The final pictures of January 2012, and a mess of stuff that was said during that month…
Dialogue, January 4th Mommy:“How’d those new shoes work out today, buddy?” Ian:“I like them and EVERYONE AT SCHOOL…”
(Brief pause here made us think he was going to say “loved them!” instead he finished) Ian:“..got to tie them.”
Dialogue, January 6th Nina:“Mommy’s shoes!” Nina:“I want to wear!” Nina:“More waffles!”
(All of the above said in quick succession, but we tracked with her as she changed topics. That’s how clearly she was speaking by that date.)
Dialogue, January 7th
Daddy: “Wonder what that worm did with the puppet? Worms do like puppets.” Ian: “DO they?” Daddy: “No. They like dirt.”
Nina: “Is it ready? Almost!”
Dialogue, January 8th Nina:“Mommy bike! Bike!” Mommy, using her “sorry, we can’t” tone:“What? Oh honey, did you want to go outside?” Nina, using her “oh yes we can!” tone:“YAAAY! I Do! I Doooo!!”
Dialogue, January 13th Daddy:“So what do you want for your birthday, kiddo?” Ian:“I just want what everybody thinks I should have.” Daddy:“Wow! That was profound!” Mommy:“That was very sweet, honey.” Ian:“I hope they get boy toys.”
Dialogue, January 16th
Daddy, explaining the various types of football: “And then there’s college football, which is played by…” Ian, interrupting: “Boba Fett?”
Daddy:“You want raisins?” Nina, nodding:“ENDABOAL!” Daddy:“Raisins, yes? Alright here ya…” Nina:“DABOAL!” Daddy, about to dump them on her plate… Nina, shakes head no, gestures to stop, points to drawer:“DABOAL!” Daddy:“Oh! You want them in a bowl?” Nina nods and smiles. Daddy:“You are the cutest thing on the planet.”
Just of note… Ian cleaned himself after going potty, while singing the alphabet. This is amusing because we had him singing the alphabet during hand-washing so that he spent time scrubbing… this was not meant to be applied to other parts of his body.
Daddy made sugar cookies. They were alright. Frankly I might just make chocolate chip cookies without the chips next time I want sugar cookies.
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By that title I mean that it is for his fifth birthday, not that he’s had five parties. Although… come to think of it… 😉
First and foremost I want to thank my awesome and incredible wife for putting everything that you’re about to see together. She came up with her own ideas, she looked some up on the internet, she adapted, she constructed, she worked VERY hard on this… And it went great! Here’s a peek at all that went down on January 28th!
Brandon’s son Max brought an iPad, and he was all the more popular with the kids as a result, as you’ll see later…
Natalie, Max and Rowen on the couch… that’s one of Grant & Zoe’s daughters, Brandon’s son, and Elena and Scott’s daughter.
The theme was Batman! And Mommy made masks and capes for everybody to decorate! (And the kids did so, however the drying time on the various glitter pens meant they couldn’t wear them immediately.) See this image larger.
Aaron and Clara’s sons Jake and Brendan asked Nina for some tea, she was all too happy to comply! See this image larger.
Seems like I couldn’t get a shot of Ian that day without a heroic pose! But that’s the way we wanted the day! See this image larger.
One of MANY games that Melissa made for the kids. (Muno lends a hand as the “line” the kids could not go past, in this coin-tossing game.)
This is Brendan from next door!
And his little brother Jake! (I recently asked Ian if he liked the haircut on these guys and he said yes… so this spring, I’m going to town with the trimmers!)
On the left is a friend of Ian’s from school! He was shy at first but warmed up eventually. Nina the two-fisted drinker makes her way to the next activity… See this image larger.
Mommy distributes paper to make paper airplanes for another fun game! (Our neighbor Aaron is the guy with the hat, there!)
*See how I made mine?*
This was a game about wiggling all around while the music was playing…
…and then stopping in a super hero action pose when the music stopped! I’m pretty fond of Nina’s here. She’s a little toughie, that one! See this image larger.
Momentary chaos…
Silly string attack!
Would a Batman-themed birthday party be complete without a Batman cake?
Some of the coolest guys I know, and amongst the closest of my friends. We don’t get together nearly enough. Left to right that’s Elena’s husband Scott, Martin, myself, Brandon, and Grant… everybody but Scott is a Square One Design alumni.
More presents and some goody-bags! Elena and Scott’s newest is the baby on the left there, named Jimmy!
Nina plays with the big boys!
In Ian’s room, checking out the iPad. They were watching a puppy show called Kipper! The cute blondie on the right and his brother in “13” belong to Martin and Melissa. Their names are Isaac and Levi… Isaac is the older one. See this image larger.
Zoe insisted on taking this picture, and I’m very glad she did! Wow, what a day, thank you so much Sweetie! Ian can’t wait to turn 6 so he can do it all over again! See this image larger.
This shot was from January 21st… just didn’t include it at the time, but Ian got some ice cream at “the pizza store.”
January 23rd. You’re looking at the kind of sketches I showed Ian prior to the sign he made for Mommy’s birthday. I showed him what a cylinder was, and how one made a cake, and one could make a candle.
I made a couple spots here and there so he could “follow the dots,” and the lines under the letters… he did the rest! I got very frustrated with him here and there, but it was worth the success; at least I can say that. I hope he feels the same, and I know Mommy was very proud.
Wrapping Up January, and the Dialogue of January
The final pictures of January 2012, and a mess of stuff that was said during that month…
Ian’s 5th Birthday Party!
By that title I mean that it is for his fifth birthday, not that he’s had five parties. Although… come to think of it… 😉
First and foremost I want to thank my awesome and incredible wife for putting everything that you’re about to see together. She came up with her own ideas, she looked some up on the internet, she adapted, she constructed, she worked VERY hard on this… And it went great! Here’s a peek at all that went down on January 28th!
In-Between B-Days