(Sept 7, 2010)
Joss can roll over front to back, and back to front again.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Paul works on his Embouchure
You think we took only one picture of Paul playing a horn?
Examining the shofar.
Gotta work on the embouchure, kiddo. . .
Little better. . .
. . .getting there!
Keep practicing, kid!
Examining the shofar.
Gotta work on the embouchure, kiddo. . .
Little better. . .
. . .getting there!
Keep practicing, kid!
Happy 10th Anniversary, Mommy and Daddy!!
Sept 3, 2000 - Sept 3, 2010.
Ten years.
Three homes.
Two kids.
One highlander. Well, there can be only one.
Ten years.
Three homes.
Two kids.
One highlander. Well, there can be only one.
Joss Goes to School (Aug 30, 2010)
All good things must come to an end, and so did Mommy's maternity leave. when we got back from the vacation, it was time for Joss to start "school" with Paul.
Paul was very excited to have Joss in the infant room down the hall.
Mommy tells Miss Lani some details about Joss' likes (soft summer rains, romantic walks on the beach, slightly warmer than room temperature breast milk in a bottle with a slo flow nipple) and dislikes (haters, players, and other "fake" people, and sitting in a poopy diaper).
Two days later, and Joss is sitting up mostly unsupported. . .
. . .and has learned the fine art of toy-nibbling.
So charming.
Paul was very excited to have Joss in the infant room down the hall.
Mommy tells Miss Lani some details about Joss' likes (soft summer rains, romantic walks on the beach, slightly warmer than room temperature breast milk in a bottle with a slo flow nipple) and dislikes (haters, players, and other "fake" people, and sitting in a poopy diaper).
Two days later, and Joss is sitting up mostly unsupported. . .
. . .and has learned the fine art of toy-nibbling.
So charming.
Day 10-11: Thursday and Friday, 8/26-27/10, Cruising to Vancouver
Our last day was a cruising day - no excursions, just activities on the boat and packing for the next morning. The weather was spotty - at times sunny and lovely (and Mommy finally got to sit out on the top deck with a coffee and a book and a sleeping Joss in his stroller for a bit), and other times a bit rainy and windy (which is, apparently, the preferred weather of cruise-ship following orcas. . .)
Grandma and Grandpa popped out from packing to say hello.
A rainbow! A single rainbow! It's. . .kind of intense. . .what does it mean?
A tugboat set against a dramatic sky as we enter Vancouver.
Joss will miss the cruise ship the most of all of us. . .
We got to swim a little at our hotel just outside of Vancouver, and then had yummy Malaysian food with Safta, Grandma and Grandpa, and Cousins Shira and Jonah. Wicked early the next morning found us at the airport - where there were no baby-changing stations in the rest rooms. So, mommy had to change two diapers on the floor of the concourse. Stay Classy, Vancouver.
Grandma and Grandpa were on the same flight, and got to feel our pain. =)
Grandpa kisses make it better.
We made it home, tired and cranky and jet-lagged. We had a wonderful time, but were glad to be home again, as Paul said, with "all my toys!!"
Grandma and Grandpa popped out from packing to say hello.
A rainbow! A single rainbow! It's. . .kind of intense. . .what does it mean?
A tugboat set against a dramatic sky as we enter Vancouver.
Joss will miss the cruise ship the most of all of us. . .
We got to swim a little at our hotel just outside of Vancouver, and then had yummy Malaysian food with Safta, Grandma and Grandpa, and Cousins Shira and Jonah. Wicked early the next morning found us at the airport - where there were no baby-changing stations in the rest rooms. So, mommy had to change two diapers on the floor of the concourse. Stay Classy, Vancouver.
Grandma and Grandpa were on the same flight, and got to feel our pain. =)
Grandpa kisses make it better.
We made it home, tired and cranky and jet-lagged. We had a wonderful time, but were glad to be home again, as Paul said, with "all my toys!!"
