Isaac is 16 Months Old!

I haven't made a monthly post about Isaac in quite a while, so I thought I would write down a little bit about him.  He is a very independent guy.  He is definitely the most independent one year old of the three boys.  He will just happily walk off and leave me anywhere we go, as long as it is his idea of course.  He still cries when he is dropped off at church without me.  He would still love to take two naps, so I alternate days where he takes one or two. 

 He is a very hungry guy, but he can be picky too.  He loves peanut butter and jelly, any fruit, any carb, any dessert, and still drinks several glasses of milk a day.  He will eat crunchy veggies before dinner if he is hungry, but he doesn't really love broccoli or many other cooked vegetables yet. 

  Isaac is a big climber.  He climbs on and off the beds, couches, and furniture.  I have found him on top of the train table too many times to count. He is a fantastic talker.  He has tons of words.  His favorite animal noises are neigh, quack, and woof. He loves to try to repeat lots of what I say.  His favorite song, just like Tahl, is the "Popcorn Song" by Raffi.  He loves to say "sizzle, sizzle, pop!" His favorite words are his brothers' names, ma (mine), and "whoa!" He never sits still for a second. The gym teacher at his baby class calls him "wild man."  When he does sit still for a minute, he gives the best hugs and likes to point at pictures when I ask him to in his books.  

We love you Isaac! 

Atlanta

We went to Atlanta last weekend.  The kids had so much fun with their cousins, and Tova and Brad were fantastic hosts. The very first night we went out to a cool place for dinner and then walked in a newly developed area of Atlanta.  We ended up at an INDIGO GIRLS CONCERT. I was, of course, very excited.  They are one of my most favorite groups of all time.  

We took the kids to the world's muddiest corn maze.  Here they are posing before we went in. 

 I took this just to show how high the corn was.  We got really lost in there, and Harper really wanted to come out. 

We ended up sneaking through the corn and getting chastised by other maze goers. 

Afterward, we ate the lunches we packed. 

Isaac thought his sandwich was super yummy. 

 Poor Tova got stuck in line forever waiting for water and friend Oreos.  I took the kids to play while we waited. 

Zev wanted his picture made. 

 He did not appreciate this other kid being in he and Jaren's picture. 

I ended up walking through the crazy mud barefoot.  It was quite the mess. 

Super Z with his cousins! 

Zev needed more picture opportunities, of course. 

 Here he is enjoying his fried Oreo. 

Even Isaac ended up getting his hands on one. 

After dessert, we went on a hay ride. 

I tried to get a cute picture of the boys, but I probably shouldn't have put them looking right in the sun. 

 Oh well. 

Isaac took a cute pictures with Jaren though. 

 Tahl and Harper had so much fun together on this trip.  They are only seven months apart, and they are finally ready to play together.  They loved pretending and adventuring in the backyard together. 

 Zev tried to get in on this picture too. 

 That night we went to see Noah's football game.  Tahl had lots of fun playing with Noah and his friends after the game. 

When it was time for us to go home on Tuesday (without Ari) we had a two hour delay!  

Here are the three boys in the "run zone" where I told them they could run and play without bothering anyone. 

Zev is being a worm here.  We took turns being a cheetah, a worm, a crab, a bird, etc. 

 After we got tired of running, we went to watch the airplanes being loaded.

As nervous as I was, the flight went better than I thought it would.  Zev was really helpful carrying bags.  Isaac was very good on the plane considering he didn't get an afternoon nap. Tahl's ears really hurt at one point, but he was good as long as I kept him eating and playing on a screen.  I'd still rather not fly alone with three boys again anytime soon if I don't have to though! 

State Fair!

We went to the Texas State Fair today.  Here is a picture of three little monkeys that you might have met before. 

Zev loved the fun house again this year. 

Tahl liked the alligator outside the fun house. 

Zev and I went on the "Love Bug" ride.  It was one of my favorites when I was a kid. 

 He was holding his ears from a loud horn that they blow. 

 Tahl had fun on the bears. 

Zev and Tahl rode this rollar coaster together too. 

Zev said it was scary, and Tahl wanted to do it again as usual. 

 Instead he did a roller coaster where the car spins in a circle.

As usual, we got some great pictures of his face. 

I love this funny face boy. 

Here we are on the farm. 

The boys had fun feeding the animals and pretending on the farm. 

Then we went to the real petting zoo. Here is Tahl feeding a longhorn. 

Both of the boys actually got their hands nibbled on by a zebra. 

It was an accident when he was trying to eat the food. This cute guy wouldn't hurt anyone on purpose. 

Tahl wanted a picture with the kangaroo and the "Wilbur" the pig. 

 Zev still hasn't quite mastered looking at the camera. 

The boys and I took a picture in front of the same bush we've taken pictures at most years at the fair. 

 Me and T

Silly Zevi

We got some picture in front of Big Tex.

Then we saw some weird stilt walkers on the way out. 

Tahl wasn't so sure about him.

Or this guy... 

Then we watched a parade and went on home... It was a fun trip!