We visited Los Angeles earlier this month to check in with friends and also dedicate Ellis at our former church Christian Assembly. It was great to see the Harrisons, Mischkots, Whites, Bollows, Rogers, Philly Billy, Prima Debby, Alex Hepburn, Parks, Klines, Alex Froloff, and many others. We were fortunate enough to be able to catch up with a whole community of friends who incidentally seemed to also be carrying newborns or toddlers. Thanks to Julie Wood and Annette White for planning the dedication luncheon, and Jason for letting us crash at his place in Burbank while in India. Some of the photos will indicate that there was some major networking in regards to our search for Ellis' future wife....We will not be saying who came out ahead as a result of the weekend..but her initials are....

enjoy!! george, heather and ellis

Ellis' Tio Bobby came out to visit from Vegas a couple of weekends ago and a great time was had by all....gp + hp + ep

Okay, no good reason for this post other than to show off Ellis' new Oakland A's outfit...Bring on the baseball season!

Heather, Ellis and I were fortunate enough to visit Maui in February for Ellis' first time experience with the Islands, and to use some of Heather's remaining time before she went back to work for a family vacation. We had a great time, Ellis realized for the first time that the guy that hangs around mornings and evenings (who likes to make funny noises) is his father. Overall we really bonded as a family and did a great job of eating our weight in strawberry papayas. Also, Ellis caught his first wave, snorkeled Molokini, swam with the sea turtles, and even found time to bike down the Haleakala Crater. Amazing the stamina on this 4 1/2 month old! We were also fortunate enough to see our amazing friends Danny and Mari Paquette. They did not pay us to say this, but please visit the Tiki Lounge Restaurant whenever you are in the Kihei Area. Enjoy the photos. Mahalo. George and Heather and Ellis

Everyone,

We recently took some professional photos of Ellis. Here are some of the shots...enjoy...george and heather

Ellis was able to experience his first airplane flight, and although his parents undertook the trip with much fear and trembling, he was fine during both segments of flights. We even got a compliment from a flight attendant, who was completely unaware that we had a newborn with us. Yeah for Ellis! We're keeping him!

Due to the fact that we could not spend the holidays with Heather's family in the Pacific Northwest, we decided to fly up in January and see much of the family. Here are some of the visuals from our trip, including photos of many in Heather's family. We were also fortunate enough to bump into our former Bay Area Friends Howie and Beth Smith and their twin boys...Enjoy! Gp + hp + ep

Ellis just celebrated his 3rd month of life...Here are some of the photos taken during this time and a much needed shot of Ellis with his dad. Enjoy...

Here are some new photos of our amazing son Ellis Anthony...To update, he is still working on his dance moves (see earlier post), and we could have sworn that he said the word "hi" yesterday a couple of times. Now that he has mastered English, we will be starting his language training in German sometime next week...He went to the doctor today, and we were grateful to hear that our prayers were answered as the doctor could not find any trace of his earlier heart arrhythmia. We also found out today that is now over 16 lbs and 25 inches tall! Hard to believe that not that long ago he was half that weight and nearly 6 inches shorter. The local NFL football teams are already calling inquiring about his availability in 20 + years...Now if he could only grow some more hair! Enjoy the photos! Thanks for checking in...george, heather and ellis.

Christmas 2007 came and went, but not surprisingly without photos being taken. Below are shots of our newest son with his parents, with his mom, with Santa (his first visit!) abuela (grandma), and a shot of some of the primos (cousins). Enjoy...hope everyone's holidays were as festive and memorable...george and heather and ellis

Well, as many good things eventually come to an end, so did someone's 30's. Yes, my friends, Heather turned the ripe old age of 40. Hard to believe by looking at her, but yes, she is now learning if the saying about 40 being the new 20 is in fact accurate. Okay, I must come clean! It was in fact myself, George, that turned 40 the first week of December. Yes, I turned 40 and lived to tell about it! Here are some visual proofs of the big event, and some friends who joined me in the celebration. Many thanks and love to my lovely wife Heather for all of her planning and "schemery". It was an amazing weekend, and I truly felt loved and cherished. Thanks to all who made it to the birthday bash, and found it in their hearts to actually be nice to me that day. Special thanks to the Harrisons for the "George Poliszuk 40" pins (see below) that were stolen from the Mitt Romney Campaign, and Rick, Liz and Gabriel for the incredible surprise and special appearance from the Pacific Northwest. Much love to you all. Enjoy the photos! gp

Here's a recent video of our Ellis getting down and funky....enjoy

These are pics (not in order) of wonderful friends and family that have come to visit...Erin Nassir happened to be in San Jose when Ellis was born, and came that day to see him...it was such a blessing, as most of our friends and family are elsewhere. My mom was here (as is seen in previous pics in the blog)... my friends from Carlmont stopped by - Amber has a babe who's 6 months now...so we needed a Jake and Ellis pic...then we had the bonus of seeing Greg and Annette White with their babe Madison (can't wait to see you guys again this weekend!) - followed by my dear friend Sarah from Connecticut who came and just hung out with me. My dad, Grandpa Arneson, came after her, and we took Ellis for his first glimpse of the city...he made it through a DaVinci exhibit AND lunch...it was good practice for mommy! Last but not least, we had George's brother Robert and his family here for Thanksgiving. Madison, the middle, is almost five, and she thought we had named the baby 'Alice'. She said to me...'he's pretty cute, even if he has a girl's name' :)...we'll clear that one up when she can spell...all my attempts at getting her to see the difference came up empty. We are celebrating George's birthday this weekend (I won't tell you which one, but it's a big one between 30 and 50 :)
Parenthood is awesome and tests every bit of patience at the same time sometimes. I can't believe, though, how much I love this little guy...I look forward to getting my smiles every morning, and can't wait to introduce him in person to everyone!