On the whole, we are doing very well. Matthew and I are psyched about autumn season again, and it's starting to feel like fall outside! We even tossed the football a bit this evening to get into the spirit.
Without further ado...
Isaac at the high school football game last night! He's surrounded by the band, which is why he's holding one ear. His mouth is full of "grandpa's crackers" (peanut-filled pretzel bites, courtesy of Grandpa Richmond), and his other hand is clutching the bowl with the rest of the crackers. We had a bit of a disagreement about earplugs. Must find a more comfy alternative.
After a too-short nap earlier in the day, the noisy and stressful ball game, which we didn't leave until an hour after his usual bed time, Isaac was nothing but a big wet melt-down by the time I got him into bed. And we left his metal water bottle, which he always sleeps with, in the bleachers, on top of everything else. Yuck. He woke up screaming twice. Poor kiddo.
So, after all that drama, we took him to the fair today... great idea, right? But he had a really good time. No meltdowns until we were in the car on the way home. We started out looking at the animals, and then we snacked and watched some of the clogging competition. I reminisced about my long-ago clogging days. No giggling! We hoped Isaac would nap in the shade, and he did lie down cooperatively, but he never actually slept. He was out of it enough for Matthew and me to eat a sausage, some chicken tenders, fries, and a funnel cake right next to him without him noticing!
After the "rest," we headed for the rides. The first thing we rode was called a Flying Bob. Bob! It's like the Himalayan, but with free floating cars that swing out as you go around and up and down. Isaac wanted to ride, but we thought it would be too fast and too loud. He watched, he insisted, he exceeded the minimum height, so we caved. I rode it with him, and he loved it! Our little thrill-seeker! We took turns taking him on things and let him go on a few rides alone, so Isaac experienced a Ferris wheel, a couple of fun-houses, a spinning dragon children's ride, a caterpillar roller coaster, a miniature train and more. And at 3:30, he was toasted, so we left. No pictures, but a good time was had by all.
After the "rest," we headed for the rides. The first thing we rode was called a Flying Bob. Bob! It's like the Himalayan, but with free floating cars that swing out as you go around and up and down. Isaac wanted to ride, but we thought it would be too fast and too loud. He watched, he insisted, he exceeded the minimum height, so we caved. I rode it with him, and he loved it! Our little thrill-seeker! We took turns taking him on things and let him go on a few rides alone, so Isaac experienced a Ferris wheel, a couple of fun-houses, a spinning dragon children's ride, a caterpillar roller coaster, a miniature train and more. And at 3:30, he was toasted, so we left. No pictures, but a good time was had by all.
Isaac is Mr. Independent these days and will throw a tantrum if you do something for him without fair warning. Like put food on his plate, help him open or close a door (closing the car door is the big thing right now). He can now operate the TV/VCR completely by himself, though he never turns the TV off when he's done. Gotta work on that. He can also do most of the processes to play a CD. Isaac was 30 pounds and 3 feet tall on his 3rd birthday. Around the time of his birthday, he suddenly almost totally gave up referring to himself in the 2nd person. He has pretty much mastered "I" and "me." He does slip up occasionally when tired or stressed.
Favorite books these days include Fun With Mrs. Thumb, wherein a cat torments a small wooden doll in her ornately furnished dollhouse. He also likes Gallop, a cool optical illusion book that he got for his birthday, and various Winnie the Pooh stories and Little Golden Books. Oh, and he loves his Blaze book that the Flaherty family gave for his birthday. Blaze Finds the Way or something like that.
Favorite books these days include Fun With Mrs. Thumb, wherein a cat torments a small wooden doll in her ornately furnished dollhouse. He also likes Gallop, a cool optical illusion book that he got for his birthday, and various Winnie the Pooh stories and Little Golden Books. Oh, and he loves his Blaze book that the Flaherty family gave for his birthday. Blaze Finds the Way or something like that.
This is A.C. Reynolds High School drumline, which I teach. The band is the Marching Green Stars, although the sports teams are called Rockets or Rockettes. Hmmm. At any rate, I'm quite proud of this very young drumline, which has come a long way in a relatively short time.
