Why Do You Watch The Shaytards?

There are some people who wonder why anyone would bother watching a daily vlog about a family living in Idaho just going about the lives and uploading extra-long videos on Youtube. Well, I am one of those who watch the Shaytards EVERY day because of the guy in the following clip:



I don't know Shay Carl personally, and haven't had the chance to meet him yet, but I consider him a friend simply because of these glimpses he allows into his life. Shay is so devoted to his family and it shows in that video (as for once he is left almost speechless) as he's "thinking about his little daughter asleep in her bed".

In case you are not a regular viewer of the Shaytards, you may not know what he was talking about. The picture on the cover of James Blunt's album is a one Shay's wife Katilette took of Shay tossing his youngest daughter (called Babytard in the videos) in the air and he proudly was watching Blunt's Tonight Show appearance.

This video was not uploaded on the family's Shaytard channel where most of their videos are seen, but on their iPhone channel called iphoneTARD. You need to subscribe to that channel to see bonus videos like this.

That's why I am subscribed to the Shaytards.

Shaytards Christmas Extravaganza: It's Shaytastic!

Here's the long-awaited Shaytards Christmas Special. It clocks in at a whopping 37 minutes, but for fans of Shay Carl, Katilette and the various tardlets, it is just the right length for a Shaytards video. Come spend Christmas with the number one family on Youtube:



Shay was promising this extra-long Shaytards video for a few days now and it was definitely worth the wait. Loved the parts at the skate board ramp/gym with just about every tard bouncing and jumping all over the place. I was also impressed by Shay and his brothers and sister with the handstands. Gotta give kudos to Casey for holding his hand stand the longest. One thing I like about these videos is that the whole family gets involved, even Grampa and Grandma tard. They all seem to be having fun and it is good exercise for the entire clan.

Liking the tradition of everyone wearing the same pajamas too. The kids looked too cute (as well as Mommytard and her sisters-in-law), but the guys took the cake.

I think I want one of those paper jamz
that Sontard got - just too cool for school. Loved seeing all the kids so excited about their various presents.

Hey! That's Babytard! James Blunt's Live YouTube Album Launch Nov 8th 2010

LOL, I know those hands! That's the picture of Babytard being tossed in the air by Shay Carl from the Shaytards on the cover of singer James Blunt's latest CD called Some Kind of Trouble (available for pre-order on Amazon for Nov 16th release) or there's always pre-ordering from iTunes.



This is cool not just for fans of Shaytards clan, but especially for fans of James Blunt. He announces that he will be doing a LIVE streaming launch on YouTube on November 8th, 2010. His channel is jamesbluntmusic, so be sure to tune in for that. The show starts at 9pm GMT, which translates to 1pm California time or 4pm on the east coast of the United States.

Here's a little "behind the scenes" stuff where Blunt discusses the making of Some Kind of Trouble:



Just before Shay left for Los Angeles to shoot some videos for the Station, he posted this Shaytards video where in the middle he mentioned James Blunt's album and how Babytard had appeared on the Graham Norton Show in England (no they didn't fly her in or anything).



Actually, the clip where Graham Norton interviews James Blunt is shown below.



So a big congrats to Babytard and the rest of the Shaytards and to James Blunt as well. Don't forget to check out his live show on Monday.

Babytard! Stop Sucking Your Thumb!

I somehow stumbled across this great compilation of Babytard moments from the Shaytards vlogs. In case you don't know who she is, she's the youngest daughter of Shay Carl and Katilette who do a daily vlog of their family on YouTube that is one of the website's most subscribed channels.



It seems that just about every Shaytards video has Shay telling Babytard to stop sucking her thumb and the video above was uploaded by a Shaytards viewer. Each of the children in the family has their own moments to shine and are little characters in their own right and the children plus their wacky Dad, Shay Carl along with their lovely mother Katilette, also known as Mommytard make up the Shaytards. Their videos also have other members of Shay's family appearing from time to time (I'm a little partial to Shay's cheerleader sister Carlie) and usually shows the family going about their day with the odd trip out of town thrown in.

But one of the favorites of viewers is little Babytard because she is (as her Dad says) PDP - meaning pretty darn precious.

Also, recently Shay mentioned on the vlog that a picture of Babytard being thrown in the air by Shay was going to be used on the cover of a CD. Check this post: Babytard's A Covermodel?! Yup, She's On James Blunt's New CD.

Babytard's A Covermodel?! Yup, She's On James Blunt's New CD

Did you hear about this? Shay Carl's youngest daughter, Babytard, is going to be a famous model! She's already a diva according to Shay as he said in a previous video. Apparently singer James Blunt contacted Shay about 6 months ago asking if he could buy the picture that was used as a thumbnail for one of the Shaytards videos. It's a great shot of Babytard and Shay's hands. Unfortunately that's as close as The Beard That Walks Like A Man will probably get to being on a bestselling CD - sorry Shay. Hey, but at least he got his hands in the picture!

The album called Some Kind of Trouble, will be released November 8th, so if you are a James Blunt fan and a fan of Babytard, you might want to pick up a copy. Shay just announced it on Facebook - and I wouldn't be surprised if he also said something in one of the next Shaytards videos.

Make sure you check out the latest update on James Blunt's CD on this Bradshaw's Blog post: Hey! That's Babytard! James Blunt's Live YouTube Album Launch Nov 8th 2010.

Shaytards: Babytards' Birthday & ShayCarlBook

Holy smokes! Babytard is now 3 years old! It just seems like yesterday she was a little munchkin and now she's jabbering away like her brother and sister. Before they go to "Weiners" as Babytard calls Wingers Restaurant, Shay has to stop by the doctor's office because of his sore throat - and um, hot doctor you got Shay. Every doctor I've seen has been an old dude and the Shaytards get a hot blond doctor? How's that work?

Kinda cool that they're filming Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in their hometown. I don't expect to see Ty Pennington showing up in the Shaytards' vlogs but I'd like to see something of the work being done. Maybe Shay will film the new house after it gets built and all the crowds leave.

But then it's off to dinner with the extended family and little Babytard is soo cute as always. The dress she got so fits her personality.

It was interesting to see that Shay finally got a fan page up at Facebook. That link will take you to Amazon for "Facebook For Dummies" in case you're interested. The link to Shay's Facebook page is:

ShayCarlBook

So if you are a fan of Shay Carl & the various assorted Shaytards, go to his page if you are on Facebook and click "Like". I just went there and there's already 29,895 fans!

And what was that Shay said earlier in the video about compilation films of the best moments of Sontard, Princesstard and Babytard? Now I'm going to have to find those too lol. If you know any good ones, leave a link in the comments section.