Spring, I think

We enjoyed a brief glimpse at spring a few days ago, and then as fast as it came, it was gone again! Apparently, old man winter is one very grouchy old man. He doesn't seem to want spring to arrive.

I have decided that I want to see how green my thumbs are. I've mapped out a spot for a veggie garden in our backyard, and I've already started weeding out the small flower beds we have, and I'm ready to dive in with more planting. I've been up to my eyeballs in reading all about it, so I am pretty confident. I will be planting lavender and clover for luck, just in case : )

I was feeling so inspired when I saw some little green flower tops popping up, and then BAMMO! Today we got more snow. Booooooo

Eighteen Months Old

Isaac had his eighteen month doctor visit the other day. He is now weighing in at 26 pounds, and he's sprouted up to a whopping 32 inches tall! I still can't believe that he's a year and a half already!

I'm very happy that he is all caught up with the vaccinations he needs, it made the visit more fun for everyone. He impressed his pediatrician with all the words he's saying, and all the body parts he knew.

I wish I had a picture of him from this visit, but alas I do not.

He ended up having to have a lead test, which was supposed to be just a finger prick, and turned into a tear jerking, heart wrenching ordeal!

Introducing Alexander the Great

Over the summer, Isaac and I, along with a friend of mine, and her son, went to visit the local animal shelter. It was a rainy afternoon, and we thought it would be a fun place to visit. We met a cat on that day who appeared to be winking at us, which I thought was cute. I had no idea that he had something seriously wrong with it.

As it turns out, he had something wrong, and infection I think, in his inner eyelid. It was causing him allot of pain, and the vetinary clinic which is next door to the shelter fixed it. He is now doing fantastic!

Isaac and I have gone back to that shelter many times since then, and every time, there is this same cat. I had told Michael about him, and told him that I really wanted to adopt him, but we agreed that we probably shouldn't.

We went back for another visit last week, and there was the cat, lounging on this cat climber. He looked like the king of the lion pride! Isaac went right up to him and kissed him on the head. A little bit later, the enormous, king lion sauntered off the climber and came to investigate us a little bit.

Isaac is used to being a little rough around the edges with our Fluffen at home, so I was a little more aware of how close he was getting to these cats. As this giant one walked slowly past, he swished his tail twards Isaac's face. Isaac swatted it away, and the cat immediately brought his paw up, as if to swat at Isaac.

I put my hand on Isaac's chest, and told him to take a step back and give the kitty a little space. So he did. But the cat just sat there, paw in the air. We waited, and then Isaac went back to the cat and gave him a high 5! Hahaha, I almost fell over.

The cat put his paw down, and rubbed figure eights through and around Isaac's legs, practically knocking him down in the process.

Well, that was it, I knew we had to have him! It took a little bit of convincing, but Michael finally said we could add him to our family! He was already named Alexander the Great, and it really suits him well!

They told us when we adopted him, that he would pick his human. If he didn't like us, we would know right away. As it turns out, within a half hour after coming home, it was decided that Isaac was in fact his human. He doesn't let that boy out of his sight. They nap together, play together, eat together. If and when Isaac cries, watch out, Alexander will plow you down to get to him. Once he's seen for himself that everything is okay, then and only then can you investigate for yourself.

Gearing up for springtime!

We have been trying to take advantage of the slightly longer, ever so slightly warmer days. Which means, extra long walks, many more trips to the playground, lots of playtime outside. We can't get out the door without being prepared to feed every bird in the neighborhood.

Isaac has gotten very particular about where he sprinkles the seeds. It's not in the traditional places that you may think, the bird feeder is where I start, but not him. He sprinkles them along the driveway, in certain shrubs, on the front steps, in a planter in the front yard, on the bottom branches of one of the trees on our front steps, and so on. Don't bother trying to steer him away either, he knows exactly where he wants to puts them, and he's very consistent and very determined to get his daily chore completed in his own way.

That's totally fine with me, as long as the birds get fed!

New Fish x 5

Somehow, our luck with pet fish ran out. We lost an entire tank full in a week. Lucky for me, Isaac didn't even notice!

We have refilled the tank with five goldfish this time. They're much easier to take care off, although they seem to make the tank more messy. I'm very thankful that we have those sucker fish in there to clean up after them!

We didn't bother naming these guys, or gals, I'm not quite sure who we have in there!

A mini family vaca!

At the end of February, we took a little mini vacation for a few days and headed to the Cape. I found a great place with an indoor wave pool, and according to my brother, it was a pretty fun place to be.

We're pretty lucky here on the the Vineyard, our school vacation is always a week after the rest of the cape, so we can usually avoid any crowds around here. As it turned out, the resort was practically abandoned. Which made it seem like the place was our own private hotel!

When we left the island, we had my nephew as well as our own boys, that gave Ian someone a little closer to his own age to splash around with, and take advantage of the two water slides.

Isaac met a little boy who was about his age, and had a fun time splashing in the waves at the waters edge. By the last day, he was brave enough to walk out to his belly! That of course, made me very proud.

Ian and Michael had a great time in the arcade. There was a small playground in the courtyard, which Ian, Isaac and I played on the first afternoon. The boys really had an absolute blast! This was Isaac's very first time sleeping at a hotel, I had fun just watching him explore. I'm pretty sure that the curtains and the heater were two of his favorite things. Oh yes, and the tub, he certainly enjoyed that tub!

Unfortunately, I wound up coming down with a stomach bug, which landed me in bed the whole time. It didn't hit me full force until the first night we were there, so at least I had time to take a few hundred pictures! Thank goodness for that!