Family photos for May 2012 (so far)

2012_05, a set on Flickr.

Just a few photos to share. You will see that Mark and Jessie are doing far more smiling, and that Arthur really likes his little siblings.

Sherwood family photos from April 2012

2012_04, a set on Flickr.

Here's a set of photos taken during (or mostly during) the month of April 2012. Enjoy.

Mark & Jessie play on the floor

Hi everyone, sorry for the long time without any posts. But enough about that....Here are a couple of videos taken by Cathy during the past couple of months. She is still learning how to use the video cam on her phone, so bare with her. This first one shows Mark playing on the floor. You might have to turn the volume up pretty high to hear him talking away. Jessie makes a cameo appearance in this.

This next video shows Jessie playing on the floor. This is actually a month or more old.

Until next time...

Easter 2012 and Mark starts to "talk"

Here's a really cute video of Mark "talking" with his daddy. He has only just started talking like this, and he has really become much more interactive in the last couple of weeks.  He smiles a lot now - he seems to be a really happy little baby.  Jessie on the other hand...well, you will see Jessie in her usual mood for a short period in this video.  Jessie smiles too, but not as much as Mark.  Mark seems much more laid back while Jessie seems quite intense.

This next video shows Arthur's Easter egg hunts - first an egg hunt at our place with his friend Sammy and second an egg hunt at his grandparents house in Tekonsha.  I will warn you, it is long...very long so settle in if you have any intention of watching the whole thing.  Enjoy.

March has come and nearly gone...

Wow, it has been a long time since I have posted anything to the blog.  Because of that, today's post is a bonanza of new videos.  This first, and long, video includes material from 2 or 3 weekends during the month of March.

This next video shows "The Wiggles" Mark & Jessie just after being put down in their crib for the night.  It's really funny to see  just how much they wiggle around for no apparent reason.  The light is pretty bad - they were going to bed after all - but you can still see them wiggle really well, and they're pretty cute about it if I must say so myself.

This next video shows Mark smiling and talking with daddy.  He had been doing much more talking and smiling until, of course, the camera was pointing at him at which time he sorta clammed up.  I still got one or two smiles though.

This last video shows Arthur and Sammy going gonzo on Sammy's new drums.  Before anyone gets any ideas, Arthur does NOT want drums for any upcoming gift giving celebrations.  If anyone decides to give him drums, the drums will be stored at the giver's house so that Arthur can play them for you every day when he visits you, so keep that in mind.

Lastly, we have added some photos to our Fickr site.  You can find whatever photos we have taking during the past couple of months by following the links at the upper right.  Enjoy...

Arthur shows us his "juggling" skills

We hope that Arthur's preschool is not paying anyone to teach the kids juggling because here's a video of Arthur "juggling" which he claims is something he is learning at school.  As you will see, the learning has either just begun or the teacher is really dropping the ball when it comes to juggling...pun intended.  The quality is pretty bad since the mobile phone video camera doesn't work very well under low light conditions, but you get the gist of how funny this must have been when he insisted that we watch him juggle.  Enjoy.

In Tekonsha for Gramma Sherwood's birthday

2012_02, a set on Flickr.

Here's a few pics taken during our most recent visit to Tekonsha.

Pinata, Gramma's bday & gymnastics class

This first video shows Arthur and his buddy Sammy trying to break open the pinata that Grammi Bonnie made while here to help out with Mark & Jessie (thanks again Bonnie, we all miss you).  Bonnie was certain that this pinata would break open immediately and spill candy everywhere.  As you will see, Bonnie should have been a bridge builder or something because she makes things really strong.

This next video shows a visit to Tekonsha to help Gramma Sherwood celebrate her birthday (we won't say what number birthday it was).  This was also Mark's and Jessie's first trip to Tekonsha and their first outside Ann Arbor.

This last video shows Arthur at his first gymnastics class.  As you will see, he is the only boy in class but he had a great time and he actually did a pretty good job of listening to his teacher (coach?).

Until next time....