Homecoming Trip

A few weekends ago we traveled up to Wenham, Massachusetts to visit Uncle Pete, friends, and attend our college (Gordon) homecoming. It was Ian's first plane ride. He did great on the way there, although he did not like the earplugs they gave him. It was also incredibly hot on the plane, but we survived. The way home was a different story. Ian was a wreck and cried most of the way home. Fortunately, the flight is only an hour long!

While in Massachusetts we stayed with Tim's brother Pete. He has a great house with an amazing yard. We helped him fix up his house and decorate his front steps with pumpkins and hay! We also took Ian to Singing Beach...a beach right down the street from our campus where Tim and I used to hang out on warm days and walk on cooler ones. It was so fun to be back on familiar turf with Ian and to show him where we met. We also got to see Nate (Ian's godfather) and Jaime and their awesome new apartment!

Uncle Pete, Owen, Uncle Nate, and Ian (in Nate and Jaime's backyard)

Reunited!

Uncle Pete's front doorstep...all ready for harvest season!

Singing Beach

Real Quick Update

A Real Quick Update on the Chapman household...well, really just Ian...

- There are now rubberbands on our kitchen cabinet doors. Ian finally found my coveted glass lemon juicer and emile henry casserole dishes.
- We are cooking bacon, bread with jam, and eggs on a regular basis...Ian's new fav foods.
-Ian is a real serious dude as you can see from the picture above, but he still loves to play. We frequent the playground at least once a day.
- Ian now feeds himself. He will not allow us to spoon him food anymore. His new fav. snack is Rice Krispies with whole milk. Gotta love the snap, crackle, and pop!
- Mums are on the back porch with dirt everywhere. Ian likes to throw the dirt on the ground and break off the flowers. My flower gardens may never be the same again.
- We recently flew to Boston to visit Uncle Pete and attend our college homecoming. Ian did great on the way there...then cried the last thirty minutes on the way back. An awful, screeching wail that left my ears ringing. We had a great trip though and got to do all things "new england" so it was well worth it!
-Ian is now on a one nap schedule...one nap that lasts three hours! He is also going to bed earlier, say around 7pm and then gets up at 6am. As long as the coffee is brewing, this I can handle.
-Our best friends, and Ian's godfather, moved from across the street. It is heartbreaking every time Ian points and walks toward their house. We are slowly recovering from their move, and there is definitely a hole in our lives now.
- Ian now knows where his "belly button" is. A fun new trick is lifting up his shirt.
-We love autumn and the brisk morning walks! Acorn squash on the mantle, butternut squash in the oven, and artichokes for dinner!

Some of Ian's local friends

Meet Ian's DC Friends....


Isaac, Carlito, and Aidan - the yoga babies! On our back deck enjoying Sunday mimosas.


Owen (in the car seat). Ian loves Owen's toys! Oh and try saying Owen and Ian five times fast. Can't do it can ya? It drives our nanny bonkers!


Carlito and Isaac again!


Michael, our very own 2 year old neighbor.


Owen again, it is a love hate relationship.

College Friend Reunion #5

So, our last vacation of the summer was to Outer Banks, NC (again!) but this time with college friends. This is now the fifth year that we have rented a house with our college friends. Since this is the fifth year vacationing with friends, we settle into our routine pretty quickly. There are the early risers, the cooks, the shoppers, and the excercisers. The weather this year was not great, but we did have a few nice days on the beach and an amazing sunset the last night. Ian was lucky enough to have his own room, and this year Ian had another friend to play with!!!

Ian is exploring new foods these days. He recently enjoyed corn while on the Vineyard. I would say it was quite a success!

Ian's Striped Shirt Photo Shoot

Ian is developing quite a sense of humour AND he is now fully aware of the camera. I just had to share the photos below, in this sequence of course!

Martha's Vineyard- a trip of firsts!

Martha's Vineyard has always been a special place for Tim and me. This year we got to take Ian and introduce him to the wonderful island! We drove through the night to catch the first ferry at 6am. While there Ian got to experience a bunch of firsts!

Ian's first time on the Woods Hole ferry

Ian's first time at Mad Martha's. He loved loved the pistachio ice cream.

Ian's first facebook page! Yes, Uncle Pete set up a facebook page for Ian...

Ian's first time walking on the Lucy Vincent beach (our OWN private beach) at sunrise.

Ian's first time in a dog crate...

Ian's first time rolling in the sand on Lucy Vincent Beach. He loved it!

Ian's first sunset at Menemsha beach.

He kinda missed the sunset...

Ian's first time on a motorcycle.

Ian's first hurricane swells.