A boy and his ball

A boy will stop at nothing to get his ball back!

All three

The kids were stacking up the pillows and blankets and then jumping in them.

Uh-oh trouble

Hanna got in trouble-shocking isn't it-but Elijah thought she was playing and it looked fun so he joined her

Super Bubba

Elijah loves it when I tie a dish towel around his neck. He runs and spins and we call him Super Bubba

What are you doin'

There is apparently something very interesting about a dog drinking water.

Homework and a snack.......with help

Ashley was trying to have a snack while doing homework the other day and Elijah had to help.....with the eating of the snack that is!

Make the face

Elijah's favorite song is "If you're happy and you know it" This is "then your face will surely show it." All we have to say is "make your face" and he does.

The haircut!

On Saturday Elijah got his first haircut, even though he hardly has any hair. Can anyone guess who's idea this was?


We were cutting Dan's hair and Elijah was with us. Dan thought it would be cute to clip his hair, so......before I could stop it, there was little pieces of hair all over the floor. You can tell but only if you look close.

Roller skating

The church had a back-to-school skating party on Saturday. I was hoping to get more pictures but it was too dark in the "Skatium"
Ashley looks like she is having fun.

Hanna is having fun too!

The girls met two girls who were not from our church and invited them to come to church and witnessed to them. It was a great day.

Look mom, no hands!

Since Elijah is a boy, I think through his eyes the only thing he sees is how to use his toys for other purposes, how to get into trouble and how to give me a heart attack!


This is an indication of what a normal day is like. Needless to say this toy has been taken away, and all the chairs get tipped over if not in use. I can only take so much :)

Hanna and Elijah

Elijah loves it when Hanna pushes him because she goes fast! He lifts up his feet so they don't drag, it's really cute.

Could we be cuter?

Meet the teachers

This is Ms. Schmoker. She will be Ashley's math/science teacher this year.


Ms. Calhoun is Ashley's homeroom class. She will be teaching social studies and reading.


Ms Llano will be Hanna's teacher again this year because Bransom does 1/2 and 3/4 grade looping. It is great because the students and teacher already know each other.

We are looking forward to another great year at Bransom!

Hit it home

Elijah is getting better with the bat

What a hit buddy!

Elmo sprinkler

I wished I had my video camera out the first time Elijah went running up to Elmo, not realizing is was squirting out water. He got a faceful, and after a minute, kept going back for more. Eventually he was soaked, and so was Hanna.

Little cowboy

These pictures are just too cute not to include. He looks like a little man, doesn't he?

Elijah and Dan with "The Duke"

At PBC on Sunday there was a guest speaker who impersonates "The Duke." Elijah was all dressed up like a real cowboy but wouldn't stand with The Duke alone so Dan had to hold him.

Water balloons

Elijah had grass on his hands and he didn't know what to think about it













The girls decided to play with water balloons but Dan couldn't be left out of that. Only thing is they weren't regular water balloons, they were full sized balloons filled all the way up with water. So when Dan threw the balloons at the girls they almost knocked them over!









Elijah only thought he wanted to be part of the water balloon party. Dan dropped one at his feet so he would get wet too.

Chuck E Cheese here we come....

Ashley's using all her muscle to hit these moles


Elijah had to show his stuff to the moles too


Elijah's first ride with Chuck E.


Those moles better stay in the hole, Hanna is brutal with that hammer!

Elijah is a big boy

He just figured out how to climb up in the rocking chair, which would be okay if he didn't stand up! Now he knows that the same method can be used to climb into the kitchen chairs. I'm not sure how much more I can take, if he climbs over the gate at the bottom of the stairs we might have to get him a chain and hook it to the wall :)



He sure is cute though

Elijah has 8 teeth.

Elijah finally cut another tooth yesterday. He now has 4 on top and 4 on bottom. They are all in the front so it's pretty funny to watch him chew food.

Look what I learned!

Elijah is getting too big! If he stands on his tip-toes he can reach the water dispenser in the fridge



It was so funny to watch him hit the lever and get wet. As you can imagine, he was fascinated. I'm glad it has a lock or we would have a lake in our kitchen.

WHY am I all wet?!


This is so much fun.

Saturday 7/29 I watched Hollyn while Dan and Cory went golfing. Her and Elijah were sitting together being very cute.



Elijah and Hollyn just chillin'

Doggie

Okay, this is the kind of stuff Hanna is always coming up with! She put the dog's leash around her waist and let Elijah drag her around the house while she barked like a doggie