Haulk the Herald...

This is kind of a weird, non-sequitur filled video, but really, that's life with a 2 1/2 year old, after all. I didn't edit out the beginning part on purpose so you can see how quickly our beloved can go from zero to pissed, for really really no reason... then the end is great because I love her pronunciation of this word.

Hauk the Herald Angels from Jessica on Vimeo.

Uncle Sash's piano lesson

Since Annie was about 5 months old and just able to sit up on her own, Sash has been giving her piano lessons. She love love loves it. I think the best part of this is her wiggling dancing along with the song.

Piano Lesson from Jessica on Vimeo.

Chickens at the Zoo?

Some might ask... hmm... why do they have chickens at the zoo? We don't ask, we just appreciate:

Zoo chickens from Jessica on Vimeo.

Boring chicken, cute kid

There's very little value to this video except for the fact that Annie is frickin CUTE in her hat. Sorry, but it's true.

Chicken eating from Jessica on Vimeo.

Bossy the Roaring Lion

When I was little my school sent home a note saying I had "strong leadership qualities". I think Annie might have gotten a teenie bit of my Bossy McBosserton gene.

Bossy the Lion from Jessica on Vimeo.

One of my favorite words she says

I think it'd be spelled "meshmallows":

Meshmallows from Jessica on Vimeo.

Aunt Lindsay's joke from 1982

She's heard this joke a few times, and she thinks it's the most hilarious thing ever... I think it's really 2 year old humor.

Cat joke from Jessica on Vimeo.

REO Speedwagon, toddler style

And in case you thought we'd end a batch of Annie singing videos without an epic 80's tune, don't you fret.

REO Speedwagon from Jessica on Vimeo.

Eden, by 10,000 Maniacs

I sing this to bed at her because it's one of my favorite songs ever, and I know all the words, so I can get all the way through it. Apparently some of the words have stuck :) Here's the actual song (scroll down the Amazon page and click Eden to listen to it)...

Eden from Jessica on Vimeo.

Bushel and a peck

The other I love you song I sing her at bedtime:

Bushel and a Peck from Jessica on Vimeo.

Skid-amarink-idinkie-doo

Not sure where this one came from or what it's called, but I know it from when I was little:

LoveYou from Jessica on Vimeo.

Twinkle twinkle little star

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the beginning of the musical portion of the blog posts. She's such a good singer, I wanted to get a bunch of songs recorded. And without further ado:

Twinkle from Jessica on Vimeo.

Poor little fifteen

Not sure what happened to fifteen. I'm just glad six and seven have joined the team.
Poor fifteen from Jessica on Vimeo.

Definitively 2 and a half

The beginning of this video depict the weirdness that is the terrible twos for us. She's 2 and a half now, so I'm trying to get her to say it for most of the video. This is kind of a long one, sorry.

Two and a half from Jessica on Vimeo.

Watching her, watching her...

Not really that interesting, but it shows you how much she loves watching herself on video. "I wanna watch an Annie video!" she'll say.

This is so meta from Jessica on Vimeo.

Gweat!

This is a re-enactment of an actual conversation she and her grandmother had a few minutes ago when Mum arrived to babysit. Early this morning she'd been pitiful, whiny, feverish, and eventually threw up a bit. I guess, as she promised it would, Curious George "make me feel better".

Gweat! from Jessica on Vimeo.

Madeleine's political beginnings

This is Annie's friend Madeleine. She and Annie are almost exactly the same age, and we've been getting together with their family since before the girls were born. We got together to play yesterday with them, and had a blast. The kids make us laugh so much.

Madeleine and her parents went to see Hillary Clinton speak recently, and ever since then she's been imitating the political speech style. She's not saying anything comprehensible here - it's really just the rhythm of what she's saying and doing with her mic. I love this!

Hillary's political speech style, a la Madeleine from Jessica on Vimeo.

The Glare

We have a book about dinosaurs eating their food, and it jokes about all the things that dinosaurs DON'T do as they eat their food... they don't throw it on the floor, they don't bubble their milk... they don't glare at their parents... so we tried to teach Annie what glaring was. She is extraordinarily good at it, and LOVES to do it.

glare from Jessica on Vimeo.

Toddler logic

Evan is doing his Annie impression in this... where she speaks in a monotone... but the conversation itself is so random and all over the place. Just typical 2 1/2 yr old talk.

toddler logic from Jessica on Vimeo.

Brussel Sprouts

She tried artichokes in Florida last week, and now when trying brussel sprouts tonight I think she thought they were just mini artichokes.

brussel sprouts from Jessica on Vimeo.