Eli Ray Aldridge

Here he is.

My Little Sister is Bigger than ME!

I have had all 4 kids with an Epidural~always wanted to try it w/o drugs....but who am I kidding? Having a baby HURTS!!!!!!!!!! Just ask my little sister Julie!!!!
I HAVE A NEW NEPHEW!!!!
Elijah (Eli) Ray Aldridge was born this morning at 2:49. He was 6lbs 9oz and 20 inches long!
They were on there way to the hospital at 12:45, so he came quick!!
I will post pictures when I can.
I asked the new mom if she is still in pain, and she said "oh no, as soon as he came out I didn't hurt anymore" She is a Bigger Woman than ME!!
I love you Julie and can't wait to meet him!!!

A series of pictures

Series No. 1: How to jump off a car (aka I am a boy) As told by Zachery.

First you find your sister's barbie car. The one that has never been jumped off by A GIRL.

Step over the steering wheel and stand on the hood.

Take a big leap while laughing.

Land safely on the ground. Thanks in part to Mom's silent prayers and my skill.

Series No. 2: I am a big kid too as told by Emalie.

Those big kids think they know everything. They walk by this toy everyday push the red button and listen to the music play and watch this red arm swing. Well I have been paying very close attention to you guys and guess what? I am a big kid too!

See here is the red button.

All you do is push the button and boom, music is playing and the arm is swinging.

Look...I can even reach it. I told you I was a big kid!

Series No. 3: How to react to boys, as shown by Riley. It is OK if a boy wants to stand close to you and put his arm around you.

It is even OK for a boy to give you a hug.

But the kiss...it's OK but....I know just how to handle this.

EWWWWWW.....Boy germs!

I will deny it if he asks!

Jeremey can't stand the stained carpet in the living room. I love carpet in the living room. He wanted tile so bad he could taste it. I wanted carpet in there so bad I could taste it. Our good friend Brent and Mike came up last Tuesday. This is what they did: They tore up the carpet in the living room. See thebeautiftul (termite eaten, from years ago) hard wood floors. oh so pretty...but there is no carpet!
Then they laid down this beautiful tile that is carried on from the dining room. I really do love it. But...I will deny it if he asks!

I did get a big new area rug...so all is well at This Graves Family house!

The big kids

Isn't is sweet when you can catch some sisterly love? Natalie and Zachery settled in to watch a movie and she just so tenderly draped her arm around him! It was so precious! To continue Natalie's birthday celebration the kids got to take a "big bath" I was bathing Emalie in the small tub and just heard a lot of laughter from our bathroom. I usually do when its Jeremey giving baths or showers. He by far is the "fun one". In fact Abbey told him this week that they like "you best" except when we are in trouble then "we like mom better". She is 7, can she really learn that this early in life? But I digress....When I went to load picts on the computer, I found these. Jeremey got the camera to take picts. I am so happy that he thought of me and shared them!
Natalie as "Santa"

Abbey as "someone famous with a goatee" I can't think of his name right now.

Zachery trying hard to grow his first facial hairs.

Natalie's birthday

We had such a great time celebrating Natalie's birthday on Sunday. She really enjoyed that is was drawn out over a couple of days. I just can't get over that she is 5 already.

This is the thank you card I made on CM Storybook Plus.

Natalie and her HS Musical cake.
Nana and Papa gave her an American Girl doll named Emily.

Abbey and Natalie inspecting the loot!

Happy Birthday Natalie!

Today our Natalie turns 5-I can't believe it happened so quickly! This morning I woke her up saying "Happy Birthday" and she just said how she didn't want to go to school. At the breakfast table she was eating, stopped and shouted "Today, I'm 5" It just made me laugh!!! After cupcakes at preschool we went to eat lunch with Daddy!

Happy Birthday Natalie~We love you! Natalie at our house.

Natalie at Aunt B and Uncle Dick's house. This is one of my favorite picts of her.

Natalie and her 1st birthday cake.

Natalie's 2nd birthday.

Celebrating her 3rd birthday at preschool.

Celebrating her 4th birthday at preschool.

Today we celebrated her 5th birthday at preschool. I don't know of many kids that get to have 3 years of parties at the same preschool.

Natalie got a cookbook for Christmas last year with an adorable Princess cake on the cover. She would tell me she wanted a High School Musical cake, then it would be a Camp Rock cake, then she would switch to this Princess cake. She decided on HS Musical. Then on Tuesday she said she really wanted this Princess cake. Well dear, your cake is going to be a HS Musical cake I am sorry. In steps Sue to save the day. She wanted to do something special for Natalie and she DID!! Sue made the cake last night, delivered it to us, and she just LOVED the cake! Her and Zachery practiced feeding it to each other so I am glad we got this picture taken!