Bella a Week Post 18

In this video, Isabella:

1) Opens a box of toys from Mima, stuff we couldn't carry back on the plane;
2) Stays home sick from school and discusses it;
3) Hangs out with Daddy;
4) Visits the pumpkin patch with her class.

Bella a Week Post 17

I know, I know... no video in September. But here we are in October, and the rains have come, which means more time inside at the computer, making videos.

In this video:
1. Bella and her friend chase each other around a leaf pile.
2. We visit a pumpkin patch with Fin, Jessie, and Anouk and take a hay ride.
3. Bella asks the musical question, "Where's red?" and we talk about her sleeping habits.
4. Bella spins.
5. A post-prandial talk with Bella (she can see herself in the camera screen, so she's mugging). WARNING: This last clip is long, only for the truly dedicated, but it ends with Bella getting scared, and then being cute and pouty.

Bella a Week Post 16

In this video:

1. The alphabet, or part of it.
2. A reading session. In this case, Bella reads to us. We can understand isolated words, is all.
3. We head out to Mt. Tabor for the 2007 Soapbox Derby

Bella a Week Post 15

In this video, the three of us go to Pickathon, a roots music festival on a farm just outside of Portland. We had a great time. Bella dances, gets her face painted, dances, plays frisbee, dances, and dances.

Bella a Week Post 14

Once again, the title of this blog is betrayed after a hiatus of a few weeks. We, the management, do feel almost constant guilt, it should be noted, when the eighth day comes and we have not posted a video. There will be two this week, which should assuage our guilt.

In this video, Bella (1) draws a face, (2) dances at an outdoor concert near our house, and (3) paints inside while Daddy attempts (successfully, turns out) to make ice cream, and (4) paints outside in our front yard.

Bella a Week Post 13

We, the management, are sorry for the lapse in videos, but by popular demand, we are back. In this video:

1. The ABCD song (as B calls it)
2. Bella does the Rhino and Cat Dances
3. Daddy does the Horse dance
4. and more...

Bella a Week Post 12

In this week's episode, Bella attempts to sing the fruit song; she says hello to (almost) everybody; then she and Momma go on a water slide at a friggin awesome public pool just minutes away from our house.