Johnny And The Slide, Connie Isn't So Brave

These videos were taken on the day we went to the Pawnee ceremony. We went to the Pawnee Bill Museum and they had a playground where John very much enjoyed the slide that they had. John climbed it all by himself and went down without any help.....followed quickly by this really big kid, oh wait, that was me.



Then Connie decided she would do it as well but as you listen to my commentary you will see that she lost her nerve rather quickly. If Johnny hadn't climbed up behind her she would have climbed down. Only through my goading was she able to conquer that massive slide.

Johnito The Jumping Bean..........

Last night while watching tv (Connie had fallen asleep of course) John decided to start jumping from his table all on his own. I couldn't find the camera so I had to take video using my cell phone which explains the murky color and overall blurriness. Please forgive me for that but I wanted to capture him having fun. At times he gets distracted by what is on the tv and that's when you might hear me prompting him.

John & Mickey House..I Mean Mouse

Connie bought Johnny a cd of Mickey Mouse songs from the TV show and put it in for him and this is the result:



Mickey Mouse will be the theme of his birthday party in about a week and a half and you can expect plenty of pictures.

Pictures From Saturday

Here are a few pictures from last Saturday.

Pawnee Celebration, Buffalos, Horses and more

Please note, this is a copy of a post I made on my other blog, www.notmovingpictures.blogspot.com



I've taken a few days off but wanted to write a little about this past Saturday. My wife, son and I were invited by a tribal member of the Kitkehahki Band of The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma to a Spring ceremony that they are trying to get activated again. We drove from Tulsa to Pawnee which is about an hours drive away from here. The ceremony was held in a park and started off with a meal that reminded me of Peruvian Pachamanca. The meat was very tender like roast beef, there were potatoes, a corn based soup and of course frybread. If you've never had frybread you have no idea just what you're missing. I chose to eat my lunch the traditional way by doing away with utensils and used my fingers instead. There was enough food for seconds and thirds however I saved mine to take home for dinner. Afterwards a dance ceremony was held but since it was a ceremony no pictures or video were allowed to be taken or else I would have certainly included some here. My son who is only a few weeks away from his third birthday was entranced by the dancing and drumming. He was nodding his head and moving his feat to the drums. I almost thought he was to ready to go join in the dancing.



We were only able to stay through half of the dancing before we had to leave so that we could visit the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum. Pawnee Bill was a showman who merged his show with the one ran by Wild Bill Hickok. There is a museum, his mansion as well as a playground and a Wild West Show area. Additionally, there is a small pasture area that you can drive through that has bison and draft horses grazing. We left the pasture to go over to the small lake and after a brief disagreement my wife and I made up and played with our son on the playground before making our way back to the car. We never did tour the mansion but that was okay, it was better to be outside enjoying the day.



Afterwards we started our drive back home during which my son fell deeply asleep as soon as we hit the highway and was followed shortly thereafter by my wife. My rest would have to wait until the journey was complete and we were safely home. At that point I joined my still slumbering son in a lengthy and much needed nap. Not a bad way to end such a busy day.

Last Of The Easter Videos

Here are the last 2 Easter videos featuring Johnny. As soon as I can I'll have pictures and videos from this past weekend. I would have already had them ready but Connie got on the computer last night for about 5 hours so I didn't have time to do anything.

Last Of The Easter Pictures

Okay, these are the last of the Easter realted pictures. Next will be coming pictures from this past weekend and the last 2 Easter videso.

Yet Even More Easter Pictures

Gary had asked the question last week about the Easter Bunny and I didn't realize that they do not have this tradition in Peru. So here is my explanation, the myth is that this giant Easter Bunny comes and hides colored eggs for children to find. Children usually get baskets of candy and a new set of clothes to wear on Easter Sunday. I really have no idea what any of this has to do with Christ being resurrected or how these things came to be celebrated here in Estados Unidos or if they are done this way in other countries. So there you have it. Here are some pictures of John relaxing after his Easter Egg Hunt.

Easter Egg Hunt Pictures # 4

It's time for a few more pictures so here we go.

Two Very Short Videos of Easter

Here are 2 more videos of Johnito on Easter. Blame Connie for the lack of length as she was the camerawoman. Honestly she was switching back and forth from video to camera so give her a break.

Video of Johnito hunting for his Easter Eggs

And now we have actual video of Johnito and his successful hunt for the elusive Easter Eggs. Watch as our hero tracks down and captures his prey.

Johnny Still Kicking The Ball Around

Here we have more video from John's exercise program and yes I know I need exercise myself so that I can lose some weight.

John kicking the ball around

This is of John, Connie and myself kicking the ball around our backyard on Easter Sunday. John got a lot of exercise today.

Easter Egg Hunt Pictures # 3

At the risk of repeating myself, we have even more pictures of Johnito's Easter Egg Hunt Extravaganza. This will be the last of the photos for today. I'll put more up during the week but for now I want to get working on the videos so that I can get them on here as soon as possible.

Easter Egg Hunt Pictures # 2

Just what the name implies, more pictures of John's Easter Egg hunt. He was dropping his eggs after he found them so then we would "find" them all over again. If only the rest of life would be so easy.

Easter 2010 Pictures

Here's the first batch of pictures that we took today of Johnito and his Easter egg hunt. As you can see he loves to look for the eggs.