*Eli Three Year Stats*

Eli at three years old:

Height: 3 ft and 25 inches / 22 percentile

Weight: 28lbs 4 oz/ 15th percentile 

Eyes: perfect!

This was the first time he did super well at the doctors office, I was very proud of him!!

He is in perfect health! Still has a dairy intolerance so we stick to almond milk and I try as much as possible to not give him too much dairy at one time. I'm just not motivated to potty train him, which I know I need to, so one of these days we will attempt it. Eli talks a lot better now and next year (2017) will start pre school! Eat and sleeps great, is in a toddler bed, and loves trucks, trailers, quads, reading books, and is a total daddy's boy 100%.

*Eli's Birthday Party*

On Eli's actual birthday we had a little party at Chucky Cheese with my family! I'm not a huge fan of these kinds of places but I knew he would love it so that's what matters.

That day I took Eli to the store and let him pick out whatever cake he wanted, and he chose CARS cupcakes!

Happy Birthday my baby Eli!! Even know you drive me crazy, we could not imagine our forever without you.

*Happy 3rd Birthday Eli*

Oh my Eli lovins, I'm not even going to lie I'm looking forward to him being three, and getting out of the terrible twos haha. It's been rough and he knows how to push my buttons, but I love him anyways and he keeps me on my feet. So Josh's brother Tate and Eli have birthdays one day apart so we did a Sunday joint party at my in laws house.

Eli LOVES trucks, trailers, and monster trucks! He could not separate himself from his trucks even while he slept. Yes he has a binki still only at night, but it will go soon and I will eventually potty train someday! 

*Night at Fat Cats*

January is the month of lots of bdays! So first birthday is papa's (Josh's dad). For his birthday we went a family fun place called Fat Cats. We bowled, which the kids did amazing and it was a lot of fun!

Happy Birthday papa!!

*New Year Dunes Trip*

New Years was of course spent at the dunes!

Jaden and Eli do not get iPads at home anymore (which has been a rule for about  six months) because it was just getting out of control with fights and just being glued to that screen all day. So the only time they ever get the iPad and iPhone is vacations! At night after bath and pjs we let them wind down with electronics haha  a super treat for them!

Loving their new riding jerseys they got for Christmas from grandma and papa!

Such an amazing trip, except for my quad accident. I went up a super steep hill and turned around cause I was not going to make it up. Well I turned at the steepest part lost control of the quad and basically flew up in the air 40 feet and ended up on the ground with the quad on top of me. It was a horrifying experience and luckily ended up with only whip lash and bruises. Hopefully I can get back on the quad and ride again but I'm definitely freaked out.

*Christmas 2015 Part Two*

Man I'm so slow at posting stuff, it's almost the middle of January and I'm still on freaking Christmas haha oh well I guess. 

After all the festivities at our house we headed over to Grandma and Papa's house for opening presents and Xmas dinner. 

My in laws got a huge brand new swing set for their back yard so that was the big present this year along with some cool new toys and awesome quad riding jerseys. I got a BEAUTIFUL new white and pink road bike so I can start riding with Josh! I want to train up and do the Tour De Mesa this year so I'm super excited! Josh got a go-pro camera so he excited to use that on out up coming adventures this year!

*Christmas 2015 Part One*

I did so well this year on not going crazy with the kids on Christmas gifts and here is why... Jaden had his bday in October and got a ton of gifts, but only played with a few of them and we tossed the rest into the toy box. It always happens that way where my kids get lots of gifts (especially since all our family is here) and they play with a few of the favorites and don't care about the rest. So this year I totally kept myself in check! My kids still got a ton of stuff between us, both grandparents, and other family, but stuff they needed and things I KNOW they would play with lots!

Josh's family started this tradition of "Santa" putting up wrapping paper to where the gifts are so we are keeping it up!

Jaden read this entire letter to us the next morning, that boy blows me away with his mad reading skills.

The boys got two new chairs (both red, otherwise it would be a fight on color) and Eli is obsessed with trucks and trailers so he got a huge semi truck with trailer that hauls lots of cars. Jaden of course got lots of Star Wars things and Legos, and new pjs of course!!

Jaden reading the letter! Many nights we play musical beds, so both boys were in my room with Josh, and I was sleeping in Jaden's room. I wake up xmas morning to hear their voices quietly chatting and wondering where they were are at. Yup, they totally crawled under the wrapping paper at 5:30am and we're looking at all their gifts from Santa. I was so mad and made them both go back to bed until it was time to get up. Luckily Eli fell back asleep till 9am and Jaden watched cartoons until it was time. 

My parents and brother came over to start out the morning watching the kids open their Santa gifts, then we opened all the gifts from each other.

Eli got a talking Chewbacca mask, I thought he would love it because he likes the Darth Vader mask, but he is scared of this one... oh well. 

I got my dad the car reindeer ears and nose, lol that's what he wanted!

My parents got the boys a huge hot wheels race track not pictured because it took a ton of time to put together. Also lots of clothes and socks which they needed badly.

Unc J got Jaden a super awesome nerf gun, he was pretty excited about it!!

Eli is also into construction trucks, so loved his digger truck from Unc J.

Eli trying to carry all his trucks to show daddy haha that kid cracks me up. My mom brought over a delicious breakfast , we are, talked then they left around noon. Everyone took a nap and then it was on to grandma and papa's house for presents and dinner! Christmas post number two...

My dads reindeer car!