Video Post: Christmas 2008

I know it's almost February, but finally finished putting this together. A little look back at Christmas 2008.

Video Post: Two Years Old

Happy Birthday to Colin and Jake! Here's a look back at this second year set to the music of Ben Harper's rendition of Beautiful Boy which was originally done by John Lennon.

Video Post: Tahoe Vacation

You've seen the photos, now SEE THE VIDEO! It really was a fun trip and great to see the boys having so much fun (most of the time!). It's really a video montage of the two of them. There isn't a ton of footage of me and Age! It's just when they are dancing around, it's kind of hard to take the camera off them!

Video Post: Bosom Buddies

Remember the classic sitcom from the 80's Bosom Buddies? Take a look at the original opening sequence and then imagine what it would be like today.......

18 Months Old

Eighteen months have gone by since Colin and Jake graced us with their presence….a year-and-a-half…wow, who could have known how much can happen in such a short period of time?! Well, I guess our parents or friends could have filled us in, but that would have taken all the fun out of it!

The very existence of this blog is basically a recap of how much has changed in the past 18 months, so we won’t bore you with the details of all the changes. But one fairly significant change has occurred since the Month 17 posting. We’ve documented the growth of each of their vocabulary these past few months, but this past month has seen an explosion in communication.

We are not at the point where we’re all sitting down for dinner and having conversations, but it’s safe to say that our communication is becoming a two-way street. For instance, Jake will look at us with his arms up in the air quizzically and ask “Paa? Paa?” looking for his pacifier and we’ll say “I think you dropped it in the kitchen. Go look for it.” Off he’ll go into the kitchen and come back around the corner with a big, goofy grin and a pacifier in his mouth!! Or Colin in the bathtub the other day laughing mischievously after I told him to “Pour the water on your brother’s head” and he looked at me with a “really?” expression before pouring a glass of bath water on Jake’s head. I know there are people studying linguistics and how children learn language and I’m not breaking any new ground here, but it is so amazing and interesting to watch each day.

It has also been a good month watching them interact with each other and to see how much they enjoy each other’s company. There are moments where they both would rather they didn’t have a brother hogging all the attention, but for the most part they like playing and being around each other. This video of them in the bath was taken back in April, but is a good example of their love for each other and how much they are understand these days.

The summer is here and they have been spending a lot of time outdoors. They are the quintessential little boys playing with dirt, water, sticks, rocks and whatever else they can make a mess with.

What is it with trucks that fascinate little boys so much? Thursday morning is the best because that’s the morning that the trash and recycling trucks come. They usually show up right around the end of breakfast and we’ll slide them in their highchairs over to the front window to watch the garbage truck come and take our cans. If they have finished their breakfast already, you should see the sprint to their chairs when they hear those trucks come rolling down the street!

With the summer here, that also means Age is almost done with the school year. To keep her sanity slightly intact, we’re in the process of signing the boys us for swim lessons, Music Together and Gymboree classes. It’s going to be interesting, but I think both of them are really going to enjoy being around other kids and doing fun, physical and different activities a few times a week.

So 18 months are done and we move into the stretch run before the “terrible twos” if there is such a thing!

Video Post: Puppy Love

A lot of things have changed in Scout's life in the past 14 months. Scout has proven he's made some changes as well.....

Video Post: Wrestle Mania II

Not to be confused with Wrestle Mania I - The Cage Match. The boys were on fire last night and in the best moods. Right after they got done with this little wrestle match they chased each other around for a while. Age looks at me and says, "I'm so glad we have twins. What would they do if there was only one of them." Raising twins is so hard, but a moment like this when you know all they need is each other and they will be happy, makes it all worth it.

Video Post: All The Tricks

They have a few more tricks up their sleeves since this video was taken and finally edited. Just a quick glimpse at some of their new-found skills!

Video Post: Jake Out For A Stroll

Promise we'll have some Christmas photos and some new ones to add for their 13 month post in a few days. But here is a little video to hold you over. It's funny that this is of Jake. Colin started using things to push and hold himself up to walk first, but since a few frustrated tries, Jake now does it more often.

Video Post: Jumping and Spinning

Playing around with video editing. We took this over the weekend and the video was so dark that I had to lighten it up a bit. While I was in there, decided to add a little music!

A little morning chaos all before our morning coffee!

Video Post: Crawling The Halls

The boys crawling skills are in full swing now.

Video Post: Wrestle Mania

Colin wrestles with Jake and then the two tease Scout through the net of the pack and play. Sorry this is so dark!

Video Post: Playing and Talking

A little video of the Jake and Colin enjoying themselves and "talking" in their own language.

Video Post: Saturday Jump Time

Another video post with Jake showing off his jumping skills, while Colin does his thing in the activity center.

Video Post: Jumpin' Jake Flash

Jake has finally found something he can do for more that twenty minutes. He will spend an hour jumping in his new jump a' roo and not get tired!

Video Post: Cribs

We caught this little moment when we put Jake over in Colin's crib after their afternoon nap today.

Puppet Show

We had Jake cracking up at the puppet Click on the image below to watch

For a longer video, click here

Colin and Jake Hanging Out Together

Can't get enough of this video posting now!Click on the image below to watch

The Crying Game

Trying out another video...No infants or animals were injured in the making of this video. Click on the image below.

Colin on the mat

Trying out our first video post. Click on the image below to watch