Big Ol Turtle

I just came across this photo. I had it saved on my desktop and never got around to posting it. It's from a fun day out at the Houston Zoo with Elijah's buddies from First Baptist Church this past fall. Elijah is sure one happy boy...! And why not? The zoo is fun. .

Oh well. As you can see, Elijah loves going to the zoo. I enjoy it, too. We'll have to go again, soon....

First Tennis of the New Year...!

Elijah and I enjoyed some court time earlier this month at our '1st Sunday of the month' tennis social. We havenlt been able to enjoy much tennis other than that because the weather has been really bad lately. I'm hoping we can get on the court a bunch this week...!

One of My Favorite Photos

I love this Photo. It's a sweet photo of two brothers enjoying a fun moment together. It's a photo of what family is about: time spent with each other, sharing, mentoring, and fellowship.

I am so happy and grateful that Connor and Elijah love each other. I did not have that kind of relationship with my brothers growing up. I don't think my father had that kind of relationship with his brothers growing up, either.

Praise the Lord it appears Elijah and Connor are breaking generations of Chadwell family barriers...! We are so Blessed!

Elijah's Catch of the Day...!

Elijah loves to go fishing... We actually try to go fishing for a few minutes just about every day, weather permitting.... This is the fifth fish Elijah has caught in his life... I'll quit keeping count pretty soon. I think this was the biggest fish Elijah has caught to date...

Next time it warms up we're going to experiment with some different bait and see what happens. There are some enormous 30-40 lb fish in the lagoons around the tennis center. We see them all the time. We just call them 'Big Fish' I can't wait for the day when Elijah poses with one of those monsters...!

Helping with Ball Collection

Elijah loves to pitch in during ball collection time...! This photo was taken back in October during one of our home school camps!

Tennis Photos

I thought I'd wear Elijah's glasses but he had other plans for them...

Elijah and Daddy at the December 29 adult tournament. -Elijah wanted to be my doubles partner!

Elijah's First Movie....

This past Sunday we took Elijah to see Veggie Tales: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything. It was a very special time for the entire family. Elijah was very, very excited. Here's a photo of Elijah and Daddy standing in front of the movie marquee.

Of course, with one's first trip to the movies also comes one's first trip to the movie concession stand...! After a short wait in line, Elijah had a small Dr Pepper, small popcorn, and small pack of chocolate mm's. I'd say Elijah's first trip to the movies had all the trappings of a fairly traditional old time movie experience...!

Elijah was pretty attentive for the whole movie which lasted about eighty-five minutes... We went to a three o'clock matinee showing and it was pretty packed.

This was an excellent first movie for Elijah. -I can't even remember my first movie as a child so it was a big deal for daddy, also...!