Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Video Time


Bella Singing from Cecilia Harvey on Vimeo.
When I read books to Bella that are written in verse I usually make up a tune and sing it to her instead of reading it to her (it would be appropriate to thank Heaven that you aren't around our house to witness this). Now Bella demands that I sing every book, whether it rhymes or not. Apparently she likes to do the same. Many of you Seuss-ologists out there may recognize her recitation of an excerpt from Hop on Pop.
*note: I know I should have warned you that she is on the potty in this video, but it doesn't show anything shady so I chose not to.


Braxton Caterpillar Army Crawl from Cecilia Harvey on Vimeo.
Brax has developed and perfected a unique style of crawling that looks like a hybrid between an army crawl and a caterpillar scoot. I don't know why, but he likes to drag himself across the floor and has been doing so for several months now. I thought some of you might want to see it. He's actually pretty efficient at it now.


Brax is Up from Cecilia Harvey on Vimeo.
He is up now! He actually almost knocked himself out the other day when he crawled into the bathroom, pulled himself up on the tub, and landed inside it head first. It's a good thing the tub is always empty unless someone is in it. He escaped with no injuries besides an imprint of the bottom of the tub stamped on his forehead. Also, this video was taken just before nap time. As you might note, his smile wasn't forthcoming. That's his version of ornery. I'll choose it over crying and fussiness, every time.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Birthday Time!

 Ryan and Bella did a better job making and decorating
a birthday cake than I have been known to. Yum Yum
Funfetti!
 Since my birthday was on Sunday we didn't
have the option of dining out. Ryan made a 
fabulous chicken enchilada dinner. He's been
hiding his cooking skills.
I got several generous contributions toward my 
DSLR plus some snickers (Bella chose them) 
and some really cute sandals. Thanks everybody!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Labor Day Continuted...

I know we are long past labor day, but I thought some family members might enjoy some pictures of our day with the Darley side. I would especially like to thank Shay, Ellie, and Chloe for queuing up to hold Braxton all evening, thereby supplying him with an endless supply of human binkies. Those are my favorite pictures of the evening. Brax misses that.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Labor Day Weekend Excursion

 Brax and I had a Mommy-Son adventure on Labor Day. We left the hubby and first born behind to go to Utah, for an extremely important wedding, but in the down time while we weren't at the wedding, Brax got to meet all the family members he's heard about since birth. He took a shine to them pretty quick.
 
We also got to meet the newest Stodd, Calvin Ryan (He's named after my hubby-- it's just a lucky coincidence that Calvin's daddy has the same name-- Haha). Calvin and Brax will be best friends. Mandatory.

I'll put up more pictures as I can. We already miss you guys!
On another note... We've just moved for the 5th time (yes FIFTH) in our 3.5 years of marriage. If you want/ need our new address, let us know.

Monday, August 16, 2010

It's About Videos

Brax is busy learning to be mobile, and does the army crawl better than I can.These videos of him performing were really hard to come by because Bella has gained quite a talent for shielding Brax from the camera. Every time I hit record- even if Bella is all the way across the room- she somehow puts herself between me and my intended subject. These are the snippets I managed to capture between shots of her pink corduroy dress. Hopefully you will appreciate how much work it was to get them.