He's up, up and away! Both feet officially take flight when jumping now. Tavish jumped about 5 times in a row across the room before I got the camera ... but one jump is all that's needed for proof, right?
MOMENT: Catching Air
He was onto me eventually, so the appeal of the camera haulted further efforts for a repeating jump show. There's always a silver lining - we caught the neat "gegadigadiga" sound he sometimes makes as a result.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
That's a Wrap
Tavish loves food. He also loves salsa, avocado and milk. His verbal manners are pretty good too. The chewing etiquette will come ...
MOMENT: Mouthful of Meal
Happiness lies in eating a wrap. Sometimes I feel like he's the modern 'Mikey' - give it to Tavish, he'll eat it! (and ask for more)
MOMENT: Mouthful of Meal
Happiness lies in eating a wrap. Sometimes I feel like he's the modern 'Mikey' - give it to Tavish, he'll eat it! (and ask for more)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Storyteller
This is a Tavish-told tale of two books. These are his current favourites. The best part, he likes reading these stories to us - complete with sound effects and enthusiasm. Neither story is terribly short, clearly videoed, nor are they perfectly audible if you're coming in cold - but this storyteller is worth giving a listen just the same.
MOMENT: Cranky Bear
The general gist: a lion, zebra, moose and sheep find a cave with a cranky bear. They decide to cheer him up by giving him antlers, a mane and stripes. There is roaring then a thoughtful sheep who makes the bear a pillow from it's wool so it can sleep. Aw.
* distracted videographer at the start, the quality improves...
MOMENT: No Sleep for the Sheep
The general gist: a sheep goes to sleep in a 'big red barn on the farm', but is waken by a series of animal visitors. 'Go to sleep says the sheep' politely every time 'please don't (oink, quack, neigh etc) anymore'. In the end, the rooster wakes them all, except for the sleepy sheep. Yawn.
* poor lighting, but the story is told so well!
MOMENT: Cranky Bear
The general gist: a lion, zebra, moose and sheep find a cave with a cranky bear. They decide to cheer him up by giving him antlers, a mane and stripes. There is roaring then a thoughtful sheep who makes the bear a pillow from it's wool so it can sleep. Aw.
* distracted videographer at the start, the quality improves...
MOMENT: No Sleep for the Sheep
The general gist: a sheep goes to sleep in a 'big red barn on the farm', but is waken by a series of animal visitors. 'Go to sleep says the sheep' politely every time 'please don't (oink, quack, neigh etc) anymore'. In the end, the rooster wakes them all, except for the sleepy sheep. Yawn.
* poor lighting, but the story is told so well!
The Bedford Band
This is a glimpse at our rough beginning as a family band. Please pardon the absence of rhythm, pitch and tone. Maybe this will be worth millions some day? To stay focused, we remember that we'll never be worse than we are right now (practice makes perfect).
MOMENT: Playing our Instruments all Together
There have been some recent additions to Tavish's musical collection of the harmonica, shakers and our bear bells from canoe tripping. My childhood ukulele from Hawaii was delivered in person by my Mom on her recent visit. Tavish loves this 'gee-tar'. A quick trip to the Dollar store expanded his instruments to include a recorder and a tamborine. The rest is Bedford Band history...
MOMENT: Playing our Instruments all Together
There have been some recent additions to Tavish's musical collection of the harmonica, shakers and our bear bells from canoe tripping. My childhood ukulele from Hawaii was delivered in person by my Mom on her recent visit. Tavish loves this 'gee-tar'. A quick trip to the Dollar store expanded his instruments to include a recorder and a tamborine. The rest is Bedford Band history...
Monday, May 23, 2011
Fiddle-dee-dee
We biked to a free kids concert during the annual Tulip Festival. Chris McKhool's "FiddleFire" was phenomenal! They played a wide range of music with the violin/fiddle, piano, bass and drums. Tavish was enthusiastically 'playing' all of the instruments and joined in by clapping along and dancing too.
MOMENT: "A Violin Sings, A Fiddle Dances" - unknown
Tavish air 'played' most of the instruments he saw, but seemed most drawn to 'playing' the violin/fiddle. We learned these two instruments are the same, but are named based on the type of music they are playing. Huh. Either way, he's a natural!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Rock Around the Clock
The cuteness of this video speaks for itself ...
MOMENT: Dance Like No One's Watching
FLASHBACK: Early Moves and Moans
When Grandpa Mike provided us with the above video clip he took, he also included some old footage. This is Tavish circa November 15, 2009 at the whopping age of 7.5 months - a year and a half ago. It was a time when he was on the cusp of crawling, teeth were appearing and sounds were forming. Oh, and he was chubby and had substantially less hair. Aw.
MOMENT: Dance Like No One's Watching
FLASHBACK: Early Moves and Moans
When Grandpa Mike provided us with the above video clip he took, he also included some old footage. This is Tavish circa November 15, 2009 at the whopping age of 7.5 months - a year and a half ago. It was a time when he was on the cusp of crawling, teeth were appearing and sounds were forming. Oh, and he was chubby and had substantially less hair. Aw.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Game Time
"When I grow up, I want to be a little boy"
- Joseph Heller
MOMENT: Chase and Chuckle
The Richardson's came over for dinner one night. While the adults and baby Lucy hung out at the table, Sam and Tavish entertained themselves. They invented their own game that involved the precise hanging of a shirt, some chasing, a whole lot of chuckling with some manners thrown in. The excitement went on with intense enthusiasm for a long, long time. Indeed, the best in-house entertainment you could ask for on a Friday night.
- Joseph Heller
MOMENT: Chase and Chuckle
The Richardson's came over for dinner one night. While the adults and baby Lucy hung out at the table, Sam and Tavish entertained themselves. They invented their own game that involved the precise hanging of a shirt, some chasing, a whole lot of chuckling with some manners thrown in. The excitement went on with intense enthusiasm for a long, long time. Indeed, the best in-house entertainment you could ask for on a Friday night.
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