Fun with cousins

I took Isaac to the pumpkin farm with my parents and Jamie's kids. On our way, we stopped to "go fishing." Of the several times today that a video camera would have been helpful, this was one. Christian (Jamie's three-year-old) would say to my dad, "I'm scared. You do it," and the next minute he would say, "Papa, don't help me...I can do it by myself." Isaac was more interested in eating his apple, which can be seen in every picture.

After fishing, we headed to the pumpkin farm. On the way there, Christian and Carson sang "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," which sounded a little like this: "Winkle little tar, ow I wonder what chew are. Up above da wold so high, la la la la in da sky. Winkle little tar, ow I wonder what chew are." When they stopped after the first "what you are," Isaac piped in "up above." I was shocked and not sure what he was saying, but when he repeated himself several times, I realized he did actually say it. He adds to his vocabulary daily, and it is so wonderful to hear!

The first thing we did when we got to the farm was look at all the animals.

Cows

Pigs

Dogs

After the animals, the kids picked out their pumpkins.

Then we went on a hayride, which started out quite nice...

until Isaac got brave...

decided to walk...

picked up some hay...

and proceeded to start a hay fight...fun was had by all!

WE GOT A CAMERA!!!

Our camera died on us near the beginning of the summer, so we got a new one last weekend! I know these pics are random, but I have been hearing about not posting anything. (Yes, Dad, these are new!) I feel like I need to take nine weeks off school to recreate our summer so I have some pictures...oh well! Enjoy!

I love this pic because it is hard sometimes to catch his smiles on camera...he's very serious!

Not sure what's going on here, but it makes for a cute shot!

This is Isaac trying to make his pants into shorts. He is not ready for cool weather. He's really going to hate when he has to wear closed shoes!

Lucas County Fair
We went to the Lucas County Fair on Monday, July 21. It was a hot day but lots of fun. Isaac loved all of the animals. His favorite toy at home is his Little People Farm, so he was definitely in his element at the fair!

This would have been a cute picture, but Isaac was ready for a nap and wasn't happy about having to pose.
We went to the fair with friend Melissa and her daughter Madison (pictured here). Melissa's friend Angela also came with us. You may notice the chicken nugget in this picture and the next one...he held onto this for an hour, so I finally threw it out. Yuck!
Now he's ready to pose!

Summer Time???

I have decided that the reason my blog does not stay regularly updated with new pictures and quips has nothing to do with the fact that I am a teacher during the school year. I have not published one post this summer, and I have certainly had the time to do it. My typical day consists of going to the gym (which I surprised myself by absolutely LOVING...I do Turbo Kick, Zumba, and toning classes...it's a blast!), playing with Isaac, running errands for groceries and the like, and, hopefully before school starts back in five weeks if my parents decide to open the pool, swimming. The thing is, I can't stand to be bored, so Isaac and I keep ourselves busy by taking walks, going to the park, planning to go to the zoo (we haven't actually gone yet this summer), playing with other toddlers, playing out back in the baby pool and sandbox, and anything else that we can think of. I have totally enjoyed spending this time with Isaac over the summer, and I really need to start downloading and posting pictures to share it with all of you!