Our little William is here!

William Robert Eisenhart joined our family last week.

He was born on Tuesday, September 21st.

He weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and was 21 inches long.

I love the way they do pictures at the hospital now. Instead of having a "mug shot" they have someone come in and take professional pictures. In the pictures he is less than 1 day old! He is so incredibly handsome. We all just love him SO much. Ella is a little mommy and loves to hold him ALL of the time. Dean and Ely are really sweet with him and give him little gentle kisses.

4th of July Fun

Fun outfits from Nona Eisenhart

Daytime fireworks

Dean's first time ever playing with a toy gun (brought by a cousin) and he didn't want to put it down!

Yummy Yummy

Trampoline Fun

Both big and little kids had fun on the playground

We had a great 4th /3rd of July. We had the whole Briggs family over for a fun BBQ. We did the same thing last year, so I guess it is now a tradition. The kids all loved the new backyard with the big playground and trampoline. We did a few "daytime" fireworks and the kids thought it was great! It was nice to have the family over and have all of the cousins playing together. Since two of my sisters live in Alaska it was a rare thing to have everyone together. I am so thankful that we live in a great Nation and have the freedoms that we have.

Easter Fun

We had a great Easter at our house! The Easter Bunny made three stops for our family.
One stop was in Heber at Grandma and Grandpa Briggs' house. We sure had a lot of fun. Ella was really good at finding the hidden prizes. Dean's favorite part was picking up the candy, then throwing it so he could pick it up and then "find" it again. Elysee was Grandma's buddy and held her hand the whole time.

The next stop was at Nana and Papa Eisenhart's house. There were fun Easter baskets and lots of candy filled eggs.

Last but not least the Easter Bunny stopped at our house. What a crazy morning! John didn't get home from work until 9:00 AM. (We were going on vacation at 10:00 AM) The kids just couldn't wait to play with their fun things from the Easter Bunny. They all got gardening things, because they love to play outside in the dirt. Everyone got a few outfits, and lots of candy. Ella and Ely received Disney Princess Barbies, and Dean got a Buzz Light Year action figure (although Dean and Ely ended up swapping toys). They were making big fun messes while we loaded up the car to head to DISNEYLAND! That Easter Bunny sure is smart, he even knew to put Disney type presents in the Easter baskets. (I just went to upload pictures of this and I didn't even take any!!! - It really was a busy morning)

Lehi Mascot Bowl

At the end of September we went to the mascot bowl. Mascots from all over the nation show up to this. There are mascots from the NFL, NBA, Pro Baseball and local Universities. Our family is very lucky because we have a little "in" with Jazz Bear. Papa Eisenhart is friends with Jazz Bear, so Jazz Bear loves our kids. -Jazz Bear even came to our house and turned the sirens on in his car and brought little basketballs to our kids and game some to our neighbors who came out to see what was going on.- All of the kids were really excited to see all of the mascots. Dean's face is priceless when he see's a mascot for the first time. Elysee was also having a great time. Thurl Bailey kept hanging out with our kids and "Big T" stood right over Ely (from super tiny to super tall)

Party Time

Ella's Birthday was a week ago, but here are some of the fun things that we did

Make a wish

Ella received a lot of presents and really liked to rip them open

Princess cake for Princess Ella

I'm 2 mom!

John and I took Ella to Lehi's Dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point on her Birthday. It was really nice to have some one on one time with her. We left the babies with Nana Eisenhart. Before this experience Ella didn't know what a dinosaur was - now she thinks they are awesome and even wants to read her dinosaur book every day. She really liked the hands on exhibits. She played in water and played in the sand.

Ella playing at the erosion table

Ella was so excited to have mommy and daddy all to herself!

The scary dinosaurs were trying to get us.

We went bowling at Fat Cat's and had pizza at the Pizza Factory, the Tuesday before her Birthday. Ella absolutely LOVES bowling. She gets so excited when she knocks over pins. Look at her face, you can tell that she had such a great time.

Spare!!!

The Birthday Princess

It was so nice to have most of the family there to celebrate Ella's 2nd Birthday.

Ella got lots of nice presents

Nana and Papa Eisenhart - Table and chairs, art easel, plates, cups, bowls and silverware

Grandma and Grandpa Briggs - bag of yummy treats, wallet, and money

Aunt Megan and Uncle Bryce - singing magic unicorn and magic wand

Uncle TJ - homemade bracelet, and money

Aunt Lisa, Uncle Jeff, Alyvia, and Ainsley - Ballerina book

Andy - baby doll (for the water)

Corinne - bug puzzle, squeaking puppet bird

Mom and Dad - bat and ball, clothes, Curious George Book and nightgown, Ella book, apron, Tinkerbell wall art, and barbie doll

Our crazy wonderful life - Longest Post EVER!

