6 Months!

Isaac is six months old today!  We took the first picture of him (above), but we didn't know if we had a "the shot." So, later in the morning, and an outfit change later, we set him up for another try.  Well, Mr. move-a-saurus-rex showed us:

"hmmmm..... paper"

"I wonder what this tastes like?"

"nom nom nom"

Sign recovered! Sort of.... He seems quite pleased with himself.

Something better to chew on....

 Then we were off to the Sounders game (they won 3-2 vs. Toronto).

Go Sounders!

Isaac has his 6-month check-up next week, so we'll post the official 6-month stats then.

And, we've started a new picassa album for October, with lots more of Isaac, and a couple of the rest of us.

Famous (Infamous?)

Most of you have seen this by now, but just in case...

Here is a photo of Isaac (and Eric) that was featured on Seattle Times Online today (photo credits to Jim Bates, Seattle Times)

As Eric said, "His first shot at stardom, and he's crying his eyes out.  Classic."

I guess our chance of receiving "parents of the year" award is out of the picture.

I prefer this photo of us cheering on the Sounders from August:

Future blackmail?

 Isaac was so happy after his bath today so I couldn't resist... plus I LOVE this quilt that Mary made for him.

Watching Football (& Eating Well)

Go Seahawks!  The football season has started!  Here's Eric & Isaac watching the game last Sunday.  Isaac's look of skepticism was well-deserved... they lost. 

Isaac's wearing his Hasselbeck 'onesie' jersey, a gift from Tony & Amanda

Speaking of clothes, I just love this outfit (especially the pants) that Grandma Merhar gave to Isaac:

And, what's a football game without some tasty eats? Tony & Amanda came over to watch the game so I whipped up a couple of homemade pizzas for the occasion; a white pie with potato and sage and a red pie with peperoni, onion, garlic and moz (Eric's favorite).

And, last but not least.... on Friday we got over to Bellevue for a lunchtime visit.  I just love this picture of Isaac and my mom (photo courtesy of my Dad). What great smiles!!

Plum Harvest

Ready for harvesting!

We picked lots and lots of plums... at least 3-4 big grocery bags full.  We gave a lot away, but kept some to eat and cook with.  Here are the two concoctions we whipped up this year:

Plum Muffins = delicious! (who knew?)

And Plum Jam.  It turned out pretty well and it was my first time canning (I'd prefer the jam to be a thicker consistency, but it tastes great. it would be fabulous over baked brie).

Bibs

Grandma Merhar made Isaac these great full-length bibs which are perfect for the messy pursuit of eating cereal.  At my baby shower, Debi (grandma) and Mary modeled grown-up versions!  Who's cuter?  It's a close call...

updated (per kelly's request)...

OK, so it's not photoshop, it's MS Paint, but here we are!

Strike a Pose

I swear I didn't pose his hand....

Sitting Up

Isaac is getting really good at sitting up!  (and drooling on everything... his teething is in full force).  He is exploring his environment more each day and is getting very 'grabby'.  He's pulled down one plant twice (time to move the plant!).

Tonight he was sitting up, on his own, for a good 3-4 minutes! 

Sitting + Drool = Awesome

Ready to move!

More photos of the amazing sitting baby on our September Picassa Photo Album.  (including a short video)

Labor Day Weekend

"Happy Labor Day Weekend!"  Isaac was sporting Daddy's hat

 

Labor Day weekend activities:  a wedding celebration Saturday, a rockin' BBQ with friends Sunday, dining out at Naked City Brewery, Fremont Brewing & Diamond Knot Lincoln Avenue (see a theme?), lots of house work & yard work and, of course, enjoying the time off as a family!

I couldn't decide which pictures I liked best... so I'm posting a few!

Mom & Isaac at Fremont Brewing. He's a squirmy little guy.

More photos of the weekend on our September Picassa Photo Album.

First cereal & the resulting bath

Isaac had cereal for the first time last night.  Here are his first few bites, and the resulting bath.