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 […]
vacation
sarahpowers visit
let me start off by saying that this will be the first of many blog posts, attempting to catch up (hopefully in chronological order) the events of the preceding week or so…. last weekend, we took off down the highway to visit sarahpowers and other raleigh friends. here’s some pics from that trip… isaac with […]
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 […]
the week in pictures
we rode the ski lift up sugar mountain: the beautiful (sarcasm) scenery from the top of sugar: swimming in the resort pool: playing with the light switch. a new favorite activity: sliding down the roller slide at the banner elk park: climbing the rubber/rope ladder: playing in the stream: golfing with josiah and josiah’s dad: […]
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 […]
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 […]