Eli's Camera Skills

We're gonna have to work on Eli's camera face. He can be smiling and cooing up a storm but if you get the camera out he won't make a peep. I think the problem is the little red light on the camera... He will seriously follow it back and forth, up and down until you turn it off. You can't even get him to look at your face if the camera is there, it's like he's in a trance... haha. So somehow we've got to get that camera to make him smile since he won't look at us when it's on. Not that this face isn't super cute with the little double chin and wide eyes, but it's even cuter with a smile :)

A Few Favorite Pics

Eli's first Mariner's game!

Eli went to his first Mariner's game earlier this month. We went to a game the day before we went to Alaska and Martin was so excited to have his son there regardless of the fact that he was only a few weeks old. He's a proud Daddy :) And super anxious about making sure his son is a baseball fan. Haha! He ended up talking to David Aardsma through the fence of the bullpen about Eli because Aardsma had just had a kid like the week after we did or something. I have a tendency to be embarrassed by Martin's outgoingness but without it we wouldn't have cool stories to tell... haha so I'm trying to come out of my shell and let it be. Anyway here are some pictures...

Martin really really wanted a good picture of him and Eli with the Safeco field sign but the lights were behind him so this is the best we could get...


Underneath that shirt he has on a Mariners onesie that Auntie K made for him :) I wish we had gotten a picture!


Our seats were pretty dang cheap and they came with a hot dog and pop :)


Family Photo!

We have the internet!

We were beginning to think it was impossible after going a year and half and being denied every time we tried to get the internet but alas, it is possible! We finally found someone who could get it to us! And now here I am in my own house, at my own computer, blogging! Woohoo! Now I just have to keep myself from wasting time here...

Alaska

Earlier this month we went with Martin's family to Sitka Alaska where his grandparents have a vacation home right on the ocean. It was beautiful! We relaxed at home, did a little window shopping, played card games, and the boys went out fishing. It was awesome to see Aub, Royce, and Grace since we don't get to very often. Here are some pictures :)

Eli Martin Roylance

I know it's already been two months but better late than never. Here are some pictures of our sweet little baby boy! He was an incredibly tiny little guy when he was born... only 5 lbs 10 oz., 18 inches long. He was born on Father's Day, June 20th 2010. We joked about him coming on that day and it bit us in the butt. Haha apparently we joked one too many times. But I was blessed with a super easy birthing experience. Heck I might even do it again sometime ;) Especially if we can get another little sweetheart like the one we have now.






And now here he is two months later... He's finally filling in! Haha he's 10 1/2 lbs. I look at him and think there is no way women (including my mother) deliver 10 lb babies. And yet they do. I am definitely happy with the 5 lb variety as long as they are healthy.

Sometimes we claim him....

I just thought I would document for the family how Theryn decided to occupy his time when he came to visit us. I don't think anyone is really suprised by this. And yes he went to Walmart and took great pleasure in people's reactions...








He's a keeper... :) Haha