Spiderman cake and chocolate/vanilla swirl ice cream. We love you, Eli- Thanks for all your help and your hugs are the best.

Thanks Grandpa Randy for the Toys R Us gift cards and Thanks Grandma Barbara for the Target gift cards!!!