Weekend with Grandma M & OG

We can't think of anything much better than seeing family, and then leaving Isaac with them to go and play.  And by play we mean drink beer. This weekend, Debi/Grandma/Eric's Mom and Mary/Other Grandma/OG (Debi's best friend) came to visit.  We had a wonderful time seeing them.  But more importantly, Isaac had a blast!

Isaac and Grandma at breakfast, at home and sporting a new headlamp!  (thanks, Lisa & Justin for the awesome Little Dude shirt, too...)

For our date on Saturday, we visited Columbia Winery, Black Raven Brewery and American Brewing (a new brewery in Edmonds).  Many of the breweries in Washington were having open houses, as part of Washington Beer Commission's Open House 2011 day, so we got to sample some rare beers and have access to the production areas.  One of my favorites was a pairing of Black Raven's barley wine and Stilton cheese. YUM-O.

Per usual, more photos in our February Photo Album. Cheers!

Fun(ny) Man

5th Annual Winter Get-Away

For the fifth year in a row (darn, we're getting old!), we've gotten together with friends Andy & Michelle over President's Day Weekend for a winter get-away. We've alternated going to South Ogden, Utah to visit them, or having them visit Seattle.  This year, it was our turn to visit Utah. So, baby in tow, we traveled to Utah for the long weekend.  It was another epic weekend of snowboarding and visiting with good friends. We had two great days of snowboarding, one day of home brewing and too many good meals to count. The Salt Lake area had a big storm and Sunday we rode in almost 2 feet of fresh powder.  YIPEE!!!!

Isaac was a super-trooper.  He did great on his first plane ride (with only one short melt-down Utah-->Seattle) and even slept okay in a new place.  We (Mom) had to learn to be flexible around nap schedules... Isaac had many cat-naps in the car and in the ski-lodges... but he was a happy guy the whole weekend and, for us, the adventure was totally worth it!

I forgot our normal camera, but recently picked up a nifty iPhone and used that to document the trip...

ready for the flight?

Eric & Isaac at Canyons

Isaac & Christina at Snow Basin

The family at Canyons

Christina & Michelle

 

On the way home... right after a mini meltdown

I uploaded more pictures to our February Photo Album too.

Fremont Brewing, Play & a Hair Cut

Just a few photos from our weekend:

Here's our little trooper in his car seat, ready for some weekend errands (we like to call his car seat his 'super cool racing seat').

 Playing at Fremont Brewing:

 

Playing at home -- he is starting to 'get' this toy. Before he just tried to eat it. Now he plays with the beads, and only chews on it periodically.

And lastly, here he is playing at Tony & Amanda's on Sunday night. He was pretty pleased with himself when he found their basket of remote controls.  You might also notice that he got his first haircut this weekend!  Eric used the clippers to trim the back and sides.  Here is his shorter hair-do (not all that noticeable from the front...)

"I heart remotes"

Steps

Proof that Isaac has started to walk!  He can now go about 6 feet on his own. Of course, we couldn't get any of his long-hauls on video.  But here is a sampling of the amazing walking baby:



This, of course, is a nod to Myrna's first steps video. Our music isn't NKOB, but we hope you enjoy!

Superbowl Playdate

Go Packers!!!  We had a 'small' party to watch the Superbowl on Sunday.  We were excited that Green Bay won, but I'll be honest...I didn't watch as much of the game (or the commercials) as I normally do.  I was a little preoccupied playing with all of the babies, catching up with friends and playing hostess! Here are a few photos, and there are a few more in our February Photo Album.
Photos by the talented Mr. Ryan Carlson.

Green Bay Won!

Irene

Lodi

Babies (Lola 4 months, Isaac 10 months, Irene 4.5 months)

Babies + Moms (Sarah, Me & Grace)

Superbowl According to Isaac

Our friend Ryan took some video at our Superbowl party yesterday!  This video is a little long (5 minutes), but charming. If you don't watch the whole video, be sure to check out the really sweet baby interactions at 1:55 and 3:23  The other babies are Irene, who lives down the street with her parents Phil & Grace, and Lola, whose parents Bryce & Sarah we know through BBQ friends.  They are both about 4 months old.




Thanks for sharing, Ryan! This is great.

Nailed It.

10 Months!

Mr. Move-a-saurus-rex was a squirmy guy tonight, so this is the best I came up with this month!  Still working on a video of him walking... he's up to 6-8 controlled steps in a row!

Bloopers: