March 31, 2013

After church today we had our own little Easter egg hunt out in the front yard.  Isaac ended up with about 90% of the eggs, but both boys had fun hunting for them.  And all four of us helped with eating the candy from inside the eggs.  Thanks for sharing Isaac.  

March 30, 2011

Today we toured the USS Midway.  Isaac could have spent all day aboard this aircraft carrier.  He loved seeing all of the fighter jets and helicopters up on top and was fascinated by all of the workings of the ship underneath.  I say any exhibit that allows little boys to play with control panels full of buttons, switches, and knobs is worth a visit!

March 29, 2013

My friend Amy recently took her daughter to the zoo and posted about it on her blog.  Luke saw all of the pictures of the animals on my computer and started getting really excited.  He was jumping around and making animal noises.  So right then Charlie & I decided to add the San Diego Zoo to our vacation agenda.  Luke wasn't quite as excited about the real animals as he was about the pictures on the computer, but we all still had a fun time.

March 28, 2013

After Charlie got off of work this evening we loaded up the car and headed down to San Diego for a mini vacation.  On the drive down Isaac noticed a new kind of power line.  Sometimes people tell me that they don't think that Isaac seems autistic.  He is doing remarkably well, but if you spend a little time with him you will start to notice some of his quirks.  He has an obsession with power lines.  More specifically, he is fascinated by the way the lines are connected to the transmission towers.  This is something I would have never in a million years paid any attention to on my own, but the lines are connected to the towers in different formations.  Isaac has all of these memorized and every time we pass a tower he imitates the set of connection formations with his arms.  Tonight he noticed some towers with a formation he hadn't seen before.  Sometimes I am really fascinated by the way his mind works.  

March 27, 2013

Isaac has not stopped talking about feeding the tortoises a few weeks ago.  Today we headed back to Prehistoric Pets for a different kind of turtle feeding.  The store has a large pond full of swimming turtles and giant fish.  For just $3 you can buy a cup of worms.  I was totally repulsed by this idea, but Isaac was fascinated.  I suppose the giant tweezers make it a little less repulsive than if you actually had to pick those squirmy things up with your fingers.  Either way, Isaac thought it was the coolest thing ever.  Maybe someday I will have a girl...

March 26, 2013

One of Charlie's old friends from New Mexico is in town and he and his family are staying with us for a few nights.  Tonight we took them over to the Woodbridge lagoon for a picnic dinner.  We grilled hamburgers and made s'mores over a bonfire.  I brought some old bread so that all of the kids could feed the ducks.  Luke thought it was hilarious and couldn't get enough of it.  Once again I was totally impressed with his throwing skills.  He has quite the arm for a one year old!  Check out the flying bread in the photo below.

March 25, 2013

Luke goes nuts when he hears the trash truck outside.   He goes equally crazy anytime he hears a lawn mower, leaf blower, or weed whacker.  I've got the trash schedule down, but the landscapers seem to be outside ALL THE TIME!  I have taken Luke outside to watch them a few times but we usually end up with a face full of dust from a leaf blower.  Plus it's super loud and I have to hold Luke the whole time so that he doesn't run in front of a riding lawn mower.  I've started letting him watch from the kitchen windows.  He loves it and it's saved me from a whole lot of sneezing.

March 24, 2013

This is my lovey dog Cracker.  He'll be ten years old in May.  He's kind of a grumpy old man and mostly just lays around and sleeps all day.  He's the best cuddler you'll ever meet, and any time someone sits down he will instantly come to sit by your side - or on your lap.  I never imagined I would love a dog so much.

March 23, 2013

Isaac has been really excited to compete in his first ever sparring tournament at his karate studio.  His only motivation was to win a trophy.  He had his eye on one of the big ones, but he seemed plenty pleased with the participation trophy that he earned instead.  I don't know where he learned this victory pose, but it made me smile.  

March 22, 2013

Today Isaac came in wearing nine different shirts.  He thought this was the cleverest and funniest thing ever.  He hates wearing a jacket so sometimes when it is cold out I just tell him it is his lucky day because he gets to wear two shirts, and then I double him up.  So he thinks it's really cool to wear two shirts and today he is super cool because he's wearing nine!  It was not cold out today but he sure looked warm all bundled up in his layers.