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The DVD for 2010 is now available. If you are interested I would be happy to burn you a copy; just let me know.

October 2, 2011 At Maine Indoor Karting for Nate's birthday.
August 21, 2011 Eva, Owen, and a tantalizing frog.
August 21, 2011 Noah v. Donut.
August 7, 2011 Go bananas, go, go, bananas! At Center Day Camp.
July 24, 2011 "Be the burger, not the bun!" Tubing at the Medds' in Norway, Maine.
June 18, 2011 Eva's first piano recital.
April 28, 2011 A birthday message to Uncle Ben.
April 22, 2011 Playing with Hex Bugs at the Newark airport.
April 2, 2011 The annual Egg Drop contest at the Montshire Museum of Science.
March 13, 2011 It's not wafer thin; it's elephant thick.
March 13, 2011

"What's this thing?": a stop-motion film by Eva.

Eva: "I can't believe it took 41 photos to make this short of a movie. My friend Olivia helped me and so it went much quicker. The movie is this Caribbean person picking up a hat and saying "What's this?" (Even though you can't hear it.) Also, I thought my hand was out of sight in the last few photos! But I didn't know because someone else was taking the pictures."

February 24, 2011 "A Killin' It Family Moment (w/ pinata)": Eva's birthday pinata, shot and edited by Uncle Ben.
January 15, 2011 Noah builds a complete LEGO model in two minutes.
January 1, 2011 Two days of sledding at Fort Williams.
December 25, 2010 Emmett in the exersaucer.
December 25, 2010 "That doesn't count!": Noah and Uncle Chris play catch.
December 5, 2010 Eva reading at Emmett's baptism.
November 29, 2010 Cottleston Pie.
November 2, 2010 Sliding down the ramp at The Children's Center.
June 23, 2010 Noah tells a long story about frogs.
June 14, 2010 Water balloons.
June 13, 2010 Noah has an astonishing amount of fun with a purple ball.
June 12, 2010 My head fell off!
April 4, 2010 I will eat the air! (At the Montshire museum.)
March 3, 2010 Some B-roll from Turks and Caicos.
February 5, 2010 Noah struggles with cross country skis.
January 24, 2010 Eva, Ari, and JoJo sledding (including the maiden run of the jack jumper) at Fort Williams.
January 23, 2010 Winter fun.
January 17, 2010 Bubble wrap.
December 27, 2009 Drinking through a crazy straw.
December 25, 2009 Grandpa shows Noah and Sam how to use their new forklifts.
November 28, 2009 A typical breakfast with the kids. Noah has blood in his body; mom is a tricking muffin; Eva lectures about human anatomy.
November 20, 2009 Two videos from Andrea's cell phone while babysitting the kids.
November 8, 2009 Walking, talking leaf bags.
October 28, 2009 Eva's loose tooth.
October 17, 2009 Licking the bowl (highlights).
September 6, 2009 Abu Tabu Dabo!
August 29, 2009 Noah attempts to achieve the unthinkable: eating pizza and drinking chocolate milk at the same time.
August 2, 2009 At Tony and Beth's garden.
July 25, 2009 Crazy dancing.
July 14, 2009 I think *this* is my business!
July 14, 2009 Noah learns to ride his new two-wheeler, but likes his horn too much.
July 10, 2009 Sam and Noah tear it up on tricycles.
June 17, 2009 Shoes on Noah's shoes.
May 8, 2009 Noah opens a birthday present from Fafa.
May 5, 2009 Noah opens a birthday present from grandma.
April 18, 2009 Eva crosses the treacherous lily pads.
March 29, 2009 Noah and Nora Grace tug like mad.
February 23, 2009 Phooey!
February 14, 2009 Noah at the beach.
February 13, 2009 Just a long shot of the kids digging together at the beach.
January 31, 2009 Noah plays some favorite songs on our newly-delivered piano.
January 10, 2009 Ring around the rosy.
December 20, 2008 Sledding with Merrill at Fort Williams.
October 19, 2008 The kids sing, whistle, and hiccup.
October 17, 2008 Out goes Y-O-U get the kidney!
October 12, 2008 The cousins play rough.
September 21, 2008 Noah, with Eli, at the bay beach.
August 31, 2008 Chugga-chugga choo-choo!
August 31, 2008 Chasing balloons at Cape Cod.
August 4, 2008 How was it that you tasted pee?
August 2, 2008 The colorful booger is coming!
July 6, 2008 Eva does her best Ogden Nash impression.
June 15, 2008 Noah feeds lots of cherries to Mark.
June 7, 2008 Eva's first violin recital.
June 7, 2008 Noah throws his hat into the air.
May 25, 2008 Some clips from our Spring vacation (Cape Elizabeth, New York, and Cape Cod).
May 24, 2008 Noah Python's Flying Circus.
May 24, 2008 Noah in the toddler version of Tomb Raider.
May 2, 2008 Noah's second birthday.
April 28, 2008 Noah speaks! A reading of "Oh, David!" by David Shannon.
April 26, 2008 Whose poo is that, and what type of poo?
April 20, 2008 The kids wiggle teeth and tongues.
April 6, 2008 Eva, Ari, and Noah riding bikes and trikes.
March 13, 2008 Noah runs down a hallway. Then he turns around and runs back again.
February 8, 2008 Some clips from our winter vacation to Turks and Caicos.
January 19, 2008 Eva goes skating with her friend Mia.
