Spring Break Trip to Florida - 2012

In March of 2012, we ventured to Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida for a few days of fun in the sun.  We decided to take a trip before Isaac turned two and also before baby Meyer #2 arrived.  (Yes, I am 4 1/2 months pregnant in these pictures!)

Isaac experienced his first plane flight on this trip.  He was such an angel!  It helped that we had brought along some books, snacks, and the I-pad.  Isaac loved making the airplane noise "shhhhh" while waving his arms in the air pretending to be an airplane.

Overall the trip was lots of fun.  Isaac was tentative at first to swim in the various pools, but eventually he became a pro and even became brave enough to jump into the pool into daddy's arms.  A trip to the beach was also a highlight.  Isaac love playing in the sand!

Isaac's First Hair Cut

Isaac had his first haircut at Kiddles Salon in Clive after Christmas, in December 2011.  Momma was so nervous that after cutting his hair, Isaac would lose those beautiful curls.  But the reality was that the hair was very long, and I no longer wanted Isaac to be mistaken for a girl, so it had to be cut.




 

Isaac was a perfect angel during his first haircut.  The salon had a high chair that Isaac sat in during process.  We brought along goldfish and some water, so he was engaged in what he enjoys the most...filling his belly with food!  The salon also had some toy animals for him to play with...oh those toddler salons are so well prepared!!!

Here is a picture of Isaac all trimmed up and looking so handsome.  Momma was pleasantly surprised...the curls survived!  :)

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011

We had a wonderful holiday celebrating Isaac's second Christmas.  This year he was engaged in all the traditional Christmas activities, especially opening the Christmas presents!  Isaac especially loved watching the lights on the Christmas tree and giving Santa Clause high-fives.

This year mommy and daddy received the best Christmas gift ever...we found out that our family of three would soon become a family of four!  Baby Meyer is due in August 2012!!!  :)

November 2011

November 2011

Isaac loves playing outside.  Of course, like all boys, he loves playing with sticks.  Here is one of his favorite sticks that we kept around for a while, as he loved to play with it each time we were outside.

We had an early snow!  Just a light sprinkling, but it was enough to cover the ground.  Isaac loved putting rocks in the snow to watch them "disappear". 

Isaac loves his zebra Zeno, and of course he is now able to climb in and out of the rocking chair by himself.  Such a big boy!

Emory and Isaac hanging out at Emory's house at Thanksgiving.

Cute, cute!  These boys have so much fun together!

Halloween Fun

Halloween 2011 - Isaac and Daddy

This has to be the cutest frog that ever lived!

Emory and Isaac Celebrate Birthdays!

Nana and Papa baked cakes for Isaac and Emory's birthdays.  These pictures were taken in September of 2011.  Emory turned two and Isaac one.  I love this photo...these boys have so much fun together!






 

Here is a picture of Isaac and mommy and daddy BEFORE Isaac dug into his birthday cake.

And here is the "AFTER" photo.  Only a little bit of chocolate on the face.  That's right, Isaac is not a fan of birthday cake.  How surprising!  This guy only likes his fruits and vegetables!








Emory, on the other hand, LOVED his cake.  This picture was taken midway through.  He was covered in chocolate by the end!

Here is a picture of Papa and Nana with the birthday boys!  :)

Isaac's First Birthday!

We celebrated Isaac's first birthday on his actual day...October 1, 2011.  It was a gorgeous fall day, perfect for sitting on our back deck and playing in the yard.  Matt purchased a pinata for the special day.  Of course Isaac was clueless about what it was, but he did enjoy the colorful ribbons hanging from the bottom of it.  It was actually a pretty strong pinata and took the kids several rounds and two bats (one bat broke!) to break it open.



Here is a picture of Isaac with his God-mother and aunt, Colette. Colette made Isaac's birthday cake, a Dalmatian  puppy dog!  (Isaac is in love with dogs!)  Isaac couldn't wait to get his first piece of birthday cake, but when he discovered it was sweet, he decided he'd had enough.  For some reason, Isaac does not like sweet sugary things!  (Yay, for mom and dad...we'll see how long this lasts!)  He had more fun spitting out his birthday cake than actually eating it!  We would have been better off to put some veggies in the shape of a cake in front of him!

Here is a picture of some of the kids that attended Isaac's party:
Front row, cousins Maria and Lauren and Isaac
Back Row: Payton and Ella Johnson, cousins Emily and Brayton.
Our neighbor boy Alex Tow also attended but is not in this picture.




We had a great time carving pumpkins during the party!  Matthew was pretty proud of his "Ghostbusters" pumpkin!  :)









Here is a picture of several who carved pumpkins:
Mikhael, Grandma Cindy and Isaac, Emily, Brayton, Maria, Lauren, Matthew, Nick, and Colette.