Wow... I can't believe it has been over six months since I last posted something. I knew time was flying, but that really puts things into perspective.
So...we got ourselves an HD camcorder for Christmas and I had some fun playing around with it over the holiday break. To test out the different video editing software that I had available to me, I decided to put together some clips to see which program I preferred. It turns out that I had plenty of shots of Jasmine getting upset with her older brother. Sibling rivalry at its finest, folks:
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Jasmine at 20 months...man how time flies!
Whaaaaaat???? Two posts in as many days? Sure. We're just making up for some lost time. Check out this video of Jasmine showing off some of her talents as a 20 month old girl. Man, is she a cutie or what? Enjoy.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Jiffy Pop Wars, Camping and here we come Rinoville!
Hey everyone!
I've been so poor at keeping this blog up to date! I have no excuses. I could very easily have jumped on here and gotten a few updates going. For those of you who actually follow this blog (when I post something) I apologize. I haven't been very considerate have I?
Well, things have been busy since the sun FINALLY came out to visit us here in Oregon. It took a while to get there and we're still having some pretty cold mornings but the warm weather did finally arrive and, since it has, we've done everything we could to get out there and enjoy it.
We've made several visits to various city parks and gotten out of town for some camping. First camp-out was a one night affair in Eastern Oregon at Pine Hollow Lodge. The place reminded us of the set of the movie, Dirty Dancing. Any campground that sports an Arcade doesn't really qualify as "camping" to me, but we did get to have a campfire, sleep in tents and eat grubbin' camp food while spending time with good friends.
The second and third camp experiences were much different. Erika had business to conduct in Boise on a Friday so we loaded up the Sorrento and made the drive to Boise on Thursday. There, we stayed in a Hotel while Erika got her business taken care of. On Friday afternoon we departed Boise for the Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area where Erika and Spencer discovered "roughing it". It was dusty, hot, muggy and an all around inhospitable place but we made the most of it and had some fun! On Saturday, we packed up and moved about 3 hours down I-84 to Hillgard Junction State Park located 10 miles west of LaGrande, OR. What a gorgeous place. Take a look at the following video to see what we did with some of our time there.
We've got more camping adventures, a family reunion and a family vacation all coming in the next three weeks. We'll have more to share then. Hope YOUR Summer is going well!
I've been so poor at keeping this blog up to date! I have no excuses. I could very easily have jumped on here and gotten a few updates going. For those of you who actually follow this blog (when I post something) I apologize. I haven't been very considerate have I?
Well, things have been busy since the sun FINALLY came out to visit us here in Oregon. It took a while to get there and we're still having some pretty cold mornings but the warm weather did finally arrive and, since it has, we've done everything we could to get out there and enjoy it.
We've made several visits to various city parks and gotten out of town for some camping. First camp-out was a one night affair in Eastern Oregon at Pine Hollow Lodge. The place reminded us of the set of the movie, Dirty Dancing. Any campground that sports an Arcade doesn't really qualify as "camping" to me, but we did get to have a campfire, sleep in tents and eat grubbin' camp food while spending time with good friends.
The second and third camp experiences were much different. Erika had business to conduct in Boise on a Friday so we loaded up the Sorrento and made the drive to Boise on Thursday. There, we stayed in a Hotel while Erika got her business taken care of. On Friday afternoon we departed Boise for the Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area where Erika and Spencer discovered "roughing it". It was dusty, hot, muggy and an all around inhospitable place but we made the most of it and had some fun! On Saturday, we packed up and moved about 3 hours down I-84 to Hillgard Junction State Park located 10 miles west of LaGrande, OR. What a gorgeous place. Take a look at the following video to see what we did with some of our time there.
We've got more camping adventures, a family reunion and a family vacation all coming in the next three weeks. We'll have more to share then. Hope YOUR Summer is going well!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Where have we been?
Well, mostly to the doctor. That is, for the last week or so. Just got my super duper antibiotic prescription today. Can't wait till it does it's thing on this ridiculous double ear-sinus infection with side of chest cold. Playing trumpet in this condition could possibly kill a man. I learned this the hard way last night. Anyway, check out Jasmine and I saying hello again:
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Baby likes to Boogie
Vlog number 3. Jasmine loves these musical "stress buttons" Erika got for me a while back. She's just a little dancing machine. I caught some on video one day and wanted to share it here. For some reason the right edge is getting chopped off, so I recommend double clicking to watch at youtube.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Jasmine's Birthday Vlog
Vlog number 2! Featuring Jasmine, Caleb and an unfortunate incident with a Mocha. Enjoy.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The First Time
For some reason I thought it would be a fun idea to attempt producing a vlog.
