On Sunday I experienced a rare moment of productivity and made not 1, but 2, family movies!

To keep things interesting I did one from October 2012 and then last month’s one. I love watching them and seeing just how much Ezra has grown, how long his hair got in just 6 months and how he went from not quite crawling to full on toddlerhood.

I also love seeing how Annie’s dancing has not really changed that much (why mess with perfection!) and seeing how she has lost the last of her baby chub and turned into a willowy lanky kiddo with a ‘unique’ taste in clothes.

October saw some epic puddle jumping in fantastic autumnal storm lighting, Ezra’s first birthday, scootering at the skatepark (Annie not us!), a homemade superhero cape that Annie wore nonstop for days, Ezra’s first night time sickness ‘incident’, pumpkin farm trips and Ez preparing to make the leap to crawling.

April on the other hand gave us afternoons spent in blanket forts, Ezra’s first go on the trampoline, the new play area equipment courtesy of the Actimel Family Well Being Fund, the sport of sofa diving, homemade play dough, invitations to play, dancing, fake crying and (bad) pirate face painting.

Two very different but equally awesome months spent with my favourite 3 people.

Do you make family movies?

I love making our family movies, the hardest, and ultimately most rewarding, part is always choosing the music. I try to keep a list of current music that we like as possible choices, but invariably they’re not the right length and I end up trawling through iTunes trying to find an old song that will work.

I was having real trouble finding a song for the March family movie but when I heard this one I knew it was the right choice. Lets face it, any song with a Star Wars reference is going to be a hit with me and the kids!

The Weight is a Gift, by Nada Surf, is one of my favourite albums, it was one of those albums that fit the first moment I heard it, perfectly, so to be able to put one of my favourite songs from it on to the March family movie is fab.

If I ever have a song lyric tattoo (highly likely) then it’ll be one from this album, ‘always love, hate will get you every time’. If you have a spare 45 minutes I highly recommend checking this album out, it’s gorgeous, uplifting and rocky, a perfect trifecta!

March for us was spent hiding indoors from the rain and snow, going out and enjoying the gorgeous sunshine, watching Annie do swimming lessons and scooter tricks as well as ‘rescuing a massive spider’ and then pretending to the kids that I wasn’t terrified of it! We also treated the kids to a water table, Ez Bear got a nasty cold and conjunctivitis and we enjoyed a long easter weekend.

I leave you with photos of two things that didn’t end up on video, the easter egg hunt which was a huge hit and Ezra’s short lived infatuation with Annie’s glittery Jessie Cowgirl hat!!

What did you get up to in March?

I am quite shocked at myself, here we are on March 5th and I have already made the February family movie!

February 2013 from Em on Vimeo.

Now lets see if we can keep up this level of enthusiasm and repeat this feat next month.

What did you get up to February?