Where the McClellans do the family thing …
As Annie mentioned this morning, we shot some video of Elise “creeping” for my iPhone. She really wants to get her hands on the thing even though it lacks 3G connectivity–amazing. At just seven months old, Elise has an insatiable hunger for gadgets and technology. Check out how our little girl is quickly becoming mobile:
Elise Starts Creeping from Scott McClellan on Vimeo.
After a few days of getting adjusted to life at home, it was time for Elise to meet our crazy dog, Shiner. Immediately, he started sniffing and licking (as he is prone to do) and Elise couldn’t have been happier about it. She really likes to pet Shiner and have him lick her hand, which we’re happy about. Shiner, on the other hand, probably isn’t too happy about no longer being an only child. Here’s video of Elise and Shiner’s first meeting:
Elise Meets Shiner from Scott McClellan on Vimeo
The time has come for the last two videos from our Vietnam trip. We’ll certainly continue to post videos going forward, but probably not with the same frequency that we managed during our trip.
First up:
Ticklish from Scott McClellan on Vimeo
And now:
Vietnam Video Diary #11 from Scott McClellan on Vimeo
That’s it and that’s all for Vietnam videos. We’ll try to post some pictures soon.
Wow … we made it. There are a lot of words yet to be written, videos yet to be posted, and pictures yet to be uploaded, but all of that will have to wait until another day. At the moment, we’re trying to recover from the long trip, get back on Central Standard Time, and adjust to our new lives as a family. One journey has reached its end, but another one is just beginning.
We made it to Tokyo relatively unscathed, meaning Elise slept most of the way. In about 5 hours we will get on the plane to Dallas and we think we will land 10 or 11 hours after that. In the meantime, we will be walking around Tokyo-Narita airport, killing time and shopping at the Gucci store.
Thanks for your all your support–we will see you soon!
We’re coming home!
In 5 hours we’ll take off from Hanoi and go to Tokyo, hang out in Tokyo for 6 hours, and then we’ll fly direct to Dallas. Our estimated time of arrival in Dallas is 9:10 AM Christmas morning … and we can’t wait. Hopefully, little Elise will be a good passenger (though she’s been fussy as I’ve been typing).
Dallas, here we come!
It’s time for your daily dose of Scott, Annie, and Elise in Vietnam! Here we are walking around in search of some stuff to buy.
Vietnam Video Diary #10 from Scott McClellan on Vimeo
And here is some of what we came away with (no, they’re not for me, they’re for Elise):
We got Elise’s passport and her medical exam this afternoon (and I think we cut it pretty close …), so now all that’s left is our visa interview at the US Embassy on Wednesday. That means that tomorrow, Tuesday, we might have a little downtime on our hands. Here’s a quick video we shot with some of downtime Sunday afternoon:
It has been a pretty relaxing weekend for the McClellan family in Hanoi. We’ll resume our paperwork and processes tomorrow morning in an effort to get home ASAP. Here’s a little taste of what we’ve been up to:
Vietnam Video Diary #8 – Music and Lunch from Scott McClellan on Vimeo
And here are a few bonus pics just because I like them:
Just what you needed in order to have a great weekend: two more Vietnam videos!
First up is Video Diary #7. When Annie changed Elise’s diaper for the first time, I decided to roll tape on it. Of course, Annie did a good job because she’s a natural at this parenting thing. When it was my turn to change Elise for the first time, Annie grabbed the camera because turnabout is fair play. Unfortunately, it didin’t go too smoothly for me:
Vietnam Video Diary #7 – Changing Diapers from Scott McClellan on Vimeo
Today’s bonus video is a string of clips I shot as we went to meet Elise for the first time. The action might be a little hard to follow, but luckily I discovered how to add text in iMovie.
Meeting Elise An from Scott McClellan on Vimeo
We’ve got a lot of downtime on our hands between now and Monday, so don’t be surprised if we post more videos and photos this weekend.