Friday, October 15, 2010
Day 9: Wednesday, 8/25/10, Ketchican
For their 10th anniversary, Mommy and Daddy got to go on a canoe trip all by themselves. . .well, and about 30 strangers, but no one they were related to.
Ketchican has such. . .lush wildlife. Just ask the giant snails. . .
We took a bus to Lake Harriet Hunt, about 16 miles outside of Ketchican. Harriet Hunt was a photographer/pioneer in Ketchican at the turn of the last century, and took a lot of images of the indigenous flora and fauna of the area.
Our guide was demonstrating how when a new tree grows over a fallen tree, the roots develop over the trunk, leaving a large cave-like space once the old tree has decomposed. They make great hidey-holes for various mammals, both of the two- and four-legged varieties.
We canoed most of the way around the lake, stopped for a short nature "hike", had some hot cocoa, then canoed the rest of the way around.
There were many of us in each canoe, so the actual paddling was easy. The weather was perfect, and the scenery serene.
The porta-johns, however, were just mediocre.
Ketchican has such. . .lush wildlife. Just ask the giant snails. . .
We took a bus to Lake Harriet Hunt, about 16 miles outside of Ketchican. Harriet Hunt was a photographer/pioneer in Ketchican at the turn of the last century, and took a lot of images of the indigenous flora and fauna of the area.
Our guide was demonstrating how when a new tree grows over a fallen tree, the roots develop over the trunk, leaving a large cave-like space once the old tree has decomposed. They make great hidey-holes for various mammals, both of the two- and four-legged varieties.
We canoed most of the way around the lake, stopped for a short nature "hike", had some hot cocoa, then canoed the rest of the way around.
There were many of us in each canoe, so the actual paddling was easy. The weather was perfect, and the scenery serene.
The porta-johns, however, were just mediocre.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Day 8: Tuesday, 8/24/10, Icy Strait Point - Whale Watching
Tuesday, we got out nice and early to go on a Whale & Marine Mammals Cruise in Icy Strait Point.
We had to take little shuttle boats from the cruise ship to the docks, where we got to look at a fish processing exhibit before boarding the whale watching ship.
Barely away from the dock and we saw some dolphins checking us out. [Editor's note: porpoises]
Cousin Shira and Mommy taking in the breeze.
Bald Eagle eating. . .something.
Mommy, Grandma Shelly, and cousin Shira.
A fishing boat.
Thar she blows!!!
A humpback whale has lungs like two Volkswagen Beetles. They come to the surface and exhale an enormous plume of steamy air before diving back into the water.
Paul was very. . ."impressed" by all the amazing nature. Note to self: don't sign up for activities during nap time.
Um, "cruise" control?
We saw several mother-calf pairs, or maybe the same pair several times. There were definitely at least two discrete pods that followed us for a while.
This is not one of those pods.
Some seals decided to check us out, too. [Editor's note: Sea Lions]
These are not those seals.
Hope you enjoyed the "tale" of our whale watching adventure!
We had to take little shuttle boats from the cruise ship to the docks, where we got to look at a fish processing exhibit before boarding the whale watching ship.
Barely away from the dock and we saw some dolphins checking us out. [Editor's note: porpoises]
Cousin Shira and Mommy taking in the breeze.
Bald Eagle eating. . .something.
Mommy, Grandma Shelly, and cousin Shira.
A fishing boat.
Thar she blows!!!
A humpback whale has lungs like two Volkswagen Beetles. They come to the surface and exhale an enormous plume of steamy air before diving back into the water.
Paul was very. . ."impressed" by all the amazing nature. Note to self: don't sign up for activities during nap time.
Um, "cruise" control?
We saw several mother-calf pairs, or maybe the same pair several times. There were definitely at least two discrete pods that followed us for a while.
This is not one of those pods.
Some seals decided to check us out, too. [Editor's note: Sea Lions]
These are not those seals.
Hope you enjoyed the "tale" of our whale watching adventure!
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