Strawberry Pickin'

On 5/13, 41 weeks, we went to a local pick your own strawberry farm. It may be the first time Andrea or I have ever picked strawberries, or at least that we can remember. We had a TON of fun. We had perfect weather, the strawberries were awesome and we got to hear quail calling from adjacent fields. Again, Eli was worried about being tickled, this time by golf carts.

Eli and Mama headed to the patch.

Only pick the red ones...

"Dada eat it"

"Lili eat it" (He pronounces Eli more like Li-Li)
Eli loved the strawberries and stayed cleaner than we thought he would.

We think he enjoyed putting the strawberries in the bucket more than eating them!

But he did eat a few! They were super sweet and juicy, we could definitely tell the difference between farm fresh and store bought.

We'll definitely do this again in the years to come!

Belly Pics

These pics are from 5/2 and 5/9. We bought these dresses for a wedding and showers when Andrea was pregnant with Eli. We didn't think she was going to be able to wear them this time due to the weather, but she got a chance to wear both of them.

39 weeks 3 days

40 weeks 3 days... 3 days past due! :-)

Kayak Trip

On May 1 we decided we needed to get in a few last adventures before we had a newborn again. All I can say is my wife is stinking awesome!! Five days before her due date she got into a kayak and cruised around Lake Norman :-) It was an awesome trip. It was Eli's first kayak trip, but he is a seasoned canoeist so he did great!! We saw Mallards, Great Blue Herons, turtles, and gawked at lots of fancy houses. We also had fun thinking about escape plans and what if's in case Andrea went into labor in the boat :-)

Eli and Dada ready to go out.

Eli, Mama and the boats after our return.

Ready to go again!! Hopefully soon!

April wrap up

These are just some fun pics from the end of April.

Eli sporting Dada's UMaine hat.

Eli clinging on for dear life as he is worried that the Bobcat is going to tickle him. That is one of his funny traits, anything that he thinks is going to "get" him, he says it is going to "tickle" him. However, on other occasions he will encourage you to chase him and tickle him :-)

One night we had our small group at the new church building to do some work and read the Bible. We all had dinner in the lobby... don't judge, there's milk and apple sauce in the picture too!

Here Eli is painting Mother's Day cards for the grandma's.
Picking out his colors.

He loves to paint, he doesn't say paint, but when asked
if he wants to paint he will say "Yeah, colors."

Putting on the final touches.

LANO Trail Hike

These pictures are from a hike that we took on 4/17/10, in the park. Showing nature to Eli is so much fun! We have seen some pretty fun stuff and Eli enjoys exploring. We haven't been on any hikes since Emmett arrived, but they will resume soon!!!

American Toad - more info and sound click here

Hugging trees.

Pinxter in bloom along the lake shore.

Bluets.

Pinxter up close.

Eli and Mama on a bench.

Cool squirrel shot.

Mayapple with Mama and Eli in the background.

Finally, the cutest video ever of Eli and a toad.

Cool Dude

(These pictures are from mid April) It seems like Eli is growing up so fast! Here are some fun pictures of new things he is into! He has his own sunglasses and drinks out of a big boy cup!!

Cool Dudes!

First non-sippy cup experience, with no help.

Cheese!!!!!

I'm not putting this down....

Chillin'

Diaper Shower for Baby Gwinn #2

On April 11, we were so blessed to have a diaper shower for our second little bundle of joy! Thank you Alison, Laura H & Laura V!!!!

The delicious spread...complete with little mint & nut filled baby booties, and baby face cupcakes with pacifiers! My friends are so creative! :)

The beautiful hostesses Laura V, Alison, and Laura H with the very large preggos!

The 2 pregnant ladies hitting the food table first! :)


The shower gang minus a few who had to leave a little early.

Thanks ladies, for a fun time and LOTS of diapers and wipes! :)