One of the cider mills that we visited with Grandma Sue during her recent visit is a place we also go to with some very good friends of ours, the Schoenborns! We met them back when Melissa and I worked with Martin at Square One Design, and started a tradition of getting together at the cider mill (a place called Robinettes) once a year in the fall. With Grandma Sue Ian had a lot of fun, and as you can see here, our meet with the Schoenborns on November 1st was a lot of fun as well, particularly compared to last year, when he really didn’t get to do as much… (Click to see!)
Isaac and Ian run through the leaves, with a curiously satisfying “crunch crunch crunch!” See this image larger.
Ian enjoyed garnering the attention of all the children by forming a roadblock across the top of the slide. See this image larger.
Uncharacteristically, he sort of stopped and stared around when he got to the bottom of this tree. See this image larger.
We take the opportunity for a quick self-portrait. Ian takes this opportunity to try and eat a wood chip while his parents are distracted. See this image larger.
Have I said my wife is beautiful this entry yet? No? Well, she is. 🙂 See this image larger.
Isaac and Ian prepare to go down the slide together… I smell a photo opportunity! See this image larger.
Ok, both of you go down the slide at the same time… ONE, TWO — IAN! Ah well, maybe next year! Thanks Schoenborns! See this image larger.
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In honor of Ian’s quickly approaching “terrible twos” we decided it was permissible for him to wear a Darth Vader costume. He’s the evil villain in Star Wars, of course. See this image larger.
Doesn’t quite play the part of an evil overlord very well does he? All I see is a happy little boy! See this image larger.
“THE DARK LORD OF THE SITH REQUIRES YOUR ASSISTANCE IN OPENING THIS CONFECTION.” See this image larger.
I’ve learned to stop questioning, and simply enjoy the fact that my wife just gets more and more beautiful. See this image larger.
“LORD VADER COMMANDS YOUR PARENTS TO CONTACT MINE IN REGARDS TO A PLAYDATE, MINNIE MOUSE GIRL. TRIFLE WITH MY EMOTIONS AT YOUR PERIL!” See this image larger.
Click here to hear an mp3 of Ian saying “Trick or Treat!” (It should be noted that he learned this a day or so after Halloween… there was enough repetition as the evening progressed, that he got it eventually, just not quite in time. It was cute the night he figured it out, because he led Mama by the hand and trick or treated around the living room.)
Click here to hear an mp3 of Ian laughing like a vampire. (Grampa Dave and Gramma Marcia got Ian a book that plays a sort of menacing laugh. That plus his weekly exposure to Sesame Street’s Count probably caused this. I love it!)
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The first part of Halloween was the day care party, and we decided to have Ian wear the same costume that he wore last year… after all he should fit in it this year, right? (We even thought about the same costume for trick-or-treating, but I wouldn’t let a good photo opportunity pass me by. He’s too cute not to try another one!) See this image larger.
We thought for sure he’d hate the under-the-chin strap hood, but he put up with it just fine. Perhaps seeing the other kids in costume made it more acceptable. See this image larger.
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Robinette’s with the Schoenborns 2008
One of the cider mills that we visited with Grandma Sue during her recent visit is a place we also go to with some very good friends of ours, the Schoenborns! We met them back when Melissa and I worked with Martin at Square One Design, and started a tradition of getting together at the cider mill (a place called Robinettes) once a year in the fall. With Grandma Sue Ian had a lot of fun, and as you can see here, our meet with the Schoenborns on November 1st was a lot of fun as well, particularly compared to last year, when he really didn’t get to do as much… (Click to see!)
Halloween 2008, Part II
Click here to hear an mp3 of Ian saying “Trick or Treat!” (It should be noted that he learned this a day or so after Halloween… there was enough repetition as the evening progressed, that he got it eventually, just not quite in time. It was cute the night he figured it out, because he led Mama by the hand and trick or treated around the living room.)
Click here to hear an mp3 of Ian laughing like a vampire. (Grampa Dave and Gramma Marcia got Ian a book that plays a sort of menacing laugh. That plus his weekly exposure to Sesame Street’s Count probably caused this. I love it!)
Halloween 2008, Part I
Trying to remember what Ian looked like last year in this costume? Here’s a flashback to 2007!