Blogger is rather cool

I changed the template. I'm using a custom blogger template that i think is has a cleaner interface. Some odd behavior in the administration, but i like it.

I'll be adding some additional pages and some other things now that i have better knowledge of how this works.

Edit: check to see if auto notify works.

Obligatory ABBA reference here

Kira dancing a couple weeks ago.  She's learned to spin, dance, and hop.  Next is Jazz, Tap, and Ballet, I'm sure.  Aidan is more interested in the camera than dancing, as you'll see.  Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Beware the sleeping dragon. For when she wakes, the Earth will shake.

I'm amazed at the amount of photos i get of them when they are still. And then i realize that its the only time i can use the camera. I think that these moments are what will define my memories in the future, but they certainly aren't indicative of their normal activity level.

Here they are just before bed, sleeping on Mr. Rabbit.

Jumping Practice

This was taken about a month ago.  Here they are learning to jump in place.  They are pretty good at it now, but a month ago, they were just trying it out.

Don't ask me why they are wearing their hats with pajamas on.  Kira pointed to her head and said hat, and of course that means Aidan wants a hat as well.

Here's the video....

Rare Moment

Sorry about the absence.  Here's something quick for now.  I'll be posting another video in a day or 2.

Every once and a while, Aidan and Kira slow down and will sit for a photo.  Here i had to bribe them with a cookie first and their blankets.

When I see this photo, they look so grown up to me.  It does shock me a little to think that they will almost be 2.

e-Readers

So a friend of mine said, whats the point of e-readers (i.e. the nook, sony's eReader, etc.), he doesn't like the fact that people can download content without actually paying for a book.

I realized that some people just don't understand the capabilities, and this might be a one of those technology gadget gateway products.  Not only can you preview and buy the latest books in print, but most e-readers have access to google books.  Which allows you access to millions of books, including out-of-print editions.

Not only books, you can get access to magazines, current and archived.  Great example, would be the entire Life Magazine collection.  You want to read the Audrey Hepburn article in 1953? Sure...go ahead.

And unlike the music industry, the publishing industry is handling the technology invasion a lot better.  They aren't demanding large sums of money for already released content that they already made money on (Ala Mettalica).

There's going to be a large number of e-readers coming out this year, of all different types.  Some of the newer models are amazing.  Check out the Skiff. (and yes, it doesn't have any glass and you can bend it)

People gots ta learn.

One more milestone finished

So, last week , Kira was climbing out of her crib and she fell from the top rail (about 3 feet up) and landed on her head.  Amazingly she cried for less than a minute and was again climbing into and out of her crib.
It took us a lot longer to recover.

We decided that maybe it was time to convert to toddler beds.  Heres a quick video of them first climbing into the new beds.