Big Backyard Videos

This was part of the Big Backyard exhibit at the Chicago Children's Museum. It is a video screen that allows you to interact by using your shadow. This screen had these jellybean raindrops that would flow over your shadow. Cast: sMoRTy71

From sMoRTy71: This was part of the Big Backyard exhibit at the Chicago Children's Museum. It is a video screen that allows you to interact by using your shadow. This screen had these jellybean raindrops that would flow over your shadow.

"You will watch the loudest of my drumming... Starting now!" Nothing like drumming with a Tinkertoy and a toy frying pan. Cast: sMoRTy71

For some reason, Mira (18 months) really, really likes "Goodnight Goodnight" by Hot Hot Heat. Here she is gettin' down. Cast: sMoRTy71

In this one, Mira decided to sing. She hasn't gotten the singing while dancing thing figured out yet, though. Cast: sMoRTy71

During our daily PIG game, Paul had the nerve to tell me, ME, how to shoot this clip. I was forced to remind him of my impressive credentials. Cast: sMoRTy71

We took the kids out to get ice cream tonight and Miles (4) just threw on some sandals and headed out in his pajamas. Based on our conversation in the clip, he clearly sees nothing wrong with it. ME: Where ya' goin', bud? MILES: To the car ME: In your pj's? MILES: Yeah I wish I could get away with doing that. Cast: sMoRTy71

Looks like Mira takes after her old man when it comes to drawing. Cast: sMoRTy71

The office was pretty empty today, but I was able to find someone to terrorize with an old Nerf gun I found. BTW, the Nerf gun is a leftover from those crazy dot com boom days of 1999. I found it in the bottom of one of my desk drawers that I haven't cleaned out in 7 years. Cast: sMoRTy71

Another day, another game of basketball at the office. We've been playing a lot of BLOG lately (basically the same as PIG, but we changed the name due to a blogging project we've been working on - clever, huh?). The shots have been getting more and more ridiculous. This bounce shot is practically commonplace now. Cast: sMoRTy71

Since the weather got warmer here in Louisville, we've been taking a break from work each afternoon to play a little basketball. It's not always pretty. Cast: sMoRTy71

Part of raising kids is being able to teach them the really important things in life. Mira, who is 17 months old, is well on her way... Cast: sMoRTy71