IsaacAndNaomiBlog

We’re literate folks, of course, as both mommy and daddy have been sustained on a steady diet of New Yorkers since time immemorial.  We hope that if Isaac shares our love of things erudite, he might express himself like the purported readers in this piece from McSweeney’s (a favorite humor site among internet belles lettres): Letters to the Editor of Babybug, a Magazine for Readers Age 6 Months to 2 Years.  My favorite line:  “the jarring deus ex machina so crudely inserted into ‘Monkey’s Birthday Party’ was, for me, the limit.”

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Well, milk.

Happy 21st Month, Isaac!

You’ve really taken a shine to your new day care, which has been as wonderful for us, your parents, as it has been for you.  We can see the new things you pick up and learn on display almost daily (more word-sounds, new dance moves, ART!, more social interaction, answering questions, the list goes on).  You are also bound and determined to play outside as much as possible, and now that it’s nice, we’re all for it.

We’re hoping that your enjoyment of bathtime with cooler water will mean that trips to the pool this summer will be far more fun for you this year than they were last year (you’ll recall that last summer, the pool pretty much freaked you out).  I suspect that we’ll all have a lot more fun this time around, though.

We love you , man!

–Daddy

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Sadie and Ann came over on Sunday afternoon for a surprise visit, which coincided with the wind blowing prodigious amounts of apple-flower petals off of our tree. I managed to get this photo of both of them in the hammock … one of those lucky shots!

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Climb a slide

Kick a ball

Hang out with a friend

See the pretty apple tree!

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Isaac is now in his second week of attending a new daycare, Mimo. Suffice to say he loves it! His initial provider was wonderful, and cared well for him, but he was getting too rambunctious to be cooped up all day. At Mimo, he now has lots of outdoor play time, more structured activities, more toddlers his own age (and older and younger), and a more stimulating environment. We already notice the difference when he comes home — pretty much exhausted in the “lots of fun all day long” way. Plus, he gets to be back in school with his friend Sadie again!

No pictures at Mimo yet, but here are some from last weekend, when Dan and I were brewing, and the kids were playing in spots not occupied by open flame:

Toddler cage match.

Chilling on the chairs.

Sharing a bag of Veggie Booty on the steps.

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Suffice to say he’s kept us busy. In the meantime, enjoy yet more selected photos of Mr. Isaac from the last 6 weeks or so…

Isaac and Emma, playdate at our house.

Reinhart, Emma’s dad, in his new role as children’s librarian.

With Grandma and Grandpa Ager, after the Passover seder.

Isaac and Sadie at the seder.

Daddy and Isaac taking a stroll in the back yard.

BA!

Isaac and Sadie playing in the snow, St. Patrick’s Day.

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Emma and Isaac had a playdate on Saturday. Next stop, Carnegie Hall?

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Here’s lookin’ at you, kid!

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One of these days, we’ll really catch up. Until then, here are photos of Isaac skiing last week!

OK, he’s really riding in our ski-trailer-buggy-thingy, but trust me, he had fun:

The SkiChariot!

Andy towing the Chariot.

Laura towing the Chariot.

Isaac playing in the snow afterwards!

We fully intend to use this as much as possible while the snow lasts this “winter!”

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