It started when I tried to capture Jasmine in one of her funnier states. I took several video clips then realized I needed to stitch them together. The next thing I know, I'm throwing together the random blabbing that I did in between Jasmine clawing at my face and attacking the camera. It took longer than I figured it should to get used to the software, butI kept hacking at it. Wouldn't you know it, I blew almost two hours on this "lesson".
Since I spent so much time on it (sad, isn't it?) I thought I should publish it. Otherwise, it really will have been a waste of time.
It started when I tried to capture Jasmine in one of her funnier states. I took several video clips then realized I needed to stitch them together. The next thing I know, I'm throwing together the random blabbing that I did in between Jasmine clawing at my face and attacking the camera. It took longer than I figured it should to get used to the software, butI kept hacking at it. Wouldn't you know it, I blew almost two hours on this "lesson".
Since I spent so much time on it (sad, isn't it?) I thought I should publish it. Otherwise, it really will have been a waste of time.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Booty Shakin'!
Jasmine loves the Dragon Tales show on PBS. We record it every day because we get so much mileage out of the show during the day. If she's in a bad mood, this song will cheer her up. She usually has some sort of new dance move to show us in the mornings. This video was taken first thing in the morning, just minutes after she had woken up. It's never to early to dance, I guess!
The Jasmine Show
Jasmine is growing up quickly. For us, it is easy to overlook how much she changes over such short periods of time. So, we wanted to get a few videos up for family members to check out. Jasmine's 1st birthday is right around the corner on November 22, 2009. Can you believe it?
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
And then it was fall...
Wow. Another summer has come and gone. Many lasting memories were made and several blogs went unattended. Were I trying to actually make money with this blog, I'd be in serious trouble. Fortunately, this is more of a family journal.
I've kept busy writing reviews for Digital Trends magazine. Two reviews I published have been quoted by Klipsch and are making it to their website for promo purposes. The Klipsch HDT 500 home theater speaker system and their amazing little ipod dock, the iGroove SXT. Check them out here and here. I also got the chance to audition some AMAZING headphones from Sennheiser. The $1400.00 HD800 headphones are a bit pricey, but I dare say that you get what you pay for. Here's that review. I'll be publishing much more and, as I do, I'll link to them here and at my gadgetdaddy blog (coming soon)
When I'm not writing, I'm usually cooking, cleaning or taking pictures and video of Spencer and Jasmine. I'll share some of those videos here via youtube and will post photos, too.
Good to be back, ya'll!
I've kept busy writing reviews for Digital Trends magazine. Two reviews I published have been quoted by Klipsch and are making it to their website for promo purposes. The Klipsch HDT 500 home theater speaker system and their amazing little ipod dock, the iGroove SXT. Check them out here and here. I also got the chance to audition some AMAZING headphones from Sennheiser. The $1400.00 HD800 headphones are a bit pricey, but I dare say that you get what you pay for. Here's that review. I'll be publishing much more and, as I do, I'll link to them here and at my gadgetdaddy blog (coming soon)
When I'm not writing, I'm usually cooking, cleaning or taking pictures and video of Spencer and Jasmine. I'll share some of those videos here via youtube and will post photos, too.
Good to be back, ya'll!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Jasmine grows up fast!
Wow! Jasmine is quite the little sprout. She's growing quickly. She's up to 25.5" long, which puts her in the 90-something-eth percentile. For those of you who wait with baited breath for another super cute vid of my daughter (and who ISN'T, really??) Here ya go. Two of them, as a matter of fact.
I should add that while I've always been a fan of Sesame Street (just ask my folks) I've never been a huge Elmo fan. It figures that Jaz would LOVE him. He's red and he talks funny. What's not for a baby to like?
Time to feed the baby...
I should add that while I've always been a fan of Sesame Street (just ask my folks) I've never been a huge Elmo fan. It figures that Jaz would LOVE him. He's red and he talks funny. What's not for a baby to like?
Time to feed the baby...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Belated birthday present packs added surprise
Hey everyone,
Had a great birthday weekend capped off with a fantastic birthday BBQ. Thanks to all who participated!
An especially big thank you to my wife Erika and stepson Spencer who went out of their way to make me feel special all weekend long. I hope I can repay the favor soon.
