Fawn Island 2008 Trip I, Part I
Sorry about the delays, folks, as I mentioned in the Twitter area of the site, work piled up and it was a short week after we got back from the break! (Hopefully you all got your Ian fix by watching the Ian DVD?)
Friday, July 3rd marked our return to Canadian waters, and as 8 months or so had passed since Ian’s last visit, we were wondering how much he would remember. Parts of Fawn Island, I know he remembers, but not many. The cottage ottomans, in particular. As far as people go, Grandpa Dave got a wave from across the parking lot the moment Ian was lifted from his car seat. Grandma Marcia got a smile and a wave from the boat as we neared the cottage.
Not all of the story can be told in pictures despite the great many that were taken. Here’s a quick rundown of some fun things that happened and then I’ll get to the images.
• The first thing Ian did was pick up a great big ball on the deck, and run into a post with it. He bounced, (ball hit the post, not his face) fell on his bum, and rolled onto his back. He still had his life jacket on, so there wasn’t so much as a whimper, and he was up and back at it in no time.
• Ian learned to knock on doors. What started as kind of a funny quest to see if he could pull it off, turned into a running joke throughout the trip. Grandpa Dave started it by heading to he and Marcia’s room to grab something. Ian followed Grandpa but was cut off by the door. He stood there looking, kind of perplexed. After being shown an example, he immediately used his knuckles and knocked properly. It was very cool.
• Ian did his best to work his way through a screen door at the cottage, kind of pulling it out of the door in the process. The cottage got its revenge by bonking him with a table near his right eye. This counts as a tie, and both were easily remedied with a little time.
• As I mentioned in one of the twitter stories, one day during the trip we were watching the Olympic discus tryouts, and after about two tries on the screen, Ian stood up and spun around in a circle as if he too were trying out. It was more hilarious than I can convey in words.
Two more parts to come for our first Fawn Island trip of the year!
Fresh from our trip, we made our way to the cottage. Ian may not look all that happy at the moment, but suffice to say b-o-a-t-r-i-d-e ended up having to be spelled instead of spoken! He loved it and demanded more! See this image larger.
Although he was blown away by the number of available ball-toys to play with, particularly the set of five that each did something wacky, Ian focused on the green and yellow one you see in his hand. Look for it in many other pictures during this trip! Here Gm Marcia shows him one of the other very cool toys! See this image larger.
Happy as a clam so long as he’s got a toy ball in his hands! (There’s that green and yellow one again, see? See this image larger.
Gp Dave tries to explain the importance of sharing, but Ian tries to escape through a loophole… “If one of the balls is on my head, I am technically no longer playing with it, thus I do not have one to share.” See this image larger.