the front crawl

It looks almost more like a swim stroke then a crawl but in just over a week (when this video was taken) it has been practiced and perfected.  Unique, yes.  But surprisingly efficient.  It works on both the carpet and tile and can get this little body wherever it wants to go.  Left, right, straight or in circles.  He can cross the room now in a few seconds.  

Watch out Hailey. 

lazy days

It has been a slow few days.  Jacob and myself are recovering nicely from our colds, but in the process, haven't done much of anything.  There is a lot of resting, relaxing and pajamas going on here.  Much needed I guess. 

Billy on the other hand is always busy - either with homework or at the rink.  Lucky for him, he is not sick.  Especially because you don't get to take any sick days when you play hockey.   

They say laughter is the best medicine and maybe, just maybe, there is a little truth to that.  Jacob and I have been putting it to the test.  (Don't mind all the buzzing, for reasons unknown it makes for much better tickling.) 

practically a teenager already

Okay, thankfully I am exaggerating a little.

I took this video at the very beginning of November, tucked it away and completely forgot about it until now.  Looking back on it, I already see a noticeable difference in his sitting and it has only been a few short weeks.   You will notice he is still a little camera shy but we're working on it.

I would just like to take a moment and pause time here.  Slow things down ever so slightly. 

Soon he will be getting his drivers license and graduating from university.   

camera shy

Jacob has not really taken a liking to our video camera yet.  Every time I turn in on he will completely stop whatever cute thing he was doing,  freeze and stare.  

To capture him "talking" to his farm animal friends I had to hide behind the computer.  It turned out to be quite the process as he caught me on my first two tries and after each failed attempt I had to let him settle and wait for him to start up again.  The result is a video that is a little distant and fuzzy, but a nice change from the camera shy stare we usually capture.      

protests in amiens

 

Yesterday afternoon, while walking for groceries this is what we happened upon.  Around 7000 people protesting the increased retirement age in France.  It was just beginning really when we walked past so we just heard a lot of shouting through mega phones, loud music, flares and whatever it was they were setting off to make the loud "boom" (check the 1:30 mark).  You'll get the gist of it from the first couple minutes of the clip, no need to watch the entire thing.

They marched around the city and at one point were only about four blocks from our house.   And although that sounds pretty amazing, we could not hear a thing from inside our apartment.

Don't be alarmed, it was actually a lot more peaceful then it looked.  I did not hear of anyone  getting hurt or arrested.  We even saw some parents with children there and a few dogs in the mix as well.  It definitely added a little excitement to our day.