Gobble Till You Wobble!!

This was our first Thanksgiving as the Ellers and our first Thanksgiving with Kingston. I was looking back at pictures from last November, I was 20 weeks pregnant with a little tiny baby bump still living in the apartment and just found out we were having a little boy! I was so thankful last year but so frightened. I knew 2008 would be a HUGE year of change and I was scared I wouldn't know what to do when all that change occurred. I'm thankful this year that God could see into the future and that he chose me to be Kingston's mom and Alfred to be his dad and that we as a family have been given an abundance of blessings. We have a wonderful family, amazing friends, jobs in a time of economic uncertainty, a roof over our head and a love for one another that is unbreakable. I am so thankful for all of that and so much more! I just thought I should take a moment to be thankful since sometimes I forget.

Now as for what we did this wonderful weekend. After I spent most of Thanksgiving day laying around the house sick with a stomach virus.(I'm the orange blob on the couch, and Kingston is sympathy sleeping in the swing.)

We packed our bags and headed to West Virginia to visit my family.

( No we didn't make him ride in there he just thought it was a cool place to hang out while daddy packed)

We had our Thanksgiving feast on Friday and there was so much food to eat!

(Turkey shaped bread courtesy of Publix :)

It was great to spend the weekend visiting even if I was sick and on there couch 1/2 the time! I hope you all had a great weekend too!

And now as promised a picture of 2 of the 4 teeth Kingston has been working so hard on!

Have a great week!

It's mama's world you just live in it!

Let me first tell you I won't be posting any pics this time although I have plenty of cute ones, my home computer has a virus that we have been trying to get rid of for a week now! I had so many things to say though that I couldn't wait any longer. First Kingston officially has 3 teeth and will probably have the fourth next week sometime. He also might have waited 7.5 months to say his first word but when we were at Opry Mills the other day and he looked at me desperate to get out of his stroller and said Mama it was worth the wait. Everyone said there was no way he would say Mama before Dada but I just knew he would! And according to an old wives tale if a baby says Mama first the next child will be a girl, but with 4 grandsons and no granddaughters in our family I'm a little sceptical.
In other Eller news we had our Christmas cards shot this week and they are amazing! My friend Sarah took them and they turned out so great we are having a hard time deciding which one to use. I guess you'll know which one we choose when you get it in your mailbox :)!
We also had a wonderful weekend when the Baker's decided to come down from Louisville, we love hanging out with this family. Mark and Annie have 3 kids under the age of 5, Abby (4), Eli (2) and Mary Ellen (1). So as you can imagine when they visit the house comes alive. I love these little guys and of course Kingston loves watching them play and enjoys stealing there toys. We went to the Grinch on ice which was so cold but so fun! Kingston's little cheeks were so wind burned but he seemed to enjoy it! We also went to Opry Mills to look at the lights which I can't do enough during the Holiday Season. It's also wonderful to spend time with Mark and Annie.
So as you can see we've been pretty busy lately! I wish I could show you all the pictures and hopefully our computer will be fixed before the next post. Have a great weekend!

Playful Weekend

We didn't do a whole lot this weekend but somehow we managed to stay busy. Alfred had to work both Saturday and Sunday so Kingston and I got to spend tons of quality time together!

On Saturday I babysat our friend Phil and Elizabeth's little boy Riley.

This is really the first time Riley and Kingston have been able to play together. Before Kingston was too little to get the concept of playing with another baby! It's amazing how quickly they are growing up. And I was reminded more of that when Riley came over with his parents for dinner on Sunday night wearing a hat and looking like a big boy!

Kingston had a cold all weekend! He took longer naps, had a chapped nose and somehow still managed to be so adorable! He never falls asleep in his swing which is how I know he wasn't feeling the greatest!

But you would never know it 15 minutes later when he woke up rejuvenated and ready to play!

We had a great weekend staying close to home! I didn't want it to end especially when I came out of the bathroom to leave for work this morning and Alfred and Kingston were playing on the bed and I saw this face!! I know he was trying to make it hard for mama to go to work!

Have a happy and safe week!!

We are all officially Ellers!

Wow what a busy few weeks! First I'm officially an Eller!! Alfred and I got married on October 25Th at Union Station. It was a better than perfect day! And by that I mean I couldn't have ask for more! I don't know if it was because I am so in love with him or because so many of our friends and family came from all over to celebrate and celebrate we did but I'm pretty sure it was a little of both! I don't have any pics of Alfred and I at the wedding yet, I was too busy dancing and having a ball but I'll have some in a few weeks when my fabulous photographer (thanks for the referral Sarah these guys were amazing) gets them ready and I'll post some then! Kingston however wore the cutest little tux as you can tell from my banner pic (of course he isn't wearing his jacket in that pic). All in all it was a wonderful day and I thank all of you who came and celebrated with us and I look forward to all of you being in our lives for many anniversaries!

Also this past week was Halloween I might be a little late but I want you to see my little baby Superman!

Actually the city was very safe that night with not one, not two, not three but 4 Supermen!

All my nephews were also Supermen! It was so much fun to get to spend time with my sister and my family for Halloween it has been years since we've been able to do that!

There is so much more I could tell you, like Kingston got his first wagon, met his great grandmother, went to the Pumpkin House with my family. I could tell you about my wonderful honeymoon but you know how much I hate to play catch up so I'll give you the Kingston basics, he has 2 teeth and they are so cute! He can scoot anywhere he wants to go and should probably be crawling anytime now! He's a HUGE fan of mac and cheese and bread, loves those carbs just like his mommy! And he's still as happy as can be! Life just keeps getting better!