Family Videos

This spring, I've buried myself into a project I've needed to do for some time...convert my old VHS and VHS-C tapes into digital media.  

  

I found a converter on Amazon that was a little more expensive than I wanted to spend, but the reviews were good.  I wasn't disappointed.  The unit and all its components arrived perfectly intact and working great!  I had about 30+ VHS-C tapes to convert and 10 VHS tapes.  I took some days off work and decided to get this project done. Below are the links for family members wanting to view on-line.

Memories captured when I was growing up:

       Family Home Movies Vol 1 (c. 1970-1975) 27:25 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYgfWW-wCNk

       Family Home Movies Vol 2 (c. 1975) 5:04 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzzds7IKyfk

       Family Home Movies Vol 3 (c. 1975-1976) 27:34 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkgbQJCsR6g

       Family Home Movies Vol 4 (c. 1977) 21:51 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72-zkAgrXuw

       Family Home Movies Vol 5 (c. 1978) 6:05 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-Q1pV1ZlE

Memories of our wedding:

       Eric & Dana’s Wedding Vol 1 (1995) 27:35 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnVkCkb-wWE

       Eric & Dana’s Wedding Vol 2 (1995) 4:14 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UsFwYinIoU


Memories with just our first child:

       Ashlyn @ 0-3 mo. (Winter 1996) 30:25  min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz0kPYhYqQY

       Ashlyn @ 3 mo (February 1997) 2:51 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_3MqOV24aM

       Ashlyn @ 6-9 mo. (Spring/Summer 1997) 26:05 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMymbYelE_k

       Ashlyn @ 12-18 mo (Fall 1997/Spring 1998) 25:26 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_BkWUwbrPw

       Ashlyn @ 2 yrs (Summer 1998/Fall 1999) 18:33 min
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw76W2PDx_I


Memories with our first and second child:

        Luke @ 0-12 mo; Ashlyn @ 3-4 yrs (October 1999/October 2000) 30:02 min

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61qObCK9EZE

        Luke @ 12-18 mo; Ashlyn @ 4 yrs (Fall 2000/Spring 2001) 17:15 min
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3av0IZzrnPQ

        Luke @ 2 yrs; Ashlyn @ 5 yrs (May 2001/January 2002) 21:47 min
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mijy17_qRXM

        Dana's Skydive Jump (April 2002) 8:15min
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jgN4iJ4WQI

        Luke @ 2-3 yrs; Ashlyn @ 5-6 yrs (Spring 2002/Spring 2003) 30:06 min
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixbGps7-1M8

        Luke @ 3 yrs; Ashlyn @ 6 yrs (Spring 2003) 7:58 min
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AE8oJd7tFg

        Luke @ 4-5 yrs; Ashlyn @ 7-8 yrs (Fall 2003 - Spring 2005)  29:45 min

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hvc94s2hQk

        Luke @ 5 yrs; Ashlyn @ 8 yrs (Spring 2005) 2:37 min
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS-Py0cDu00

Memories with all three children:

        Julia 0-3 mo; Luke 6-7 yrs; Ashlyn 9-10 yrs (Fall 2005 - Spring 2007) 25:29 min

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNu8CnMxsK8

        Julia 3-15mo; Luke 7-8 yrs; Ashlyn 10-11 yrs (Spring 2007 - Spring 2008) 24:40 min
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS-Py0cDu00

        Julia 15-24 mo; Luke 8-9; Ashlyn 11-12 (Spring 2008 - Summer 2009) 30:21 min

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJoAHbFx_EI

        Julia 2 yrs; Luke 9 yrs; Ashlyn 12 yrs (Fall 2009) 12:33 min

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntI3gDAtqEg     

        Julia 7 yrs; Luke 14 yrs; Ashlyn 17 yrs (Spring 2014) 16:54 min

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWczS3oS3RQ


I really enjoyed this project and am sad to see it end.  Those were such sweet moments in time when they were little.  I love them each day even more than the last, if it's possible, and I'm super proud of who they have become.  Although they would fight occasionally, they were friends more.  I pray they never stop supporting each other through life.