Check out this little clip I just did re: the packaging for the gift my sister Suzanne sent me. Genius! Now, I just need to get Republic of Tea to pay me for endorsing their product. Or at least send me some cools stuff ;-)
Had a great birthday weekend capped off with a fantastic birthday BBQ. Thanks to all who participated!
An especially big thank you to my wife Erika and stepson Spencer who went out of their way to make me feel special all weekend long. I hope I can repay the favor soon.
Check out this little clip I just did re: the packaging for the gift my sister Suzanne sent me. Genius! Now, I just need to get Republic of Tea to pay me for endorsing their product. Or at least send me some cools stuff ;-)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Spencer's Poetry Slam
Hi!
Today, Spencer's first grade class had a Poetry reading. Erika, Jasmine and I all made it down to his classroom where the event was held. They videotaped each reading but what I have here is video taken with our digital camera. It's less than ideal, but it's what I've got.
Oh yeah, that reminds me. It's my birthday on May 1st so, you know, if you wanted to buy me a digital camcorder, that would be sweet.
Anyway. I was extremely impressed with the writing these kids did and, of course, very proud of Spencer. They were tasked with writing observations about objects like shells, marbles and rocks in ways they hadn't experimented with before.
Here's the video followed by a transcript of Spencer's poems (it's tough to hear him). He was so enthused by the project that he wrote two pieces! He was the only one. Good job, Spence!
Today, Spencer's first grade class had a Poetry reading. Erika, Jasmine and I all made it down to his classroom where the event was held. They videotaped each reading but what I have here is video taken with our digital camera. It's less than ideal, but it's what I've got.
Oh yeah, that reminds me. It's my birthday on May 1st so, you know, if you wanted to buy me a digital camcorder, that would be sweet.
Anyway. I was extremely impressed with the writing these kids did and, of course, very proud of Spencer. They were tasked with writing observations about objects like shells, marbles and rocks in ways they hadn't experimented with before.
Here's the video followed by a transcript of Spencer's poems (it's tough to hear him). He was so enthused by the project that he wrote two pieces! He was the only one. Good job, Spence!
The Strongest Drill
By Spencer Sullivan
The shell is a drill
Strongest drill in the world
It can go through
Wood, metal, crystal
Anything
Hard to use
It smells like chocolate
Feels hard
Like crystal
The Radio of Light
by Spencer Sullivan
In the radio
Might be an opera
Or my favorite band
It could be
Funky people
Old school people
Rock people
Do you know
What keeps the power going?
By Spencer Sullivan
The shell is a drill
Strongest drill in the world
It can go through
Wood, metal, crystal
Anything
Hard to use
It smells like chocolate
Feels hard
Like crystal
The Radio of Light
by Spencer Sullivan
In the radio
Might be an opera
Or my favorite band
It could be
Funky people
Old school people
Rock people
Do you know
What keeps the power going?
Friday, April 10, 2009
Rubber Ducky!
Well, it was bound to happen. The obligatory "bath" video that I'm sure will embarrass my daughter for years and years. It's rated G ;-)
Warning!!!!: I knock a plastic cup over just a few seconds in and it is LOUD. So, keep that volume low for a second.
Warning!!!!: I knock a plastic cup over just a few seconds in and it is LOUD. So, keep that volume low for a second.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Happy Easter Everyone!
Hey Everybody!
Jasmine and I recorded this video greeting. We miss everyone and hope you're all doing great!
Jasmine and I recorded this video greeting. We miss everyone and hope you're all doing great!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Hi- Ho!
OK... So I'm pretty sick. I downed some Robitussin and now, despite the product label's claims otherwise, am drowsy. Jasmine is not. In fact, she's got a pretty amazing amount of energy today.
Still, I couldn't pass up the chance to share what I think is a pretty cute video of Jasmine chatting with her Kermit doll. Kermit is actually a bit larger than little Jasmine but, as you will see, she has no problem wildly wielding him about. This is also the most vocal I've seen her to date. "Pretty cute" yawns her sick dad Caleb, "I just wish she would take a nap with me.. or make me some chicken soup or something"
Dig it:
Still, I couldn't pass up the chance to share what I think is a pretty cute video of Jasmine chatting with her Kermit doll. Kermit is actually a bit larger than little Jasmine but, as you will see, she has no problem wildly wielding him about. This is also the most vocal I've seen her to date. "Pretty cute" yawns her sick dad Caleb, "I just wish she would take a nap with me.. or make me some chicken soup or something"
Dig it:
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Nom Nom Nom
Hi everyone...
