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January 31, 2008
Rock-n-Roll
Selah and her guitar. She insists on puckering her lips and bending backward to play...a true rock star.
Posted by calley at 03:50 PM | Comments (2)
January 28, 2008
Lite-Brite
Matt and I spent a few days away together last weekend while the girls entertained G & G Chandler in Ashland. We didn't do too much, but that was the point... eat, sleep, see a movie, eat more, sleep more, etc. We did do a little end of the season/post holiday shopping and brought this nostalgic gem back for the girls. I loved mine as a kid and hoped that the girls would find it intriguing. To my surprise, Lite-Brite held their attention and kept them amicably playing together for a good 15 minutes. Amazing!
Posted by calley at 09:10 PM | Comments (2)
January 24, 2008
First Tap Lesson
Tap Dancing from Matt Chandler on Vimeo.
This was the show we got after one tap lesson. Is she a burgeoning child prodigy, or an unbelievable ham? Maybe a little of both.
Posted by Matt at 02:32 PM | Comments (2)
January 14, 2008
Paperwhites
Our neighbor brought us a bowl full of paperwhite bulbs about a week ago. When we got them there were only tiny little sprouts on each bulb and over night they seem to grow inches. The girls have been excited to watch the transformation and are eagerly waiting for the flowers. What a terrific (and easy) way to bring life inside the house during the dreary winter months.
Posted by calley at 04:00 PM | Comments (3)
January 13, 2008
Accident Prone
Selah is bold, adventurous and uninhibited - all amazing character traits that I hope she always possesses. However, they are less than desirable (at least from my parental perspective) when it comes to being a fast paced toddler.
Posted by calley at 08:45 PM | Comments (5)
January 07, 2008
2007 Favorites
For the three or four of our readers who might be interested, here's my list of some favorite songs from 2007 that I put on a mix for some friends. Now, these aren't my 17 absolute favorite songs of the year; rather, I limited myself to picking just one song from each of some of my favorite albums of the year.
Click the song to link to iTunes.
Download. Enjoy. Repeat.
01. The Prayer :: Bloc Party
02. Keep The Car Running :: The Arcade Fire
03. Take Your Medicine :: Cloud Cult
04. 1234 :: Feist
05. The Underdog :: Spoon
06. Break My Heart :: Common
07. Silver Lining :: Rilo Kiley
08. Sea Legs :: The Shins
09. Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car :: Iron & Wine
10. Slow Show :: The National
11. It's Gettin' Easy :: Dear And The Headlights
12. Good Life :: Kanye West
13. Icky Thump :: The White Stripes
14. She's A Rejector :: Of Montreal
15. Lake Michigan :: Rogue Wave
16. Umbrella (ft/ Jay-Z) :: Rihanna (yes, really)
17. The Most Beautiful Girl In The Room :: Flight Of The Conchords
Thoughts? I know there are a few critics' darlings I've missed here (I don't have the new Radiohead, yet, OK?) What made your best-of list? Leave a comment below.
Posted by Matt at 09:00 PM | Comments (11)
January 01, 2008
Worth Thousands of Words
We typically don't send those holiday photo card things, but we love receiving pictures of friends and family. In December, our refrigerator is plastered with them. So I thought, why not continue the photo-compiling fun all year long? (For starters, I guess, the clutter on the refrigerator door starts to get to me. Blame it on my OCD and minimalistic design preferences.) So today I drilled a few holes in some sheet metal and built this magnetic display board for our kitchen, all for around $40 in parts from Lowe's.
Send us some photos, we'll put you up on the wall.
Oh, and Happy New Year from TeamChandler!
Posted by Matt at 11:15 PM | Comments (4)