Our friends Michelle and Mike recently got married down in St Simons Island, GA and we used their destination wedding as an excuse to plan a family vacation. We decided to rent a house on the beach and our nephew, Quinn, joined us to help with the kids. The wedding was great fun and we all really enjoyed having Quinn along for the trip. You can see a few photos of our trip by clicking on the link below:
Georgia photos
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We were recently in Georgia for a friend’s wedding and the change of venue brought out some new tricks in Sam and Wil. Sam surprised us by buttoning a shirt like it was no big deal (I had no idea kids his age could pull that off) and Wil decided to do this (the spitting was a real hit with our fellow plane passengers):
We’re very proud of them both!
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“When I had my dog…” These are the words that preface just about every fantastic story that Sam decides to tell. For the past year or so, this has been his solution to becoming part of the conversation. You say you just got back from a vacation? When Sam had his dog, the two of them went on vacation all the time, including Wisconsin where they could go and see his family. You say you’re having car trouble? When Sam had his dog, the wheels fell off his car and they needed to take it to a mechanic…
I think it all started with Sam getting excited about the idea of having a pet dog and the phenomenon just grew from there and kept going. Most days he pretends to be something else (a dinosaur, a tiger, etc.), but anytime he’s tells a story that isn’t true it still always involves him and his dog. We have yet to start keeping track of all the adventures that the two have been on, but they would easily fill a few volumes by now. Whether it’s flying a concord jet, teaching each other how to dance, working on a construction sight building skyscrapers, or digging up dinosaur bones, they’ve been through a lot together.
"When I had my dog..."
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We fed Wil his first solid today–a soupy mix of avocado and breast milk. He seemed to think it was okay but he’s also eager to put everything in his mouth these days.
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Sam has dance teacher come to his school once a week. He’s talked a lot about the circles they put on the floor to designate the spots to stand but he recently recited all of the rules (in Sam’s words):
Sounds like some strict rules for dancing but Sam still seems to like the dance class!
Wil started at his daycare earlier this week and I went back to work. Todd and I are feeling pretty horrible about having him with strangers most of the day and Wil isn’t sleeping or eating very well, but I know we’ll all get used to it. In a bad turn of events, Sam got a stomach bug and was up all last night vomiting (literally every 30 to 60 minutes until about 530). Todd took the day off today but Sam still isn’t well so my third day back and I’ll be calling in sick tomorrow……. At least the rest of the family is still feeling well!
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As most parents can attest, there are few more harrowing experiences you can have with a young child than when they get sick. We had a pretty nasty cold going around my office and Wil was lucky enough to contract it. While constantly coughing and blowing my nose was a pain for me, it was a whole different story for poor Wil who could only sit there weezing, unable to figure out how to make his nose work the way it used to.
Sick Wil was still Happy Wil
Wil remained his usual smiley self, but it quickly became obvious that he was going to need some help getting over this bug. Kate took him to the doctor and was promptly told to head to the ER because it looked like Wil was having too much trouble breathing. They spent the day and were sent home, though the doctors seemed unsure that Wil was out of the woods yet. Sure enough, at a follow-up visit the next day he was sent back to the ER and this time Wil was admitted into the hospital overnight. It turns out one of the benefits of being “extremely contagious” is that you’re given your own room so Wil and Kate had the unique experience of being in an NYU hospital room without a bunch of other people crowding the same space.
Wil's Hospital Bed
After a night of special care, Wil was released the next day and we’re happy to report he’s almost back to his old self.
Almost back to his old self
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This year we continued our tradition of heading to Oklahoma for Thanksgiving. Once again it was a nice respite from the stresses of our daily life here in NY. The weather was great, perfect for hanging around outside and playing on tractors, chopping wood and generally doing things we couldn’t do back home in the city.
Thanks to Beth and Art and the kids for putting up with us and being such generous hosts. We look forward to coming back soon!
Check out some photos of the trip below:
Thanksgiving 2011
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Wil has actually been smiling those contented, internal sort of smiles since birth but a couple weeks ago we started to get glimpses of a more reactionary smile. We finally are able to get it with some regularity and caught it on camera:
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