Marian Said It

"He must be tired. He's putting his head down and reciting poetry."

Bathed in Fun

Isaiah, impatient with his slow moving parents, just hopped into the bath with diaper and shirt on.

Steam Train in Thomaston

'Sticks' and Balls

Rhubarb stalk immediately became a stick/boat. Ball is self-explanatory.

Around the house

Marian took these pics of Isaiah mugging and trying on new shoes.

Fire Engine!

In a park near our house.

Dialogue

Marilyn: Are you wearing your mother out?

Isaiah: I'm wearing sandals.

A quick note on Twosie

Everyone is encouraged to talk to Marian's bellybutton until Twosie gets curious and turns herself upside down.

Pancakes

Yep, they were tasty.

Sweeping Cuteness

We recently attended a pancake breakfast, and half of Isaiah's food ended up on the floor. I borrowed a broom, and he immediately wanted to play with it.

Walking

From a couple of weeks ago. While circling the West Hartford reservoir with Chet, we saw a lot of rocks, picked some flowers, looked for turtles and watched a swimming snake (plus one in the bushes on the bank.

Of Streams, Rocks and Boats

Note the wet, right side. He fell in almost immediately. That's why I bought the water sandals. He recovered nicely, though, when given sticks to toss in. They turn into boats, you know.

Dig-Dug

Fun with diggers.

Raisins

Last Sunday morning, Marian set Isaiah up with a bowl of Cheerios. He wandered back into the kitchen and asked for raisins.

"We don't have any more raisins, sweety," said Marian.

"Raisins," said Isaiah.

"We can get more," I said from the couch.

Isaiah ran out and said, to me, "More raisins."

"We have to go to the store," I said. "After church."

"More raisins," said Isaiah.

"After church," I said.

"Get some raisins," Isaiah said.

"How about Cheerios," I said.

"How about raisins," Isaiah said.

Driving

Among the new activities popular with Isaiah: Driving the car. He loves to mess with the radio and heat/ac buttons and dials, as well as the steering wheel.

Happy Mother's Day!

Cockpit View

An amusing few minutes over the weekend.

Recent notes

Isaiah is too mobile, speedy and agile to be called a toddler anymore. What's the next stage? Darter? Dasher? Runner?

We sprinkled some laughing child on New Haven tonight.

The great things about rocks when you're almost two: 1. They're ubiquitous and waiting to be discovered. 2. Rocks are really fun to show to other people once picked up. 3. You can stick them in your mouth.

Park

Back to rock throwing tonight. Isaiah instinctively recognizes the need to load up on stones on the way to the stream. And he's not afraid to use dad as a reloader so he can stay perched on a rock right by the water. The brook, by the way, doesn't seem to mind, greeting each toss with a satisfying plunk.

Watched high school baseball for almost an inning. Isaiah's attention span and the pretzel lasted about the same amount of time. He was talking about the pitcher, though, during play, so maybe something settled in.

Blueberries

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