Eli's CD Review - Heather Williams!

Eli is doing his first official CD review! For his first one, he is reviewing the brand new cd from Christian Singer, Heather Williams, "This Time Around".
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You Caaaaaaaaan Too!

Naomi has a "character voice" she does that just cracks us up!   She started doing it after watching Jeopardy and imitating the announcer at the beginning say "This. Is. Jeopardy!"  She calls it her "you can too" voice.

Here she is using it to show off some paintings the kids just did in art class last week!  This is RARE footage considering how shy she is normally... but behind this "character" she came right out of her shell!




Here are the actual pictures!  (click them to see them full size)

Today, Eli and Naomi got a chance to have some fun on the bumper boats (with prayer action) with Christian singer Kristian Stanfill and his manager Rob. These were some Good times! Lots of laughter by everyone, and All of them ended up pretty much soaked!

Christian singer, Matthew West, stopped by the house for a quick visit while on a radio station promotional tour. After giving the kid's guitars a much needed tuning, he made up some songs and sang a few "covers". Be sure and listen to the end to hear Naomi steal the show!

The Sunglasses

our kids are so silly. (we love that about them!)

Roller Skating With Friends!!

They had done it one time before (about a year ago), but this was basically like starting over. They had fun and can't wait to go back!! Here is about a 5 minute montage of the fun from the day!

German Shepherd.

Naomi drew this adorable dog.
(the numbers at bottom is the date it was drawn. Jan. 5th, 2011)

Skating buddies!!

Celebrating their friend Abbie's birthday at the skating rink!

Eli's TALL TALES! The "Weird Man" Story

Eli loves to write. He comes up with really unusual creative stories, but he also loves to tell those stories! Here is Eli reading one of his "tall tales".

Out it came!

Last night. No corn on the cob for a while!

It's hanging by a thread!

But she won't let me pull it.

Time for a new look and a New NAME!

ok, Curly and Shorty were never real names.
No one ever called Eli, Curly and it did not fit (except he had curly hair)
and even though she liked it, Shorty never stuck either.

I started calling Naomi "chicky chicky boom boom" when she was really
little after reading a book with that in it... then when she starting really
doing so well in softball I shortened it to just "boom boom" and now
it just seems natural.  She IS a Boom Boom.  No Doubt.

So now it comes back around to Eli.  He does not have a nickname really.
Eli just seems to work. But lately, especially after watching Elf about 12
times this holiday season, he began saying that he wanted to be an Elf too
when he grew up.  (yes, he was serious).  Then we realized that he IS just
like Buddy the Elf.  He talks nonstop.  Has a wonderful childlike wonder
to almost anything he does.  Loves meeting people and making friends.
He has curly hair.  Is almost always happy. And is also adopted.
Buddy.  Now that fits.   There it is.

Now, from this point on, it is going to be the same concept,  but new look
and name....  The Adventures of Buddy and Boom-Boom.

~dad/jeff