Outtakes Rock
Last weekend I had a blast shooting a stunt team. Pretty simple headshots and some action shots of their stunt work. People are pretty nervous when they aren’t used to being in front of lights and cameras….not this group. We had a blast and most of them hammed it up quite a bit. One of my favorite shots is this one of my good friend on the team. He really knows how to make love to the camera.
Look Who Finally Grooves On Dad!I
Halle and The Fuzzy Guy
Great weekend! I was pretty cranky Saturday morning, but Jen & Halle made me a massage appointment on Saturday as a Christmas gift. I have been under a lot of stress lately (not to say Jen hasn’t) and this couldn’t have come at a better time. When I got to the salon for my massage, I asked for the deep tissue massage on my back, arms and glutes. Holy crap was this woman strong! I told her that getting a deep tissue massage is much like getting a tattoo, the first 5 minutes suck and then the endorphins kick in. She worked out my crazy knots that I have been collecting since Halle has come into our lives. You see, Halle loves to play a game with me where I chase her down on my hands and knees while chanting, “I’m gonna get you!”. It hurts, but we have a blast.
Jake and I went to shoot photos (headshots and action shots) of a spectacular stunt team. I can’t believe the stuff these guys do! I will post some samples soon. Jake was my assistant, but got a lot of time in on the trampoline. Jen’s friend then came over and Jen and I went on an actual date after Halle went to bed. It was great for just the two of us to get out. Thanks K.
The other great part of this weekend was the little things…
- I arrived at a friend’s house that Jen and Halle were and Halle walked up to me, held out her arms and when I picked her up she gave me a big hug.
- She let me give her a bath without Jen being anywhere around.
- We danced to “Baby Got Back”…what an infectious song.
- I played Oasis’ Wonderwall on the guitar for her and it made her smile.
- She followed me around the house.
- She called me….daddy.
All of these things add up to a lot! Now I have to spent the next 5 days seeing her for about 2 hours a day. That sucks.
The Holidays are over…whew
Happy Halle
Does that title sound like I am excited that the holidays are over? Well, I am…a little. I am craving a normal schedule once again because I have seen what that does for a 13 month old. It makes her happy…much like this photo to the right.
Things have been going great. Jen has become the sleep drill sergeant thanks to a book called “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child“. Wow, what an amazing change we have seen since Halle has been on a semi-regular sleep schedule. Jen is also much happier…and not so crazy…shhh…don’t tell her I said that. 
We travelled to Chicago to spend Christmas with Jen’s side of the family. Her brother and his family drove up from Atlanta to meet Halle for the first time which was awesome. Halle did great in the car for the total of 14 hours of winter driving. She discovered the Wiggles thanks to a genius at my office who recommended them for trance-inducing travel entertainment. She was right, Halle loved it. She actually danced in her car seat….I’m not sure how, but she pulled it off and looked good doing it. Halle loves to dance. I can just give her a little techo beat (she loves The Crystal Method) and she shakes it like a Polaroid picture.
I have been taking photos and video, but haven’t had a lot of time to compile much. I did add some photos to the Grab Bag album on our web site, so check ‘em out!
Halle Walks!
It has been an interesting and wonderful last couple of weeks with Halle. We are learning a lot about her and she is certainly learning about us. We still haven’t been able to get her to sleep through the night, but Jen just bought a very good book about sleep. We are trying some of the methods and so far they are working well. It will just take some more time.
Since we got Halle she has always been able to stand for brief moments and take a step or two, but now she is in full Frankenstein walking mode. Check out the video below and listen very carefully for the frog she stepped on.
