Christmas morning

Merry Christmas, one and all!

First, we present pictures of before and after the great unwrapping. (We lack coverage of the actual event because Henry set a frenetic pace.)



Next, for your consideration, a video of finding what Santa left us, followed by a Christmas skate on the pond.

Henry turns two!

Photos from the weekend. Highlights from the weekend include painting, sledding, hot chocolate, birthday presents, cupcakes.

Hoopin' with Henry

Henry and his sister try out his new birthday basketball hoop.

Snow means sledding

Fiona and Henry make their inaugural sledding run at White Park this winter.

Fiona turns five!

We celebrate with a sushi dinner (not pictured), a pirate cake, and a party at Flipz!

Fiona and Henry in November

Leaf piles and Octoberfest at Pat's Peak.

A chicken and a witch go trick-or-treating

Autumn arrives

Having declared October a blog-free month, we play catch, bringing you photos from the end of September and all of October. Activities include soccer, apple picking, football, and hair cutting.

Fiona's first soccer practice

Meet your 2009 Stingers! (aka the yellow team.)

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Video:

Untitled from Matt Elliott on Vimeo.

At the Hopkinton State Fair

A Labor Day tradition in New Hampshire. One that includes farm animals, rides, and donuts.

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Video:

Hopkinton State Fair from Matt Elliott on Vimeo.

Soggy Cape Cod weekend

Despite uninvited guest Tropical Storm Danny, we had ourselves a fine time with the Bromstead and Reuter clans.

Maine trip #2

Complete with Prestons!

Maine and Montshire

Earlier in August, we visited Gaba and Granny in Maine. Back in NH, we (minus Mom) hit the Montshire Museum (technically, it's in VT) with Fiona's friend Beatrice.

Pics: Grandparents in July

Poppy & Nana, T & Salzar, oh my!

Rowell St. Wiffle Ball

The Elliott Family Wiffle Tee is a big hit with our two young lefties.

Rowell St. Wiffle Ball from Matt Elliott on Vimeo.

And while I have you, let me welcome you to our blog's new template, which allows HD video frames to fit on the page. And, as a bonus, larger photo slideshows. Just my little way of bringing you closer to my adoring family.

Sea Isle City

NYC visit

We hit a couple Manhattan playgrounds during a brief stopover on our to New Jersey.

Woodside pics

Fiona shows Henry around the playground at Woodside, before heading back to class for an inside cookout, complete with s'mores.



Photo credit: Alli, Fiona's teacher and unofficial Woodside photographer

Q: What does 16 lbs of strawberries look like?

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(The above total does not include the approximately 2 lbs consumed in the field by Fiona and Henry.)

Late May, early June photos

Paper beards, Memorial Day pararde, a birthday party, and rain.

The training wheels come off!

Fiona insisted that we take her training wheels off her bike this weekend. She was convinced she was ready to ride a two-wheeler. Dad, not as convinced that Fiona--who is known to fall down while simply standing on two feet--was ready to make the leap, first tried to reach a compromise by raising the training wheels to provide a wee bit less support than she was accustomed to. After two laps around the block with the raised training wheels, Fiona again declared she was ready to take 'em off. How'd our girl do? The answer may surprise you.

Post-Florida pics

Catch up with Fiona and Henry during the month of May.

Naples trip

The whole gang assembles at Grandpa T and Grandma Salzar's house.

Henry refuses to acknowledge his parents by name

We suspect Henry can speak but simply refuses to do so. Call him a conscientious objector to speech. Watch for yourself.

April photos

Naked Henry, Poppy & Nana, and chocolate Easter bunnies.

Spring skiing at Pats Peak

Two weeks ago, Dad and Fiona hit Pats Peak where we ran into our next-door neighbor Karen and Boris the purple bear. Fiona shows off her newest alpine skill: turning!

Fiona & Henry in March

Been a long time since we've been able to get outside without our winter coats.

Fiona's BFFs

Avery and Sydney visited last month. We have the photos and video to prove it.

F&H in Feb

15 minutes in the life of Henry

Samantha followed Henry around with the camera for 15 minutes earlier this week. Our boy gets around.

Henry: climber

Our climber reached new heights today.

Fiona on ice!

January photos

At Pat's Peak with Fiona and the Flip video camera

Fiona and Dad hit Pat's Peak today, riding the lift for the first time this year. And for the first time ever, Fiona went all the way to the summit. (Not pictured: the long, grueling, tear-filled fifth and final run of the day.)



One programming note: this is the first video shot and movie created with our new Flip video camera. Thanks Tom and Sue!

Christmas photos