Eli's Page

Here are a few little Youtube clips of Eli's latest exploits and adventures.

First off, we had Thanksgiving this year in Wahpeton at the Vets Club -- with Rebecca's extended family. Here is Eli with some cousins playing "Ring Around the Rosies."

Bingo is a Thanksgiving tradition at the Vets Club, and there are always lots of little prizes for the kids. Eli won one of those little paddle ball sets. I decided to tape his first attempts to use it.

The last video is from Santa Claus Day at our neighborhood Shriner's club. There were clowns onsite making balloon animals for the kids, and Eli asked for a fishing rod with a fish on the end. Here he is working on his casting:

Pre-Christmas Holiday Stuff and More

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November-December 2008

Summer and Phall Photos

2008-11-29T14:56:00.000-08:00

Hey, remember this guy? Here are a bunch of pics that I haven't uploaded -- until now. They've got late summer, Halloween and Finnegan's birthday party covered.

Summer and Fall 2008

Storybookland!

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Storybook Land

Late Spring/Early Summer Pile o' Photos

2008-07-28T15:30:00.001-07:00

Whole bunch of photos

Look who's three!

2008-07-28T15:29:00.001-07:00

Birthday Party!

Long time no post -- catching up on photos

2008-07-28T15:28:00.000-07:00

Spring Pics: Almost 3 years old

Windy Day

2008-04-15T06:52:00.000-07:00

We realized that we had a kite for Eli in our closet. It was supposed to go in his Easter basket, but it was forgotten. Yesterday was very windy, and it jarred our memories a bit. Here are some pictures:

Fly a Kite!

Well-versed in the Classics

2008-04-14T20:37:00.000-07:00

Eli really likes my old Vectrex. Whenever we wind up in the basement, we've usually got to do a round of Minestorm or Armor Attack. He loves Armor Attack because it has a helicopter that comes out to drop bombs on you from time to time. He gets kind of annoyed if I shoot them down.

Anyway, let's get to the pictures:

Easter 2008

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Eli had fun this Easter season with Brady, Jason, Gina, Finnegan, Liz and Mom & Dad. The evidence is right here:

Easter 2008

A visit from grace

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Grace came over for a visit last month with Andrea. She and Eli had a lot of fun playing together. They really liked building and destroying couch-cushion houses:

Here are some other photos:

Grace's Visit

Valentine's Victory

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Sweet, sweet candy:

Post Valentine's Party Booty

January Photos

2008-04-14T20:26:00.000-07:00

Some miscellaneous photos from January:

January 2008

Video Blast

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Here are a few videos. First, a Play-Doh Fun Factory demonstration:

Next, Eli dances to one of his favorite songs: the demo track on our 1980s Yamaha keyboard:

And finally, here is Eli's how-to video for the great valentines he made this year:

The Tighty Whitey Twist

2008-01-20T20:41:00.000-08:00

Eli tried his underwear for the first time tonight! He usually resisted whenever we brought it up, but tonight I guess it sounded like a pretty good idea. He tried both pairs and didn't want to take them off when it was time to get ready for bed. Here are some pictures:

Undie Dance

And here is the undie dance:

Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!

2008-01-20T20:12:00.000-08:00

Christmas Time

Gingerbread!

SANTA

Marveling at the Christmas Tree, Shoveling Snow

Mom's Birthday Cupcakes & some miscellaneous

At Gym Daddies Class

Hanging out w/ Brady, Jason, Grandma, Grandpa (plus, goofing around on the couch)

Youtubin'

2008-01-20T19:59:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! I'm going to play catch up with a couple of not-so-terribly-recent, but not-too-terribly-old videos.

Trick or Treat!

2007-11-02T22:19:00.000-07:00

Halloween was a big day this year. Eli went trick or treating at RDO Equipment earlier in the day with all of the kids at daycare. Then, he hit up the senior citizens in Fargo for even more candy with his cousin Grace! The folks at the nursing home really seemed to get a kick out of them. Our "real" camera had a dead battery, so these are a bit blurry. I had to use the camera function on our video camera instead. Anyway, you get the idea.

Trick or Treat!

Halloween at Daycare

2007-11-02T22:17:00.000-07:00

This was a lot of fun for Rebecca and I. Our daycare providers hooked us up with a CD with a ton of great photos of Eli and the other kids at daycare playing in the park and trick-or-treating at the RDO Equipment Offices.

Halloween at Daycare

The Pumpkin Patch

2007-11-02T22:14:00.000-07:00

This is Eli's second year at the Pumpkin Patch in Glyndon, MN. He has lots of fun there, and this year his cousin, Grace, Aunt Andrea, Uncle Andrew, Grandma and Grandpa came along. Eli got to look at animals, shovel corn, ride a tractor train, go on a horse-drawn wagon through the "not-too-scary forest" and talk to a cowboy!

The Pumpkin Patch

Late Summer Stuff

2007-11-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from the end of summer.

Late Summer Stuff

Dad's Proud

2007-10-18T15:24:00.000-07:00

Eli is developing his comedic ability. Last night he made up his first fart joke:

(Sung to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star")

Farted, Farted, Farted, Toot
Farted, Farted, Farted, Toot
Farted, Farted, Farted, Toot
Farted, Farted, Farted, Toot
Farted, Farted, Farted, Toot
Farted, Farted, Farted,
Tooooooooooooot.

Master of tricycling

2007-08-25T12:01:00.000-07:00

Early in the spring/summer, Eli had to push himself along with his feet when he rode his trike (or motorcycle as he calls it). A couple of weeks ago, Eli figured out the pedals. Watch!

Some new pictures

2007-08-25T11:57:00.000-07:00

Wearing dad's shirt, playing with the garden hose, and play-doh. Here are some recent pictures of Eli.

2007-08-25

Summer catch up album

2007-07-25T22:18:00.000-07:00

Summer catch up

Ridin' Trike!

2007-07-25T22:10:00.000-07:00

I'm going to catch up on some summer excitement in the next couple of days. Watch out for pictures & movies.

Popcorn and counting

2007-05-12T07:01:00.000-07:00

If watching a family repeatedly counting to five while eating popcorn at the table sounds exciting, have we got a video for you:

A mixed batch of home photos

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Miscellaneous Fun

Eli's Big Birthday Bash

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Finally, here are some photos from the birthday party with family & friends.

Eli's Big Birthday Bash

Birthday dancing!

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Sorry it's shot sideways!

I'm two!

2007-04-21T08:34:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the big day--most of which are at the impromptu B-day dinner at Chuck E. Cheese's.

Ooh Ah Ooh Ah WHOOOOOA!

2007-04-21T08:28:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Eli's 2nd birthday. We started the day with his favorite breakfast--eggs--and paged through the Sears Lawnmower Catalog. He seriously cannot get enough of that thing. He loves looking at the tractors. Anyway, his favorite new joke came about the other night. I was telling him that I had to fix our breezeway door before he could open and close it... while I explained this to him I broke into a little sing-song type of thing that went like this: "Daddy gonna fix it. Daddy gonna fix it. Oooh, Ah. Oooh Ah. WHOOOOOA!" It's been Eli's favorite joke ever since.

Hanging out inside

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Hanging out inside

I'll be two!

2007-04-18T20:58:00.001-07:00

Pictures: Eli in the backyard!

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Eli in the backyard

Eli in the backyard!

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