Mommy, Look What I Can Do!

This is long overdue and just plain long, but these are the kind of videos our kids love to look back at as they grow.  Here's a tribute to all that Clarissa learned to do between 11 and 14 months. 
At 16 months now, she is light years beyond this.  It's amazing how quickly babies learn and change!

The Fall of Clarissa

There must be something about learning to walk that makes you unafraid of falling.  Clarissa, who now ambles about quite ably, is not only not afraid of falling but LOVES to fall.  We're going to have to be careful with this one.

The Sight of Blood

This is one continuous shot with no music added.  Just our little Henry, who is usually scared of just about everything, being brave enough to pull his own tooth.  (At the beginning of the video Miriam's voice can be heard in the background behind the door - she was acting too scared to watch him pull his tooth.)  The reactions of Henry and Tammy to the blood that came with it are what make the video worth watching.

Future Cardinals?

Baseball season is officially over.  Miriam was the best (only) girl in the whole machine pitch league, almost always making contact.   Henry was in t-ball but was able to successfully hit the ball when his coach pitched and never needed the tee.



Even after watching the video multiple times, Henry refuses to believe that the last clip is him, as he has no memory of the event.  "Henry, the kid is wearing your uniform number."  "Maybe Miriam stole my uniform!"  Of course, this is the same child that refuses to admit he fell asleep in the car and who won't believe his parents know more than him about the piano, homework, or anything else.  Those wacky conspiracy theorists out there on the internet must have all been something like Henry when they were little.

A Marvelous Mix of May

This video includes the following May events:

• Trip to Brookside Gardens and the Butterfly House
• Miriam's birthday
• Free carnival hosted by the YMCA and the City of Frederick
• Miriam's self-choreographed dance to "I Won't Say" (I'm in Love) from Hercules
• Henry's K class singing "Boom Chicka Boom" at a thank you volunteer bfast
• Eliza learning to hop on one foot 
• Tammy's birthday

Memo from the Dept. of Redundancy Dept.

Eliza has a great imagination and can play by herself for long stretches of time.  It's fun to listen in on the conversations she makes her toys and her imaginary people have. 

One day, I sneakily pulled out my camera hoping to capture some of her creativity.  She had been saying some really funny things before I got it out and of course I missed the best moments, but you'll still get a great glimpse of her personality.  She doesn't know she's being filmed.

In this video, it's not so much what she says that's funny, rather the fact that she can say the same thing so many times with such enthusiasm and varied intonation.  I can't help but laugh when I watch it.

Miscellaneous March Moments

Now that our summer has begun, it is weird to look back at videos where we are wearing long sleeves and winter coats.  For whatever reason it took us a while to put this one together. 

Here's to March and exciting moments, such as Henry learning to ride a bike and a fun Easter visit from G&G Bray and the Woffindens.