Archive for the 'Videos' Category
- Josiah the Fish
Josiah loves to swim and has done very well this summer thanks to having a pool across the street. Check out his skills! [pro-player]http://vimeo.com/6529373[/pro-player] [pro-player]http://vimeo.com/6530057[/pro-player]
- Videos featuring . . . who else?
Bela runs around wearing safety goggles. She loves putting these on and thinks she’s so funny, which she is! Be sure to click below to see MORE! Isabela runs around wearing safety goggles. from Robyn Bowles on Vimeo.
- Isabela Walking & Dancing
Isabela took her first steps a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately for some of you she chose to do it without clothes on. Because of this her first-steps videos are password protected (if you are a friend or family member contact us and we’ll send it to you). Otherwise here she is dancing away to [...]
- Isabela’s First Week
I put together a video in iMovie of Isabela’s first week. It’s a bit large but it’s worth it. Trust me! Check out the video of Bela’s first week.
- No more diapers!
Josiah has reached a notable milestone: no more diapers! And on Tuesday, we took a trip to IKEA to celebrate (it’s air conditioned, included a bus ride and a taxi ride, has a restaurant with 1€ kids’ meal, and lots of cool toys and furniture to play with, plus we brought Mara with us, so [...]
- More ways to keep cool.
Mmmmm, chocolate ice cream sandwiches are cool. Going to the park at night is cool(er). Playing in the sprinklers at the park is cool! And playing fútbol in the shade while wearing a wet bathing suit and water wings is pretty cool, too!
- Our budding musician
Josiah had fun playing the piano at our friends Juan and Inma’s house last week after a refreshing swim in their neighborhood pool. He’s quite good, isn’t he?
- Keeping Cool
Josiah had fun playing with the water at the pool we went to with our friends last week. I wish we could go there today, it’s 107º outside!! We had fun and stayed cool at a mall outside of the city a couple of weeks ago. In this video Tiffany and Josiah go for a [...]
- A Fun Week
Josiah and I had a great time with Heather and Sophia last week. Here are a few highlights of our time together at the home of our friends while they were away. Although Josiah seems to have lost his fondness of the water, he did have lots of fun in the sand! The kids had [...]
- Little Gardeners
We’re having fun at our friends’ home near the beach while the daddys are traveling in Morocco. Today Josiah and Sophia worked hard doing some gardening. Watering Digging
- Prize Penguin
I couldn’t pass up sharing my dad’s 3 minutes of fame with the world! I don’t think you could buy such great publicity! My dad’s penguin mascot has become a recognizable icon around town – has his plight brought in any new business yet? I hope so! Glad to know he’s home safe and sound [...]
- Cumpleaños Feliz Josiah!
We celebrated Josiah’s second birthday at Parque del Alamillo on Saturday. It was a lot of fun! His girl friends Sophia, Mara and Tiffany were there, as well as his friends from our neighborhood park, José and Rafael and their parents. We had sandwiches, cookies, chips, candy, cake and drinks. A couple of our Spanish [...]
- Two Deidas
Despite our efforts to hide the “back-up” Deida, Josiah found him! He wasn’t upset, he was delighted to have two! But we’ll be keeping just one out at a time.
- Drummer Boy
Josiah recently had fun playing with his friend Nico’s drum:
- Un Retiro
Last weekend our little community got away together near the beach in Cádiz province. Our friends Jesús and Rachel have a home there and opened up every spare room and corner to host us. Some actually stayed at the home of Jesús’ parents justa couple of blocks away. Jesús and Rachel are the parents of [...]
- Hippy Fair!
We had fun attending the “Encuentro Alternativas” Festival this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Aka – “The Hippy Fair.” I even had the chance to visit with a couple at the El Parto Es Nuestro booth – I recognized them from the meeting I had attended in February. And Samuel had an interesting conversation with [...]
- Grandma comes for a visit.
Grandma Cindy arrived last week for a two-week visit. We’ve been busy having fun. Yesterday we walked to Parque Alamillo across the river – about 20 minutes walking. There were two different special “Ferias” going on at the same time. We heard lots of music including Middle Eastern accompanied by belly dancers and traditional Flamenco [...]
- Our resident musician
Josiah LOVES music! Not only does he love to dance, but play and sing, too! Here is a sample of his music-making ability!
- Celebration!
On Friday our friends threw Josiah a party to welcome him home and to celebrate his healing. We hid in our room as friends decorated the living room. Josiah was in awe as he walked in to see balloons, streamers and colorful stars everywhere! What is a party without dancing!? (Though Josiah did get a [...]
- Josiah at home.
We’re slowly getting back to normal here – though not there yet. We still have unpacking to do, things to clean, a burn to care for and now a constantly runny nose often preceeded by frequent sneezes that resists wiping. Grandma Cindy left this morning, and as she was packing last night Josiah thought he’d [...]
- Josiah in The Hospital – Finally Some Good News!
Update for Monday, January 22. Very good news! Josiah was transferred out of ICU Saturday night and is currently on the pediatric floor and doing much better! He got up to walk for the first time in a week yesterday and although he was unsteady at first he led us out the front door and [...]
- Merry Christmas! A compilation of videos.
Here are a few videos from the past few days (including Christmas): Josiah and his frog (“Deeda”) play together in the laundry basket. Josiah and Sophia rearrange the cupboard. Taking a break for a little kiss! Stop three in our Christmas Eve Progressive Dinner was the main meal at Claire and Andrew’s. Josiah finds another [...]
- But the Phone is so Exciting!
Josiah jabbers on his “phone” (in this episode the phone is played by an Eglish-Spanish translator), gets a little carried away and finishes with a surprise. FYI: No electronic devices were harmed in the making of this video.
- Josiah Grooves
Josiah dancing and spinning in our living room this afternoon: FYI: No Josiahs were harmed in the filming of this movie.
- Josiah playing ball!
A recent video of Josiah playing with the neighbor kids on our patio! Enjoy
- Josiah chasing kitty.
More video! This is more fun than writing!
- Fun At the Beach
Another video! This was taken two weeks ago at the beach north of Valencia, Spain. (The quality is much better when it’s played than the still picture you see here.)
- Josiah’s First Steps
Josiah has been walking for over a month now, but we’re experimenting with making videos available. Here is a video of Josiah’s first steps on July 1st of this year: