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Born To Perform

suburbandaddy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:00:35 +0000

I don’t know how I missed this video until now. Thing 2 had his first grade Thanksgiving performance in November. I stayed home with Thing 3 and Thing 4, but SuburbanMommy recorded it. Maybe as she was focused on the video camera, she may not have even noticed what he was doing.

This is exactly why they invented video cameras. Before watching, you might want to refresh yourself on Thing 2’s prior history on the stage.

I love the way he’s seemingly distracted by the microphone, and making goofball faces, but when it’s time for his line, he confidently grabs the mic and delivers right on queue!

This Is What Having Three Brothers Does To A Girl

suburbandaddy — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:18:49 +0000

Thing 4 is into the typical girl stuff. Dolls, bracelets, and her favorite color pink. But she lives in a house with 3 older brothers who are into throwing, tackling, and football. What happens when these worlds collide?

A New Activity

suburbandaddy — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:09:51 +0000

We’re always looking for new activities. The more active the better. Today we found a new place called Rebounderz. Two giant trampoline arenas, video games. What more could you want?

First, they got instructions and the rules.

Then they got to jumping. For an hour non-stop. I have never seen them so sweaty.

After a while of practice, maybe they can be as good as this guy.

This is what Thing 3 looked like at the end.

World’s Biggest Jets Fan

suburbandaddy — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:14:28 +0000

Thing 1 is a fan of the New York Jets. Fan may be too mild word. It’s more an obsession. Not just with the Jets, but with football in general. I’m not sure how this came about. We live in Northern Virginia, deep in the heart of Redskins country. Here is a video demonstrating his knowledge of the Jets.

Halloween

suburbandaddy — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:32:01 +0000

Another year, another Halloween. This was the first year we all went trick or treating together, at least for a little bit. Usually, SuburbanDaddy stays home with a baby and hands out candy.

We started early, before it was even close to dark, because there is just too much excitement to keep everyone inside. After a short time, Thing 4 returned to the house with SuburbanMommy to give out candy and I took the boys around the neighborhood. Here are some videos of the before, and a very tired Thing 3 after. My favorite part is the skipping Superman. We talked about the rules beforehand, and how we walk between houses, not run. Apparently, skipping doesn’t count as running.

Weekends In The Fall

suburbandaddy — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:42:07 +0000

Fall just may be the best season. There is so much to do on the weekends, especially when the weather is nice, and we take advantage.

Last weekend was apple picking with SuburbanAunt and SuburbanUncle and the SuburbanCousins. We only ended up taking home 10 apples that met our strict standards, but Thing 3 enjoyed the testing process.

This weekend Thing 3 played his third soccer game. And when I say played, I actually mean played this time. In the video, Thing 3 is the one wearing gray shorts and intentionally kicking the ball out of bounds. Why would he do that? Who knows.

Next was a small carnival that was in town. All three boys loved the bungee trampoline. I was actually surprised they all tried it. Thing 2 summed up the experience best with this short video.

On Sunday, we made our annual trip to Pumpkinville. Hay slides, tractor rides, moon bounces, a hay maze, pumpkin painting, petting zoo, and more.

Thing 3 chased a chicken. Poor chicken.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 climbed to the top of a hay pile.

And then they entered Fort Pumpkin.

Thing 4 is still too little for climbing with her brothers, but she loves the ring-tailed lemurs.

The Understudy

suburbandaddy — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:58:11 +0000

It’s a rite of passage. The Kindergarten play. This time, it was Thing 2’s turn. The production this year was the Three Little Pigs as an opera.

Thing 2 didn’t want to do any solo parts, so he chose to be one of the pigs in the background chorus. He performed well, but as you can see in this video, he looked like he was longing for more as he watches his friend The Wolf perform the starring role.

The kindergarten class does a repeat performance the next day, this time for the other kids in the pre-school with no parents there. I guess Thing 2 felt more comfortable because we received a call 45 minutes before showtime from the school, to let us know that the kid who played The Wolf didn’t come to school that day, and Thing 2 would be taking his place!

Well, of course we raced to the school to see it in person. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I never would have believed it. This was one of those proud parenting moments you don’t forget. And luckily I also had the video camera handy.

He entered in The Wolf costume, looking a little nervous but excited. He waited patiently for his time to come then he did his stuff. Finally, he takes a bow and walks off the stage with his leading ladies on his way to super stardom. Watch out Brad Pitt, here comes Thing 2.

Touchdown Dances

suburbandaddy — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:55:03 +0000

A great Superbowl last night. Thing 1 and Thing 2 stayed up until 10pm watching the whole game. And they were cheering for the Packers so there was a lot to cheer about. Here they demonstrate their touchdown dances which we get to see after every score.

Classic Video

suburbandaddy — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:59:05 +0000

I’ve been converting the endless hours of analog videos from the last 7 years to digital format, and came across this classic from a couple years ago. It’s so typical of how Thing 1 and Thing 2 play together still.

There Is A Resemblance

suburbandaddy — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:18:45 +0000

As her personality emerges, we’ve noticed a lot of similarities between Thing 4 and Thing 2. Both are easygoing babies who thrive on being around people. They are happy, smiley, and entertain themselves with their own voice. Thing 2 is still like this but when you compare these videos of a recent Thing 4 and Thing 2 when he was about the same age, the similarities are clear.

Here’s a recent video of Thing 4 in her high chair.

Compare with a video of Thing 2 in the same high chair four years ago.