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Emma and her bed

Emma and her bed

Emma does not like going to bed.  And it’s not just that she resists sleep–she just doesn’t like her bed.  We started to see this when I transformed her crib into a toddler bed back in February or early March (early, I know, but I felt bad because Jonathan had freedom to play and she […]

Indoor egg hunt

Rather than take our chances fighting traffic and hundreds of other little children for a precious few plastic eggs at the city-wide Easter egg hunt this year, Cassia and I decided to hold a little in-home egg event for Jonathan and Emma.  We hid the eggs while the children took their afternoon (03/22) naps, then […]

Stuntkids in training

As I look at the metadata for this video, I’m surprised – January 8?  Hard to believe that over three weeks have gone by since we filmed this.  Time really does fly around here. Emma still does the backwards crawling/falling routine to get down stairs, but she knows that’s not the most efficient way to […]

Jonathan sings, Part 6

Jonathan wraps up his impromptu mini-concert with a few straightforward renditions of some old Primary favorites. I’ll note here that he especially enjoys belting out “Families Can Be Together Forever” whenever we’re out in grocery stores and other public places.  Life is never dull with Jonathan around.  :) Thanks for tuning in!    

Jonathan sings, Part 5

This one will go down as a classic in the Beckman family video archives for many years to come. Most if not all of you are familiar with the “silly” version of the “Happy Birthday” song, with its biting comment (no pun intended) that the recipient looks and smells like a monkey. Well, Cassia decided […]

Jonathan sings, Part 4

Jonathan is such a sweet, well-natured person to be around when he wakes up in the morning. By the end of the day, however, he’s invariably taxing our patience to the limit. :) We think this has a lot to do with the fact that he refuses to take a nap during the day, even […]

Jonathan sings, Part 3

Jonathan first became aware of “The First Noel” a little over a year ago. He soon began requesting “the ‘First’ song” in addition to “I Am A Child of God” when we put him down to bed. No gaffes here – just Jonathan giving the song his best shot. He does pretty well for a […]

Jonathan sings, Part 2

Cassia and I have sung “I Am A Child of God” to Jonathan every night since he was a baby. He knows all the verses (yes, even the less well-known fourth verse) by heart. He sings it more than any other song he knows.  He often helps us sing it to Emma before her bedtime. […]

Jonathan sings, Part 1

Now it’s Jonathan’s turn to take center stage.  Cassia filmed Jonathan on December 30 singing some of his favorite songs (nearly all of which are Primary-related) with the intent of preserving these priceless moments for posterity, and, well . . . let’s just say things didn’t go exactly as planned.  :) I’ve edited these videos […]

Emma, fashion model and train engineer

It looks like life has ramped up for us again, so our children will be taking over the blog for the next several days. First up is Emma.  These first two videos were filmed on Christmas Day, and both revolve around a similar theme: Emma learning to dress herself.  Of course, she’s learning to do […]