Family, Family and More Family

April was a busy month for us. We were able to spend three weekends in a row with different family members. Grammy and Papa West came to STL to celebrate Easter with us. We had lots of plans but of course we didn’t do any of them. Instead, we enjoyed each other’s company and just played around the house with the little dude. We did however have an Easter egg hunt. Isaac was too cute searching for his eggs except I probably didn’t need to fill as many as I did. Because once he realized there was goldfish, etc. inside he was more interested in eating than looking for eggs. We had a great time with Grammy and Papa and we miss them already!

The next weekend we packed up and headed to Houston to visit Brian, Erin and Micaiah. We had a few minor hindrances like AB almost missing our flight, it rained for two straight days and the terrible traffic on the way to Galveston. But none of these things really bothered us because the two kiddos were having such a good time with one another. Micaiah didn’t really know what to think of Isaac at first but she really warmed up to him. Again, we spent most of the time enjoying each others company and watching the kids play. We did take a trip to Galveston Bay and while Micaiah loved the ocean, Isaac was deathly afraid of all that water. He did enjoy the dirt and chasing the seagulls. We had a so much fun with the West family and we wish we could have stayed longer. Brian, Erin and Micaiah, thank you so much for having us. We hope we can come visit again soon.

This past weekend Rogy and JuJu (AB’s parents new Indian names thanks to Lily and Grace) came to STL to visit their grandchildren and celebrate Cade’s 11th birthday. Rogy and JuJu were busy from the minute they landed in STL. AB, Tyler, Roger and Cade spent Friday afternoon golfing. The kids, Bre, Judy and I enjoyed a late afternoon visit to the park. This is where I determined Isaac has no fear of animals because he literally chased down a duck. We ate dinner at Chucky Cheese, which was a first time experience for I-man, and he seemed to enjoy it. Saturday Rogy and JuJu juggled their time between Cade’s baseball and soccer games and a visit with us to Grant’s Farm. We went to the farm once last summer and Isaac seemed to like it. But this year, he absolutely loved all the animals. He even tried to feed the baby goats but none of them were hungry. I was so proud of my little man! Saturday evening we had a bar-b-que at our house , watched the kids play and tried to take a couple family snap-shots. Thanks for coming Rogy and JuJu!

We had such a fantastic time these past three weeks but now we are exhausted!

Magnum

I had to post this for all the Zoolander fans out there. For those, that haven't seen the movie, this is still pretty funny.

Pfizer Family Fun Day

We spent last Saturday afternoon at Pfizer Family Fun Day. While Isaac was still too small to really enjoy most of the activities, he did have fun making his Fred Bird hat.
He had so much fun he made one for daddy too. (If you look to the far right of the picture below and you can see what the hats are supposed to look like.)
Of course, he forgot to wear his hat when he actually met Fred Bird. You can’t tell from his facial expression but unlike the Easter Bunny he wasn’t afraid of Fred Bird at all.
We had a great time and look forward to next year… that is of course if Pfizer St. Louis is still open next year!

Bunny Breakfast 2009

We attended Bunny Breakfast at Isaac’s daycare again this year. But unlike last year, this year Isaac wanted nothing to do with the Easter Bunny. But of course being the determined person that I am, I was determined to get a picture of I-man and the Easter Bunny. The first go around didn’t go so well, we sat down next to the Easter Bunny and Isaac just whaled. I could hear in his shrieking “Mom, what the hell are you thinking? I want nothing to do with this scary furry white thing!” So I let him off my lap and he went sprinting away, not looking back.

There were plenty of other things to do so we ate breakfast, decorated an Easter bag, played with play-dough and participated in the egg hunt. Isaac enjoyed all of these things and would get mad at us when we tried to take him to the next activity. And each time we would move to the next activity, I-man would make sure to give the evil eye to the Bunny.

Before we were getting ready to leave, I wanted to try for a picture with the Easter Bunny one more time. AB of course told me I was crazy, but I was determined. So… this time I went in with a different approach. I had I-man give the Bunny high-fives and he seemed all right with it. So I nonchalantly sat next to the Bunny for one more try… and it worked! We got this….
Not to bad, right?
We had a great time and now we looking forward to having our own Easter celebration this weekend with Grammy and PaPa.

Go Little Speed Racer

Isaac started walking the second week of February (just in time for our visit to Grammy and Papa West’s.) In six week’s time he has really picked up the pace. Soon, I am not sure if we will be able to keep up our little speed racer.