Long time since last post! We have a had a fun summer and lots of FIRSTS for Elijah!
Since March Elijah has had his First haircut, First baseball game, First Movie(Cars 2), and First big boy bed! Elijah is such a sweet boy and LOVES his big sister! He also LOVES playing with cars and totes them EVERYWHERE! He enjoys reading books and is now sleeping in a big boy twin bed, which is of course a CAR! The kids have enjoyed Gymnastics and swim class this summer. This fall Elijah will take Kindermusik with mama and Mattie will be our little ballerina. These activities are so much fun for the kids and us too! Mattie started preschool last weeks and LOVES it! She is very social and loves meeting new friends and school activities. Now that Elijah is almost 2, I can see the kids enjoying eachother more during playtime. There are plenty of fights, but watching them play TOGETHER is a wonderful blessing. Mattie is taking on the role of big sister better each day. She sees Elijah fall and asks if he is ok and she includes him in playtime. Mattie still loves to read books, and playing princess dress-up is her favorite activity. Matt and I are so blessed for our wonderful children!

Mattie's Turning 3!
I truly can't believe that Mattie will be 3 years old in two days on March 18th! I can still remember the feelings I had surrounding her arrival! At 28 weeks I was surprisingly diagnosed with a rare pregnancy induced medical condition called Choleostasis of Pregnancy. With much fear and anxiety at 36 weeks we arrived to have an amnio. to check for lung maturity, praying for an early delivery. After the amnio results came in as "inconclusive" we were sent home. That day I felt back pain and then around 9:30pm my water broke! We were so nervous about Mattie being ready for delivery, but she knew she was and decided to make her entrance into our family! Her delivery was pretty traumatic as she had shoulder dystocia, but with a great OB she was delivered healthy and safely! Mattie's birth story really does reflect the Mattie I know today. She is a very feisty girl with a sassy personality. Her strong personality can be challenging, but she is worth it all! Mattie loves to learn and read books (like her daddy)! We are so excited to see what her future will be like! We love you Mattie! You are such a wonderful blessing and we are so very thankful to God to have you as our daughter! Happy 3rd Birthday Matalene Euvine Middleton!

Elijah and Mattie are growing too fast! Elijah is saying a few words now. He calls everyone very special to him "MaMa" at the moment, yes even daddy ;). His favorite word is "craaaker" and by the way that is his favorite food! He is our picky little eater! Well, since Elijah's my second child I must admit I tend to let him have what he wants. He loves Kindermusik, dancing, reading books, playing Barbie with Mattie, throwing balls, and doing anything he can to bother his big sis! Elijah is such a sweet boy! Mattie is loving preschool and reading books from the library! She is very excited about Ballet classes in the fall and her upcoming 3rd birthday! Mattie is a very dramatic little girl, but she does have a sweet heart. She will tell Matt and I that she misses us and loves us daily! Mattie LOVES to talk and she has much to say! Thankfully, Mattie is becoming better at being a big sister and likes help me teach Elijah animals, animal sounds, and shapes. I am loving being a stay at home mom!

Halloween Fun! The Frog Prince and the Princess! Elijah is walking everywhere now! He is FAST too! He is a sweet boy and LOVES his big sister! Mattie is loving preschool and is very EXCITED about Christmas! She is learning to sing "Away in the Manger" and loves the Christmas CD in the car.

We recently took a family photo for our church directory. Matt's friend from work, Kimberly, and her husband, Jarrod, met us at Berry for a little photo shoot. Somehow they were able to capture a shot of everyone smiling! They also took some more beautiful pictures of the kids! We loved so many of them it was very hard not to buy them all! I only have this one saved to my computer, but ask me and I would love to show off the other pictures! Check out Kim and Jarrod's webpage! They work very well together and our kids loved working with them!http://www.timeandagainphotographyga.com/

Birthday Fun! We had a wonderful first birthday celebration for Elijah! What a year it has been! We have had some medical issues to overcome for Elijah and Mama this year which made it a challenging first year, but we are doing great now! We are so proud of Elijah! We love him so much and are so thankful for him! What a blessing our children are to us! God is good! I love my family and am so very thankful to God for my wonderful life! Thanks to Aunt Carolene for coming early to help me prepare for the party! Matt, Carolene, and I made a great team and the party was so much fun! Elmo made an appearance and Hannah LOVED him! My kids on the other hand ran in the opposite direction!