the comings and goings of the Baldwin family
Now on the silver screen, the new movie from the critically acclaimed Mockboarders! This daring trio has one goal and one goal only, to mock all those who ride under the Razor Crusader banner. Filmed onsite at Utah State University. Enjoy.
Enjoy our trip to the “suburbs” in Stanley, Idaho for the Baldwin Family 2011 Reunion. The sped up video, lens flare, and stills all convey my memories of this event. Enjoy.
Feeling a bit of nostalgia I felt the need to make a movie about our fun times in Moab this past summer. Love the lens flare, love the music, love the Priest’s Quorum and its leaders. Enjoy
A little adventure I had with some new friends the Saturday after EFY 2011. This same day I dislocated my shoulder on the longboard. Oh for the love of the sport.
Also, take into consideration that I stretched out 2 minutes of raw footage (so roughly 1 minute of actual footage) into 3 and a half minutes of movie time. Enjoy
The semi-productive, injury-ful adventure shared by Junior and his social brother, Davis. Enjoy.
Junior participated in Cavestock again this year. His band was Half Ginger. The name is derived from the fact that three of the members are dark-haired, and three members are ginger-haired. Clever. The kids did a great job. They were chosen to be the closing band, which is a coveted spot.
Playlist:
Float On by Modest Mouse
Short Skirt, Long Jacket by Cake
Love Shack by The B52′s
Memories by Weezer
Forget You by Ce Lo Green (Clean Version)
Junior is graduating from high school this year and embarking on his college adventure in the fall. Our neighborhood plans a Senior Recognition Night every year for the graduating high school class. Part of the program is a slideshow showcasing the kids through the years. This is Junior’s slideshow.
Junior worked long and hard to earn his Eagle Scout. We are very proud of him. He was honored alongside his two buddies, Davis and Christian. They had a special treat when Senator Lee accepted an invitation to participate. But Mike knows the boys, so it was a treat for him too.
We recently celebrated Junior’s 17th birthday. Time is flying too fast. All I need to do is look in the mirror for confirmation. But the question is: Do I want to stay young forever, or do I want my children to grow up? Hmmm…I’ll get back to you on that one.
Tonight Junior participated in his high school’s Choir Concert. He is a member of the A Cappella Choir this year. For their Fall performance, they chose to sing some Elvis favorites: Blue Suede Shoes, Love Me Tender, and C’mon Everybody. Our Elvis was lucky enough to be a part of the show. You can see him at the far right top row during the first song, and he is brought back out on stage at the end of the third song. Oh, and Junior is six from the right on the first row in his Dad’s high school leather jacket. Grandpa immediately spotted Junior, since it was like looking at himself 66 years ago.
Honestly, have you seen a cuter golfer around any golf course these days? What a hottie… 
The other day I was at my Dad’s house. He showed me a picture of himself from his college yearbook and asked me who I thought it looked like. It didn’t take me long to respond “Junior.” I have been going through family photos and found further examples of how much Junior looks like my Dad. Even from boyhood.
Here’s a short clip of video that I forgot I had. It’s Junior teeing off on the Koolau Golf Club in Hawaii, ranked the hardest golf course in the United States. And boy, was it tough with all the carries over ravine after ravine in the fairway or all the trees and vegetation.
Junior made the local High School Golf Team again this year as a Sophomore. He worked hard practicing and getting his score down to make the cut. He was sweating bullets, but pulled through. Dad got him some new clubs this year, which helped lower his score and make his game more consistent.
Dad created a website for the team. It’s got lots of fun pictures and videos on it.
A few days ago we, being my friends and I, went on a hike to a nearby cave and filmed our experience. We like to call it our Cloverfield wanna-be movie. So I was documenting a lot of the trip. I now know why the camera in Cloverfield is so shaky. It’s hard to hold a camera still and hike, let alone walk, at the same time. Jordan and Kurtis decided that they were going to spelunking into this thing. I didn’t find the idea very smart, though I did go inside a small crawl-space to get some footage of the inside…
Enjoy!
I was impressed that Junior didn’t appear to know the lyrics in this song. Of course if it were classic rock, that would be a different story. Enjoy.
This is a word of warning. There’s a new student driver in our midst.
Junior celebrated his 15th Birthday at our house with friends. Everyone ate pizza (no vegetables were consumed), watched Junior open presents, and played Rock Band, as well as a contraband Halo brought by one of the guests (hmmm…rules were broken that night!). More snacks, treats and soda were consumed throughout the night.
Mom took video throughout the night, but Junior took all the footage and edited it into a movie that you can view here. Mom’s goal is to get all of her children to eventually make their own movies. Her goal is to have a household of computer geeks!
It’s amazing to watch early video of your child after fifteen years of life. Although Junior has grown considerably, he has not changed in disposition or personality. My psychiatrist brother once told me that we would never have major disciplinary problems with Junior due to his natural disposition as a baby and young child. So far, it has held true.
Junior’s first babysitter used to constantly tell us that we didn’t know how lucky we were to have Junior as our first child. He was such a joy, all the time. He was very pleasant, very adaptable, very social. And he was doted upon, by everyone–especially Mom and Dad.
When Junior was born Dad and I did not have a video camera (I know, “Gasp!”). So my brother, and his wife, gave us a VHS tape and let us borrow their video camera every few months to record Junior’s growth, until we finally got one of our own in late 1994. Hence, they are in a lot of the video because we were using their camera.
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