Photo Dump: Visiting with Tyrone

From January 29

 

 

Photo Dump: Papo's Here!

*The beginning of the photo dump posts, as I am learning the downside to wanting to process and edit photos means a lag time to get things posted. And the loss of our networked file sharing (different OSs, hopefully we'll fix that soon) means even longer transferring photos computer to computer. This is especially sad as Simon is changing and growing so rapidly right now. But in the interest of documentation I am starting with now - and going forward and backward at the same time.

So last weekend Dad, AKA, Papo (Pah-poe, rhymes with Rob-o, like what our friends sometimes called my dad) which is what we are calling him until Simon agrees or chooses something else, and Marilyn (moniker TBD) came to visit.

Simon had just started crawling long distances (meaning across a room without stopping). And this week he's pulling to stand.  They change fast.

I wanted to get some nice pictures, and wanted to use the camera remote that was a Christmas gift.

The remote has a learning curve. I finally figured out how to use the 2 second delay option.

We got a couple of good ones.

And a lot of out takes.

Enjoy!

To Grandmother's House We Go

 

Simon love Grandma's house.  There was a new ball toy.  And lots of rest.

And a wedding.

And a trip to Madison, and visiting with aunts and uncles and great-grandmas.

Lots and lots of driving.  And lots of loving on Grandma.

And to make it a real vacation Mom and Chip took on night duty a few night.  And Rob and I got to sleep.  This is how I found them one morning.  Rough night.

But the best part of the trip was hearing Simon really find his laugh.

It's so cute you'll cry.

Madison

Poor Simon has spent so much of this trip in the car seat.  He kind of hates it.  There is lots of fussing, but some sleeping.  My mom got an infant seat for her car.  And while I do see the benefit of being able to pop out the seat and take the baby in, or put the seat into a stroller, I find the seat heavy and cumbersome.  We've hardly used the Ergo.

On the trip to Madison we got to spend a couple of days with my Grandma Frazier and Dad.  Emily took a day off to spend some time with us too.  Auntie Em brought Yumi, Simon got his first encounter up close with a dog.

We took a trip downtown to eat some lunch at Hinkles. Then we walked around downtown and on the river.  We stopped at the playground.  Em took him on his first slide.

And then we tried the swing.  Again.  He's got enough body control to sit in the swing now, but he's still to little to really enjoy it.

Papa loves Simon.

 And while we were walking we found our family brick from 1987 when they first put in the river walk.

 Family picture.  I kind of like this one.

 Aunt Patty came to visit.

And before we left we had a little family dinner.  This was the first time in awhile that all siblings and Dad have been together.  Clint was a little embarrassed that we had the waitress take a picture because "we live here" but I'm glad we got it.