A favorite pastime in our house is reading and we have tried to instill this in the kids. You can never start too early. I have pictures of us reading to Eli when he was the size of John-Ellis.
Life is too short...why not nap!? One thing I frequently do is nap while the kids nap. Lately, they have been napping around the same time and it has been great!
Thankfully, Eli is starting to be nicer to his brother. I thought this was the cutest picture. Eli got up there on his own. He loves his brother but I think he wishes he could play with him more!
This is actually the first time Eli held John-Ellis. We meant to have him hold him in the hospital or at least sooner, but it just never happened. He sometimes asks to hold him still.
I just love this picture! I love it that both of the boys got my dimples. I think he is a really cute little guy too. Of course, every mom thinks their baby is cute, though.
Daddy and John-Ellis. I sure do love my three boys! I don't mind being outnumbered since it is by them!
This was an attempt at getting him to take a pacifier. He really hasn't shown much interest and since he is pretty happy most of the time, we haven't pushed it. 
This is Eli and his Grandpa Redd at the zoo. While Michael's parents were in town when the baby was born, all of them went to the Akron zoo. Eli really loved it.
While Grandma and Grandpa Redd were here, we also went to Kirtland for a visit. We only live about an hour away from there. It was lots of fun and they finally got to see everything. The last time we went with them we only got to spend a very short time there.
Playing frisbee on the 4th of July. We had a fun picnic and played frisbee on the 4th with Michael's parents.I am beginning to get things figured out to take care of two kids but it is still rough at times. They always seem to need something at the same time! I am grateful, though, to be a mom and to have two special little boys in my life.
