Momma's Day

Momma's Day came out of nowhere this year. We had so much going on with Eli, getting approved for buying our 1st home, work and so on, that we hadn't given a second thought to holidays, or anything else for that matter. So when Momma's Day hit, Taryn was so focused on our Mom's that she completely forgot that she was a Mom too! It was Taryn's 1st Momma's Day!

I came home from work that Friday and brought Taryn some flowers (tulips), from both Eli and me. I cooked dinner and we had a nice evening at home enjoying each other's company - especially the Bittle's.

Cathy had a bbq at her house that Sunday, so we spent the day in Stockton celebrating with 4 generations of beautiful women. The food was great, the weather was beautiful, and Lil' Man got to rock out in just his diaper for the majority of the day.

Here are some great shots of him rolling around on the floor of his Nonni's house, staring at everybody and being entertained by her ceiling fan.

He's really great at tracking people's voices. Here he is looking for his Daddy ...

He's real close to having a full-on smile. He's had a lot of really good ones, we're just waiting for him to get comfortable enough with them to smile in response to sounds and motions on a regular basis. But his face is working hard, so any day now. We've got to get him to beat his cousin James, who has the biggest smile East of the Mississippi. And yes Jay, EVERYTHING is a competition.

Very alert and aware. Staring his Momma straight in the face.

Here's a great shot of him completely enthralled with his Nonni's ceiling fan. It's the way the light and shadows move with the turning of the blades ... or he's just weird ...

It was a long hard day of being held, being fed, and rolling around on the floor. Here's the tired Bittles getting ready to pass out on his Daddy's chest.

He was tuckered out all the way home. Here's a shot of him in his pjs getting ready to bed down for the night. I always wonder what it is he's thinking about. Just look into these eyes and tell me you aren't in love ...

Yes.

You love me.

I own you now ...