Jasmine is teething. The oral equivalent of Multnomah Falls began a couple of days ago, quickly followed by the urgent need to chaw on anything she could get her hands on. She's still talking a lot and growing at a quick pace. A once balding head is now full of little hairs. There's some strawberry blonde in there amongst some very brilliant, almost white hairs.
A week or so ago Jasmine managed to roll over from her tummy to her back. She's just now managing to roll from back to tummy. When on her tummy, she tries SO HARD to crawl. You can tell the sweet one wants to be mobile. It's amazing to watch her grow up.
Here's a video of Jaz munching down on a toy whilst working on her core strength. Yes, I'm aware of the dangers of leaving an infant unsecured on a couch, which is why I never leave her side ;-)
Jasmine is teething. The oral equivalent of Multnomah Falls began a couple of days ago, quickly followed by the urgent need to chaw on anything she could get her hands on. She's still talking a lot and growing at a quick pace. A once balding head is now full of little hairs. There's some strawberry blonde in there amongst some very brilliant, almost white hairs.
A week or so ago Jasmine managed to roll over from her tummy to her back. She's just now managing to roll from back to tummy. When on her tummy, she tries SO HARD to crawl. You can tell the sweet one wants to be mobile. It's amazing to watch her grow up.
Here's a video of Jaz munching down on a toy whilst working on her core strength. Yes, I'm aware of the dangers of leaving an infant unsecured on a couch, which is why I never leave her side ;-)
Friday, March 6, 2009
Packed Friday
Dude... Today is going to be seriously busy. First up this morning is Spencer's Jog-a-thon, followed immediately by playdate/sleepover madness that leads into Mom's birthday party hosted here at the house. Kazow! It should be fun.
I wrapped up my speaker review last night and sent it off. Writing reviews is weird. It fits somewhere between more conventional journalism that focuses on facts and an opinion piece. Where the former tends to lack the personality of the writer, the latter tends to lean heavily on witicisms and personal insight. I haven't been so nervous about something I wrote since the 11th Grade of High School. Funny.
Jasmine keeps yapping away and I just can't keep myself from picking up the camera and shooting off videos. If you're interested, here she is having a "chat" with Mom this morning.
For those readers who will be coming over tonight: See you soon!
I wrapped up my speaker review last night and sent it off. Writing reviews is weird. It fits somewhere between more conventional journalism that focuses on facts and an opinion piece. Where the former tends to lack the personality of the writer, the latter tends to lean heavily on witicisms and personal insight. I haven't been so nervous about something I wrote since the 11th Grade of High School. Funny.
Jasmine keeps yapping away and I just can't keep myself from picking up the camera and shooting off videos. If you're interested, here she is having a "chat" with Mom this morning.
For those readers who will be coming over tonight: See you soon!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
A Fistfull of Firsts
Hi everyone!
Last night Jasmine had her first real laugh. While getting ready for bed, Spencer extemporaneously broke out in some sort of spastic interpretive dance (he's been know to do that from time to time.) Apparently, Jasmine was SO MOVED by the artistic display of spazzitude that she busted out laughing! Unfortunately, I missed the event but you know I have been working the dance moves trying to replicate whatever it was Spencer did to get her laughing. So far, not much luck.
I have recorded a few videos of Jasmine doing her baby talk thing. I know I'm probably one of the few that finds this SO adoreable but, hey, it's my blog and I'll post lots of videos if I wanna!
Here's one of Jasmine playing in her chair:
Another of Jasmine talking to her mobile:
And here's a random video of some squirrels building a nest out in our back yard. I found this pretty fun to watch. Hope it translates well to video. My apologies in advance for the really, really bad Aussie Wildlife Narrator impression:
Last night Jasmine had her first real laugh. While getting ready for bed, Spencer extemporaneously broke out in some sort of spastic interpretive dance (he's been know to do that from time to time.) Apparently, Jasmine was SO MOVED by the artistic display of spazzitude that she busted out laughing! Unfortunately, I missed the event but you know I have been working the dance moves trying to replicate whatever it was Spencer did to get her laughing. So far, not much luck.
I have recorded a few videos of Jasmine doing her baby talk thing. I know I'm probably one of the few that finds this SO adoreable but, hey, it's my blog and I'll post lots of videos if I wanna!
Here's one of Jasmine playing in her chair:
Another of Jasmine talking to her mobile:
And here's a random video of some squirrels building a nest out in our back yard. I found this pretty fun to watch. Hope it translates well to video. My apologies in advance for the really, really bad Aussie Wildlife Narrator impression:
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