Christmas 2009

Christmas Videos! I know you've been wondering where these were!! In the interest of getting these up quickly, I'm not combining them into one big long video, and in the interest of moving on to newer videos that are waiting in the wings, I'm not putting each video in its own post.

First up: Zachary opening a gift to him from Grandma Kim and Grandpa Mark:


Next: Zachary helps Grandma Kim open a gift to her from the boys:


Auntie Beth helps Zachary open his gift from Mommy and Daddy:


Grandma Kim shows Zachary how to play with tangrams


After playing with our Wii, Mark started talking about possibly getting one. Watching him open the one we had already bought for him was great fun! (Wii gifters: Kim, Elizabeth, Curtis & Jennifer, and Grandma & Grandpa Harper)


Zachary opens his gift from Auntie Beth: Math Equations!


Grandpa Mark helps Zachary open a VeggieTales video, LarryBoy and the Bad Apple


What's not to like about boys in matching outfits??

Playing with Grandpa

Zachary and Grandpa Mark playing in the playground near the apartment.


Video taken 12/24/09; Zachary is 2 years old.

First Impressions

Oops, I'm a little out of order here. This is from the hospital, the first time Zachary and Daniel meet each other. Zachary's interested, but not quite sure what to think. Notice how he keeps coming back to take a look, but doesn't linger long. And the hands in the pockets!! Too much.


Video taken 11/19/09; Zachary is 2 years, Daniel is 1 day old.

Baby Snores

Baby snores!! These cracked us up! He stopped doing it around 1.5-2 months.


Video taken 11/09; Daniel is less than 1 month.

Blokus Solitaire

Zachary playing Blokus Trigon. I love how he grabs one of each color :-)


Video taken 11/09; Zachary is 2 years old.

Daniel's First Day Home

This video isn't the first time Zachary met Daniel, but it is the first day home. (I must say, I am horrified at my terrible posture! And I'm so glad to say that pouchy tummy is long gone!)


Video taken 11/21/09; Zachary is 2 yrs, Daniel is 2 days

Pensacola

Earlier this week, we considered how quiet it was with family having gone home after Christmas and how we didn't really have any New Year's Eve plans. So, rather than spend a quiet night at home, we decided to go to the beach! We got up early Thursday morning (early, as in, when Daniel woke up at 3:30 for his early morning feeding), finished loading the car (how can two little people need so much stuff for just ONE NIGHT??), and drove to Pensacola, FL. Six hours or so later, we arrived. The weather was gorgeous. So warm and sunny, in fact, that we stopped at Walmart and picked up a couple short sleeve shirts for Curtis and Zachary! After we checked into the hotel, we hit the beach. Obviously this was Daniel's first beach trip, but it was also Zachary's first beach trip. Here is his first experience walking barefoot in the sand.

Here is his first experience with ocean water on those cute little barefeet:

Videos taken 12/31/09; Zachary is 2 years old