My 1st Halloween

Elliot's Halloween Picture! (Notice: I couldn't decide what he should be for halloween so we did both a spider and a chicken!) What a cutie pie!!

True Buckeye Fans

This is just after the game. (Bucks won, of course) Thanks to Emily for watching Elliot so J.R. and I could go to the game. Everyone with a heartbeat has to have a ticket to get into the games and we just didn't think Elliot would enjoy it enough to unload $30 for him to get into the game (and that's the student price) We sold our tickets to another game for about $600 a pair. Yep, we're professional scalpers. What can I say? We're poor college students. Every dollar counts! :)


Aren't my boys handsome?? Boy, I sure loves those two!

This is a new game. He can't stop eating everything. He just chews and chews. Maybe teeth are on the way?? Yikes!

PS: Notice Elliot doesn't have his Ohio state shirt on...yeah, he pooped out his diaper and all over the shirt just before this. Poor kid. Got to love being a mom!

REAL college football!

If you aren't wearing red and decked out from head to toe in OSU gear you feel very out of place here in Ohio on a game day. These fans are nuts, but it makes it so fun!

At every game the band marches the word OHIO in cursive. It is so neat. This is the end product. And the crowd goes NUTS!

Lil' bear baby

I just couldn't resist. One of my co-workers gave him this cute hat and I had to post a few pics because he is just too cute. (Don't get too lonesome gma. We'll be home soon enough!)

Just Sleep PLEASE!

Alright, so I raved about that baby book and then I had to give it back to my friend before I was done reading it. I only made it through the sleeping at night part. Well, now Elliot does great at night, but his naps STINK! He takes these little 40 minute power naps only a couple times a day and will only get to sleep by me nursing him. What is going on?? It's driving me crazy. I know he's tired more of the day, but he just will not fall asleep or stay asleep. Any suggestions all you mommy's??
I've got to get stuff done and I can't with him being so tired all the time and clingy. If he would just sleep longer I think he'd be more happy. HELP!
- mommy of a very stubborn 5 month old

Pumpkins anyone?

What a beautiful baby! He's such an easy going kid. He just chilled there letting us take millions of pics and making funny faces trying to get him to look up. If all kids are this easy, I'll take 20.

Apple Picking at Lynd Fruit Farm

Last weekend we took Elliot apple picking! Talk about a fun time. We filled 3 huge bags full of apples and ate a bunch along the way. YUMMY! We came home with lots more then apples too. There was lots of yummy fresh vegetables - corn on the cob, tomatoes for salsa, and of course pumpkins!
It made for some very cute pics too. Bon Apetite!

Calling all moms

I have just been introduced to this awesome book and thought that all moms should know about it. This woman has some very very helpful ideas on topics from feeding to sleeping to surviving the day to day with a new baby up to one year. I've been following some of her suggestions and Elliot seems more happy, rested, and full. He's now sleeping through the night. 6-7 hours in a row!!! Yeah!!! I thought this day would never come. I love it and definitly recommend it to all moms new and old.

Long Lost Friends

I'm learning to love this blog thing more and more. I just ran into some old high school buds and am loving seeing them and their cute as can be kids. It really takes me back to the good old days of SVHS! So many fun memories - Cheer, Swimming, Musicals, TEAM. All so fun. I can't believe it's been over 6 years. WILD! Time flies when you're having fun I guess. I couldn't ask for more.
J.R. and I live in Columbus, Ohio where J.R. is in his third year of dental school. I've been working as a RN at a HUGE hospital in the postpartum unit. I love it. It's much more low key then the tele/medical unit I was on before. It's nice not to be "practicing" my CPR skills so often. Being a RN rocks. The schedule lets me keep working and still be home with Elliot. Perfect! Ohio is great but I just live for the day we are out of school and settled somewhere closer to family. Don't get me wrong...I have really liked living here. It's fun to be out on your own and making new friends and seeing the world outside of little ol' Utah, but it would be nice to be to things like your little bros mission farewell (GO Dies, the Phillipines is going to love you) and sister's first cheer experience (Whit you look way better in a cheer skirt then I ever did) and your sweet nephews birthday parties ( I miss you Carter & Tanner) - but life moves on and new memories are made. Where would we be without family? It's the reason I wake up in the morning.
I LOVE YOU J.R. ELLIOT and my two sweet angels!!

We love you Gma and Gpa

Grandpa sure loves his grandkids. I can't wait till grandpa can take Elliot on "weee" rides on his harley chair. So fun!

movie??

Does anyone know how to put a movie clip on this thing?? I see them on some of your blogs but I can't get mine to down load. How do you do it???

More blessing day pics

If he wasn't so dang cute I'd stop putting his pictures up. Erin does such a good job capturing the perfect moment. What would we do without her and her awesome camera. Thanks Erin. I love ya!

Fun with Daddy

High

Higher

Highest

Mom finally intervening and scared to death!

The entire J.R and Chelsea Family

While in Utah we stopped at Lydia and Landon's grave. It's crazy to imagine them as 2 year olds running around and fussing over their little brother Elliot. I'm not sure if having Elliot makes their loss any easier, but I do think it helps me realize how much I really love them even though they aren't here with me. I didn't realize how much you could love someone so perfectly till Elliot came. He is so perfect and so precious. I am the luckiest girl in the world to have 3 beautiful childeren - one I get to help through this life and two that are helping me through this life. What a special blessing. I love you Landon, Lydia and Elliot!!

Blessing day

Our trip to Utah was so fun. Carter and Tanner couldn't keep their hands off him. They are so cute together. Carter liked to rub his belly and Tanner had to give tons of kisses.

Blessing Pictures plus some!

J.R. had a week break from school so we decided to head home and bless Elliot there. We had such a good time. He looked so cute in his little white tux. It was especially nice to have the original "Diesel" in the circle. I can't believe Derek is out of here in just 2 weeks. He's going to be such an amazing missionary. We're so excited for him!! Good luck Dies!!!

I decided to change my blog name because I don't want random people to know our last name. Someone told me to do that just to be safe. The internet scares me a bit. Call me crazy or paranoid, who knows?
Anyway, I love ya'll. Thanks for your comments. You ROCK!!

Go BUCKS!

We had so much fun at the tail gate party before the Buckeyes big first game. With us is our best buddies James and Kristina Hillstrom. The water behind us is mirror lake (I guess it's famous or something??) Elliot didn't like the cold water that much.