Elijah Playing Pool

Elijah had a great time playing pool with his friends a few weeks ago. Pictured in the photo with Elijah is Kourtney K.

Elijah's Ping Pong Adventure

Elijah plays an 'agressive' style of ping pong. He is shown here taking a forehand on the rise in a fun competition with his friends Becca and Kourtney.

Elijah and Brad

Here's a nice photo of Elijah and our good friend Brad Burt. We all went to watch a local tennis tournament together the day this photo was taken...

Tennis Shop Photo

Here's a cute photo of Elijah in a tennis cart at the pro shop. He's wearing one of his favorite outfits: Camo shorts and Bugs Bunny button down shirt... -What a sweetie...!

I take Elijah to work with me frequently. Now that Monica has started her art career again we're trying to strike a balance of Elijah's home schooling and our work schedules. I'm very grateful that my job affords me the flexibility to be able to have Elijah with me on the job just about any time...!

Elijah Video -Driving the Fire truck

Here's a cute video of Elijah first learning how to drive his pedal car fire truck. The steering wheel is extremely sensitive...! He's pedaling it more now on his own power but still prefers a little push from mommy, daddy, or brother...!

Fire Truck

Elijah just loves his bright red fire engine...! We were taking a drive to the tennis center in this photo... Tomorrow I'll post a short video of our trip....

Elijah's Tennis Lesson Video -Ball Collection Time

Here is a short video of Elijah at one of his tennis workouts... He definitely has all the enthusiasm and energy a coach could ask for. I love at the very end that he is having such a good time and is so pleased with himself that he spins around and around for joy and even claps for himself...!

Elijah has really started showing a strong interest in tennis as the summer has drawn to a close. I'm looking to spend a lot more time in programming for 3 and 4 year olds this fall...

My Sweet Little Boy...

Dear Elijah,

Here is a sweet photo of you with your blanket and little tennis bear. I just want to take a moment to write to you about how much your mommy and brother and I all love You! You are the sweetest little boy in the whole world...!

Love always,

Daddy

Boy in the Bag

Elijah climbed into a grocery bag from Whole Foods recently and this photo opportunity was just too good to pass up...!

This could be the start of a new 'Boy in the bag' series....!

Link to Mommy's Blog

Dear Elijah,

Mommy posted a bunch of photos and commentary about yours and Connor's birthday on her blog...

Love, Daddy

Cute Face...

This isn't a birthday photo... But it's such a cute pic that I wanted to use it today. I'll resume posting birthday photos in the next few days....

Yesterday was a big day for Elijah... We converted his bedroom into a 'big boy bedroom'. He now has a full size bed... The only problem is that he had such a full and busy day that he fell asleep in the family car last night during a short evening trip so Monica and I had him sleep with us. He'll be trying out his new bed for the first time tonight...!

Another Milestone passed.... Elijah is definitely growing up...!

More BDay Photos

Here's some photos of Elijah on another fun ride. Elijah had such a fun time. But what really made it special is that our whole family was there. Elijah especially loves doing things with Connor...!

Here's a photo of Elijah hugging brother Connor....

Connor barely fit in this ride...

Elijah's Birthday Video

Dear Elijah... I posted one of your birthday videos on my personal blog. Click this link to watch yourself ride your fire engine for the first time...! -Love, Daddy

Elijah's Plane Trip

Here are a few photos from Elijah's Big Day...! Elijah and Mommy flew the planes at the Board Walk in Kemah. Elijah was thrilled. We'll definitely go back to Kemah again sometime soon...!

Face Painting in Kemah

Elijah had a shark painted on his face in Kemah last night as we went to the Famous Boardwalk for a special birthday excursion. We rode many rides, had a nice dinner and enjoyed a very memorable birthday.

Elijah is three years old now. He really looks a lot older than that (to me) in this photo. Happy Birthday Elijah...! I'll be posting more photos soon and I'm sure your mom will post on her blog, too...

Bye for now... -Love, Daddy!

Happy Birthday Elijah...!

Dear Elijah,

You are three years old today. Wow...! I can't believe it's already been three years since you were born. I remember the day of your birth so vividly. It was and will always be one of the happiest days of my life.

Happy Birthday Sweet Boy...! We all love You very much and look forward to celebrating this milestone with You...! We thank God daily for your presence in our lives. You are a great blessing to us all...!

Love always,

Daddy

Good Chocolate Cake, Mmmmmm....

Here are some photos from July 18. Elijah was enjoying some of brother Connor's birthday cake... Tomorrow Elijah will celebrate his 3rd birthday and he will be enjoying his own cake and lots of cool presents...!

Wall e

We took Elijah to see Wall-e today. It was a very good kids movie... I'll probably take him to see it again, and we'll definitely buy the DVD. Elijah Loved it...!

Precious Moments

Dear Elijah,

Here's one of our favorite things to do together: Read Stories. I just love this photo. Every moment with you is a precious moment, and I want to spend every moment I can with You.

I love you very, very much...!

-Daddy

Elijah, Sam, and Jim

Here's a nice photo of Elijah, Daddy, and Daddy's good friend, Jim Monts. This picture was taken at a Saturday morning family tennis drill at Columbia Lakes. Elijah looks pretty comfortable on the court, doesn't he...?