Here we are again with videos of our little ones.  First we have videos of Vivienne lying on Bappe’s knee.  (Two videos of an unhappy Vivienne were censored, despite arguably being more action-packed.)

On we go to a few toys Joseph enjoys: his alphabet stamps, his Pimsleur DVDs, and his memory game.  When it comes to cleaning them up, counting is often a good way to make the chore enjoyable for Joseph.  (It also seems that videos with “counting” and “kids” generate Duggar video links in the sidebar.)

Joseph still really likes books, and has begun reading them to himself.  Grossmutti’s gift, “Ten out of bed,” is a favorite, as is “Roxaboxen” (Grandma?) and “Moo, Baa, La La La” (Aunt S.).

Vivienne is only just starting to enjoy toys.  Her focus is clearly still on getting to know her abilities, such as grabbing things or making sounds.

Joseph, when he’s not into action sports, still has a penchant for counting, be it in German or English.  Of course, he often gets distracted by other games.  It doesn’t really matter whether it’s a one or two twos, any number can go missing.  But it’s not just numbers; he also really enjoys Grandma’s word cards.

He often helps Mommy, be it with gardening or with preparing salad.  And he’s as thorough with that as he is when spinning trivets.  He’s expanded his repertoire to include a synchrospin (difficulty 3.2).  If he keeps going on like that, he’ll be ready for the 2028 Olympics.  But we’re proudest of him when he looks out for his little sister, which he does with purpose and dedication.  (In that video, he says “Chopf,” Swiss German for head, as “Fopp,” which Janet first takes to mean “forehead.”  It illustrates a difficulty we often face when he says something: which language is he approximating?)

We started with videos of Vivienne, and end with videos of Vivienne, where we try with moderate success to get her to laugh her adorable little laugh.

Let me know what you think of the amount of videos I’m posting.  Too many?  Too few?  Just right?