More than any year in the past, the kids were really into getting the Christmas decorations out and up. Andrew asked me on more than one occasion when we were putting lights on the house (the real answer is maybe never, but I told him not this year).
Also the kids has the great treat of receiving new ornaments from Grandma Barb and Grandpa Tom in Michigan.
Today I’m working with a group of friends (it’s always great working with a crew you know – and this one is the A-Team) on a B-Roll package for Macy’s National Believe Day. It’s always fun coming to the city now and then, even with the traffic getting here. It’s pretty nice being in the iconic Marshall Fields building too, up on one of the restricted floors.
Today was baby girls 4th birthday and she was quite the little princess. This year she really was very excited about the day and was talking about it the weeks leading up to the day.
We had a little gift for her in the morning when she woke up, and cake and another gift in the evening after dinner.
While it’s only been 4 years, I can’t imagine life without her. It seems like we’ve known her forever!
We love you Sydney!
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Almost a year ago we decided to get a annual family membership to the Museum of Science and Industry, hoping it would be worth the $140 or so dollars. Looking back now, I can say without a doubt it’s one of the best investments we have made. What would normally be a very expensive trip with the kids ends up being no cost at all except for the gas to get there. Even parking is included! If I had to guess I would say we have gone there around 20x since we purchased the membership. It’s a great place to take the kids in the winter, or when it’s raining.
The place is so darn big that you can go on a regular basis and still not see anything twice, not to mention they are always having new exhibits.
Everything in this video was shot with the GoPro Hero 3+. It’s not a great indoor/low light camera, but it’s not the worst either. I was pretty happy with the quality overall. It’s so small that I just had it in my hand all day and turned it on and off as I saw opportunities to shoot.
In recent weeks Max has really taken to roll playing as a teacher. If you watch him closely while he’s “teaching” you can really get a sense of what his day is probably like.
While he normally tries to recruit is brother or sister to be his students (Sydney usually goes along with it, Andrew not so much), this time he found comfort in a small herd of tiny ponies.
In case you’re wondering why he kind of looks like a pirate with a big patch on his eye, let me explain. We have to patch his left eye every day for at least 2 hours. We normally do this as soon as he gets up in the morning. So he has no eye injury, we are just trying to boost the vision of his right eye so that they’re closer to the same strength.
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