Happy New Year!

I’m sorry for the long absence, it’s been a bit of a tumultuous time.. holidays often are, but this one more than most. Of course there have been many wonderful memories made, ones I want to remember forever, like Jasper’s…

A Journey into the Mind of a Toddler

Because why SHOULDN’T a rocking horse start with keys?

Notice the part where he comes running towards me saying “baby, baby” once he realizes I’m videoing him?

He’s gotten to the point that anytime I take out my camera or iphone or…

Talking and Kissing Caught on Video

When I go to visit Jasper at daycare he always does the cutest things like kisses his girlfriend Frida. Normally I leave my iphone in the car (otherwise Jasper wants to play with it) but yesterday I was determined to…

Wordless Wednesday: Teethbrush!

Bubbles!

Is there anything more magical than a baby’s expression when they are playing with bubbles?

Jasper is slightly obsessed with bubbles since starting Gymboree.  Now, we walks by the counter where I keep them and points up and says “bubble” several…

It’s Official, Jasper is a Baby Genius!

Normally I’m fairly tongue in cheek when I proclaim Jasper is brilliant or advanced – (well aware that each child is the second coming in their mommy’s eyes!) but this COMPLETELY floored me:

Neither of us ever taught him or showed…

Ball!

As predicted, Jasper’s vocabulary is just exploding these days.. particularly words that start with “B” as in “ball” which he demonstrates in this video. But he also says banana, book, baby (which sounds like “boh boh”) bye-bye and my favorite,…

Jasper Sings Row Row Row Your Boat

Wednesday when I picked up Jasper from daycare they asked me if he sang Row Row Row your boat at home (no, he had not.)  Jasper was standing there when they asked and he immediately started singing it! I’ve been…

First Words.. Bye Bye Banana

I’ve neglected to blog about a pretty exciting development over the past few weeks.. Jasper has started talking! Since this is, after all, his virtual baby book, I figured I’d better post it for posterity so when he asks me…

Using Your Camera’s Histogram Display

Here’s a little video I put together showing you how to use your DSLR’s display option to toggle to the histogram view. Histograms (with the exception of a few extreme lighting situations) are an excellent tool you can use to…