Henry's Attempted Get Away

Miriam proves she's a "Big Girl"

Miriam's arms are now long enough to reach both handles and she loves to run on the wheel and show us how grown up she is!

Miriam the Snapper

Miriam is thrilled that she has learned how to snap. It is just one more proof to her that she is a "big girl". In fact, the other day over breakfast, Miriam declared, "I'm a big girl. I'm getting closer to being a mom!" I'm proud that her dream is to be a mom, but I'm quite content for her to stick with snapping for a while longer.

Zerberts

Henry enjoys giving zerberts, and we enjoy being his recipients, until his teeth accidentally dig in.

Little Red Riding Hood

Miriam loves acting out stories. Usually it's just Miriam and me or Alvin trying to cover a large cast of characters. So, while we were in Illinois, we took advantage of a house full of people to put on a production of Little Red Riding Hood. (keep in mind that there was no dress rehearsal!)

Cast:
Little Red Riding Hood -- Aunt Reta
The Wolf -- Miriam
The Grandma -- Grandma
The Woodsman (who I mistakenly called the hunter) -- Grandpa

The Audience -- Alvin, Ammon, Seth, Henry

Summer Dance Party

We created this blog a long time ago, just as a test to see if our family wanted to use it as a means of staying in touch. We then decided that a newsletter works better for us.

Although we won't use this blog very often, we've decided that it is a fun way to share videos that we can't include in our newsletters. Here's one from our summer vacation to Alvin's home.

I apologize that the first half of the video is sideways, then I figured out that I needed to flip the camera. Maybe you can rotate your computer screen for the first 10 seconds. :)

Miriam has titled this video: "Cinderella Dancing with the Prince"

Featured Artists:
Aunt Reta
Miriam
Alvin (on piano)

Zoo

We went to the zoo this week with Aunt Louise, Cousin John, Baby Beth, and Marvelous Maria. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time, as can be seen in this video. Too bad energy is non-transferable.