June 7, 2011
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December 2010
I am back and blogging after a brief hiatus. It was spent trying to work out some bugs with posting video. Today when I logged in to try again, I noticed I now hove the option to post in "Rich Text: Classic", whereas before, it was either "Rich Text: New" and another option, neither of which allowed my videos to show up in a blog. Very frustrating, but I'm relieved I've finally found a way to do it. That said, I actually don't have any videos from December to share.
Heerrrrreeee's Isaac, a.k.a. December Birthday Boy:
He loves having his picture taken, can't you tell? I don't mind obliging, either.
Baby Phoebe resting with her Great-Grandpa R. This was at Great-Grandma C's funeral, in mid-December.
Isaac's 3rd Birthday Party:
Chowing down on ice cream with Grandpa Woody.
Opening a present. The bad thing about blogging in June about December events--no recollection what this present was exactly. It looks like something that was mailed, so possibly Martha? Just doesn't look like her usual wrapping genius from this angle.
The party theme was Hot Wheels. Isaac found it all highly satisfactory. I really love him at this age; he's a fun little dude. He has the best chuckle that comes straight from his belly, and when he's really amazed, he utters this breathy "W-oowww...". He loves to help, work hard, sort out the cool cars from the rabble he sees on the highway, dress up as different superheroes, arrange his toy cars in all locations of the house, sing songs (and pretend to lead them), roughhouse with his brother, draw/color/paint, play on the iPad (only when supervised and infrequently), go on errands/yardwork with PaPa, and give firm bearhugs accompanied by a huge grin and an "I love you SO MUCH!!". Things he dislikes: sleeping in bed (he's slept on the floor pretty much every night and naptime for months now), camping (doesn't embrace the outdoors quite like Calvin), eating balanced meals (huge sweet tooth--have to guard the pantry and monitor his plate), and he tends to get chased away from the television at least once a day after turning it on without asking. He is a delight, and we are blessed to have him as one of our wonderful, healthy kids!
Mid-December fun in the living room:
Those bumbo seats have rarely had much love from our kids. More of a novelty, really. The only definite use they were put to so far was helping Isaac stay upright for wagon rides when he was little.
Closing out 2010:
Out to eat with recently engaged Uncle Josh and Amanda.
Calvin was keeping Amanda on her toes in a game of Guess Who. He is still very much at the learning stage when it comes to games, but he's made a lot of progress since December. Calvin's favorite games right now involve a dragon cave (Dracon), an island surrounded by sharks and sea monsters (Survive), UNO (he plays on my Facebook account), and War, which he plays with Isaac using any numbered cards they can find.
Isaac loves Josh and Amanda's dogs. He and Athena (and Albert at other times) spent lots of time snuggling in the chair and on the couch.At Grandma and Grandpa W's:
Waiting for ice cream...I think we had celebrated Moses' birthday that afternoon, and were just getting around to breaking out the cake and ice cream.
Sporting a pretty dress on a Sunday afternoon. This was one of the dresses I'd purchased when trading in the baby boy clothes after she was born.
Finally, three month pictures:
