3:00pm Melissa is doing a couple of last minute things before she goes. The departure time for this flight will at least allow Ian to say good-bye to his Mommy before she gets on the plane.
It is weird how this works. When she’s gone, she’s gone so suddenly. And while I know I could probably help Melissa more than I do, it really becomes apparent when you’re on your own just how much an extra set of arms can help, let alone actual you know… thoughtful assistance; which I like to think is the least I provide, but who knows.
5:13pm Ian was a little sad at first, pretty much asking me to turn around and get Mommy.
8:44pm hehe little guy didn’t allow me much time to update. I know Melissa made it safely to Detroit, and that the plane is en route to the SAT airport.
Ian was fine until I told him we were headed to bed, and then his attitude kicked in big time, right around the same time as my patience ended. I think I gave him his first in-bedroom timeout after the second round of spitting while brushing his teeth. It is a shame too because he was a complete angel over dinner, and we had a great time at the park this afternoon after dropping Mommy off at the airport.
By the way there’s a great site out there for people tracking flights… I typed in Northwest 316 into google and the site actually shows the flight’s status IN the google results… so no additional clicks to go to their actual site… the answers are RIGHT THERE in the Google results, it tells you if the flight is on time, etc. If you actually DO click the link to check out their site, it shows you where the flight is currently (10:49pm EST shows her flight just east of Austin Texas, and landing pretty soon.) and you can track the flight in real-time, which refreshes the map every few minutes, showing progress. Very cool site if you’re as much of a worry wart as I am.
I really need to get my own temper under control. Ian pressed my buttons tonight, and I got very angry with him. I think it is because it is immediately obvious that he’s doing whatever it is precisely to press my buttons that I get so agitated. He’ll hit something, I’ll say don’t do that, and he does it again while looking at me with a big “oh yeah?” look on his face. Sigh.
I’ll put some pictures up tomorrow night, I think I’m going to go to bed early tonight. Melissa if you’re reading this, I love you, I miss you, sweet dreams.
These pictures are from our trip on Friday… for a little treat Melissa and I picked up Ian together, and took him to the park, and then out to eat. He seemed extremely happy about everything, starting the the dual-pick-up.
Look at that concentration… he was too afraid to go down this slide just a month or so ago… and wait til you see what he can do now… See this image larger.
I think there’s maybe a little philosophy going on here, when I watch this in motion… if you think of the slide as life, it thrills me to see Ian get a little smile on his face as he speeds through it.
When we went out to eat, Ian did a pretty good job with a true cup, lid and straw. Look at him. How old does he look there, four or five? See this image larger.
I haven’t had a real Monday with Ian in a long time… can’t wait until next week! See this image larger.
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Grampa Ray calls up the Kunze home page and shows Ian videos of Connor and Kaylee! See this image larger.
He really enjoyed Kaylee’s antics on the slip and slide! (Since this shot we’ve ended up at the Kunze site at least once a day, and watch the videos over and over!) See this image larger.
And then the weekend was over… Barb and Ray hopped back in their car, went to the airport and flew home to Florida! Ian asked about them a few times over the next couple of days. We all had a great time, thank you for making the trip up!
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On the 30th we went to the Children’s Museum, where a “Blue Man Group” exhibit was in place. Ian’s first interest right out of the gate was the ramp that you can roll golf-balls down and it rings some bells. I’ve got video of that I think… Grampa Ray found some fun stuff to do as well! See this image larger.
Ian and Grampa Ray filled this exhibit up with balls and then released them in a big flood! See this image larger.
Trains, you bet those were fun! (Just to remind myself, a mother in the near area threatened her daughter with the choice of playing or getting a spanking. Unique parenting for the win.) See this image larger.
Ian impressed us all with his ability to play “Happy Birthday.” I’m kidding. See this image larger.
Ian loved the bubbles, of course! And the rest of us had fun as well!
Turns out you could use the big bubble makers like a normal bubble wand and blow, or just kind of pull and twist to make great big bubbles! See this image larger.
If Mommy looks a little tired here it is because that evening Ian ran us around the Rockford Dam area for a good long time. See this image larger.
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Mister Mom, June Edition, Part I
3:00pm Melissa is doing a couple of last minute things before she goes. The departure time for this flight will at least allow Ian to say good-bye to his Mommy before she gets on the plane.
It is weird how this works. When she’s gone, she’s gone so suddenly. And while I know I could probably help Melissa more than I do, it really becomes apparent when you’re on your own just how much an extra set of arms can help, let alone actual you know… thoughtful assistance; which I like to think is the least I provide, but who knows.
5:13pm Ian was a little sad at first, pretty much asking me to turn around and get Mommy.
8:44pm hehe little guy didn’t allow me much time to update. I know Melissa made it safely to Detroit, and that the plane is en route to the SAT airport.
Ian was fine until I told him we were headed to bed, and then his attitude kicked in big time, right around the same time as my patience ended. I think I gave him his first in-bedroom timeout after the second round of spitting while brushing his teeth. It is a shame too because he was a complete angel over dinner, and we had a great time at the park this afternoon after dropping Mommy off at the airport.
By the way there’s a great site out there for people tracking flights… I typed in Northwest 316 into google and the site actually shows the flight’s status IN the google results… so no additional clicks to go to their actual site… the answers are RIGHT THERE in the Google results, it tells you if the flight is on time, etc. If you actually DO click the link to check out their site, it shows you where the flight is currently (10:49pm EST shows her flight just east of Austin Texas, and landing pretty soon.) and you can track the flight in real-time, which refreshes the map every few minutes, showing progress. Very cool site if you’re as much of a worry wart as I am.
I really need to get my own temper under control. Ian pressed my buttons tonight, and I got very angry with him. I think it is because it is immediately obvious that he’s doing whatever it is precisely to press my buttons that I get so agitated. He’ll hit something, I’ll say don’t do that, and he does it again while looking at me with a big “oh yeah?” look on his face. Sigh.
I’ll put some pictures up tomorrow night, I think I’m going to go to bed early tonight. Melissa if you’re reading this, I love you, I miss you, sweet dreams.
These pictures are from our trip on Friday… for a little treat Melissa and I picked up Ian together, and took him to the park, and then out to eat. He seemed extremely happy about everything, starting the the dual-pick-up.
Grandma Barb and Grampa Ray Visit, May 2009, Part III
And then the weekend was over… Barb and Ray hopped back in their car, went to the airport and flew home to Florida! Ian asked about them a few times over the next couple of days. We all had a great time, thank you for making the trip up!
Grandma Barb and Grampa Ray Visit, May 2009, Part II