Elijah's birthday started early with some cards and gifts from Grammie, the Rothmans and the Alexander/Graves. He quickly got to work with his Thomas stickers:
The finished masterpiece!
Looking at a fake spider through his new spotting scope- this was a big hit!
A "Go Diego Go!" book:
As per our pre-nuptial agreement (haha), Ed and I parted ways for Thanksgiving. He headed to Wheelock and Elijah and I pointed the Subaru south and struck off for R.I.
The finished masterpiece!
Looking at a fake spider through his new spotting scope- this was a big hit!A "Go Diego Go!" book:
As per our pre-nuptial agreement (haha), Ed and I parted ways for Thanksgiving. He headed to Wheelock and Elijah and I pointed the Subaru south and struck off for R.I. Ed sent this beautiful arrangement to brighten up our Thanksgiving. It arrived at my Mom's house on Wednesday and made for a stunning centerpiece. Of course, he had planned this flower surprise before he heard the bad news-- that I left my suitcase at home and spent Tuesday night at the mall buying Elijah and myself a 4-day wardrobe to get us through the week. Some might wonder if that was planned. I'll never tell!
Elijah was thrilled to spend some quality time with Nana: 
Elijah was thrilled to spend some quality time with Nana: The great thing about this trip is that we got to see EVERYONE. We really packed a lot in. Get comfortable- there are a lot of pictures to follow!
Here's my brother-in-law Jim and niece Isabella:
My Auntie Nancy, sisters Paula and Carole, and Isabella:
Grampy and his newest grandchild Matthew (3 months old):
My Auntie Nancy, sisters Paula and Carole, and Isabella: Grampy and his newest grandchild Matthew (3 months old): The sisters: 
Posing with Dad:
Isabella- no trouble getting this little cutie to smile for the camera:
Always fun to hang out in Cousin Kyle's playroom: 
There's pretty much nothing cuter than 6-year-olds practicing karate! There's Kyle with the yellow belt:
The proud recipient of his orange belt! Way to go, Kyle!
Nana and Matthew:
Isabella- no trouble getting this little cutie to smile for the camera:Always fun to hang out in Cousin Kyle's playroom: Saturday morning, we got to witness my nephew Kyle's karate test. He was testing for his orange belt.
There's pretty much nothing cuter than 6-year-olds practicing karate! There's Kyle with the yellow belt:The proud recipient of his orange belt! Way to go, Kyle!Nana and Matthew:My brother-in-law Mike appears to have eluded my camera...THIS time. I'll get him at Christmas!
Hanging with Big Cousin Brandon before the birthday party at Nana's house:
Birthday presents!
Birthday presents!
Sunday morning, back at home, Daddy arrives with his first deer since 1998! 
Everyone (except for me) was interested in posing with the carcass: 
I, on the other hand, cannot believe that it's been 3 years since this amazing little guy made his grand appearance into our world.
Everyone (except for me) was interested in posing with the carcass: One more present- very cute Christmas jammies from Aunt Joanie- with a personalized gift bag, in true Joanie-style. 
Thanks to everyone who made Elijah's birthday so wonderful- he especially enjoyed the phone calls from Tyler and Matt, and he loves saying that he is "3 years old!"
Thanks to everyone who made Elijah's birthday so wonderful- he especially enjoyed the phone calls from Tyler and Matt, and he loves saying that he is "3 years old!"I, on the other hand, cannot believe that it's been 3 years since this amazing little guy made his grand appearance into our world.
There's just no getting around it- November 28, 2007 was the best day of MY life!!!
If you can read the letter, you can see it's all about trains and trucks! I asked him why he didn't have me write down any books (MY favorite gift for him) and he said, "I already have a lot of books up in my room. " 
