New things

Here are some fun new things that Isaac has discovered recently.

Fresh cherries!

From Month 8

Afternoon hikes!

From Month 8

Chewing finger food!!

From Month 8

Moving?!?!? (not quite ... he can scoot backwards and managed to get stuck)

From Month 8

4th of July

It's been a busy month, lots of family parties and various outings, which, combined with the soggy weather, means that we haven't been for a hike since Memorial Day! So over 4th of July weekend we decided to head to Lake Twenty Two. The forecast was calling for clouds and rain -- figured we could try out the canopy on our kid backpack. We got about 40 minutes in when Isaac decided he didn't want to be in the carrier anymore and needed to eat. It was drizzling so I sat on our pad in a jumble of small boulders on the side of the trail, had to keep both hands on Isaac b/c he was squirmy, and balanced an umbrella on my head while Nate spoon fed him. It worked! But in the end, Isaac just wasn't too happy and it was gross out so we turned around and ended the day with a sunny walk around Green Lake. All in all a great day!

Trying out the rain canopy

From Month 8

Went spent the actual 4th of July at a BBQ with the family. Isaac got to spend time with his Great Grandma Riensche!

From Month 8

and he got to play with Maggie, his favorite laboradoodle

From Month 8

Golden Gardens

We went for a walk to the beach at Golden Gardens yesterday.

Too cool

From Month 8

First time in the "ocean" (not a big fan ... he got scared by the waves)

From Month 8

Who knew that nalgenes were more fun to play with than sand?

From Month 8

Afternoon snack

From Month 8

Play time!

Here is some video of Isaac from the last couple weeks. This boy loves to play!

It's been a busy couple of weeks

It's been a busy couple of weeks for Isaac. It started with a birthday BBQ at Tutu's, a visit from Grandpa Bob, and then a trip to the park. Good stuff!

A pile of fun!

From Month 8

Looking out the window with some help from Grandpa

From Month 8

Wrestling with Mom and Dad

From Month 8

Off to the park!

From Month 8

SWING!

From Month 8

First time on the slide

From Month 8

7 months

Isaac celebrated his 7 month birthday on Sunday! Here are some of the highlights:

Celebrating with Teddy

From Month 7

"Story time" with Daddy

From Month 7

Listening to me whistle

From Month 7

Close-up of my cutie...

From Month 7

A visit from Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa drove all the way out from Minnesconsin for a visit over Memorial Day weekend. We had pretty crummy weather but that did not stop us from having a good time! Isaac was all smiles, all the time (not kidding). He LOVES his grandma and grandpa!

From Month 7

Grandma is fun!

From Month 7

His first time in his new highchair that Grandpa made. He looked a little unsure at first ...

From Month 7

But he loved it!

From Month 7

Hiking to Barclay Lake

From Month 7

Could Isaac be any happier??!! He smiles are so big that his face gets all smushy. ;)

From Month 7

Happy grandparents and happy baby at Barclay Lake with Mt Baring in the background

From Month 7

Hanging with Grandpa

From Month 7

Getting ready to head out to "school"

From Month 7

He wasn't super psyched about the grass

From Month 7