More walking

Simon got to do some more walking at the Lake last weekend. This walker toy used to belong to Emily & William. Still works just great! :)

More walking from Anne Reynolds on Vimeo.

Beach ball

At the lake this past weekend, Simon had a lot of fun playing with a beach ball. We didn't inflate it all the way, so that he'd be able to grab it easily. It was a fun toy inside and out on the deck!

Beach ball from Anne Reynolds on Vimeo.

Walking some more

When we were at Eliza's house, she was kind enough to share her big toy truck with Simon. He immediately took off with it and had a blast pushing it around everywhere! (Thanks to Eliza's parents for the video!)

Walking from Anne Reynolds on Vimeo.

Madison and strawberries

It seems as though I'm a week behind in posting photos. Will try to catch up this week!

Last weekend we drove to Madison on Saturday. First we met up with Langdon, Anna and Eliza (see "Baby Babbling" under "Other Cool People" below on the right!) and went to the Sun Prairie strawberry festival. There was lots of grass for Simon to play in:


There was also a wonderful playground, where Eliza did lots of playing. Simon also got to have his first time in a swing! Not sure if Simon or his daddy had more fun:



Then we went back to Eliza's apartment, where we had some delicious lunch and both kids took naps while the grown-ups played some Settlers of Catan. When the kids got up we got a photo of the grown up LBTs and the little LBTs. (lLBTs?) (LBT = lanthanide binding tags, the project Langdon and I worked on in the Imperiali lab at MIT)


Then it was on to Jess's house for her birthday BBQ, where we saw the Thompsons and the Carlsons. Unfortunately, we failed to take any photos there. (Admittedly, half of the photos above were kindly provided by Langdon & Anna.) But we had lots of fun!

Then we headed home, with one very tired little boy in tow:


And we brought home some wonderful strawberries! (Whenever I have fresh summer strawberries, I wonder why on earth I ever buy them from the grocery store during the rest of the year...)

Getting his groove on

Of all the recent videos, this one is my favorite. Just too cute. No clue where he picked this up - he just started dancing one day! I love how he clearly knows how to turn the music on, but can't quite figure out why it keeps stopping early.

Dancing from Anne Reynolds on Vimeo.

Stairs

Final video from Grandma Karen and Grandpa Tom's - there's a set of two stairs from the kitchen to the living area that Simon enjoyed learning to go up and down. (No worries - we're now teaching him how to go down the stairs properly (ie. backwards).)

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New games

Simon also discovered some fun games to play at Grandma Karen and Grandpa Tom's.

New games from Anne Reynolds on Vimeo.