I haven't posted here in quite a while, so I'm late to publicly wish my brother and new sister-in-law congratulations on their recent marriage. We all had a lot of fun, I was honored to be part of it, and the kids even took part (hey Jeremy, where's the box with the rings you're supposed to be carrying?).



Also, instead of a first dance, the new couple fittingly rocked out instead:

I've been wanting to get back into shooting photos lately. The recent snowstorms provided a good subject, but my dislike of cold + laziness kept me inside. But I really have to keep practicing, so I had the kids show off their favorite stuffed animal while I played with the off-camera flash.

Well, at least two-thirds merry...

Jeremy learns our names. Almost...

Somebody turned one today...

Jeremy took his first steps on his own today, and I have video to prove it...

I've discontinued the kids' websites on .mac (since I'm not going to renew my subscription) and now host them here. You can see the latest photos of them at amelia.kieranchapman.net and jeremy.kieranchapman.net. (The videos are there, too, but I haven't added new ones...yet.)

New video at Jeremy's website: "What's So Funny? 2 (a remake of Amelia's "What's So Funny?).

The kids' websites have been updated with new photos from this summer: Amelia | Jeremy

The first Jeremy video has found its way onto his site: the kid likes to laugh.

I keep getting asked for them, so here they are: more Jeremy photos!

Random updates and links:

• New websites for Amelia and Jeremy are up now.
• Everyone's seen Stephen Colbert's speech at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by now, but still...
• Since I rarely update the Photos section of this site, I'm trying out Flickr to see if that gets me to take more photos. (My new camera is definitely helping.)
• Crossed of my list of "things that I should have been doing a long time ago that my friends probably assumed I was already doing": joined Netflix. After way too many scratched DVDs from our local Blockbuster, we've converted to Netflix and so far we've been very happy with the service and selection. (Plus it's nice to get some non-junk mail every once in a while.)

Welcome Jeremy Sheldon, born at home this morning.