leslie cut isaac’s hair and derek found out about it on facebook. 🙂
tales of vacations and travels
batavia trip – volume 2 – stafford parade
for those not in the batavia new york “know”… after the st. joe’s carnival (see previous post), comes the stafford carnival. since we were all carnivalled out, we only went to the carnival kickoff event — the parade. it was pretty rough… lots and lots and lots of firetrucks. and lots and lots of space […]
batavia trip – volume 1 – st. joe’s carnival
this is the first of quite a few blog posts dedicated to our recent trip to batavia, ny 14020. isaac and i drove up with sarahpowers, stayed for two weeks, and drove back with jakepaine (my brother). rather than one, long, obnoxious post, i’ll be breaking it down into several, smaller, more manageable pieces… first […]
hilton head slide show
as you may know, we went to the beach over the weekend. there were a lot of pictures. too many to sift through for the blog.so i uploaded them in picasa and here’s a slideshow of that album.
reading time with uncle jake and grampa terry
jake and terry taught isaac about soft and rough, with his touch and feel book.
wny trip
two weekends ago, we made a short and spontaneous trip to the buffalo/batavia area. here’s the proof: isaac and derek coming down the stairs, amidst the snow and ice and slippery-ness. isaac and anna (varland) making an artwork duet. attempting for a pose in front of the ginormous tree at aunt eleanor’s and […]
Sarah and Isaac take New York
On Friday morning, Isaac and I headed off for our first ever road trip alone. I was a little skeptical, but the boy was a total champ. He got a little cranky towards the end of each trip, but who wouldn’t after 10 hours in a car? Here’s some pictures: The ride up. Cookies and […]
ridin’ the storm out
after two point five days of constant rain and a forecast that didn’t look very promising, we cut our vacation a little short and headed back home. and now we’re home. i’ll try to post some vacation details (pictures) soon….
mountain vacation
on friday afternoon, derek, isaac and i headed out for a week long family mountain vacation in banner elk, nc. we got in around 7:00, after stopping for some groceries on the way. yesterday, we rode a ski lift up to the top of sugar mountain, walked around, took in some scenery and then rode […]