Thursday: watermark

Today we went to an indoor water park. There weren't any slides gentle enough for Isaac to go down, but we went under a waterfall and on the lazy river a lot. Ben and I went on the big slides. :)



It tired Isaac out. I thought he was going to fall asleep, but then he saw one of the toys I had brought and perked up.

I also feel like we had a good time of communication at dinner. He ate the food I prepared for him (yay) and then I got out some left over fruit. He would eat some fruit and then would point at the fruit for more. After a while he stopped didn't point at the fruit and I knew he was done!

Wednesday: driving

Today we did quite a bit of driving. It was a little weird because I felt like I was in the middle range of speeds...usually i'm either faster or slower than most cars, but this time I was both passing and being passed a lot.

We also decided to take a slightly longer route and went through two exits
Looking for food. But the food ended up being too far away so we stopped for the cross traffic and immediately hopped back on the road.

Isaac slept for most of the drive, except for a half hour when he read his books.

Tuesday: Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!  Today after church we got together with Ben's family for presents.

Waiting

Opening his first present

Isaac was really not all that interested in opening presents.  He kept crawling away towards the kitchen.  Unlike Scarlet, who was super excited about every present.  (I'll admit, that was much more fun to watch.)

Putting gifts together takes a while. : (

While a lot of the gifts were enjoyed (or will be enjoyed), Isaac really seemed to like his ballapalloza.  He wanted to be part of the action even while we were putting it together.

As a side note, Isaac only took a five minute nap between waking up and 3pm.  But he was doing rather well...as always I think the hustle and bustle energized him.  But I was ready for a nap by that point, so we took one together.

Monday: I scream

...you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream!!

A long time ago we promised Dad that he could be the first one to give Isaac ice cream.  Since we won't see Dad and Pat on Isaac's birthday, today was ice cream day.

The first bite was surprising, but after he got over the cold he was excited for more!

Sunday: horse

Today was a pretty relaxing day.  We took some naps, talked, ate...good times.

We braved the crowds to go get some groceries at Meijer.  It was busy, but not quite as insane as I was afraid of.  We let Isaac ride Sandy, the penny horse, for the first time.

Image from Liz - there's a movie there too if you're really interested

Saturday: Christmases!!

Merry Christmas!

The day started out with a lot of attention for Isaac from Nathan and Liz.  Liz even put a little mohawk in Isaac's hair, although it is hard to see in the pictures.

After a delicious breakfast, it was time to open presents.  Here is Isaac opening his first Christmas present.  He's very happy with the book and showing it by saying "Ooo"

Then an extended family was over tonight.

Isaac was entertained through most of the party by playing with his new pig that he had received in the morning.

Friday: they made it

Nathan and Liz made it! We had a lovely dinner with them, Dad, and Aunt C. And we stayed up late(ish) talking. Three cheers for family!