Chippy and Graduation Day

One weekend in March Sylvia got to bring home "Chippy" from pre-school, and he went everywhere with us to share in her adventures.  He saw Jeremy get a hair-cut, went on a play-date with the girls, and had lots of time to dance with Sylvia and Stella.

We took these pictures the morning Chippy had to go back.  We had about 5 minutes before pre-school, and Sylvia had 999 ideas for different poses for Chippy and herself.  I have no idea where she gets that from!!  The picture with Chippy next to her sparkling shoes was all her idea  :)

 

 Sylvia graduates from pre-school this Friday (sniff, sniff!), and has a tiny solo part in the "You can Sing a Rainbow" song.  She practices ALL the time, and Stella knows it by heart too.  There is a preview below along with an encore performance of a song from their FAVORITE movie of all time.  See how long you can watch before you get totally distracted by sunglasses and pj tops!
http://youtu.be/laJDL0U3Noo

And...one more little performance from their 2nd favorite movie (at least for the moment):

http://youtu.be/-0pjy9GScdM

xoxo  Keri

Go Phillies (and Eagles!)

Totally random out of order post...


These are videos from October 1st that I don't think I ever posted.  I have no memory of this, but apparently we were watching the Phillies Play-off game.  Not sure where John was - maybe he was at the game?!  Anyway, this makes me laugh, and shows how much Jeremy loves his sisters.  He has been getting smooshed since day 1, and that's ok by him.


http://youtu.be/n4g0Tc3nIVg






and a cute little clip of the Eagles fight song (which I so obviously should not be teaching!)

http://youtu.be/zasVWds07-8



xoxo  Keri

Wild man

 

So.....wild man took his first steps on April 18th, walking between John and I.  I did my best to capture some more steps the next morning, and by the afternoon, I caught him out of the corner of my eye walking halfway through the dining room.   Very impressive little man.  Within a week or so, he was walking in circles around the house, and he can now stand up without a wall or any support, and away he goes.  He is loving walking around outside, and somehow (thank goodness!) he seems to be a very steady, cautious little walker, and is usually going fairly slow and in control.  Not quite what I would have expected, but I am thrilled that he isn't running headfirst, out of control, the way I was imagining!

So....here is footage from 4-19.  The morning AFTER his very first steps (you have to watch to the very end, Sylvie's glasses and Stella's faces crack me up each time!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glNr0qKv_kU



xoxo  Keri

tiny dancer

Sylvia has been waiting for her first dance recital for a very long time, especially considering that she is only five years old!  

Fancy costumes, fun music, and a chance to perform and twirl around in front of lots of people, what is not to love?

She was a natural performer, of course.  All smiles from the time she got there, to the time she left and realized she was given several different beautiful bouquets of flowers.  You are loved little lady!

John took video while I had the regular camera to grab snapshots.  And..although I'm sure John did a great job, I haven't even looked at our video camera!  Chris and Mark took video too, and had it all uploaded and e-mailed before I even thought about it (of course that was before those beautiful boys of theirs were born!).  

So, courtesy of Aunt Chrissy and Uncle Mark, here she is:


http://youtu.be/91EP65YzNOA






xoxo  Keri

breakfast with Stella Bella

I wrote this post a few weeks back, but it never posted.   My sweet girlie back when she was still 2:


Stella is normally my sweet little morning monkey, sooo thrilled to eat her breakfast with a smile. 



This week she must have been taking lessons from her sleepy big sis, because she was not quite herself, but pretty funny anyway.

Day 1 as she sits down to eat:   "Ha, ha, ha, ha, I NO LIKE you!" (in her sweetest singing voice).
me:  Well I will always LOVE you!
Stella:  I love YOU, Mommy

(maybe she was just messing with me before I had my coffee - it wouldn't take much :)



Day 2:  Stella sits down, turns to look at me, and makes the meanest face she can at me, scrunched up nose and squinty eyes
me:  Why are you looking at me like that??
Stella:  Because I love you! 

alrighty then

Day 3:  me:  Stella, what would you like for breakfast?
Stella with fingers in ears:  Mommy, I put fingers in my ears so you are not talking anymore!

I love that feisty girl - no matter what craziness comes out of her mouth!

xoxo  Keri

the interview

Sylvia decides to interview Mommy:


What is your favorite color?  Well, I like a lot of colors
You can only pick one.  Like pink or purple.  Blue?
For the clothes you wear.  Only pink or purple.  I have to pick pink or purple?  Pink, I think.
OK, any color that you like to wear.  Gray.  or aqua.  or both.
Do you like opera music or rock and roll?  Rock and roll.
Do you like regular music or Adele. Oh, definitely Adele.
Do you like opera music?  Ooooppppperrrraaa muuuusssiiicc!  I'm not sure?
What is your favorite food?  sushi
What is your favorite vegetable?  asparagus
what is your favorite fruit?  strawberries
do you like blueberries?  yes
oranges?  yes
apples? yes
pineapple?  yes
Do you like brown eyes?  yes
Do you like hazel and green eyes?  yes
How about pink eyes?  no
Do you like crackers?  yes
cream cheese?  yes
popcorn balls?  yes
Do you like interviews?  just this one

xoxo  Keri

soon to be walking

I do lots and LOTS of laundry around here, so the kids have to be pretty filthy before I'd do a midday outfit change.  However, today Jeremy earned himself a nice clean post-nap outfit.  By the time lunch ended, he was covered in playground mulch and chocolate milk - I think that is the sign of a good morning!

I've been meaning to post these videos forever, so here goes:

These videos are from April 12th, which is the week before Jeremy took his first "official steps" on April 18th.  I was trying to "practice" with him.  (Now, one month later, he is walking very calmly and in control all over the house.  Time flies!!)

Jeremy's favorite phone is John's iphone, but he loves ALL phones - even the pink ones: 
http://youtu.be/6vaM595vmDU


I remember luring the girls with their bracelets, so I tried to lure Jeremy with the phone.  Here he shows off his standing and crawling skills, his sweet little happy nature, his unique way of playing peek-a-boo, and his obsession with any kind of technology (the video camera!):
http://youtu.be/uF2iV_14xDo




And check out that awesome baby giggle (although he was not too happy when I wouldn't hand over the video camera!:

http://youtu.be/-Ljnc3QGMho



next up videos of Jeremy's first steps, blog updates from Stella Bella's 3rd birthday, and Sylvia's dance recital.  Oh...and some Sylvie and Stella performances from the kitchen....stay tuned :)

xoxo Keri