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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.

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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.

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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 [...]

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Thing 4 is getting close to crawling.  She is almost 8 months in this video.  Thing 1 likes to point out that he was crawling at 7.5 months, so she’s doing “pretty good for a girl”.  I’m not really sure he said anything like that, but it would have been funny if he had.  Technically [...]

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It’s a time honored tradition. Each class in the school puts on a winter show. The kids rehearse for weeks and all the parents come to watch. Here are the highlights from this year.
In case you can’t pick out the Things, here are some clues. Thing 1 is strategically [...]

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In the spirit of Thanksgiving football, here is a recent game of pillow football between Thing 1 and Thing 2. The game is played by charging your opponent with a pillow and attempting to knock them down. It isn’t very complicated. Usually the game ends when someone gets hurt and cries.
While the [...]

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If two times establishes a tradition, then we have a new Halloween tradition. Plenty of people go to pumpkin patches, carve jack-o-lanterns, and decorate the house for Halloween.
Thing 2 started his tradition last year of handing out candy with no pants on. Well, this year it happened again. We didn’t plan it. [...]

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I wouldn’t call myself a fanatic, but I like sports. My interest has actually lessened in the last 6 years mainly because I don’t have the opportunity to watch many games on TV. During the day our television is taken over by Toy Story, The Backyardigans, and Tom and Jerry. And I [...]

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