Family Surfing Night, #7

Here's how it's done ... 

We gather in the family room with our laptops.  

 Everyone shows the best/funniest/favorite thing they've found 

while surfing the webbernets of late, 

and we vote for the best one.

Videos are limited to (approximately) 3 minutes in length.

The WINNER shall be the proud and much envied recipient 

of the Family Surfing Night Traveling Trophy, 

to be affixed to the refrigerator with their name upon it for all to see:

There is so much great stuff out there on the internet.

Let's look back on the greatness of our winning entry 

from our very first Family Surfing Night:

See?  

Quality Family Time, right there.

The entries for this week are:

From Lt.Dan:

a wonderful stage performance about 

the life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

that will have your heart ready to start the Christmas season

right now in the middle of March.

From Ben:

an amazing real-life rendition of an operatic performance 

from the movie The Fifth Element.

From Abbie:

animals.  mostly goats.  making noise.  

From Aaron:

now here is something different - a MineCraft video!  

Well, maybe not different for our resident MineCraft aficionado,  

but definitely fun.

From Nathan:
a coolio short film that's kind of like 
a techno reproduction of a rain shower.

From Melissa:

no video.  but greatness nonetheless.

The winning entry had Abbie on the floor collapsed in giggles, 

LtDan laughing so hard he cried, 

and the whole family making weird goat noises all evening:

And if that's not Quality Family Time, I don't know what is.

Go Abbie ... you're on a roll!

Family Surfing Night, #6

oooooooh, my goodness ... Family Surfing Night, you've been neglected!  

We've actually had several Surfing Night events twixt this and the last ... 

I didn't get all the links.  

But they were great. 

Seriously.  

Anyway, if you're looking for a family time option that's fun and enjoyed by all, 

let me suggest this activity:

Here's how we do it at our hosue ... 

We gather in the family room with our laptops.  

 Everyone shows the best/funniest/favorite thing they've found 

while surfing the webbernets of late, 

and we vote for the best one.

Videos are limited to (approximately) 3 minutes in length.

The WINNER shall be the proud and much envied recipient 

of the Family Surfing Night Traveling Trophy, 

to be affixed to the refrigerator with their name upon it for all to see:

It is LOTS of fun, and a laughing, highly participative, good time is guaranteed.

I still can't get over it that my teenagers ask to do this ...

YAY!

Now, without further adieu, 

I bring you this week's selections for Family Surfing Night:

From Dan:

an outdoorsy video about a guy who went to live off the land in Alaska, 

all by himself.  All alone.  Just him and his tools.  

From Aaron:

happy music with a colorful light show.

From Abbie:

a food court flashmob.  

From Nathan:

a baby hears his mother's voice for the first time.  Beyond cool.

From Ben ... who submitted the link to his video via text because he's out of town:

remember when the lights went out at the Superbowl?  Well, here's the reason.  

You'll especially love it if you're a hardcore Batman fan.

And from me:

a father gives his daughter away at the wedding, 

but not before he tells a story.  

So great.

And this week's winner of Family Surfing Night is:

Abbie's FlashMob!

The fact that she dedicated the video to me because I love spontaneous outbursts of song

has nothing to do with the fact that she won.  

Because some nights, you just know.    

It's going to be you.