Seals, squash, and stickers (oh, my!)

Here's a few new ones from the last few weeks. As you can see, Ian has no problem showing off how much of a ham he can be. For instance, he decided one morning that his breakfast was going to be a picnic instead.I had steak one night and Ian decided he wanted to cut his meat as well. So we gave him his own kiddie knife that wouldn't cut butter and put two cut pieces of meat together and let him go to work. The result was his fork on one piece, the knife on the other, and him sawin' away with both hands.

Since taking off the front of the crib and giving him some freedom, Ian has done a good job challenging us with that freedom (everyone by now has probably heard the orange and John McCain stories). In this photo, I laid him down for his nap and he decided he wanted me to lay out his blanket and pillow on the floor where he stretched out and slept. Three hours later, this is where we found him.

Ian insisted on paying for his own pumpkin. This is him getting his change.

We let Ian decorate it with stickers even though he's apparently quite skilled with steak knives and produce...

He also thought Clifford needed a few decorations as well... Clifford didn't agree...

This past Monday, we hung out on Uncle Mark's boat along with the rest of the Fischer Clan. Here's a shot of Seleta pointing out a seal to Ian.

And here's a shot of Ian pointing out the same seal to Seleta.

Ian commandeered my camera and took this shot:

Brooks Weekend Workshop

Seleta and I went to a 2-day Brooks Institute workshop on the "Art of Portraiture" taught by Joyce Wilson. On Saturday in the afternoon, we worked with 6 models (either Brooks students, aspiring models, or family members of the instructor) ranging from 15-22 years-old and then a family, fixed them up, and had them critiqued on Sunday. Joyce thought Seleta's photographs were so good, she couldn't believe Seleta had only been shooting for about a year. Seleta also got lots of applause for her work. Here's a few of her photos. If you get a chance, tell her what you think...

... And if you want to see a few of mine, too, check out the business blog...

Ian's 2nd Birthday!

We celebrated Ian's birthday on the 14th (Saturday) with a small little get together. Here's a few from the day.

Mmmm... Big bag... *drool*


Telling mom to hurry up...


I'm surprised you can see the couple in this photo through the glare coming from The Rock.

Jake and Tank bonding... He wasn't the only dog Jake abused...

As you can see, Jet (Jenny's dog) got an award for being a good sport. You can almost hear Jake saying in a Darth Vader voice, "Soon, *I* will be your master... And together we shall rule the galaxy has father and... er... dog." I don't think Jet would go to the Dark Side... now maybe the Off-White Side... Nah, Toupe Vader doesn't really sound vicious. Yes, I could go on but -




Thank you to everyone for Ian's cards, presents, money (gotta pay for Harvard somehow), etc.

Terry, Seleta, Ian, Tank, Bandit, Mulder, Elise, Clifford, and Dyson (but just the hose attachment this time, Ian's not talkin' to the rest of the vacuum).