I’ve been meaning to write this post for a long time now. But due to me being lazy and finding other things to do, it obviously has not been.

Back in April (that’s right, April), Erin and I took the little guy out to take pictures in the bluebonnets. Isaac took a nap on the way up there (yay!) and when we got there he was ready to go.

Let's Go Take Pictures!

So we took him out into the field to find a patch of bluebonnets to take pictures in. This was easier said than done, as the crop of flowers was relatively weak this year and we waited a little late in the season to go. But we managed to find a spot that was good enough for pictures.

Dad and Isaac in the Bluebonnets

Mom and Isaac in the Bluebonnets

Isaac even managed to sit in the grass long enough for us to take some good shots of him (well, he’s not sitting for some)

Some poses, however, weren’t such a big hit.

All in all it was a good day. Lots of cute pictures and a good time together. We’ll be back next year for sure, when hopefully there will be a lot more bluebonnets.

I know it’s been a long time since I posted. Too long in fact. There’s a lot to catch up on and it will be done soon.

But, more importantly, it’s time to celebrate Isaac’s 10 month birthday. We had flank steak with corn on the cob and squash for dinner and that kid MOWED through it. He wolfed down the meat, he gummed that corn until it gave in and he took two big slices of squash down for the count.

And he posed for pictures after dinner.

Today is Easter and we celebrated it in style with Isaac. From an Easter egg “hunt” to getting dressed up and having to sit in the front row of church. We’re really thankful that Isaac is finally over his 3-4 day bout with fever. He was mostly over it yesterday, but was way out of sorts, and we missed my Aunt Sheri’s wedding. Sorry Sheri but congratulations and I hear it was wonderful!

Here’s a quick recap of the whole thing, starting two days earlier.

While Isaac’s been sick, Honey and Dude had tickets to a James Taylor concert up in The Woodlands, so they stayed with us Friday night. Honey’s mom made cookies for all of us, but especially for Isaac. It was his first real cookie and definitely his first taste of icing.

All right, I'm just going to have a little taste

Savoring the sweet taste of icing

Oh yeah, that's the good stuff!

After a bit of Isaac munching, the cookie got a little…messy. Which is a nice way of saying Honey and the couch needed to be wiped off.

Oh yeah, look at that shine

But alas, that didn’t stop him from trying to share. I swear, the kid’s got some great manners, just not the best timing.

Try it Momma!

On Easter morning Isaac slept in until 9, which was a treat in and of itself. Of course he woke up 2 or 3 times during the night so him sleeping a little later than normal wasn’t the biggest surprise on the planet. After he was fully awake it was time for him to enjoy his Easter baskets. And enjoy them he did.

Now this is some tasty reading

Checking to make sure there's nothing on the bottom

Oh, something on the side!

After he was done with his Easter basket we changed him into some clothes we didn’t mind potentially getting grass stains on and headed outside to do an Easter egg “hunt”. Erin had loaded about 10 eggs up with Cheerios, Puffs and Yogurt bites.

First Egg Found!

Don't know why it's here but I'm gonna eat it!

Hey, you can't eat this!

After finding the one on the ground and then a few on the deck we brought him into the grass to “find” the remaining few.

There's an egg out there!

But it turns out we don’t let him crawl in the grass nearly enough, so he wasn’t going anywhere to get the eggs.

Yeah, I'm not gonna go get that

So momma got the eggs for him and allowed him to taste the goodness hidden inside.

Oooooooooh, I want those

And that’s when Isaac decided he was a fan of Easter eggs.

I love these!

After the hunt we gave him the rest of his breakfast and got him dressed for church. Then we took some pictures beforehand because we figured (rightly so it turns out) that he wouldn’t be up for it when we got back from church.

Hey everyone, I got my momma!

And I got my daddy!

So a Happy Easter to everyone!

It’s finally strawberry season (I guess), and so the other day Erin, Isaac and I went to join Beth, Robyn and the boys at a “local” pick your own berry places.

When we got there, Erin threw Isaac up in a back carry and away we went. I didn’t carry him for a few reasons. 1) I’d sweat WAY WAY too much and 2) I had to leave for rugby soon.