January 8, 2008 Noah misbehaves at lunchtime.
January 6, 2008 Two sledding runs at Fort Williams, the second ending in near-disaster!
December 29, 2007 Gimme some sugar!
December 8, 2007 Sledding with Grandpa's sled on our local hill.
December 2, 2007 Our trip to San Diego.
October 8, 2007 Eva and Noah have crazy fun inside the house!
September 20, 2007 An ad hoc train of neighborhood kids.
August 20, 2007 Noah pushes Eva.
July 31, 2007 Noah learning to walk over the course of a few months.
July 8, 2007 Eva discusses the biological imperative behind a common taboo.
March 4, 2007 Noah discovers that the Lego container is a great walker. Mark gets excited and asks Eva to film the event to email to Rebecca.
February 23, 2007 A pony ride Eva requested for her fifth birthday.
October 21, 2006 Eva entices smiles from Noah.
September 29, 2006 Meow meow...
July 3, 2006 Somersaults.
July 2, 2006 "You must pay the rent!"
May 2, 2006 Noah's birth day. Yelling, calming, moaning, meeting, resting.
April 8, 2006 Mary-Alice plays with Jake, Eva, and Mia at a sugar on snow.
November 20, 2005 Leaf-jumping with Zack and Samantha. Also available as a stand-alone DVD.
November 19, 2005 A-B-C-D, L-M-N-O-P.
July 30, 2005 Eva drives the boat (mostly in circles) at Kate's family's vacation house on Sebago Lake. Five irresponsible grownups laugh giddily.
July 17, 2005 Jumping on Zack's trampoline.
May 22, 2005 Mia's baptism, as seen by Mark and Eva.
February 2, 2005 Eva uses her imagination, making an unusual request of her mom.
October 18, 2004 The Ellen Interview: Becca talks to her mom about a 10 month old container of cream cheese in her refrigerator.
September 16, 2004 Eva sings and plays "Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy".
August 24, 2004 Robot vs. the cats (for the easily amused).
August 3, 2004 Eva is spun and makes faces in our front yard.
July 6, 2004 A thank-you message from Eva to the staff at Maine Med who took care of her the previous week.
May 23, 2004 Baby Sam's baptism; Eva misbehaves in church. This movie is long (over six minutes) because it's the first one I made after I got a DVD burner.
March 17, 2004 Ring Around the Rosy. Filmed in Rebecca's patented Tilt-O-Vision.
February 29, 2004 Kids at Eva's second birthday party: Baby Sam, Mackenna, London.
February 18, 2004 Eva watches herself eat ice cream in the view screen of the video camera. The real treat is watching Eva watch this video; she laughs every time her onscreen self says "boogies".
November 29, 2003 Eva being noisy (screeching and banging on a bowl).
November 1, 2003 On the day after Halloween, a scale model of a medieval trebuchet launches pumpkins the length of a football field.
October 25, 2003 Portland tried and failed to break the world record for the largest number of lit Jack-o-lanterns, getting about 15,000 instead of the necessary 25,000. Still, it was a lot of Jack-o-lanterns. This clip shows a few of them.
June 16, 2003 After the movers arrive in Portland, Eva plays in a box of packing pellets.
June 8, 2003 Becca is hooded at her Medical School graduation.
June 8, 2003 On Becca's Graduation day, Eva walks around in her own gown with Aunt Joanna and Grandma Linda.
May 31, 2003 Eva falls asleep while eating.
May 11, 2003 Two minutes of Eva lecturing Gus.
April 25, 2003 Eva learns to use a spoon with the help of the sugar bowl. Raquel and John are witnesses. Includes the phrase "They'll be showing this video in court."
February 24, 2003 Eva eats some birthday cake.
February 24, 2003 Eva hanging out and walking on her first birthday.
February 15, 2003 Eva and her friends Ben and Albin enjoy their birthday cake. Note: this is a large download. It may not be worth it. However, it was carefully constructed in what journalists call "reverse pyramid" format, which means that you can feel free to stop watching at any point, because you've already seen the best stuff.
January 5, 2003 Eva meets Hannah, the 15-month-old daughter of our friends Tony and Shelly.
January 1, 2003 Eva and Owen face off, pound on the table, and kiss -- then it all turns ugly.
December 31, 2002 Eva plays in the Exersaucer; commentary provided by her parents and Dave Smith, who tackle the question, "Does Eva smile too much?"
December 30, 2002 Eva is licked by Aunt Mary-Alice's dog Cleo.
December 28, 2002 Jake, 5 weeks old in this clip, is the son of Mark's cousin Todd. We met Jake during a trip to Barre, Vermont, where Jake, Todd, and various of Mark's Dad's family live.
December 26, 2002 Eva really enjoyed this bizarre toy. It would dance, then she would drag it off the table to crush the foot of whomever was sitting behind her.
October 27, 2002 Eva eating breakfast.
October 27, 2002 Eva playing with a box.
October 27, 2002 Eva giggling at the prospect of belly kisses.

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