Starring...

Here are some videos (that we obviously find darn cute) from our trip down south. This first one is Bran performing for an adoring audience. This really cool juggler/performer/comedian did a show the night before this, and it was awesome. At one point he juggled some pruning shears, an axe, a machete...I think that was all...but anyway, all those things can be classified as "owie-pokies" so Bran loved it. The next day this same fellow...what was his name...Chuck? hmmm, I can't remember... He was just doing a little performance in the main area of the ship and Bran and I went to chat him up beforehand. THEN, during the show, he picked Bran-Man to be his helper! It was so cute. Bran has this habit of halfway ducking his head, all shy-like, and getting a little smile on his face... He just walked right up there and did what The Guy told him to.

Poor Nuala, meanwhile, was nursing her little hand. Right before the show, she and Bran had been twirling and dancing on the floor, to the enjoyment of all the onlookers, and she fell and got a chunk of GLASS in her palm! Ouch. It was minor. The physical pain was gone long before she got over it emotionally. Seriously. She kept talking about it for days. What else was cute about Bran helping out, was when The Guy asked him to stick his finger up, Bran did a thumbs-up, hahaha!! Okay, that doesn't sound all that funny, but it was. You had to see it. But you won't, we didn't get that on video. Oh! ALSO (haha!), when The Guy got him to stick his index finger up, Bran kept letting it go limp...it just started going all droopy and bendy, it was funny! The Guy had to hold it straight for him. I guess Bran just had to concentrate on making it nice and straight, and when his focus wandered...drooop...Here's our little man:

Okay, I just had to throw these pics in, too... Here The Guy is pretending he's going to do some sort of machete juggling stunt with Bran. Looks pretty sinister, doesn't it? Especially with those red eyes, that I left red since only ONE would de-red with the red eye remover...hmmm...

Here is the droopy finger. You can see how that would be a problem when one wants to spin a ball on it...

And this is The Guy telling Bran to smile. He was taking it all pretty seriously. And was rather proud of himself for it, too, I could tell :) As well he should have been! He's super cute and a great little helper! I love my boy so much!

Aaaaand, this is Monster Nuala. I also love her soooo much! That's all. Nuala fine-tuning her monster roars... (I'm making up for the huge explanation for the 1st video with this nice short explanation here ;) Yes, the squealy, little-girl "eek" is, in fact, Zachariah.