First a quick update: In the last three days Ian is taking more steps, pivoting on one leg and then moving in a new direction. He’s stopping, squatting down, picking things up and (without touching a thing for support) standing back up and continuing to walk. He still falls to a diaper-deflating stop when he’s done walking, but he’s stepping for longer periods of time.
Ok, on with the trip! Having enjoyed a restful day or two with Grandma Sue in The Villages, (see Part I) it was time to get ready for the next several legs of our journey. So on December 21st we hopped in the Grandma Suemobile and headed (162 miles) for Chris and Anne Marie’s house in North Port.
Ian says “You mind if I have some of your tasty beverage to wash this down?” Grandma Sue let Ian play with her cup as we dropped in on our old pal Wendy before continuing our journey. See this image larger.
Arriving at Anne Marie and Chris’s, Ian discovers the warm, wet, squishy wonderland that is Danny’s nose. Stinky Gato disapproves from on high. See this image larger.
After staying overnight in North Port, the band of us hopped in Chris’s SUV and headed south (90-ish miles) to Naples on December 22nd. See this image larger.
Santa amazed everybody by having dropped off some cool toys to keep Ian occupied. Here Ian performs one of our personal favorites, entitled “Red Green Green Green Blue Red Yellow” as we enjoyed a big lunch. Thanks Granny! See this image larger.
Great Grandma Betty pointed out that Ian wasted no time finding the liquor cabinet! 😉 See this image larger.
I’ve seen my Grandma surprised, happy, delighted, and charmed… but not all of those things at the same time! The power of cute! He had just taken a few steps here. See this image larger.
Auntie Anne Marie gives a few lessons to Ian on his piano, Rachmaninov’s 3rd concerto on just 4 keys! See this image larger.
We had a great time at Great Grandma Betty’s, but we had a 90 mile ride ahead of us to get back to North Port, so it was time for Grandma Sue to snap this group shot and then back on the road! Thanks for the hospitality Granny, and to Uncle Chris for driving us safely back and forth! See this image larger.
Again Santa mystified us all by knowing Ian’s next destination… Back at Anne Marie and Chris’s house here and Grandma Sue shows the lil guy how to use his very own laptop! Considering that he ripped a key right off of Dada’s laptop, this was a good call by Santa! See this image larger.
There he is, preparing to perforate Chris’s hand with a mark similar to that of an angry staple-remover. See this image larger.
The makeshift feeding station worked like a charm, supervised by Stinky. Nice shot Chris, how’d you get us ALL to look at the camera and smile? (see next shot for answer…) See this image larger.
By promising us a delicious breakfast the next morning! French toast is sure to be a favorite of Ian’s after he tried a few tiny morsels. See this image larger.
Uncle Chris gets one last grin (there were many!) out of Ian before it was time to head back (162 miles) to The Villages and Grandma Sue’s on the 23rd of December. See this image larger.
Don’t miss Part III for the next part of the trip, coming soon!
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Finally back home after a 3,052 mile tour of Michigan and Florida! As usual I’ll try to keep this short and use pictures to tell the story. I’ve narrowed it down to 42 pictures. I know, sorry… I’ll split this up into a bunch of parts to help.
But first and foremost we want to thank everybody for their holiday generosity. We can’t thank you enough for that, and also the support we received in the form of hospitality and shuttling us around to airports, cars and other houses! Finally, thanks to our cat-sitters for making sure Ian’s “older brother” didn’t expend one of his nine lives while he hung out at home awaiting our return.
Here’s how it went!
December 19th, drove (155 miles) to Detroit Metro from GR. Flew 998 miles to St Petersburg airport, where Grandma Sue and Great Aunt Vickie picked us up and took us (102 miles) to Grandma Sue’s house in The Villages.
At Grandma Sue’s place Ian awoke the next day feeling refreshed and full of enough vigor to move mountains and/or high chairs. See this image larger.
