leslie cut isaac’s hair and derek found out about it on facebook. 🙂
batavia
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 […]
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 […]
Batavia, NY – Miscellaneous Pictures
Checking out the Austin Park water fun: Chilling in my mom’s “sitting area”: Dancing with Aunt E: Riding the party boat: Stealing a french fry from Uncle Ray: “Helping” Terry with his hat: He climbed these stairs over and over and over… The new kazoo…
Batavia, NY – The Beach
Testing the waters: Unhappy after a slight scare: Just cute: Playing in the sand:
Batavia, NY – Text Only Update
We’re back from Batavia, NY 14020. Between staying at my Aunt Ano’s (Eleanor’s) and Uncle Ray’s at night, where there was no broadband internet access, and running around like crazy to keep the boy happy during the day, it was hard to post any updates. Some of the highlights of the trip were:A playdate at […]
Batavia, NY – Italian Festival
Yesterday (Sunday), we went to Buffalo to see Leslie and give Derek a dose of the “Italian Festival”, held yearly on Hertel Avenue…. Me, the Gramma, and Isaac strolling about: Isaac and Jake on the Winnie the Pooh spinning ride: On the Merry-Go-Round: Back and Leslie’s on the trampoline: Isaac didn’t take a nap all day yesterday. He […]
Batavia, NY – First Dayzzz
We got in and hung out for a few minutes, before heading to my Aunt Eleanor’s and Uncle Ray’s, where we would be staying. The next day, my mom and I went to some yard sales, to kill time before picking up Jake from Boy Scout camp. Then, we lounged around the house. The boys […]