Jumping on the Bed.

Perhaps this is the oldest and most loved children's "sport" of all time: jumping on the bed. Admittedly, I love it too ... still.

Every time that Isaac's "future wife" Sydney sleeps over ... they endlessly perform their gymnastics skills on my bed. This time, I broke out the camera and tried to get some fun shots of it all.

For the following pics, I used a slow shutter speed, a flash, 1600 ISO and a tripod (the tripod was an after thought, so some of the pics are blurred). The results have been called "scary looking" by Sydney's Mom ... but I don't feel the same way. I love the transparency of their moving bodies against a still background ...

Ok --- so it's not photographic genuis ... but it does look like lots of fun, doesn't it? (You can see that the last pic was desperately missing a tripod :) Good times.

May you & yours enjoy some simple pleasures this weekend ...

Love,

Jodi

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When Mamma Plays Barbies ...

... Midge gets a little "saucy" ...

... the Kens get in touch with their feminine sides ...

... Midge trys out her stripper routine ...

... and Barbie drinks more than she can handle.

Barbie & Friends Gone Wild! Hey, if you are going to be pressured into playing Barbies for the umpteenth time ... ya may as well find a way to enjoy it :)

Enjoy the weekend ...

Love,

Jodi

P.S. We leave for Disney World this Sunday --- so no posts for a week. See you the following Monday!

P.P.S. Mitzi pointed out that the following Barbie was not on my blog ... after she discovered it on Flickr. It is her fave, so I thought it was worthy of posting here too. I call it Barbie Fro & Bling:

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Thriller.

Everyone here is feeling the full effects of a Flu right now :(

But - What better remedy for all that ails you than to cuddle up with your son in bed, lap-top laying across your chest, searching for wild, wacky and hilarious videos on YouTube?

Well it seems that the Michael Jackson Thriller Album is celebrating its 25th Anniversary (the new 25th Anniversary album debuted yesterday - click here to see the new album & listen to some of the remixes). I grew up on Michael ... totally convinced that I was going to marry him one day. I am sure glad that didn't happen ... but I am still enamored by his music, his dancing and his lyrics. And so are people from around the world ... Here are some of our finds:

(To begin viewing the following goodies, you may want to revist the original Thriller video here first).






Fun, huh??? And there are so many more. So, do yourself a favor and take some time out to surf YouTube. It brings so much joy :) We are feeling better already!

Some of the "Surprise" Wedding Dances will have you in stitches... here, here and here. They make me want to re-do my boring wedding dance over again (Michael Bolton's Soul Provider. Go ahead - feel sorry for me - but it was a sign of the times).

Enjoy the Day,
Jodi

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