Only 14 months old and Chase has already been outside of the United States. Pretty sure it took me 18 years to do that. The best part about taking him to the Bahamas was that he got to get a passport picture which looks awesome. Even better is when they really inspect that passport in customs, like he's going to smuggle something through in his big gut.
Overall he did pretty well on the plane, pretty much slept on all four flights, which was great accept when you had to hold a 30 pound kid on your lap like dead weight. Also in case you every go on a plane with a baby I guess you need a ticket even without a seat. We almost left him in the bahamas because of this very reason.
Pictures are up on Picasa from the trip, but Chase enjoyed the trip overall. He got his first experience with the ocean and he loved to just walk in and out of the swimming pool. Being the great parents we are we forgot to bring any toys with us on the trip, which forced us to buy a $15 dollar ball that probably cost 25 cents to make in order to keep him occupied. As for the adults there was a lot of snorkeling (with sharks!) (no really, I got in with sharks 15 feet below). Of course I waited until everyone else was in the water and then went in for like a minute. We also did a lot of water slides and Laura tanned for about 5 hours a day. So a great vacation overall.
Other than that the kid has had a pretty good summer. A lot of time at the zoo, running around outside, trying to teach him to hit a baseball and golfball (which we are off to a pretty good start on), and playing at the water park. He can know climb stairs quicker than we can figure out where he is at, still falls at least 5 times a day, and is starting to get more words.
He also has discovered the bobblehead collection. This started with first staring at them in fright and then figuring out that his Dad has to be the coolest person on the earth with all of these bobbleheads. Know he will spend 10 minutes just staring, pointing, and saying bah-bah. He also had his first camping and boating experience. Infant life jackets seem a little uncomfortable, but if he gets tossed in the water he should survive. He was sleeping when he got on the boat, so I can just imagine what he is thinking when we force him awake and he's got the wind blowing through his long locks.
Speaking of that, the kid needs a haircut. Laura refuses to do it, but I think she finally realized the necessity when she got asked "how old is she" at the store the other day. So not sure how we will pull this off, but I told her if it is not done in a month, I'm taking care of it. Buzz cut man.
Finally, I think I figured out that when you are a baby, Dad's probably really don't know how to fix anything, but they pick it up as they go. I tonight figured out how to wire a telephone line by myself. One of two times I have completed a man task. I figure I'll continue to pick up on this, although my wife may disagree.
Here's a link to the pictures again. http://picasaweb.google.com/mbecker0410
Later
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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