Thursday, August 14, 2008

Video: Hannah Claire Gets a Plum Tree



The painting was finished today and Kevin brought the furniture home tonight. We're busy putting the furniture together, but had to share the video that we made tonight. It was Kevin's idea to set up our video camera to take 1 second of feed every minute for 7.5 hours, and then the it was sped up 4 times to make this video.

The plum blossom is the national flower of Taiwan. The blossoms are common subjects in Chinese art. They are beloved for their resilience and perseverance in face of adversity. Plum trees bloom most vibrantly during the winter after other plants have shed their leaves and before flowers appear.

Our child was a preemie, emerging unexpectedly nearly three months before she was due. She's faced a lot of challenges in her short life, and we're amazed by her already. We love you, sweet girl. It's been seven weeks since we've had pictures and updates on you. We worry about you. We pray that you're growing, learning new skils every week, and feel love all around you. Wo ai ni.

32 comments:

  1. OH MY GOSH!!! That is totally cool and one the prettiest rooms I've seen!!! You guys are WAY "techie" and I'm jealous of that!!! : ) What a cool way to document the room being painted!

    Beth

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  2. Beautiful artwork for a beautiful baby. She loves you too! No need to worry. . .He is watching over her. Praying you receive an update soon! Hugs, Tiff

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  3. That is beautiful! What an amazing treasure for her room. Just wonderful.

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  4. That is truly beautiful! I'm sure she will love looking at her very own plum tree and it is so sweet that your dog is there!

    Great room!!

    Lori

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  5. That is just gorgeous! You're going to have a nursery fit for magazine covers. What a great verse to remind H.C. of how special she is.

    Nice job on the video!

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  6. What a wonderful idea to tape it like you did. That room is gorgeous....and the detail!

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  7. So beautiful, wow!!

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  8. The tree is incredible, Sarah... better than I even imagined it to be!! Kudos to Kevin for such a great idea on the videoing!!! I love the birds, bunnies, the verse, even SEDONA!!!!! Oh my gosh!! Wowza. Send that chick my way, I need a tree in my boys' room and not feeling very confidant in my own painting abilities!!!!

    Rebecca

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  9. What a beautiful, unique way to decorate her room and honor her birth country. Reed came over while I was watching it and he said, "Ooooh, then pointed at Hannah Claire." I introduced him to her, and told him he was too young to date, especially long distance right now.

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  10. Oh my goodness. That is gorgeous...what a symbol for Hannah Claire. Cannot wait to see the completed room. Way to go Kevin on the recording...wish I had half tech smarts you guys do.

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  11. Oh Sarah and Kevin, that was just beautiful....it brought me to tears. Love everything about that tree and the video was so neat! Glad you love it and can't wait to see it all complete!

    KB

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  12. I read the comments before I watched the video. Then I watched, then I gasped. Your artist did the most awesome job I've ever seen. I could see her working on the bottom, but when you showed the close-ups, that's when I gasped. I had no idea she was doing that. Beautiful...can she come to our house? I want to steal your idea.

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  13. Great video tappin Kevin! I LOVE the mural!! I know I'll be seeing Miss Hannah Claire's nursery pictures on Rate My Space soon enough... hehe! I'll keep fingers crossed that updates are on their way for you guys:)

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  14. What a beautiful room!! Hope you receive an update really soon.

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  15. So Beautiful :) I am sure she will love her nursery! I know I spend alot of time in Noah's Nursery waiting and dreaming now!

    Blessings,
    Tami
    Noah's Mommy
    www.tillGodbringsthemhome.blogspot.com

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  16. Wow..that is breathtaking! Makes the little flowers I stenciled in my daughter's room look sort of pathetic! You must never move out of that house now!

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  17. WOW! You are right, a special tree for a special girl! Hope you get updates soon, I know you are going crazy to see your sweeet girl.
    LOVE the nursery!
    Janalee

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  18. What an awesome video and a beautiful tree!

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  19. WAS I SUPPOSED TO CRY......cause I did! You two are turning me into the biggest cry baby. Probably one of THE COOLEST little videos I have ever seen. Great idea, Kevin ! Sarah, the nursery is gonna be perfect...just perfect.
    xoxo,
    A

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  20. This is Jeff and I know Abbey has already commented, but I just had to say that room is BEAUTIFUL and so fitting for such a precious, precious little girl.

    Now, COME HOME little Hannah Claire, COME HOME!

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  21. That is beautiful!!! I want one!

    -LynneB

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  22. Wow do I want to hire her!!! Absolutely stunning!!

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  23. your blog is gorgeous...and hannah claire even more so!!!

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  24. That is awesome. I love the mural and love the video of her painting it. How cool is that. I also love how she painted baby dog in the mural too!!

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  25. That was absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us!

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  26. What a cool idea to tape it! It turned out so beautiful!!

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  27. Your blog is one of the best! I'm crying as I read your post. Amazing! Thank you for sharing!

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  28. Great tree and what a neat idea to tape its creation.

    The nursery is looking like a lot of care and love went into it. Very nice!

    Kevin

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  29. Absolutely gorgeous! I just stumbled here via two blog jumps and red about your amazing story. I'm excited for you that you will soon be with your daughter! I love this video and the painting is breath taking. The amount of love and effort that went into your nursery is tremendous!

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