Some Family Pictures from the Zoo

Family Pictures

Since pictures are what I love most!!!! We have more! We had pictures taken a few weeks ago for Neil's second birthday. Also, since Coby and I celebrated 10 years of marriage...we had a few taken of just the two of us. We went back to Uchida Photography and Tom who took our coming home pictures, took these as well.
Enjoy!
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Elmo

I thought I would do a separate blog just of the "before" Elmo and "after" Elmo. Neil LOVED LOVED LOVED Elmo!!!



Neil's first sight at Elmo!!

Neil ran to Elmo!

kiss kiss!!

then the other kids joined in!

Elmo dancing!

Neil dancing with Elmo!

Some of the kids!

Elmo and Barb

Elmo and Safta Datya

Elmo and Kevin

Bubble time!!!

My wonderful friends..Barb and her daughter Sarah and Hopie!

and Jenny another wonderful friend!!

Neil loves kisses from the girls!

My sweet friend Meredith who I met on my trip to Moldova and has been with me every step of the way! You are a God sent!

By the time we opened presents, Neil was sucking his fingers and ready for a nap!

Great Uncle Moe sent him a cool 4 wheeler!!!

and Kevin and Hopie and Sam and Clay gave him a great table!!!

a bag of wonderful goodies from Uncle Wes, Silvia, Wesley, Emi, Becca and Hunter!!!

Probably the most special gift of the day came from Neil's 4 cousins from San Diego. They each made him a hand made card and taped a $1 in each one from their own money so Neil could go get an ice cream! That was sooooo sweet of them! Thank you Wesley, Emilia, Rebecca and Hunter!

Neil's 2nd Birthday Party!!!

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Neil's truck cake

Mama, Neil and Dada.....first birthday as a Ginsberg!!

Elmo woke Neil up the morning of his birthday and Neil LOVED it!!

Neil and his BEST friend Elmo!

Party Prepping!!

My mom (Mamaw) made awesome truck table clothes!!

Jonny and Jenny (she is having a baby!!!) Pat, Mamaw and Pete

Jimmy, Katie and Logan....good friends of ours!

Fun on the patio!! Kevin and Hopie with Sam and Clay and Logan on the slide!

Welcoming everyone!

Neil checking out the cake with his friend Michael!

$20 says Neil CAN blow the candle out...

Big breath.....

and he BLEW OUT THE CANDLE ON THE FIRST TRY!!!

Such a big boy!!

Yeah!!! Michael Neil and Christie

Carrie and Michael and Brian...and Silas is in there somewhere....

Some of our guests!

Yvette and her daughter Jasmine

Karen and her twin boys Jack and Oliver

Safta Datya came all the way from California!!

Neil and his buds!

Neil and our Butler Henry...

Neil's first day at BSF (Bible Study Fellowship)

Now that Neil is 2...he gets to go with me to BSF!! I have been waiting for this for a very VERY long time. Considering I have been apart of BSF for 6 1/2 years and my mother has been apart of it for over 25 years....this is very exciting!

When he got there he was very excited! We greeted his teacher at the door and when she went to hug him he put out his hand so she would take it and then he pulled her in the classroom ready to play! Neil is all about taking our hands and taking us to what he wants and then showing us what he wants to play..it is very cute!

I saw him run up to a little girl and start playing with her and then they went to a table and sat down and they both started to play..it was way cute!

For those of you who aren't to sure of what BSF is....check it out! http://www.bsfinternational.org/ it is a wonderful study of the Bible and it is non-denominational and it is wonderful! We are studding the life of Moses this year and we are almost done. It has been an amazing year being on the journey with the Israelites and Moses and Aaron and God! My love for the study of the old testament deepened this year!

The children's program starts at 2 and Neil will learn what I am learning...but at a 2 year old level. He was so excited when I picked him up and obedient and ready to meet everyone and then go home and have some quiet time. (that's what we call nap time...I think it has a more positive ring to it!)

So here is Neil about 5 min ago.....he is out cold! After 2 hours of BSF....he is ready to sleep!

(oh.....birthday pictures are coming soon.......you know I have to work on them before posting them, I have to get them just right!)