Water Balloon Fun

It really isn't warm enough for water balloons yet, but we needed some summer fun. We are ready if anybody wants to battle us...

Hannah's Quote

Ok, a quick cute one...

Mom: We are going to Target. If you behave, maybe we can get something special.
Hannah: Oh that sounds nice. That will be fun.

I wish I had a sound byte for you.

So long Wendy Underpants...

Today is another HappySad day in Ekelundville. Today, we gave Wendy Underpants to Hans. We are happy to give the van away because we have been blessed by the Bowmans and the Fludes with vehicles. We are also happy to give the van to someone we know, and someone who needs it. It also feeds my OCD with patterns; Fludes give us Fenway (by the way that is the green van's name) --> we give Hellands Wendy --> Fludes take over for Hellands.


Wendy, Fenway, & Tony

Here is a brief history (similar to a eulogy except she isn't dead...yet) of Wendy Underpants. First of all, Wendy is the first vehicle either Adam or I ever bought, and she is the first vehicle we bought together as a married couple in 2001 from Ed Pettigrew. Her name came about because our license plate was WU-160 (RI plate). That plate iz immortalized on one of the famouz wallz at Zorbaz (Otter Tail Lake).

She was briefly taken from us while I worked in Providence. Someone smashed the driverside window and used a spare key to have a little joy ride. Dana found her a couple days later just wet on the inside with a few of our belongings taken, but our wedding negatives still there. Praise the Lord! The Lord is merciful!

My dad drove her out here from Maine when we moved in July 2003. She has driven Melissa Vold and I to West Acres in Fargo when we were both 8 months pregnant. Everyone gawked at us as we walked (briefly) around the mall. She has seen three Ekelund babies join our family (not first hand, but a couple of days old...gross). She will be missed, but the Hellands said that I still have visiting privileges. YAY!


So long old girl!

Cool Dudes and Cute Vids

This is a rhyme we learned when Caleb was just a baby...

Adam is such a good daddy!

Tristyn Poppins

This year Hillcrest put on the musical Mary Poppins. Our babysitter for Sem Women played the lead. Her name is Tristyn and she is so talented! She is from the east coast and will be our babysitter next year too. YAY! Wouldn't you want Mary Poppins as your nanny?




"It's a jolly holiday with Mary..." (that's for you MIL & SIL)


"Chim Chiminy Chim Chiminy Chim Chim Cheroo..."


Tristyn Poppins

I was wondering if Hannah would say, "That's not Mary Poppins!" or "That's Tristyn!" But all she wanted to do was dance. She loved the opening prelude. She made it through 3 scenes, and she and daddy went home to bed.

Caleb's Quotes

Ok. I have to get these written down so I don't forget them...thought you would enjoy. Pretty soon I will be blogging Hannah's sayings. :)

4-13-08
Oh, that's impressive.

4-13-08
I always have to go to the terlet!
(Daddy & Erick call the toilet a terlet based on an SNL "Terget" skit)

4-15-08
Middlesota

4-22-08
a mysterious friendly monster

5-3-08
Well, that movie went well.
(Talking about the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe)

5-9-08
Dad! Get your shoes on. I want to show you something amazing.

5-11-08
What in the blazes is going on here?

Oh to be a kid again...

Hannah got a box from Gramma w/dogs yesterday. Yet again, the packing material is just as fun as the present itself.

Mama's Learnin'

It is hard to figure out all the minute differences between subsequent children...but I am learning. The first video was taken about a month ago.

Another April Blizzard

Ok. This is just getting ridiculous. They said snow, but a blizzard? We actually got snowed in this time. Adam walked to school to do a paper and everything.

Hannah found something more destructive to do with her time. She is currently very moisturized.

Doctor Visit

Hannah has had a bad cough this past weekend. Timothy had a little cough starting too. So, I took them to the doctor today. Hannah has Restrictive Airway Disease (RAD) just like Caleb. He was diagnosed last fall. It is basically pre-Asthma, and she may grow out of it. For now, she just has trouble breathing when she gets a cold. This pic is with her first nebulizer treatment.


Here are the kids before they went out in the melting snow at the park. Hannah's suit was supposed to be for next year. So, you are getting a preview now. Isn't it adorable? Momma has a keen eye for matching.


At the doctor we also noticed Timothy is getting his first tooth! It must have popped up overnight. The only time I could get a picture was during one of the times when he is insisting that I hold him. After a minute of his insistance, I am thoroughly convinced he is right. Don't you just want to pick him up when he looks like that?

I know it is difficult to see, but it is the bottom left front tooth.