Happy Birthday Eli

Today Eli is 5 years old!! He had a party last night with all his cousins. Eli has mixed emotions about his birthday. He wants to be 5 so he can get a Nintendo DS (and quit borrowing his brother's), play soccer and t-ball, but he doesn't want to go to school next year. He really enjoys being home with his Mom (or on the road every day with his Mom). He does want to learn to read, so we are sure that by September he will be ready to make the big step and race right into Kindergarten. He had a soccer cookie cake trimmed in yellow (his favorite color)




Eli with his best friend Lindsay opening presents. Jacob and Joel and their cousin Evan are looking on. Don't you think Evan looks like he could be their brother. Eli and Lindsey playing with the new drums. (These came from Kevin's sister, "Aunt Tonya". I asked what she was getting even with Kevin for and she just grinned.
Aaron and Aunt Kerri came in for the week-end. He was playing with the "big boys" on Saturday and having a blast when this happened. He fell and got this big bruise on his cheek. He looks like he has been in a fight. Everyone felt so bad, but he didn't cry very long so I am hoping it looks a lot worse than it really is.