Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for July 2010… we’ve got some serious catching up to do, here goes! Every day for the next many days, a new entry! They’re lined up in the queue, enjoy!
On July 2nd we had 224 Arbor inspected, here’s Melissa writing something down on a piece of paper like “OhMyGawdWeLuvUrHouse.” (Probably not.) See this image larger.
There were clues that we might not have enough room for stuff, if we looked around carefully enough. See this image larger.
You’re probably wondering how we could let the Fourth of July pass without an adorable and patriotic photo of our children wearing red, white and blue. Well, we did take this picture on the Fourth, we just didn’t post them at the time. Here! 🙂 See this image larger.
July 9th, we ended up in the emergency room based on a phonecall from daycare stating that Nina was having difficulty breathing. This would eventually lead to her procedure on September 21st, though at the time we figured she was just a little stuffy. She was started on a nebulizer. (which sounded so futuristic, I had to throw in a laser sound effect “pew-pew!!!”) See this image larger.
That evening Daddy and Ian foraged for food on our own while Mommy stayed with Nina… we went to the “Pizza Store.” Ian looks hungry. (If we haven’t mentioned it previously, restaurants are referred to as “stores” for now, by food type or menu item of Ian’s interest. “Peanut Butter & Jelly Store” and “Mexican Store” are other examples.) See this image larger.
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A lot of things happened all at once around the end of June and throughout July. I’m going to cover them lightly here, as I sort of dipped into that time period throughout other entries.
June 16th, Ian high-tails it away from home. I can’t tell who took this picture, it was probably Grandma Barb, based on the name of the image. See this image larger.
June 23rd. Before Nina’s Baptism, Melissa and I had only looked at three houses. Afterwards we ended up looking at many, many more. Somewhere near 40 houses total. On June 23rd we took another look at 224 Arbor Drive… and this picture shows an exhausted Ian, who was with us at the time. See this image larger.
Nina shows off her ability to stand, which is excellent! Still there were other milestones she hadn’t reached, including some head-holding-up issues. See this image larger.
On June 26th, Melissa, Ian, Nina and I took a break with the Schoenborns to see the Grand Rapids White Caps in action. See this image larger.
Nina started physical therapy that same day. Melissa has never missed a physical therapy session and has been an awesome mommy through the many obstacles thrown our way. (No, that’s not Melissa in the picture.) I’ll skip the obvious “Nina really looks like she’s having a ball” caption. 😉 See this image larger.
Perhaps exhausted from physical therapy earlier in the day, I love the expression on Nina’s face here. She tends to hit extreme highs and lows — however THIS look, this appears to be mildly annoyed. See this image larger.
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After I left the playground equipment (space ship) to check on Nina in her stroller, and then came back to the “ship.” – “Daddy, don’t you go to outer space alone without me ever again.” (This was at the “red dinosaur” park, known to grown-ups as Millennium Park.)
“The snapper of the toes thing.” (Nail clippers.)
“I want spiky squares with white stuff on them.” (Frosted Mini Wheats.)
After Ian went to Kasey’s house (neighbor) –
Me – “Oh he had rescue guys, did he?”
Ian – “Yes he did, and trains.”
Me – “Do we need rescue guys.”
Ian – “No, we don’t have rescue guys.”
Me – “Yeah, I’m asking if we NEED rescue guys because we don’t have any.”
Ian – “No, we don’t need rescue guys because Kasey has rescue guys. If I want to play rescue guys I go (over) Kasey’s house.”
Me, beaming with pride – “That’s right, kiddo. You’re very smart.”
Funny exchange involving Ian, while he was on the potty –
Melissa – “It’s green. GREEN.”
Me – (pauses, trying to remember…) “Blue moon ice cream.”
Melissa – “oooh, right.”
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July, Part I
Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for July 2010… we’ve got some serious catching up to do, here goes! Every day for the next many days, a new entry! They’re lined up in the queue, enjoy!
End of June
A lot of things happened all at once around the end of June and throughout July. I’m going to cover them lightly here, as I sort of dipped into that time period throughout other entries.
Quotable Ian, August Edition
After I left the playground equipment (space ship) to check on Nina in her stroller, and then came back to the “ship.” – “Daddy, don’t you go to outer space alone without me ever again.” (This was at the “red dinosaur” park, known to grown-ups as Millennium Park.)
“The snapper of the toes thing.” (Nail clippers.)
“I want spiky squares with white stuff on them.” (Frosted Mini Wheats.)
After Ian went to Kasey’s house (neighbor) –
Me – “Oh he had rescue guys, did he?”
Ian – “Yes he did, and trains.”
Me – “Do we need rescue guys.”
Ian – “No, we don’t have rescue guys.”
Me – “Yeah, I’m asking if we NEED rescue guys because we don’t have any.”
Ian – “No, we don’t need rescue guys because Kasey has rescue guys. If I want to play rescue guys I go (over) Kasey’s house.”
Me, beaming with pride – “That’s right, kiddo. You’re very smart.”
Funny exchange involving Ian, while he was on the potty –
Melissa – “It’s green. GREEN.”
Me – (pauses, trying to remember…) “Blue moon ice cream.”
Melissa – “oooh, right.”