Bike ride

This weekend when we were home, and since it was great weather ( compared to last weeks snow, FYI it snowed in Eugene as well). We had to get out. So we took the maiden voyage with Jackson in his/my/our Burley trailer, we got the Solo ( narrower and just fine for one, still enough cargo room). This is a Birthday present I got from Mary. After which I immediately went out and got Jackson a helmet. So, now four months later as the weather has gotten better we got to go for a spin. I have done two practice runs with trailer but no cargo ( Jackson) to see how it handled. It works fine. We have some pictures from the trip and then the destination of the park. There are already videos up of him playing on the slide and swings. It was easy two miles over, Jackson fell asleep on the way there. He was awake and hungry on the way home. But he made it home and we had dinner. If he sleeps like this again, I can use him for my training rides along the Eugene bike path for a bit more distances. I am looking forward to doing some more trips with him. We are going to take it with us one of these trips to Seattle. I really want to explore the Burke Gilman Trail (part of it, not all of it, yet). So as they say in this cult "keep the rubber side down".

Video update

This weekend I spent a lot of time coping our videos off of the camera. Therefore there is a huge collection of video from the past month. Here they are in some attempt of chronological order (warning some of these are quite mundane, but still fun):
having lunch, March 30th, 2008,
playing with a door, March 30th, 2008,
playing with a phone, March 30th, 2008.

And then into April:
walking, April 5th, 2008,
More walking, April 5th, 2008,
crazy baby, April 6th, 2008,
Birth to Three "Painting", April 13th, 2008,
playing on the lawn, April 13th, 2008,
more lawn, April 13th, 2008,
Seattle Doors, April 22nd, 2008,
rock, April 24th, 2008,
walking, April 25th, 2008,
rock, April 26th, 2008.

We went to the park this weekend and Jackson really enjoyed himself:
Slide, April 27th, 2008,
More slide, April 27th, 2008,
More, more slide, April 27th, 2008,
More, more, more slide, April 27th, 2008,
Swinging, April 27th, 2008,
More swinging, April 27th, 2008.

This should help everyone get their fix for the next few days.

Jackson 11 months

Time sure does fly. Jackson is getting so big and so mobile. He has gone from crawling to walking a little to now four or five steps on his own. He has good balance. He can walk on our front lawn, which is somewhat uneven and he does okay. We have a lot of pics from the last week. We have Jackson dressed up like Darren (my graduate advisor, he would wear long Hawaiian shirts over long sleeve T-shirts). Last weekend we went to Seattle. The weather was a tad unusual, there was snow, sleet, rain and then blue skies. We have some proof of the snow. One of the reasons for the trip was Jackson's bebo and great aunt had their birthday party. I was sick that day but Mary did get some nice pictures. I was feeling better the next day for a trip to the park. We also have some pictures of Jackson playing around the house in Seattle. Then some of him down at home walking on the lawn. Most of these events got its own picture in the weekly up date. I know that those are now less than a week apart. But there are so many good pictures, and it helps to show the progression.

Busy weekend

This has been a busy weekend for us. We got some house projects done and more started. This last week we had a new dishwasher installed. I know crazy fun. We have some picture from this weekends more domestic and mundane activities. Jackson and us at home on Sat.; Birth to Three support group and some of just Jackson at Birth to Three all from Sunday. I have not yet updated the weekly pics, soon. ( maybe not tonight I have group meeting.)

Walking and the house

This weekend Jackson took his first steps while holding hands. Then he took two steps from the block station to the couch. Yesterday we got three steps from the couch to his mom. He is so proud of himself. We have videos that will get posted later. But for now we have some picture: March 29th, of Breakfast in bed; April 4th playing with Gram and Bebo; and then playing with tools on April 5th. I will get house picture put up as well. But we have moved plants and put in a rain barrel. Then this last weekend we switched out the bathroom and hall lights as well as all three from the kitchen. Some parts were easy and others were not. I will get those pictures up as well. And as always the weekly update. Till later.