The Bee Game

For Christmas 2007, Miriam received the "Bee Game". She loved it. We loved to watch her play, but not so much to play with her. And the music definitely needed a mute option. Somewhere along the line, the batteries ran out and whenever Miriam asked if she could play it, we could honestly answer that we didn't have the right kind of batteries("C"). So, for Christmas 2008, Miriam (with zero brainstorming help for us) chose to give Tammy a package of "C" batteries! She is so sweet and thoughtful. Now the Bee Game is up and running again. The music is still too loud, but this year Henry is big enough to play with her, which makes for great fun and lots of laughter.

We hope you enjoy this clip of the Bee Game which also demonstrates a few of the special effect capabilities of our cool, new video editing program.

A New Star Is Born

Henry received this basketball goal for his Christmas present and has taken to it like a pro. Since this video was taken, he has learned to shoot from a distance (not just slam dunk) and has even rebounded (accidentally?) his own missed shot. We're pretty sure we have a star in the making. :)

Who said Christmas was supposed to be Merry?

On Christmas day we were able to have lunch at Alvin's cousins' home in Durham, NC. Elder Seth Van Orden (Alvin's brother) and his companion, who are serving in Durham, were also invited! We had a wonderful time visiting, and are so thankful to the Cutlers for hosting. Unfortunately, the drive home was about 40 minutes of this...


Don't let Miriam's sunglasses fool you, she was just as grumpy as Henry. Merry Christmas to you too!

Santa's Elf

On Christmas Eve, Miriam created the above scene totally on her own and then asked Grandma to push her. When Grandma asked her what they were doing, Miriam said it was Santa's sleigh and she was delivering presents.


We hope you enjoy this funny video! We really don't know where she comes up with these things (especially the use of the nail file as a gift distributor)



(We apologize that so much quality is lost when we upload videos to the blog. We know that watching a blurry, fuzzy picture is slightly annoying, but we figure it's better than nothing)

Thanksgiving Fun

We had a great time with the entire Bray Family in North Carolina for the Thanksgiving holiday. Here are two videos to prove it.
P.S. My mom would kill me if she knew I was putting this on here, but how could I resist?!

The Blustery Day

Ever since since this summer (when we got a free kite from the library's summer reading program), Miriam asks if we can fly her kite whenever there is the slightest breeze. We've tried once or twice, but it's never been windy enough. Finally, this week, Miriam's dream came true.

Henry's Attempted Get Away