Sarah and Adam: The Next Generation

New Photos and Videos

The last few months have been so busy, we've gotten behind on our photos and videos. I have posted new photos on flickr (link on right, or watch the Summer 2008 slideshow here), and here are a couple of short, unedited videos. In the past few months, Gus has learned not just to walk, but to run, climb, and jump (rather poorly, though). Enjoy!

This is a short clip of Gus walking, about a week after he started being a regular walker. Of course, this is slightly dated, just two months after this he has started RUNNING everywhere!


This is the first time we've allowed Gus to just eat a whole section of banana (not chopped into small pieces) and he is pretty psyched... Inevitably, he stuffs the entire thing into his mouth!

Uncle Marc Sleeps by the Desk

Last weekend, Uncle Marc came to visit. Jasper and Gus had a LOT of fun with him.

Yesterday on the way home from Anna's, Jasper says, "Mommy, um, hey mommy. I want Uncle Marc to come back and to always sleep by the desk."   (When Uncle Marc visited, he slept in our guest bed, which sits right next to Sarah's home office desk.)

We then called Uncle Marc on the phone, and Jasper said, "You can sleep by my desk, Uncle Marc."  After Uncle Marc's somewhat convoluted explanation of why that wasn't possible, and we said goodbye, Gus busted out with, "More! More! More Un-Mar." ("Un-Mar" is Gus's version of "Uncle Marc.")

Angel Planes

This weekend is the start of the Seafair festival, and the Blue Angels, 6 performing Navy planes, are here in town. They've been practicing in the air over Anna's house, where the kids spend the day during the week. Jasper has become complete entranced. For the first day or so he referred to them only as "Angel Planes".  Now he calls them "Blue Angel Planes".  All of the stories he requests are about the Blue Angels.

This morning he said, "Tell a story about Pepin the Puppy and Garumph the Dragon and how they went upstairs at Anna's house and watched the Blue Angel Planes from the window of the bedroom." And then after that story, "Tell a story about Pepin the Puppy and the airplane hangar with the Blue Angel Planes." Etc. Etc.

Although he loves these planes, he's also slightly terrified. When I suggested that we go and try and see the planes this morning, he got very excited, but then said it is too scary.

Gus on the other hand doesn't take much note of the various fast-moving objects, but he is talking up a storm. TONS of new words every day - and he's starting to be like Jasper was, where he can repeat most 1-2 syllable words after you say them if he tries.