it would seem as if our little lady is all growns up. well, mostly. she is now mastering the task of feeding herself with a spoon. it’s still a messy process but it definitely makes feeding time a little easier (of course, clean-up is slightly more complicated). it’s these small rites of passage that make being a parent all the more enjoyable (did that sound really cheesy?).
i saw a clip online a long time ago where someone remixed west side story into a horror film trailer. i thought it was so rad that i decided to make my own version. i really ripped off the original, but oh well. i hope you enjoy it.
do you hear it? do you hear the Belle?
it tolls for thee.
the belle tolls for thee from stevelucky on Vimeo.
i shot this a month or so ago when we had a pretty big snow (big for this area, anyway) but finally just got around to editing it. this was lily’s first experience with snow and it was with definite trepidation that she made her way into the blizzard. all in all i think she fared rather well, and maybe next time, she’ll be a little more prepared.
there’s this park about a block from our house and lily loves to go to the park. and it’s really hard because we have to drive by it everytime we go somewhere and lily always thinks we’re taking her to the park and she gets real excited, but then her hopes get dashed when we just keep on driving. but it’s good, because i think it’s getting her ready for life. you don’t always get what you want. and she needs to learn that. well, on this particular day, i thought i’d let her win. because it’s nice to get it your way on occasion.
once again, bonus points if anyone can name the song. i’ll even give you bonus points if you can name the band. this one might be tough.
so, here he is in his first feature film (or something like that). jackson jet heller (and yes, that is his real middle name) is an amazing little guy and has already had a big impact on this family. check out his arrival into our world.
inspired by a friend who had made a video of his son saying “hi”, i started thinking about a word that lily frequently uses, and this is what i came up with. i’m not sure where she picked this up (though i have a sneaking suspicion it was from one of her parents) but we’re doing our best to try and break her of it. maybe making a video showcasing her favorite word isn’t the most effective way to do that.
i was watching dave letterman last night and he was talking about how jack hanna, that animal guy, was going to be on the show. he started fumbling over his words and for some reason, it was just one of the funniest things i’ve ever seen. i don’t know why. i just kept watching it over and over. i taped it (with my video camera pointed at the t.v. , so it looks like crap) and i want your opinion. is dave still funny? or is it just me?
if there were a commercial for the heller family.org, this would be it. in fact, as soon as i get my own public access cable television show, this one is going to be in heavy rotation. my experimentation of earlier has finally been perfected (well, almost) and is ready to be unleashed on the masses. i know you’re asking yourself, ‘why does he waste his time with these pointless pursuits?’ that’s a great question. one to which i have no answer. i guess i think only of the betterment (or mild entertainment) of my fellow man. i hope you enjoy this.
this one is seriously an object d’ art. we walked into lily’s room one morning to find her sleeping in a rather unusual position. it was funny enough to record and through some creative editing, i believe that this is my best creation to date. you be the judge.
plus i just love this song.
…so i started to thinking, ‘how do they do those? i should try and do that.’ so i did. i’ll admit it’s a pretty weak counterfit, but this was just my experiment to see if i could even come close and i think i did. try and ignore the really bad music editing as i was kind of rushed. maybe i’ll try and do a better one. though this attempt, small as it was, was really tedious and took a couple of hours so, we’ll see. anyway, let me know what you think, or if any of you have any ideas on how to do it better.
p.s. – i was in my pajamas as i recorded this. they’re not some sort of gay pants.
heller-packard from stevelucky on Vimeo.
