Spring Park in Tuscumbia

Had a nice day in Sping Park yesterday. Wasn't too crazy, even with the kids running around. Though by the end of the day, both kids drew blood - both by sliding off a picnic table bench (and not even those crazy concrete tables). Max busted his lip and Julianna scraped her knee. But they both ended up ok with the help of a couple of magic ice cream sandwiches.

Max is still talking

Krista teaches him some great stuff!

Coraline

Julianna and I are at the movies ready to see Coraline in 3D!! (Julianna suggested that I add two exclamation points.)

Smart Girl

Our small group met tonight at Fiesta Mexicana for dinner, followed by some bowling.

Julianna made a new friend - Katie, our soon-to-be optometrist.  I had to share something she told Katie tonight.  (Katie told me this after the fact.) Katie asked her what kind of music she listened to.  Julianna replied, "It starts with an 'R' and ends with an 'L'." 

"What group is that?" Katie asked.

"Rock and Roll," my Julianna replied.

That's my girl!!

Christmas Fun!

Here's a hint - whatever you do, never let Santa get your family the stomach virus for Christmas.  Max was the only one who didn't have it; he got over it a couple days ago.  I didn't leave the couch all day.  It's not as fun opening presents on the couch.

We had crackers and water for Christmas dinner.  But, I think we're all doing better today.  Maybe we'll actually break out Guitar Hero World Tour tonight.

Julianna's Dance Chronology

Julianna has always been a dancer. I finally put some of her video together, taken over the last few years.  (Plus, I knew I'd be in trouble if I kept uploading videos of Max, without any of Julianna.)

Julianna Dances (and Saves the World)

Keeping History

One of the thing that's so hard about kids is trying to make sure you have ways to keep those memories without being obsessed by capturing every second on camera instead of spending time with them. When Julianna was born, we bought a camcorder, but kept if for less than a year when I figured out every time I wanted to record a memory, by the time I unpacked the camcorder, Julianna had stopped doing whatever we wanted to record. And the last thing I was going to do was walk around with a camcorder glued to my hand just in case she did something cute.

So, we've done our best with a camera - taking pictures when we remember, grabbing short videos now and then.  And a little while back we bought a Flip video camera - which is about the simplest camera to use. I try to record a few when I can - here are a couple of my attempts to keep history recorded.

Bubbles




Night, Night

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