Elijah's ABC's

I think some of those letters might belong to Monica!

OK, he's kinda 'hamming' it up in this photo...


This is my favorite photo of all... Sigh, what a Sweet Boy!
Is it just me, or does Elijah look much older in that photo...?

A Pirate Party

On March 14 Elijah attended a 'Pirate Party' for his friend Eli Lintleman's birthday. It was tons of fun... Elijah makes a pretty good pirate, I think.

Elijah Chadwell, March 14, 2009

There's nothing more fun than smashing a pinata full of candy...! -Looks like a good party to me.

Exploring a New Playground

At first Elijah didn't want his picture taken, but he changed his mind very quickly... We really liked this playground in Richwood off of FM 2004. One neat feature it had was a big canopy over the play area....

We love playground slides. In this photo Daddy is pretending to catch Elijah as he slides past. This day is a precious memory for mommy and daddy of a relaxing Saturday afternoon just enjoying each other's company and being kids again.

Thanks Elijah, for bringing so much joy into our lives. Mommy and Daddy love You very much and consider you a precious gift from God..! -Daddy

Medals and Dum Dum Pops

Elijah loves to wear tennis medals and he also loves dum dum pops. These photos capture him in a multi tasking moment...!

Yesterday was a really fun day. The weather was fantastic and Elijah and Daddy played tennis in the driveway using our pee wee tennis net.

Three Generations Using Laptops

Here's a photo taken in early March 2009 when Granma Judy was visiting. We have here three generations of laptop users... It is amazing to me how proficient on the computer Elijah is at three and a half years old... Daddy not get his hands on a computer until he was sixteen years old because computers hadn't been invented yet. Computers were not really a part of Daddy's life until the late 1980's. Daddy did not own a computer of his own until 1995. And he got his first laptop in 2000.

Elijah's first computer was Daddy's old refurbished Dell Inspiron.

Strawberry Cake

Elijah and Daddy recently baked a strawberry cake together. Elijah helped with the mixing and the decorating of icing and sprinkles. It was a very delicious cake and did not last very long...!

Elijah loves to help out in the kitchen and really loves to BBQ with daddy, too...! One of Elijah's favorite things to do is to sample the cooking to make sure it is good enough for the rest of the family...!

Note to Elijah...

Dear Elijah,

Sorry that Daddy hasn't posted any new pictures in awhile. It's been an incredibly busy past month. Your Grandmother has been visiting the past two weeks and just left for the airport this morning. It was very nice having her visit for a bit.

You have very nice grandparents who love you very much, Elijah.

There's nothing extra special to report except that we all love You very much. I'm going to work on doing a better job of posting photos this month...

I'm also trying harder to just slow down my schedule so we can have more family time together...

I love You little buddy. And can't wait to see you tonight when I get home from work...

Bye for now... Love always,

Daddy