Ella's big day + Eli videos

New videos. First two are of Eli only in October. The first is Eli talking on a cell phone (one that doesn't actually work) to his Daddy and then trying desperately to get the cat to talk. The second is Eli on Halloween. Then we have Ella's entrance into the world and finally an example of Eli with Ella. He was very unsure and a little scared the first day, but since then he has been a big helper and often wants to help carry her or will go try to find a pacifier if she is crying (even though she doesn't really like them yet). Pretty cute. In this video he is asking to have her put on his lap (Notice that Eli gives Ella a high five right at the beginning of the video because he thinks she is asking for one). Enjoy.

New Pics

Here some fun pics of our recent adventures!

Trying to be like daddy

Helping daddy push the car. He was trying so hard!

Playing at open gym




Eating blueberry pancakes at Grandma and Grandpa Ober's favorite breakfast place(Hills)

We finally put in some landscaping and were grateful to have help. Eli had fun :)

Playing at the park

Enjoying the hay pyramid at the pumpkin patch.


Grandma Towne met us for the adventure!

Eli's favorite

Cuddling with Dad after a long day(if you know Eli, he doesn't sit still like this very often)

Eli working

Here are some cute videos that show how much Eli loves to work! He is the one who usually initiates the cleaning :)

Summer

We've been having so much fun with Eli. He has learned so many cute little things like grunting when we tell him to use his muscles, blowing on any bug he sees because he saw his daddy blow on a fly once and clapping and stomping at the neighbor's dog to try and get him to be quiet(also learned from his daddy). Another cute thing he's picked up is pointing at Silas' belly whenever he's asked where baby Ella is. He really seems to like babies when he sees them so that's encouraging. Enjoy the pics!

Having fun with Sadler (Shannon's son)

Eli loved all of Bryce and Joel's big boy toys

Eli had a blast at the ocean!


4th of July

Making snicker doodles

Only 2 months left


Playing with his new train set


The Seattle Zoo





One of Eli's new favorite things

Helping dad fix the bike

Eli videos

Eli is doing some really cute things these days. Some examples are given in the videos below. One of his cute things we haven't been able to catch on video is when he says "hot" and puts his hand out (you have to see it). He often does it to warn us when we are about to touch something he knows is hot. Enjoy the videos. We will put some new pictures up soon.

The first video is of Eli riding the horse that his babysitter from this past year gave us.
The second video is a montage of Eli dancing. We have been dancing with him his whole life, and although he has been dancing for months now, he just developed some awesome moves.
The third video is Eli's reaction when he doesn't know where something is. He learned it from his dad. Very cute if you ask me.

Eli's 1st Birthday!

We are really behind on blogging! We plan on putting up more pics but for now here is a link to Eli's b-day video that Uncle Michael did:

http://oberdigitalmedia.blogspot.com/

Major Update

So we haven't updated in a long time, so here are some pics from the last couple of months starting from April and going to most recent. By the way, Eli is walking 95% of the time now and is loving it. He is lots of fun and we have a blast with him! Enjoy the pics.

Flying with dad

Hangin' with great Grandma

Playing with mom

Eli's phone face

Playing in the laundry basket, one of his favorite toys

Eli's 1st birthday cake (made by Grandma/great Grandma power and Rob & Jen)

The big day

The big bite

Chucky Cheese for his actual birthday

Eating corn with dad

Driving

Cool dude

Crawling pictured from Eli's view

Helping dad

Helping with the dishes (He always wants to help with everything)

Playing with his dog on his slide

Eating his foot (He is fascinated with feet and likes to bite them... weird)

Feeding Mallory (He likes to share too)

Babysitting

Excited to be a fireman

Posing with his girls

More fun with Mallory

Helping with leftovers

Talking with his sister

Driving a bus at a friend's birthday party

Trying out camping chairs

How Eli sits (our favorite)

Mowing the lawn with dad

Blowing bubbles

Trying to crawl under the stool ??

Karate with mom

and with dad

Hat hair

Camping trip

Going on a hike with Grandpa

Walking with mom

Silver falls in Mt. Rainier National Park

Eli didn't quite make it to the end of the 2.7mile hike, mostly because he wanted to walk to whole way by himself.