ornj food
u adults can keep yer ornj food for yerself its terubul -blv
yay i’m a haf yeer old i found this piksher can u find me im hiding in the flowrs -blv
May 2, 2008
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January 31, 2008
Benjamin Photos
Benjamin had his first professional photo shoot a few weeks ago and we just received the hi-res digital proofs. We’ve uploaded them to Flickr so all of his admirers can bask in his cuteness. We feel bad for all those parents in the world who think their baby is the cutest ever. 
January 7, 2008
Baby Steps
Now that the Holidays have passed and things are beginning to settle back down, we thought we’d post a new Benjamin video. We’ve gotta tell you, we’re having a lot of fun watching him grow up a little bit each and every day. We all know about “baby steps”, but witnessing your very own baby grow up right before your eyes is truly an amazing experience. In this video, Benjamin wakes up from a nap in his swing (this was just too cute to leave out) and then shows us how he can raise his head and look around and smile and kick and coo and interact with his new best friend the lion and then, this morning, seemingly out of nowhere, he starts using his hands… even turning his wrist. Baby steps! How fun!
It should be relatively obvious at this point that all we do now is stand around and stare at Benjamin, and it’s actually quite delightful. Wow. How times have changed. =)
A quick production note on the video: The clip with Benjamin on his tummy by the tree was taken in mid-December when he was only seven weeks old, while all the others were taken within the last few days. Even though he’s only three weeks younger, you can see how his face hadn’t filled out as much and he was still working pretty hard to keep his head up. Also, if you look close, you can see how I keep moving the camera to where he’s looking instead of him following the camera. That’s why I really love the clip where he’s waking up from his nap, because you can tell he’s really aware of his surroundings and is able to focus on a particular object and study it. Do I sound like a proud Daddy?
Music by Aaron Shust and Feist.
January 3, 2008
Heads Up!
Benjamin will be ten weeks old tomorrow and is fast approaching twelve pounds. As you can see, he already has good head control and is really beginning to enjoy more focused interaction with his surroundings. He has experienced a few trips to Central Market, a trip to the mall, a stroll around Town Lake, and even went out to lunch with Mom and Dad. In between his four or five naps a day, he’s keeping pretty busy: He has a photo shoot scheduled for this weekend and an appointment next week with the Executive Producer of his upcoming cooking show, Cooking with Benjamin. Stay tuned!
December 2, 2007
An Early Christmas Smile
Isn’t he just the cutest? This is his first smile on camera. It was brief, but we captured it! Thanks to Mommy for her excellent baby talk! We planned this little photo session for early morning, since he is usually the happiest that time of day. The nice lighting was achieved by turning off all the indoor lights to make the Christmas lights pop and the green wire fade to the back a bit. Opening the shutters on a nearby window let in the morning’s natural light to give him a nice glow.
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!
November 23, 2007
Introductions
Lance’s parents, henceforth referred to as Granmom and Grandad, finally got to meet their beautiful grandson! In related news, the aforementioned happy grandparents are now Austin residents and we’re all amazed at the Lord’s grace. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration at Kristin’s parents, henceforth referred to as Amma and Papa, and are looking forward to eating turkey sandwiches and putting up Christmas decorations. Yay!!!