It is amazing that I have a spare second to finally do an update. I wish I had more time to post pictures and stories about our fun, crazy life. Right now my mother-in-law is at the park with Ella and both babies are asleep!!! (That's funny - about 2 seconds after writing this Elysee woke up, so now she's on my lap)

I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be the mom to some amazing children. I have been having a difficult time keeping my sanity, but at the same time I wouldn't change it. The kids are all so different. I just keep telling myself that they are only this age once and as hard as it is, I will miss it. This is where my little family is right now.

Ella just turned 18 months and she is the smartest kid I know. She is so curious about everything and soaks up information like a sponge. At her check up she was in the 3rd percentile for weight and in the 85th percentile for height. She loves her baby brother and sister. She calls Dean "Dee" and Elysee "A". For the most part she is very gentle with them and wants to give them lots of hugs and kisses - with the exception of last week when she had it out for Dean and kept trying to smack him in the face! She is our little dare devil. She loves slides; the bigger the slide the better. It doesn't matter if it's at a play ground or in the water. She also loves books. We usually read at least 10 books a day. She has her favorites and especially loves her books that I made on shutterfly, because there are pictures of family. Ella is our dancing queen. As soon as she hears music she is ready to dance. She knows how to turn on the radio and knows where the volume button is. Ella likes to be outside and she's a little water bug. She likes to go to the pool in Lehi with Nona Eisenhart and likes to go on walks with Grandma Briggs. Coloring in her coloring book is a fun inside activity, although Ella would rather color on the furniture and on the cupboards (this happened a couple of weeks ago). She is really picky about what she eats, except when it comes to snow cones and Slurpee's - she'll take any flavor. Her favorite thing to eat is ramen noodles, which she calls "newnews". She is a ball of energy and a little actress. She makes us laugh everyday.

Dean is now 4 weeks old. His favorite thing to do is eat. If he could have it his way he would be eating all day. He looks like a mini version of John. He cries a lot because he has acid reflux! He is a total mama's boy and doesn't like to be alone. Dean loves to be held and he likes to be outside. He is a handsome little guy. He is getting bigger everyday. He loves to look right into your eyes and give a little grin to show off his dimple just like his daddy. He doesn't like to sleep at night and loves to keep mommy awake. I just love that little guy.

Elysee is also 4 weeks old. She loves to be held and cuddled. She is generally good natured, except from the hours of 6:00-9:00 when she has colic. Elysee has big beautiful eyes that are mesmerizing. She looks like a little angel and is starting to get little chubby cherub cheeks. Both Ely and Dean like car rides. Ely is sleeping pretty well at night. She is truly a special gift from God.

John is now 30 years old. He is currently working for Wells Fargo Investments. We have been married for 4 years. I couldn't have asked for a better guy. He is absolutely amazing. He is my saving grace. He is the most hands on dad I know. He works the graveyard shift at work so he can be home as much as possible. He is always playing with Ella. In fact today while I was feeding the babies and watching t.v. I had to push the mute button just so I could hear him read a story to Ella. The kids are so lucky to have such a wonderful father. John has been interviewing with the FBI for the past few months. He had his final interview in Arizona this week. We will find out next week if he got the job or not. John is always staying busy. Not only is he working at Wells Fargo, he is also working for Special Olympics (which he has done since we met) and he also has an EBay business which keeps him in the basement quite a bit when he is home. John is an amazing cook and is always cooking delicious meals. He is also really good at doing laundry. In fact I don't know the last time I cooked a nice meal or did laundry (I'm starting to sound like a dead beat mom!) I love John more than anything in this world and I don't know what I would ever do with out him.

Then there's me, Kelli. I am now 27 years old. I quit my job as a school teacher to be a stay at home mom. I have a whole new respect for stay at home moms. Teaching was much easier than staying home. I'm not up to a whole lot lately. I am a human milk dispenser and that takes up most of my day. I love to read books and sing songs with Ella. I have a little home business that I have had to put on the back burner for a while, but I am wanting to get back into it to make some extra money. I sell Scentsy Wickless Candles. I am absolutely obsessed with them. So if any of you would like one, or want to host a party, you know who to call! (*WINK WINK*) Being a mom is the greatest job in the whole world. Some of my favorite things about being a mom are: having your child give you a big messy hug and kiss, seeing your child's eyes light up when they have just discovered something, being able to make up dumb songs and having your kids love it, the sound of babies eating while breastfeeding them, staring into your babies eyes and you know they know you, watching your kids sleep.

There are so many more things that I could write, but I have got to get some other things done. I started writing this at 2:30, and with all of the events of the day, it is now 11:00. I just wanted to quickly say thank you to all of you who have come to help out with the babies, Ella or even a meal. Thank you! Mom (Sue and Donnalee) - thank you for seeing how truly crazy it is and helping as much as possible. I love you!