Isaac's first trip to the beach

We went to Assateague Island, MD, to visit Aunt Julia, Uncle Trevor, and Tirzah - he had such fun at the beach! (There are several pictures, and the last one is a video.)

(Mom is actually holding him to keep him from jumping into the ocean, not to hold him up!)

Fun at Fuddruckers

Isaac's dad and Cam's mom have birthdays very close to each other, so we celebrated together at Fuddruckers.

Isaac kept trying to help Cam "escape" by pushing the button on his stroller...

Cam seemed entertained!

Isaac loves his Daddy!

(thanks for the pics, Chris and Natalie!)

Charlie

Charlie is Isaac's bedtime bear, and he joined us on our trips this summer - what a life-saver!!

Family vacation in Williamsburg, VA - Aug 7-12

We went with Uncle Trevor, Aunt Julia, cousin Tirzah and Grandma to Williamsburg, VA, for an extended weekend (we missed you, Grandpa!) We stayed in a cottage and visited the tourist spots - the Virginia Zoo, Colonial Williamsburg, and, of course, spent time at the pool (what vacation would be complete without it!?)

Just like at Christmas, the kiddos cuddled up to whichever grown-up was available...

...Aunt Rachel...

...Uncle Garin...

...Uncle Trevor...

...and Grandma.

These two are thick as thieves - we are going to have to keep an eye on them!

Isaac suddenly decided that he wanted to eat "all by himself"...

...watermelon...

...pizza...

...and corn (he also did this with pancakes).

The Viriginia Zoo:

Tirzah and Isaac on the rhino

smiling in front of the elephants (there's one at the top left of the pic)

Dad, Isaac, Mom, Uncle Trevor, Tirzah and Aunt Julia

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)