Tigulis Thanksgiving

Since everyone was home last weekend, we had the Tigulis' Thanksgiving then. It was nice to all be together and there was TONS of awesome food. Eli loved Uncle Andy's mashed potatoes.

It's always nice to all get together to remind us that we have SO MUCH to be thankful for!!

Eli and his Aunts and Uncles:

Eli and his Baba & Dedo

Eli and his Great Baba, Aunt, and Cousin:

Party Time

Last Saturday, the Ankenbruck family invited all of their friends from college and their families to their house for a kid friendly party. Of course, Nico had to deck Eli out in All-Star DJ gear.

We laughed how the parties have changed over the last few years.... from beer to baby toys!! :) And this Fischer Price House was a GREAT one... it's now on Eli's Christmas list. He loved it!!

It was nice to see all the kids. Not everyone was able to come, but those that did had a GREAT time!! This is Luke Davis and his dad Brad. He was born in the same day Eli was.

This is Johnny Ankenbruck reading with his mommy. He did a great job of sharing his toys that day. Here he is giving Eli a night kiss

The Tigulis Family...

Swimming Lessons

Monday was Eli's 1st swimming lessons. At the NACS natatorium they offer all types of classes. This one is for infants and toddlers. We go to the 5:15 class and there are only 3 others in the class with us... and one of them is Ava!! She's a pro... we kept telling Eli to watch her.

He did GREAT!! He didn't cry at all, but he was a popsicle by the end of the class... that water was cold, even for me. I think he had a good time and he'll just keep getting better every time!!

Colts vs Patriots Game

This Sunday was the much anticipated Colts vs Patriots football game. We invited the Hunsche family over for some game watching, pizza eating, and toy playing fun. It was nice for both Eli and Molly to be awake.

When we normally do Monday Night Football, the kids are asleep. So they enjoyed playing around each other... they still don't get that playing together concept. All in all it was a GREAT night minus the Colts loss and Mike beating Nico at Fantasy Football. :)

Halloween

On Halloween, we had a nice family night.

Together, Nico, Eli and I sat on the front porch and gave candy to the trick-o-treaters. He had a good time watching all the kids in their costume. He also enjoyed chewing on the candy wrappers !! But eventually it was bed time. Here he is in his Halloween pj's.

I can't even imagine how much fun next year will be when he's old enough to actually trick-o-treat himself!!

Halloween at the Zoo

We went on Monday, October 29th to Halloween at the Zoo. We went with my mom and dad, Uncle Kenny and Aunt Amanda and Cora and Keenan.

We expected that Eli would be awake for only a bit and sleep for the rest of the night. But he surprised us!! He stayed awake the ENTIRE time... there was too many fun things to see. He was nice and toasty in his bee costume and looked adorable!! Can't wait until Halloween!!

Pumpkin Carving

Pumpkin Carving was a team effort this year. Nico did the top part and cleaned out some of the pumpkin while I watched Eli. Then Eli and I cleaned out the pumpkin together. When I carved it, Nico watched Eli... like I said team effort.

Eli liked the insides of the pumpkin... it was squishy on his hand. He was also hungry, so he ate little bits of the pumpkin. He liked it, which doesn't surprise me since he likes squash so much.

Finished product:

Whole Milk

We started Eli on whole milk 2 Saturday mornings ago. He loves it!! The sippy cup on the other hand... not so much! He'd much rather try and drink out of a regular cup, which leaves milk everywhere.

High School Football Ends

This year the weather for Friday night games was unpredictable. One Friday night we'd be sweating sitting in the stands and then a week later we'd be all bundled up. It got a bit chillier closer to the end of football season. The last regular season football game was at DeKalb. We made the trip there to hopefully see a good game. Unfortunately they lost. We only made it until half time and Eli got tired so we left. But he wasn't cold... we were all bundled up!!

Carroll drew South Side for the first round of sectionals. We played at South Side and it was a chilly night. Again we bundled up Eli and he had a good time.

Uncle Andy and Aunt Andrea and Uncle Jason and Aunt Sahsha also came, so it was a family affair. Uncle Andy held Eli all night and kept him nice and warm, so much so that he fell asleep... he slept through the entire second half. Unfortunately again, they lost. While we were sorry they lost, we were happy to have Nico back in our lives again!!

High School Volleyball Game

The middle school volleyball teams were introduced at the High School Varsity game vs. Concordia. Nico had a freshman football game that night, so Eli was with Mommy that night. Here are some pictures from that night. This one is Eli with some of my players.

This is one of my favorites...

Bath Time

Eli has become quite a fan of bath time. There was a point in his life where he hated it and we tried to be as fast as possible, but now he loves it. If it was up to him, we'd spend at least an hour in the tub. He always gets to play with his toys before we actually do the washing part. Nico loves to squirt him with the toys, so then Eli splashes him back. Eli loves the water so much that we put him in swimming lessons... they start tomorrow. Check the blog for pictures of that!!

We're still here....

Sorry, we've had almost a month lapse in the blogging. Things have been VERY crazy around our house, but now that volleyball and football are done, we are slowing down some. Hopefully, I can update this more often. But I will try and catch you up with the last month or so... Enjoy!!

7th grade Volleyball Conference Tournament

The weekend of Oct 13th was the Northeast Hoosier Middle Level Conference Volleyball tournament. It was a very exciting day for Maple Creek. We beat Summitt, Norwell and then faced Bellmont in the Championship match. The Bobcats beat Bellmont in 2 games to become the 2007 Champion.

Eli was there for the whole tourament, but was exhausted by the end of the day and fell asleep in his stroller.

He did wake up in time to get his picture taken with the trophy.

Life at the Babysitters

Betsy and Matt gave us some pictures of Eli and the kiddos. Enjoy!!

I loved playing with these when I was little

LOVE this one!!

Eli and Ava :)