It had finally arrived! His first field trip!!
They learned about trains...
They decorated lunch bags...
They reminded moms to buy juice boxes and send no containers...
Suncreen them up....and they were ready to go!
The sibling, however, was not as prepared to watch his older brother take off in the train....a TRAIN!!! Trains are something he loves more than anything in the WORLD!! Here is poor little Elliot crying, pointing to his tummy, saying "My Turn!! hooo hooo!!!"......
Yes, Isaac was full sympathy.....can't you tell?
Didn't even look back......
Picnic with Nancy and her crew.....she loves getting her picture taken!
Chocolate pudding with a fork......
My gutsy little 2 year old......all the way to the shoreline to fill up a squirt gun
My girlfriend thinks Isaacs suit is too small.....what do you think??
Happy guy........
All he does is laugh........i think this shot captures him quite well
Collecting crabs kept him busy all afternoon.....i laughed when he and his little friend came running back screaming "WE'VE GOT CRABS!!"
We love love love the beach...but its not often we get to play on the ocean where there is lots of cool creatures to gawk at... so all in all.....very good day!
I have one terrific memory of my wedding day with my dad that stands out in my mind, and it is this: as he is walking me down the aisle...he looked over at me and smiled and whispers 'slow down'. Slow down is something i still hear him saying to me as i rush through life and have to continually remind myself to 'slow down'........sometimes i wonder what he was thinking when he said that to me--it could be taken so many different ways, couldn't it? 'slow down, you are growing up too fast'....or 'slow down, chris will still be there when you get there'....or 'slow down, and just enjoy this'.......maybe he meant all three. Boy, i loved him that day....i mean, i love him everyday, but it was a nice moment and i loved being walked down by him.
Here is the common picture i will have always have in my mind of my dad with his woman....kicking back, enjoying a glass of wine and chatting. Those 2 spend all day together and still prefer to relax together at night.....its inspiring really.
The obligatory 'you made me smile' shot.
I loved this shot of him tuning out new piano with the boys nearby. He would be happy to know that i played them to sleep the other night....not much more than some scales and some old songs from way back...but elliot yelled out for 'mo! mo!'.jpg)
Happy Fathers Day dad.......if i were there i would give you a big squeeze and say 'thanks for being such a nice friend and father....i love you.
