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This last summer, we
promised Genny and Jimmy a vacation and camping trip. We finally got
to it at the beginning of September, and traveled to Ashland
Wisconsin. Here are the young ones on a boardwalk along a sand dune
area next to Lake Superior. |
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Finally at the end of the
boardwalk, they sprinted to the sand. What you didn't get to see is
Jimmy reaching the end of the walk and flipping headfirst into the
sand. As Wendi and I held our breath and rushed over to him, he
stood up laughing his head off. |
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Our campsite at the
National Forest campground. We vacationed beginning Thursday, and
since the regular vacation season was over and it was the middle of the
week, we were completely alone in the 22-space campground. Nice! |
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Genny and the water pump
had to work on their relationship. Genny spent some time hanging out
here. |
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Roasting marshmallows over
the campfire, making s'mores like there was no tomorrow. |
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Jimmy, Wendi and Genny in
front of our first ever tent! |
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The lake at the campground
(there was actually one on each side) was a favorite place for the young
ones to play. Genny found worms but didn't catch any fish. |
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After a late afternoon
nature walk, Jimmy was pretty tired. It's exhausting work riding on
Dad's back. He didn't come around for over an hour like that. |
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OK, we promised lots of
Johnny pictures, and here they are. This is our midwife, Anne
Thibedeau, holding Johnny a few days after he was born. |
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The obligatory Dad with the
sleeping baby picture. I got Wendi back later. |
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January 26th: First
Diaper! An outrage! |
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Like I said, I got her
back, but she never woke up to realize it. You wouldn't have,
either, after that much work. |
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Hours after the big event,
the happy parents. |
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About twenty minutes after
Johnny was born, we went to wake Genny and introduce her to her new little
brother. She was pretty woozy in the middle of the night, but
brightened up for about fifteen seconds - long enough for this
picture. then she shuffled back to bed. |
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The next morning, we
introduced Jimmy to his new little brother. He was fascinated. |
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When Jimmy was born, Genny
got a "baby present". This time, both older ones got a
gift. Here's Jimmy opening his "Larry-Boy" puppet.
If you don't know what Larry-Boy is, click here. |
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Johnny was an immediate
hit, of course. |
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We tried something
different this time around. We took an entire roll of black and
white pictures, and needless to say I was very impressed with the
results. There are entirely new things to see in black and white,
using this kind of media is entirely underrated. |
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Day One: They keep
holding me up in front of this little black box that flashes really bright
and annoys me to no end. |
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Day One: See, they
did it again. Sheesh! |
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First Bath! An
Outrage!
Hey! There's that flashy thingy again.
What's with these people?
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Every time the camera
flashed, Johnny would stop being so discontented, open his eyes, and
thoroughly investigate the situation until he more or less figured out who
had the camera. Then it was more of the "Hey, I'm all
wet! I just got used to being dry for the first time!" |
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Actually, the best part of
giving a baby a bath is that when it is all over, and they get all warmed
up in a fluffy towel, they cling to you in gratefulness for having
delivered them safely from the clutches of the bathtub. It's very
sweet (and peaceful!). |
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Jimmy stopped by during the
bath to find out what all the racket was about. |
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After the bath - that
wasn't so bad, was it? |
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When Johnny would get
restless, sucking on Dad's finger only worked for the first week.
Now he knows the difference between a fingertip and the real deal, he
won't have anything to do with my hands now, he doesn't do
pretenders. Give me the real thing or don't bother! |
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I love this picture in that
it has a lot of little stories to tell from the looks on everyone's
faces. If this were a color picture, it would get very little
notice. the black and white brings out a lot. |
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The happy family. |
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Jimmy admiring and being
fascinated by his new little brother. |
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Genny, totally thrilled
with her "most-favored sister" status, being the only one in the
house. The other day, we were trying to calm a post-circumcised
Johnny down when we heard a tremendous crash from upstairs. Genny
had knocked over two six-foot cabinets in the bathroom and miraculously escaped
injury. On the "stand", she explained she was only trying
to find something to help Johnny. I just about cried, and hugged her
for her wonderful spirit. (Be CAREFUL, please!) |
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Scenes we don't get to
see. "The happy family" out take. |
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Parting shot. |
