Some random pics

Reading a bedtime book

He looks so familiar in this picture - who do you think he looks like?

Helping mom vacuum (don't worry, the vacuum isn't on!)

Obama/Biden speech in Greensboro

Senators Obama and Biden were in Greensboro on Saturday, Sept 27, so we went to see them. There was so much energy, though Isaac seemed oblivious to it (he slept through most of it!)

A very historical picture: we are standing in line to hear a speech by the first African American presidential candidate in front of the Greensboro Woolworth store where the first student sit-in occurred in 1960.

We were very impressed by the fact that we were at an event where there were snipers on all the roofs.

We got to be really close to the stage because we had a baby in a stroller! This was our vantage point during the speech - notice the snipers on the roof across the street...

Asleep during the speech - riveting for a baby, evidently.

Garin took this picture of Obama after the speech, shaking hands and kissing babies! (okay, not really kissing babies, but doing the politician thing, anyway!)

Joe Biden came around the barricade, shook our hands, and patted Isaac on the head! Everyone started pushing forward, and Biden's secret service guy yelled, "Hey, quit pushing - there's a baby up here!" So, Isaac got a shout out from Biden's secret service!

Exhausted on the way home!

This is a video of Isaac, waving to the Secret Service and police who were watching the crowd.

Weekend with Grandma and Grandpa

This weekend, Mom and Dad went to Atlanta to see the Braves, and Grandma and Grandpa came to visit. Here are some pics from their fun weekend, sans parents!

Grandpa helping him drink out of his water bottle

So funny!

They brought him a cool new toy - you put the balls in and then they pop out the top...

...hours of endless fun!

They went to the Carousel Festival at Burlington City Park, and got him a balloon...

...which apparently provided hours of entertainment!

Swinging - one of his favorite activities!

wearing the cool hat that Mom and Dad brought back for him...

...and now he's tired of the cool hat that Mom and Dad brought back for him!

Exhausted from a great weekend of family fun!

Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa!

A few words...

...it breaks a mother's heart!
(He's eating a rice cake, by the way)

Kindermusik

This is Kindermusik - and the background to this picture is that Isaac had been wandering all over the room, until he saw that the other children were sitting on a very interesting clown blanket. So, he promptly chased away one little girl (the one on the right, in her grandma's arms), and then began to study the very interesting clown blanket, while Mom desperately tries to interest him in the book that Ms. Meredith is reading. Classic.

Isaac's new tricks

Isaac is walking so well now, and he's learned to say "up" when he wants to be picked up (and if not picked up right away, he gets a bit cranky, as seen at the end of this video!)