Here are some videos from the past couple weekends.
The first video is Mari riding her bike. She is a little distracted by the camera, I think, and forgets to make the turn at the end, but you get the idea.
This past Friday we went on our first trip to Adventureland. Like most things in Des Moines it is a little smaller than in big cities, a little cheaper, and a lot more convenient. We did not tell the kids we were going until the morning of, and they were very excited. Andrew could not wait to go on a rollercoaster, and Elliot and Mari were up for anything. It was a fun day.
Andrew got a guitar for his last birthday, and all of the kids enjoying playing it and making up songs, even Elliot. Here are some videos of Andrew & Mari making up some songs of their own.
Brace yourself - last night I stumbled on some old videos stored on my computer. I am going to start a weekly post called 'Video Vault', highlighting these videos. This first one caused a few tears to be shed in the Liesland Household.
It was 32 degrees today, and there is plenty of snow on the ground so we were able to get out for a little sledding. The kids had a great time, which was great to see.
Elliot has finally started moving around. This video was shot last week, and he appears to be progressing in his crawling motion, closer to a crawl now, but still a ways off.
We picked up a bike for Andrew at the Northside Yard Sale on Saturday, got some gear for it on Sunday (training wheels, and a helmet for Andrew), and by Sunday night he was off. He was a little tired, which made things interesting, but he did well, and he had fun.
We just got back from a 10 day vacation, and here are some random videos. I was not sure if any of them were good enough to make it alone, so I combined them all into one super-video.
What a fun weekend! We started off Saturday morning at the Cincinnati Waldorf School. They have an annual May Fair which the kids (and I think the adults) really enjoy. It is kinda' like a church festival, but a little more chill. I like it because I don't get to interact with the Waldorf families as much as Susan does, so it is nice to get to see everyone.
After the fair we went home, rested, and then hit the road again, headed for our friends' child's first birthday party. We were a little late, and the rains came soon after we got there, but I was glad to be able to congratulate them and glad to get to a city park that I have not been to yet. There was a light rain most of the time we were there, but the kids weren't phased, so a good time was had by all. We capped off the day with our nightly walk.
Sunday we were up early and off to cheer on the runners of the Flying Pig Marathon. One of my friends from work was running, as was one of Susan's La Leche League leaders. We managed to see them both, a couple friends we didn't even know were running, and some cool outfits. After rest-time, we headed to my cousin Dawn's baby shower.
It was a fun weekend. Now all we need to do is out away a lot of laundry and clean our house.
I got to spend some quality time with the fam today thanks to some winter rains. It actually started last night as snow and then it rained all day today. With the temps expected to drop soon, there could be a lot of ice around these parts tomorrow. Here are a couple videos from the day:
Andrew & Mari Making Muffins If you can't see the video, Click Here.
Andrew Reading to Mari If you can't see the video, Click Here.
A lot of people are wondering if there is any activity with the baby: no.
A lot of people have also been wondering if there is any activity on the house: no.
Believe me, something will be posted here when something happens (even though I think that I am the only person who reads this (and my friend Mark)).
