Randall Bruce's Third Birthday Party

On august 1st, a couple of hundred of Randall's closest friends and family gathered for an informal party.  The pictures and texts are excerpted from the police report.



He got me!
Grandpa may be an old fart, but he's still the fastest draw in the back yard.  Although Randall has just taken a couple of squirts of tapwater to the heart, he's going to stagger around in mock agony for several seconds, and then fall to the ground, all without losing his cow hat.
Randall is snarfing some ice cream!

Randall is snarfing some ice cream!

Mama the Photographer  Mama the phorographer, stalker her prey
One challenging jounalist ethical question is what happens when one of the papparazzi is herself so photogenic?  Although but three years old, Randall has already developed a consistent ethical sense ("MINE!") and engaging him in a discussion of this topic reminds this writer of similar discussions with Marshall McLuhan.

This blows!
Randall is the most of humble of men, next to Moses of course.  Here we see him expressing his displeasure that we are making such a fuss over him.  Hopefully, we will become socialized as he grows older.

The Kelley Gang  Mike Sarah and Randall cut the cake!
Insofar as I know, these are the only existant pictures of three generations of Kelleys.
Doug and Randall working with Thomas
Doug and Randall working with Thomas the Tank Engine (Doug is trying to fix Harold, the helocopter)
Randall Watching Thomas Enter the station
Randall watching Thomas pull Clarabell and Anna into the station.  John is watching in the background.
Three Little Boys playing with their trains
Three little boys, playing with trains.
A quiet pause in the action for motherhood
In between the action, there was a quiet break for motherhood.


Randall's eye views of the goings-on

All images © Randall Bruce Racus, 2004

Aunt Peggy
Jeff and his stomach
John Racus - a man of Action!
Randall's Maternal Grandfather Mike Kelly
Aunt Peggy and Judith
Randall's Aunt Peggy
Randall's Paternal step-grandfather and webmaster (how many 3 year olds have their own personal webmaster?)
Randall's father
Randall's Maternal Grandfather Mike Kelly!
Aunt Peggy again and Randall's paternal grandmother