The Greatest Show on Earth

Here’s another bit of fun with the new video camera. Last Friday, we all went to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Honda Center in Anaheim. We’d never been to the circus in an arena before. It was an interesting experience, especially seeing the trapeze artists swinging up in the rafters among all the lighting equipment. It was a great show!

I think everybody loved the guys riding motorcycles in the giant steel ball the best.  They got seven guys in there at once! Other favorites were the trapeze artists and the elephants. It was all great, though. They really had it all down pat and kept it moving. I think the only complaint would be the insane prices they were charging for any food or souveniers (which we warned the kids we wouldn’t be getting before the show to try to head off the whining — it mostly worked). One thing of cotton candy cost $15! (Pass!).

The video below is a highlight reel from the show set to music. Hopefully, it’s not too long. I got a little carried away with the video editing software. Good times.

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Hannah and the Marshmallows

On Saturday, our ward had its annual Corn Roast at Corona Del Mar Beach. We all had a blast socializing and playing in the sand and the waves. It was also a chance to try out the new video camera that Amy got me for my birthday (or more accurately, let me pick out). It’s a new kind that records to a little SD memory card instead of to a tape or dvd. One of the benefits is that it’s way easier now to get video onto the computer and then uploaded to YouTube. This will hopefully mean we’ll use the camera more and have lots more clips to share with everyone (You’re just going to love it!). To start us off, here’s a little clip from the Corn Roast. It was a cute moment when Hannah was working on her “S’mores Kit” that the ward provided. Enjoy!

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