Happy Halloween!!!

Well Halloween and the days leading up to it was tiring, but a success. Noah dressed up as the boxer, Noah "The Ark" Vahjen and Eli was a precious dalmation puppy! Starting wednesday before Halloween we took the boys trick or treating at the First Baptist Church in Greenwood. That was so much fun and Noah loved it. Thursday we went to "Boo Bash" in uptown, which we will not be returning to. It was nuts with soooo many people and people that came out of the woodwork in Greenwood. Saturday, it was just the boys and I going to Columbia, because Brian was on call. We went to see my Aunt Barbs, Uncle Dick, and cousin Addie so they could meet Eli for the first time. That night we went to cousin Maddie and Hampton's birthday party. Noah had a blast on the slide and with the animals at the petting zoo. Then on sunday Noah went trick or treating for the first time. He loved it and really worked the boxer outfit. Eli won everyone over by looking like the cutest little puppy!!! We are so very blessed with our two little boys! o

Life at Home with Eli...What a Blessing!!

Life with our new addition of Baby Eli is absolutely wonderful! We have been so blessed with another little boy into our family. He has been an excellent baby. He only cries when he has to have his diaper or clothes changed. He does not like to be cold and naked, nor does he like cold wipes on his little behind. He is quite the cuddle bug and loves to be held. Our poor baby has had some problems with projectile spit up constantly and so did his big brother Noah, so I think we might be in for a long 9 months of spit up again. Big brother Noah is doing really well with Eli and has been quite a big help. I have taught him to throw away Eli's dirty diapers in the trash for me! Brian has been such a big help with the boys, which has made our transition much easier. We make a great team!!

Noah and Eli's First Greenwood County Fair and "Mud Boggin"...What an Experience!

We took Noah and Eli to the Greenwood County Fair, where that night they had "mud boggin." I have never in my life heard of such a thing. Of course Noah had a blast and Eli slept the entire time on my chest in the baby bjorn. Noah didn't ride any rides because he was too short and young, but was totally entertained by everything going on and cousin Landen riding all the rides. Mud boggin was an experience and let me tell ya, the people watching was an experience in itself. Although we had a great time seeing Noah enjoying it all, the elephants ears were just not even comparative to the ones in Columbia!