OK, so I haven't mentioned my family a lot on the blog so far, but I felt compelled to give the world a glimpse into our lives, particularly into the life of my awesome and incredibly handsome 2-year-old, Eli. He's the best kid a parent could ever want, and Melissa (Mel for short) and I agree that he has such a quirky, fun, sweet personality already.
The Lindseys don't really watch a lot of TV, and never have since Eli's been on the scene. Some of it is by our choice to do other things with him and not let the TV be a babysitter (although I paid enough for the thing that it ought to do something else besides televate!). But I really think Eli's just one of those kids that prefers people and certain toys over TVs or videos. Except one video. One very specific video found, as far as I know, only on youtube. So I'm posting Eli's favorite video, which he must watch at least 3 times a day, below. BUT...
I have to offer a brief explanation before you call my parenting skills completely into question. First, let me say that I love my son and want the best for him. Now that that's out of the way...the deal with this video is that Eli LOVES Bobcats. Not the animal, mind you, but the semi-heavy machinery (known technically as either a skid steer or front end loader) kind of Bobcat. He loves to look at them, watch them, pretend he's driving one, talk about them, sing about them...whatever. Get the picture? OK, so since we unfortunately live in a world where not everyone owns and operates a Bobcat on a daily basis, the Bobcat sighting has become a huge deal around our house. But, according to Eli, the sightings are uncomfortably too few and far between. So what's a dad to do? Youtube of course.
So I searched for bobcat on youtube. It came back with a bunch of wildlife videos and a couple instructional videos on how to operate Bobcats that in Eli's opinion did not capture the real essence of this multi-purpose dynamo (read: terribly boring videos). So I searched for "bobcat driving". And that opened up a treasure chest of video happiness for me and the boy.
Apparently, Bobcats are very versatile machines that, when used totally inappropriately, can result in lots of driving fun. Thanks to youtube, I've seen Bobcats doing all sorts of tricks that are probably illegal in most states. Since this discovery, I've done all kinds of searches on Bobcats: "bobcat fun", "bobcat spins", "bobcat spinning", even "bobcat mishap" (which is a close second in our book). But the best search of all, according to Eli, was "bobcat freestyle" which led to this gem, which is of course, his favorite. He calls it "Bobcat music," and what intersting music it is. Enjoy, and watch out for the F-bomb about 3 minutes in.
4 comments:
Ha! Aidan's approaching the 2 year mark, and obsessed as he is with "trucks," I could see him digging this video.
Of course, I have to ask myself: Do I want to watch this multiple times a day? ;)
Isaac offers his approval of this video. Eli just scored a few cool points.
this video and the surrounding commentary asks more questions than it answers.
does this guy have a car, or does he just drive his bobcat everywhere?
what does he, you know, bobcat for a living?
where is he from?
did he like skid loaders when he was a little boy?
the first time he popped a wheelie in a bobcat, was it on purpose?
was it someone else's bobcat, and then he had to go get his own?
i'll see how interested grace is in this video tonight and then we'll really see if there's a difference between your average eli/aidan/isaac and a sweet little girl, uncorrupted by dirt and engines and other manliness.
My comment isn't extravagant. I came to the blog just now to see what was what that I could use or ponder on somehow about ministry, and I read about lil' Eli and Bobcats. Just wanted to share that this is SO HILARIOUS!!! That video was random and ridiculous, and the fact that a two-yr-old really DIGS bobcats is just too much for me. I'm shaking my head in confusion... (*really laughing hard*)
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