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Dynamic Duo

aaron — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:47:54 +0000

When Isaac arrived on the scene, his big brother was more or less nonplussed. He didn’t really freak out, but it was clear he wasn’t super hot on the idea either. There may have even been an occasion or two where he wanted “baby Isaac to go back in Mommy’s tummy.” (Yeah, that ain’t happening kid).As Isaac got older and more mobile Joel seemed somewhat more tolerant of him, that was until Isaac got it in his mind to play with one of Joel’s favorite (and by favorite I mean anything within visual range) toys, at which point the usual reaction was “NOOOOO BABY ISAAAAAC!!!” or something similar.

I suppose that’s pretty normal for an oldest child who’s had his or her world split open by the introduction of a sibling, however I have to admit I’ve been finding it a bit unnerving. The little voice in the back of my head starts chattering away, “What if they never get along?” “What if they never develop a positive relationship, and our family is marred by their rivalry forever?” “WHAT HAVE WE DONE?!?”

Happily there have been, in recent weeks, a few fleeting moments where the boys actually have been playing together and, as far as we can tell, enjoying it. I sure get a kick out of listening to them laugh (while remaining poised to intervene when the inevitable CRASH – BANG – WAAAAA starts).

I mean honestly… would you trust these two alone in a room for very long?

Me neither.

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Joel’s impression of Lucy

aaron — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:29:31 +0000

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Halloween’d

aaron — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:15:06 +0000

I’m kinda sad that the holiday I remember as Halloween seems to be going by the wayside. Like most people my age I fondly recall tromping un-chapperoned as a child through the neighborhood on my annual candy quest. Apparently the world is different now and we had a grand total of 3 visitors on Halloween night at our house. However, we did join a whole grip of costumed kiddos earlier at the Greenwood Businesses “Safe Trick or Treat“. Joel had a great time playing the carnival games and by the end of the afternoon was confidently (if uncharacteristically) galloping up to the candy distributors along the route announcing, “It’s me! I’m Eeyore!”

We did have a few people comment about his little “sister” dressed up as Piglet.

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Photo Op

aaron — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:49:09 +0000

I love October!

I love the crisp air and the fact that there’s still an acceptable amount of daylight. You get those brisk sunny days where the shadows are all slanty because the sun is scooting along the horizon instead of straight overhead and there are great picture opportunities. This is precisely why God invented the pumpkin patch! Let’s face it, it’s not really about pumpkins (since those can be had much less expensively at the Fred Meyer on the corner) but it’s about the urban novelty of tramping through a muddy field and snapping vibrant colorful pictures of your kids.

It’s as close to hunting and gathering as we city-folk get.

More pictures here.

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Some more brother pics

aaron — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:51:14 +0000

Just going thru the photo library and came across these. Enjoy!

Isaac, Week 27

Joel, Week 32

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Talking to Tigger

aaron — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:48:18 +0000

Isaac telling Tigger what’s on his mind.

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Just when you thought

aaron — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:35:03 +0000

Just when you thought it was impossible to get quality, fun, candid photos of your kids, BEHOLD! Two in one night!

PS> Please ignore the drool marks on Daddy’s shirt. Situational hazard.

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For comparison’s sake

aaron — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:35:34 +0000

Now that we’ve got more than one kid all we do is compare them, right? Well, not really but kind of. Regardless… I thought this was kind of interesting. Here’s a couple pics of our two boys for your consideration. Of particular note is the discrepancy in age as well as hair quantity!

Isaac at 19 weeks

Joel at 34 weeks

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Brothers in arms

aaron — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:50:08 +0000

“Joel, can you come up and sit on the couch next to your brother so we can take a picture? Please? No honey, sit over here by baby Isaac. Just right up there next to him. Can you get closer? Just a little bit? Please honey? Oh fine! OK…”

*sigh* *click*

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A week at a time

aaron — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:21:20 +0000

When Joel was born we decided we’d take Weekly Photos of him to document his first year. During the initial months we were pretty much taking photos of him every day so there was plenty of material to choose from. However, once he became mobile we found we needed to spend a little less time taking pictures and a little more time making sure he didn’t accidentally nose-dive onto the tile floor or decide to find out what firewood tastes like.

Having now two busy boys to keep track of has made the task of capturing cute, candid, endearing photos even that much tougher, but we’re doing our best to manage it. Take a gander, if you haven’t already, at Isaac’s Weekly Photos. I particularly like seeing his demeanor change over the weeks as he’s started to find his place in the world. He just turned four months old an as you can see, he’s quite content with that.

We’re determined to keep up the photos, but please forgive us if they don’t make it up to the site for a couple weeks at a time. Now… where is Joel exactly. I don’t hear him and that makes me nervous…

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