Fourteen Months

The past few weeks have been pretty much status quo. Isaac has been fighting off a cold/cough so we've kept it low key in an effort to stave off the dreaded swine flu. We did get a surprise hangout day with Karen and Colin (pre-cold) who had Columbus Day off, which was lots of fun for me and Isaac.

We've been going to watch Bill's soccer games the past few Sundays -- Isaac doesn't necessarily get the cheering concept, but he does love to chase the ball (even when it's in play!). We watch for a few minutes and then wander over to the playground to go down the slide (Isaac is newly obsessed with slides) and then check back in on the game again. This picture was taken by Bill's teammate's wife on the sidelines at last week's game.

We've had some cold days over the past few weeks, and in our effort to find a hat that Isaac will actually keep on his head, we have resorted to one we could strap on. It worked so well on this particular day that Ceci left it on all afternoon and I couldn't bear to take it off when I got home from work.

We went back to the Larriland Farm this weekend to pick more apples and we picked some spinach and broccoli this time too! Having been there before, Isaac was happy to stuff his face with apples again and totally confident to farm the land on his own this time!!

Finally, we cleaned out the basement while Isaac was napping and found some toys that we forgot about. Isaac was having so much fun with this new bath toy that he didn't even notice Bill putting bubbles on his head!

Isaac at the Farm

We went to Baltimore to cheer on Aunt Rach who ran the marathon in a super-impressive 4:29 time. We got there just in time to watch her cross the finish line and Bill and I cheered so loud that Isaac panicked and started wailing! We all had a fun lunch afterward to celebrate her impressive feat.

We took advantage of our location and stopped at a really cool farm on the way back called Larriland Farm where you can pick your own fruits and veggies and pumpkins. First stop - apple orchard where Isaac had a blast running up and down the rows and throwing the apples. Bill let him try a bite and created a monster.

I gave him a bite of mine (which was almost as big as his head!) and he grabbed it and started munching away. He's getting so big...

Next stop - pumpkin patch. We took the obligatory pictures with the giant pumpkins and then went back to the fields where Isaac had fun playing in the cart with Grandma and Grandpa and tried to eat the pumpkins like the apples. After a few attempts and some disappointment, he finally gave up and went back to his milk.

Last stop - the animals. Isaac had a great time watching the llamas and the goats, we tried to explain what they were but he kept calling them dogs. I guess all furry animals look the same to him -- either that or he is not willing to expand his vocabulary. Cute, nevertheless :)

Finally, a few cute pictures of Isaac and his yoga baby friends from the past few weeks. You've probably noticed we have not been posting as much. On top of being a busy few weeks, we broke camera number 2, so we haven't been able to take many pictures. Hopefully both of those things will change in the near future!!