Those Chapmans – Page 240 – Out Of Their Minds Design

Meanwhile… Back in Daycare

So here’s how things have been going since we got back from the cottage, almost two weeks ago already! I’m going to stick to the topic of daycare to get you caught up, and then go back and let you know how things went at home. Sound good?

07/09/08 Daycare Report

Ian had a good day! This morning he played outside w/the bikes and helped build sand castles.

07/10/08 Daycare Report

Ian had a great day! He had a blast at the park this morning!

07/10/08 Daycare INCIDENT Report

All the children were waiting by the door to get into the buggy. When one of the children didn’t want Ian near them […] they bit him on his left arm. It left a red mark on his arm near his wrist.

07/11/08 Daycare Report

Ian had a great day! He played outside and loved swinging on the swings. He played with all his friends eating food and sitting at the table in the dramatic play area. [I have no idea what that is.]

07/16/08 Daycare Report

Ian had a good day! We played outside for awhile and did art outside too. We painted with our toy flip flops. 🙂 Ian had a blast slapping the flip flop on the big paper.

07/17/08 Daycare Report

Ian had an awesome day. He loves the pool with all the balls. 🙂 All he was doing today was pointing to his shirt and saying “ball.” He also enjoyed talking on the cell phone.

07/17/08 Daycare INCIDENT Report

Ian and another child were playing by each other. While I was calming down a different child Ian was bit [on] the arm.

07/18/08 Daycare Report

Ian had a good day! He really enjoyed helping me fill our sandbox. He does a good job putting the balls away before we go inside. 🙂

When all it takes is the simplest of games to make Ian smile, I’m surprised they haven’t captured one yet. Maybe the biter is always looming off-camera. See this image larger.

I have yet to find any wood chips in his diaper or mouth, so daycare must be doing a nice job with him in this situation. He’s become much better at how he takes certain kinds of steps… related to that green thing in the background perhaps? See this image larger.

I wonder if this toy-like wagon is why he constantly tries to jam his whole body in the toy (as in meant to haul blocks) wagon he’s got at home? See this image larger.

I don’t know how you even get a shot like this. “Hold this ice cream 1.5(ish) year old, but don’t eat it until I take a picture, and for the love of God whatever you do, don’t look happy that you’ve got ice cream… ok ready?” On the other hand, we hear he uses the sign language for “please” at daycare as well, so they might be miracle workers! See this image larger.

Fawn Island 2008 Trip I, Part V

Well, this’ll bring our trip to a close… five entries but we had a lot of good pictures! These should be from the last day or two from the trip. Tomorrow hopefully I’ll have a major daycare update, with pictures and “Day Care Daily Reports.”

Hey wait, that’s not yours! Come baaack! Well, he’s got a life jacket on, at least, right? See this image larger.

I was sitting there with my camera on the shutter button for about 3 minutes knowing that a shot like this was on its way. Dada wins! See this image larger.

Gp Dave snapped this one while Dada pretended to drive. I can handle a boat, it’s that whole landing thing that still gets me. See this image larger.

Cool shirt! See this image larger.

A quick trip to the island park, and it was pretty much time to head home to Grand Rapids. I wonder how much Ian understands about the cottage. That his grandparents don’t live there all the time… how hard Gp Dave is working on that deck, and why… that luggage in a boat ride means we’re arriving or leaving, not touring… Someday soon he’ll tell us all that he knows — until then, a mystery! See this image larger.

Fawn Island 2008 Trip I, Part IV

Nope the corn thing wasn’t a fluke! There he goes again! See this image larger.

Still so darn cute! See this image larger.

Ian wraps up another day with a bedtime story read by Gm Marcia! You can tell he’s almost ready to zonk out, the spell worked! See this image larger.

Boatrides became a big deal for Ian. At one point during the trip Gp Dave was holding Ian and the lil guy pointed at the boat. When Gp Dave said we couldn’t go at the time, he then pointed to his Mama. Once in Mama’s arms he pointed at the boat again… but she said no as well! On this particular morning, however, it was time for a ride! See this image larger.

And we all had a great time; on open water no less! That’s a happy kid right there, must be some boatman blood in those veins! Happy Grampa too! See this image larger.

Gp Dave even let Ian steer the boat, which Ian did with all the seriousness of an accomplished skipper. (I don’t what’s more amusing, the fact that he looks serious, or the fact that the windshield shows the reflection of the shore looking almost too close!) 😉 See this image larger.