Ian wasted no time making friends with the natives. (K.C. may not look all that happy here, but he warmed up quickly, we swear!) See this image larger.
Grandma Sue was thrilled to have us over… but the adventure had just started for all of us!! See Part II for yet more coverage of our trip! See this image larger.
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Sorry it has taken me a bit for the Christmas update. That’s happening shortly.
In the meanwhile I upgraded this “software” to its latest version. I now have the ability to back-up the database that ian’s blog is kept on. Very important should something bad ever happen; this is what I would call our main “scrapbook” for the lad!
I also added an interesting page called About AOL Compression Issues, linked on the upper right of this page. If you’ve ever seen big square pixels in the images of our boy and you’re on AOL, this is where to go for the solution. I asked ian about AOL and he made a raspberry sound… I tend to agree.
Real update coming soon!
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Ian’s “Rockin’ Around the Citrus Tree” X-Mas Tour Part II (of IV)
First a quick update: In the last three days Ian is taking more steps, pivoting on one leg and then moving in a new direction. He’s stopping, squatting down, picking things up and (without touching a thing for support) standing back up and continuing to walk. He still falls to a diaper-deflating stop when he’s done walking, but he’s stepping for longer periods of time.
Ok, on with the trip! Having enjoyed a restful day or two with Grandma Sue in The Villages, (see Part I) it was time to get ready for the next several legs of our journey. So on December 21st we hopped in the Grandma Suemobile and headed (162 miles) for Chris and Anne Marie’s house in North Port.
Ian says “You mind if I have some of your tasty beverage to wash this down?” Grandma Sue let Ian play with her cup as we dropped in on our old pal Wendy before continuing our journey. See this image larger.
Arriving at Anne Marie and Chris’s, Ian discovers the warm, wet, squishy wonderland that is Danny’s nose. Stinky Gato disapproves from on high. See this image larger.
After staying overnight in North Port, the band of us hopped in Chris’s SUV and headed south (90-ish miles) to Naples on December 22nd. See this image larger.
Don’t miss Part III for the next part of the trip, coming soon!
Ian’s “Rockin’ Around the Citrus Tree” X-Mas Tour Part I (of IV)
Finally back home after a 3,052 mile tour of Michigan and Florida! As usual I’ll try to keep this short and use pictures to tell the story. I’ve narrowed it down to 42 pictures. I know, sorry… I’ll split this up into a bunch of parts to help.
But first and foremost we want to thank everybody for their holiday generosity. We can’t thank you enough for that, and also the support we received in the form of hospitality and shuttling us around to airports, cars and other houses! Finally, thanks to our cat-sitters for making sure Ian’s “older brother” didn’t expend one of his nine lives while he hung out at home awaiting our return.
Here’s how it went!
December 19th, drove (155 miles) to Detroit Metro from GR. Flew 998 miles to St Petersburg airport, where Grandma Sue and Great Aunt Vickie picked us up and took us (102 miles) to Grandma Sue’s house in The Villages.
At Grandma Sue’s place Ian awoke the next day feeling refreshed and full of enough vigor to move mountains and/or high chairs. See this image larger.
Ian wasted no time making friends with the natives. (K.C. may not look all that happy here, but he warmed up quickly, we swear!) See this image larger.
Grandma Sue was thrilled to have us over… but the adventure had just started for all of us!! See Part II for yet more coverage of our trip! See this image larger.
Where’s the Beef?
Sorry it has taken me a bit for the Christmas update. That’s happening shortly.
In the meanwhile I upgraded this “software” to its latest version. I now have the ability to back-up the database that ian’s blog is kept on. Very important should something bad ever happen; this is what I would call our main “scrapbook” for the lad!
I also added an interesting page called About AOL Compression Issues, linked on the upper right of this page. If you’ve ever seen big square pixels in the images of our boy and you’re on AOL, this is where to go for the solution. I asked ian about AOL and he made a raspberry sound… I tend to agree.
Real update coming soon!