Chompers

Eli is a teething MACHINE! He has just recently cut his 7th tooth (3 in one month!) and I'm sure the 8th is not far behind. Thankfully, his bitting has decreased... it was a painful few months! Here are some great pics of Eli showing off his chompers!

Boilermakers Banquet 2007

This past Saturday, Jared and I left Eli with some GREAT babysitters (Thanks Matt & Allison!) and attended his 2007 Boilermakers Banquet at the Delta Inn Hotel. I was pretty nervous to leave Eli, as it was his first time alone with 'non-famliy' babysitters, but he did great! So with our cell phone close at hand, Jared and I enjoyed a wonderful evening to ourselves. Jared was honoured for having top marks in his 2nd yr Welding class and received a Leatherman to commemorate the event. Our evening included a wonderful dinner, dancing to the oldies, a 'few' drinks, and LOTS of drunk old men. HAHA...
All in all it was a great night... a good excuse to get dressed up and to go out.

The Winning Picture

I guess I am a sucker for contests... "Regis & Kelly" are having a "Beautiful Baby" contest and I just couldn't resist. For a number of reasons, first being that Eli is the cutest (biased, I know) and second... It's very rare that a TV show allows Canadian residents to enter. So once I found out that I could enter, I knew that I just had to. The problem was, what picture do I choose? There are just so many! haha (again, biased). So I brought out the camera, and waited to see what my little man would do.

So here's the "winning" (hopefully :) picture:

















And a few close runner-ups:







































The 10 Semi-Finalists will be chosen the week of February 19th, and flown (all-expense paid!) to New York to appear on the show. Then I think America (and Canada) votes for the most Beautiful Baby. The grande prize winner receives $5000 and the four runner ups $1000. So keep your fingers crossed!

At Least Someone Likes Laundry

We think Eli might have a slight fascination with laundry... we can thank Jared for putting him in the dryer.

The New Additions to the Family

Jared and I decided that it was time to put our couch potatos away... and rediscover some of our musical talents. We really value music, and want Eli to grow up with that same value, and playing the piano. No, I will not make him play as a family band...too many scarring moments like that in my own childhood. So here are our new family members. Say hello to drums and guitar...

Bring on 2007!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Well, this post is a little late, but we were in Kelowna visiting... too busy to sit and play on the computer. It was a nice time overall.. but very busy and a little stressful. Eli did great, he loved seeing all his family, and it was really nice to see him socially interacting with everyone.
Just a few pics to document our time!


Time with Grandma













Eli hanging with GG and Midgy... eating lots of butter tarts and shortbreads. Well, the adults anyways..








Christmas cuddles for Mom













Must.. Get... that... TOY!!!








Merry Christmas!!!











Eli's first present of many... I think he enjoyed eating the wrapping paper more than anything.









Too much Christmas Fun... I think we all felt this way by the end of our stay.