My Movie Monday (#7): I Sowwy

Week 7 of joining Chrissy, over at Traveling Light, for...

I'm not sure what's cuter. This video of Macie saying "I'm sorry"...




... or watching her watch herself on the video and repeat her lines in unison with it.

My Movie Monday (#6): Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

Week 6 of joining Chrissy, over at Traveling Light, for...

Ivie recently learned the words to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and was eager to perform for everyone.

Amanda, a St. Louis native, thought the cuteness was overshadowed by the fact that someone taught her to cheer for a team other than the Cardinals...

My Movie Monday (#5): Swinging

Week 5 of joining Chrissy, over at Traveling Light, for...

We had an interesting (read: stormy) weather weekend here, but we did find some time Friday evening to sneak in some swinging. I took two videos...

First, Ivie learned to swing all by herself. Without pushing from Mommy and Daddy. It was a BIG day for her. And especially big for my arm muscles (though it's the only real workout I get these days, so I shouldn't be complaining). Sadly, we quickly discovered that she still can't swing as high by herself as she can when we push her, so we'll still be assisting her for awhile until she can. Because she likes to swing so high that, at the peak of her swing, her bottom lifts slightly off of the seat. It's only THEN that she thinks she's "high enough".



And this next one is of the infamous belly swinging. Ivie used to be a lot more brave with this activity, until she got a little carried away one day and flipped herself over the swing, head-first. Since then, she's very hesitant. You'll see. Macie continues to throw caution to the wind. She has yet to flip.

You might note Ivie's reference to a snake. As if she were predicting the future, our "visitor" from the front porch made a return visit yesterday afternoon. My aunt, Julie, casually walked out the door, saw it, and nonchalantly said, "Aim, that's fake, right?". Clearly she's not a regular blog reader... Then, when we got outside, we saw another snake, much fatter and much longer, crawling up the column on the porch. Two snakes, hanging out on our front porch, within 6 feet of each other. Gross. We've REALLY got to get rid of the bird's nest that sits atop said column. We think that's what they're going after. Sorry I didn't get another picture for you. Would have been a good one. I was too busy running to Jasper's house to get assistance in snake removal from a male (since only females were present at our house at the time).

But I digress.

The other thing I find hilarious about this video is when (for the second time) Macie takes a tumble. And then just lays there, watching, and waiting for help. Ivie will be back to help you, Mac, just as soon as she stops laughing at you for falling...

My Movie Monday (#4): Ketchup

Week 4 of joining Chrissy, over at Traveling Light, for...

Macie loves ketchup. Here's proof:

My Movie Monday (#3): Macie Practicing Her Words

Week 3 of joining Chrissy, over at Traveling Light, for...

I never got Ivie on video with her cute, toddler pronunciations of various words. So I don't think I have any evidence of her calling milk "moo" for the longest time. I sure wish I did, particularly because Macie hasn't followed suit, and it was the cutest thing.

So Saturday afternoon I filmed a video of Macie practicing her first words. Both Dale and I think that Mac is a bit slower with talking than Ivie, so she doesn't have many. But our doctor isn't concerned (neither am I, but Dale was, so I told him I'd bring it up to the doctor at Mac's 18-month appointment) - she told me that it's very typical of second children to lag behind in this area. I'm not surprised, given that we can't ever get Ivie to stop chattering. There's no down-time for Macie to pipe in!

You'll see from the video that I decided to record it just after Macie's 3-hour nap today. She was in quite a chipper mood, which is when she's most talkative. But she was also just diving into her afternoon snack. So I had to stop and start again after I was sure that I wasn't going to cause her to choke by simultaneously asking her to talk...

My favorite word of Macie's is "outside". Not really because of how it sounds. More because of the action it generally illicits when I say it. If she thinks that we're going outside to play, she goes crazy! Running to the door, pounding on the window, repeating "OUTSIDE!" at a shriek-y level. The kid loves to be outside.

Anyway, enough stories. Here's the video. Macie's words, in between bites of Chips Ahoy cookies (at least it was just one of those 100-Calorie Packs)...

My Movie Monday (#2): Jumping!

Week 2 of joining Chrissy, over at Traveling Light, for...

Ivie loves to jump. So I got some footage of her practicing yesterday.

Macie joined in the fun. Really, is there anything cuter than a toddler learning how to control her body when she "jumps" and actually DOES get a little air under her feet for the first time?!?

My Movie Monday (#1): Easter Egg Hunt

A friend of mine, Chrissy, over at Traveling Light, has started a weekly feature she calls "My Movie Monday", wherein she features videos each week of, well, whatever happened the previous week that was worthy of recording!

So, this week, I'm joining her with a video of the girls on their Easter egg hunt at our house yesterday morning... Macie receives the majority of the footage, since she's the one still "learning the ropes" when it comes to egg hunting. Although you can rest assured that Ivie makes a few appearances, as well!