Dizzyland!

Finn and Eli have experienced Disneyland in all of it's holiday splendor!! We rocked the park last week with Scott's parents and here are some of the highlights -

Finn's ride on the Matterhorn consisted of a death grip on my legs and a serious face the whole time. He claimed the monster was too scary, not the ride. ;) We also went on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad twice!


This is how Eli spent most of the day.


GP, LiLi and the boys at the parade on Main Street.


You know you've had a full day when you can't stay awake while riding on someone's shoulders. Finn (aka "the boy of endless energy) gave in and fell asleep as we walked out of Disneyland at 10pm.

What?

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You wanna ride in my love machine?

Yeah baby, I got a small block roaring under the hood of my '37. The Hawaiian says "Grandson Ride", the number's my birthday, and when I'm 16, I'm gonna smoke you off the line...if LiLi lets me...

Nyeah Nyeah!

My brother's cuter than your's!

The Scholar

Finn honing the keen edge of his mind under the fine tutelage of Mrs. Olbreich. Raise that hand proudly! (Yes, that's an "Oaklandish" tat on the left forearm. Represent!)

The Brave and the Bold

It is a fact kept under guard of secrecy, but the lucky few have known the courage and chivalry of ye olde knight Finn. Damsel Sophia trails nearby at the foot of his steed, but fret not, ladies in waiting...there's plenty of room on that horse.

Here, Sir Finn the Bold practices his climbing skills on his favorite "art" apparatus at the Berkeley Marina. Sir Finn is, of course, prepared for any and all obstacles.

Another recent knight's errand found Finn and his royal companion Baz entering the scene innocently enough under the Trojan Horse of their umbrella. Soon, however, the battle cry of "ATTACK SCIENCE!" was sounded when they realized the huge model of the double helix at the Lawrence Hall of Science was undefended. It fell mercilessly. Alas, science was vanquished, as was the orca. To further the humiliation of their enemy, the whale was forced to serve as a slide. VICTORY!

Teaching Penny Lane

Even cats need knowledge. Here's how it's done.

The love never ends...

Finn is a fabulous big brother. Here he is doing what he loves most - holding his "Baby Eli".

Halloween!

Finn's new favorite holiday. :)



Finn the "fire-fighting" (not to be confused with fire-breathing) dragon and Eli the not-so-sweet (at the moment of the picture) pea.

He's awake! :)

With each passing day, Eli is more awake and is showing us little bits of his personality. There's a touch of sass from him here and there, but mostly he's sweet as little pumpkin pie. :)

First Bath!!

The last warm weekend of October was the perfect time for Eli's first bath...followed by some quality naked time with big brother in matching towels. Someone's personalized hooded towel is a little small these days.

Two Weeks Old

My how time flies when you're a newborn. Eli celebrated his 2 week birthday with a little sleep...


Then a little showing off of the cordless belly button...



Then some more sleeping. It's a rough life.

Take A Guess

Can you guess which Morse boy is which??

Brothers Morse

Finn and Eli kickin' it old school. Finn is the perfect big brother, doting on "his" new baby, very patient with Eli's lack of interaction and Mom and Dad's split attentions. Finn can't wait to tell Eli how the world works, and I'm sure if we looked hard enough, there's probably already a plan drawn up for world domination somewhere in Finn's room that involves Eli as a full-fledged accomplice rather than a fall guy.

Elijah Dwyer Morse, born 10-09-08, 8lbs. 9oz. 21"

How to Make a Baby, part 2

A job well done, but let's hear from the judges:

Judge AUNT CAKE: "Adorable! But he's kind of heavy at 8 lbs. 9 oz. And he's shorter than his brother was at 21 inches. Oh, who's counting? A PERFECT TEN!

Judges GRAMPDAHV and MAEMA: Awww, he's great, but really, we can't keep...oh, he's not a gift? Huh. FINE. Keep him then. We'll just have to resign ourselves to being happy with visits. TWO MORE TENS!

Judges AUNTIE KATE, AUNTIE ALLYSON, LO LO BIGELOW and LOO: We can't possibly vote on this effectively. The ballot box was obviously stuffed. Still, more tens, if we've got to participate.

Judge UNCLE LARSEN: Wait...you said there'd be beer...OH! Ha! (wink*wink) PERFECT TEN! Now, where's the beer? Seriously...?

Judge MOVED-AWAY MAPLE LEAF MOUNTIE: Awww...he's perfect, eh? TEN!

Ummm...Mommy? That last lady smells like maple syrup...

How to Make a Baby, part 1

First, take your own personal pregnant lady to the hospital and make her wait around for an epidural. Wait...WHAT?

Eventually, you get that pregnant lady hopped up on that I.V. drip of happiness.

Third, sneak your own personal professional L&D nurse posing as your sister into the room with you, sprinkled into a mix of other "family members", like that guy that got you here in the first place.

Then, watch as your sister explains. Here, we see Katie pointing out how computers make babies out of ink and paper.

Finally, some kid pops into the room.

All hail ELIJAH DWYER MORSE!