My favorite part of this little video is certainly Oakley’s obliteration, but the rest of it is fun too. Last night, we watched some video taken by the late, great Thelma. I was struck by the fact that even really bad video can become exceptionally valuable/enjoyable with the passage of time. Hopefully this is reasonably fun, even now.
Ripped!
30 Jun 09 by Tim Martin | 1 Comment | 46 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, duck, lindy, oakley, video
34 of Our Closest Relatives
28 Jun 09 by Tim Martin | 2 Comments | 84 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, family, jenn, lindy, oakley, tim
Each summer over the last 14 years, I’ve made the same joke. “I’m going to the beach with 30 of Jenn’s closest relatives.”
No one ever believes me… not until now. Now I have proof.
34 leaves on Edward & Drucilla Williams’ Family Tree
What Have We Been Doing?
28 Jun 09 by Tim Martin | No Comments | 51 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, duck, lindy, oakley
Hula Hoop Throwdown
11 Jun 09 by Tim Martin | 5 Comments | 164 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, jenn, lindy, oakley, tim, video
Ask yourself this… are you ready for a throwdown? –Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay has a show on The Food Network in which he travels the country challenging various cooks to make their favorite dish in a competition with him.
A couple of days ago, Angie suggested that sharing Oakley’s hula hooping skills wouldn’t be enough… We needed to provide some context… We need to know from whence she got her skills.
And so, the Hula Hoop Throwdown was born. Was I ready for a throwdown? Yes I was.
Monkey Bars
9 Jun 09 by Tim Martin | 1 Comment | 114 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: lindy
I don’t like the monkey bars… Why? Well, I might point to the fact that lifting girls onto monkey bars constantly is work. Or the fact that watching them fall is terrifying. Or I could even be honest with you and admit that I hate them because I could never do them! (Oakley’s hula hoop dominance will be a matter for another post too!)
I live with four women
31 May 09 by Tim Martin | 9 Comments | 193 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, favorites, jenn, lindy, oakley, pictures, tim, women
Well, someday that will be true. Today, I live with my wife and three little girls. And you know what? I sincerely love it. I grew up around women, for the most part, I have a reasonable understanding of them, I even like things that women like. That’s right, I can watch What Not To Wear or a cooking show and embrace it.
My reward for embracing women?
Me and my ladies
Tell me that’s not awesome!
We went out on the front porch this morning after church and busted out the self-timer function on the camera. This one can be set to burst one or many shots. The chronology of the shots is really fun, I think.
Kinderdance Video 2009
26 May 09 by Tim Martin | No Comments | 85 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: lindy, video
For those of you who love Miss Donna like I do, this video could be a lot of fun. Yes, it’s Lindy centric. And yes, my daughters are made because it “skips”, meaning I cut out large sections of the show. I figure all of you might appreciate that.
So, 8 minutes total of Lindy dancing. Enjoy! (She’s on the far right most of the time.)
I love Miss Donna
19 May 09 by Tim Martin | 3 Comments | 183 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: kinderdance, lindy
Miss Donna is Lindy’s Kinderdance teacher. I love Miss Donna. That’s right, I’ve told my wife, I’m telling you, I’ll shout it on the highest mountain. I love Miss Donna.
While some of my friends are suffering through two hour shows in which their daughter appears for 3 minutes, I got to watch a 30 minute show in which my daughter appeared for 30 minutes. Seriously.
This says nothing of Miss Donna’s excellent instruction (which is obviously why we’re there!)
Lindy’s performance was great as well. She looked the part, and even as the youngest of the group, performed marvelously. Video is likely to follow in another post, but for today, I have a few different options for you.
First, a picture or two… my very favorites.
Mid Carp Wheel (see here for the cartwheel in its entirety)
Eyes o’ Mine
17 May 09 by Tim Martin | 2 Comments | 132 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: aspen, eyes, lindy, oakley
I’ve been blessed with three daughters, all of whom share many things about their appearance. Some pictures of them from similar ages are almost indistinguishable.
The eyes, however, are a dead give away. For Jenn or me, it’s immediately apparent who we’re looking at in these pictures. Can you tell who’s who?
Keep reading…
Bath Time!
13 May 09 by Tim Martin | No Comments | 38 view(s)Categories: family | Tags: lindy, oakley, pictures
I’m not exactly a big bath time photo guy… I know plenty of cute shots come from it, but that’s a pretty private moment, so I leave it alone. I read recently, though, about how bathrooms are light big softboxes from a photography standpoint, so I decided I’d shoot a couple of pictures of Oakley and Lindy during their last bath. (We’re taking showers a lot of the time now too, thankfully.)
The results were good enough (and decent enough) that I feel comfortable sharing them with you.
We decided that Aspen wouldn’t fit
Scary