Summer Wrap-up video post

This was summer #2 where my ONLY job was to play with Joe. I highly recommend summers off, and if you are lucky enough to do that, capture your memories with cellphone videos that are impossible to edit.

For instance, this one of the little guy's first beach trip with his big brother (and a friend):


Or this one of great mealtime entertainment:


Or this one, where you knew he was eventually going to ask to get up by saying "Up!" the cute little way he does, but you have to fast forward 35 seconds in order to see it.


And this one where he demonstrates his continued love/hate relationship with ice. It's the ONE sign that he actually uses correctly. He uses "milk" to ask for everything (open & close your fist, kind of like you are actually milking a cow), and uses "more" and "please" only when he's feeling agreeable. ("more:" pinch your thumbs, index and middle fingers together, and tap the tips of them to one another. "please:" rub your hand on your chest.) Joe loves ice, especially when we crush it for him in the blender, but it gets cold & gives him brainfreeze like whoa, and that makes him whiny.


So, lesson learned: use the flip cam to capture memories. Or just enjoy the moment.