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!!!
5 comments:
I can not believe that your visit is over- I miss you guys so much- what a wonderful time- thank you very much for making Thanksgiving special. Eli is the love of my life- he is just so so cute- make sure you give him extra kisses at night from his Nana- love you all
Elijah certainly seemed very happy in all of the pictures! I don't think his smile could have been any bigger when he received his presents in Rhode Island!
Happy Birthday 3 year old!
Love Elijah's big smile in all the pictures - he is so handsome! I think you should send the pic of Eli and Ed to The Chronicle :)
Sandy, maybe we girls should all leave our suitcases behind, before our next Tilton trip! Hee Hee! So glad that you and Elijah got to visit all of your family. How special for him to celebrate his 3rd birthday with his cousins! Remember, 3 yrs ago, at my house for Thanksgiving, and you won the "When will the baby be born" prediction due date for Elijah? Glad that your travel was safe and that a deer waited for you at home!!
In October when we flew to Angers, we were about 10 minutes across town when I realized I had forgotten our passports. A lot less funny than forgetting your suitcase! I had every single thing I could possibly need for our 10-day stay - except the only thing I absolutely needed to get on the plane! Whoops! Thankfully we were well early so had time to circle back and grab them. Won't do that again! Forgetting a suitcase is impossible in my tiny apartment - you can't open the door without moving the enormous suitcases! ha ha
Elijah looks like such a ham in those big grins photos - adorable. So nice to see you with all your sisters - so lucky! Great photos of the deer, I have such great memories of waiting patiently on the Sunday after Thanksgiving to see if Dad would come home with a deer.
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