Beth, Robyn and the boys had already started picking. Usually the front of the site is completely ravaged because people don’t bother going to the back, but this time apparently people had only picked at the back and the front was good to go.

One thing that is a fact about picking berries. The boys LOVE it.

With the help of both boys (Barrett repeatedly said “I’m picking pretty strawberries”) we got our two buckets picked in ridiculously fast fashion.

The boys, however, were not the only only ones taste testing the merchandise.

Unfortunately, Isaac isn’t old enough to taste any of our pickings, but he will be soon. Next year he’ll be running up and down the rows “picking” strawberries. Just like his older cousin Hunter.

Hunter Running the Rows

So now we’re going through approximately 10 pounds of strawberries in one week. We’ve made strawberry sorbet, we’ve had a bowl of strawberries a day, strawberries and ice cream and pretty much any other way you can eat strawberries.

For Erin’s birthday this year we headed to Yorktown to see her family. Well, we weren’t there for her actual birthday, but it was close enough, just a day off.

We know that Isaac isn’t the best car sleeper, so we played a little trick on him. We followed his morning routine just like normal, but when I took off with him for a walk Erin packed up the car so we’d be ready when I got back. Once Isaac passed out I called Erin and told her we were headed back. As soon as we arrived back at the house we loaded Isaac, still asleep, in the car and took off. We made it halfway to Yorktown before he woke up. VICTORY US!

When we got there, Isaac was in a good mood and ready to see his Honey and Dude. He also got to see something at their house that he rarely gets to see at our house.

That’s right, TV.

Erin and I aren’t really sure why he’s only wearing his diaper in this (and following) pictures, but you can most likely narrow it down to one of three things: pee leakage, poop leakage or massive spit up.

But even though the TV was on, it didn’t completely capture his attention. No, sometimes he had to remind himself just who exactly was holding him.

And, in case you forgot, he’s really cute.

That afternoon, Ruth and Harold came by to visit “us” (let’s admit it, they came to see Isaac) for a bit. Based on how Isaac acted, I think he’s quite fond of the two of them.

I mean, Isaac has quite the impact on Harold. Seeing the two of them together you might think he was 5 years old.

I don’t have any photos of Isaac with Ruth, but here’s one of him looking at her.

Since the last time Isaac was in Yorktown, he’s started doing many things, one of them being eating solids. So Honey got the chance to feed the little man breakfast on Friday. He was a pretty big fan, but definitely needed to be changed afterward.

After Friday’s morning nap, Beth and I dropped Erin, Isaac and Gil off at Gil’s parents before the two of us went to a business meeting. When we finished up we headed back to meet them all and found them hanging out in the living room. Since Isaac is still teething he’s still big on putting things in his mouth and chewing on them. Well now he had a new toy.

Yes, that is what you think it is. A fireplace sweeper was being used as a teether. Pretty genius if you ask me.

Around mid-afternoon we headed back out to Honey and Dude’s house where Isaac got to do something he hadn’t ever done before. Swing!

But the fun didn’t stop at swinging. Oh no. Isaac also got to go see the cows, one of Barrett and Hunter’s favorite activities in the whole world. Now Isaac had never been out on the golf cart before, but he somehow managed to fight off its sleeping powers and stayed awake the whole time they were out.

The afternoon out wiped out Erin and Honey, so they went off to take naps. Isaac, however, was a champ and stayed up to hang out with his Dude.

When Dude decided Honey had been napping long enough, the two of them hatched a scheme. As you can see in the picture, Isaac was very into the plan, it may have been partially his idea.

Knowing that she couldn’t get mad at Isaac for waking her up, Dude snuck up on her and had him do a stealth attack. It worked and he got away clean.

Saturday morning we packed up and headed home in order to get back for my friend’s daughter’s baptism on Sunday. It was a great weekend all around. Not only that but we had an entire day to get Isaac back into his home routine (though that bombed due to a lunch after the friend’s daughter’s baptism, but that’s for another day).