Williamsburg - swimming pool adventures

The kiddie-pool was 1.5 feet - perfect for little adventurers (Isaac is not supposed to submerge his head because of the tubes in his ears, but he sure did try, a lot!)

A kiddie-pool snuggle

In the big pool - with his floatie

Bumper-boats!

The floatie made a great walker in the kiddie-pool!

Snuggling after swimming is Mom's favorite part!

Boston Youth Camp - July 27- Aug 3

We started our trip with 2 days (17 hours) on a bus. Fortunately, Charlie the Bear was close at hand to keep Isaac company (and a water-bottle with a penny in it - classic).

Bubble time with our friend Maggie!

Isaac, Mom and Maggie at our mission site - we worked to clean up a church in a fairly run-down neighborhood. (Maggie was a big help, but Isaac, not so much...)

Our youth group, all dressed up for the camp dance...

The theme was "down on the farm," and Isaac was getting on the fun!

He didn't make it very long, though - he fell asleep while we were dancing together.

Family pic outside Fenway Park

He just adores Maggie!

He seems more comfortable on Harvard's campus than on Duke's (see below)

(in front of Duke Chapel in May)

Isaac and Tirzah play on the swing

Isaac's cousin Tirzah helping Isaac swing - Isaac's expression of pure wonderment as he cranes his neck to watch her is pretty funny!

Isaac's First Birthday - Part 2

Isaac's party-theme was Dr. Seuss...

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
(jello jigglers)

The cake - the Cat in the Hat's hat!

Listening to the birthday song (he sat there with this dazed look on his face)

So happy!

Thing 1 and Thing 2

Opening presents

our own little Thing One...

Grammie gave Isaac a slide/swing playset and he LOVES it!

Cousin Tirzah pushing Isaac on the swing!

He really loves that swing!

Isaac's first birthday

We had the youth group over on Isaac's birthday, and he ate the whole cupcake by himself - LOVED it!

Sam and Anna - two of Isaac's favorite youth group members!

Playing music with Maggie

peek-a-boo

opening presents (this one is from Aunt Jessica)

July 4th in Virginia

4th of July t-shirt (baseballs and bats - he's his father's son!)

Isaac and Ernie are good buddies - they played a game where Isaac would put his hand on Ernie's, and then Ernie would slide his hand back on top of Isaac's, and they would keep going back and forth.

Riding on the tractor with Grandpa

Isaac loves his grandma...

...AND he loves his grandpa!

Grandpa's teaching Isaac about the guitar...

Isaac loved MamMaw Mac's walker - he bogarted it throughout the weekend!

A day at the park...

Tuesday was such a beautiful day that we went to Burlington City Park to ride the rides and play on the playground. These first few pics are on the train...

...SO excited!

The carousel - he wasn't real sure about this one.

He LOVED the swing, though...

...so very tired now.

Helping Mommy with the laundry

Hmm, this looks interesting...

...I can't wait to start helping you, Mom!

Check out Aunt Stacie's blog!

Aunt Stacie is an honorary aunt to Isaac and Tirzah, but on Wednesday she became an aunt in the flesh! Check out her blog for pictures of Briley Grace, the newest addition to the next generation of the Gate City folks!

The website is www.alifeofphotographs.blogspot.com or you can click on the link on the left of this website (the link is called "a life of photographs - Aunt Stacie").

Harvard, here we come!

Dad would slap his hand on the chair a certain number of times, and then Isaac would do it, too. They did it for a long time - and then he repeated the trick tonight at dinner. We're planning to include this in his college admissions application...