When Matthew gets really excited lately, he tenses up all of the muscles in his body. I think it's common for babies to do, but we find it entertaining, and have made a game out of it. Ann called it "The Hulk" pose and requested video, so here you go.
Check out the purple jammies with the flower in the third clip. I refuse to take him out in public wearing that anymore, since the one time I did, 3 different people asked me how old SHE was.
For some reason there is no sound in the first 3 clips, but there is for the last one, and you really need sound to get the full effect of the belly laugh.
Jake
Friday, September 18, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Midwest Vacation Part II (Minnesota)
Ok, I know I've been a little slow getting this one out there. You all know me so that should be no real surprise.
From Iowa we headed North and East up to Winona in Minnesota to see Grand Grandpa Bill. I guess he hadn't been doing to well, but he enjoyed having Matthew come visit, and got to hold him a bit.
Hanging with GrandDan in the hospital -
Matthew having fun with great Grandpa -
Great Aunt Barb met us at the hospital for our visit, and helped take some pictures of all 4 generations.
It's hard to read, but GrandDan and my shirts say "My Indian Name is Runs with Beer", Matthew's says "My Indian Name is Runs with Rootbeer".
Everybody in the picture -
While waiting to visit great grandpa the second day, we played in the park for a bit. Matthew LOVES the swings.
After visiting with great grandpa and getting him moved over to a different wing of the hospital, we headed out to the Minneapolis area to stay with Anne and Don for a few nights before we had to fly home.
Matthew got his first cold while we were in Iowa, and it made it difficult for him to sleep. Check out those crusty bat cave boogers -
We went to the Minnesota state fair on Thursday, where we met up with my mom's sisters, and some of my cousins. One thing I learned at the state fair. You can sell any type of food imaginable to fairgoers, as long as you deep fry it, and put it on a stick.
I don't think Charlene was expecting the heft of Matthew. His still outweighs his second cousin by about 2x.
Going after Corrine -
Enjoying the attention from Laura and Martha.
The excitement of the fair eventually took it's toll -
This one's for Anne. It's not quite an animal outfit, but it's the best I could find.
Matthew has a fascination with noses. Here he is picking the cow's nose.
Matthew was unimpressed with the marching band
The next day my cousin Mary came over and met up with us to head out to Como Park zoo. As a kid, Elicia and I were dragged to Minnesota many times. Not ONCE did my parents bother to take US here. What's the deal with that? That was a really cool zoo, and it was just a donation, you guys can't use the excuse it was too expensive.
Apparently there are pictures of the little Virnig kids riding the giant tortoise at this zoo. They no longer let you ride the real one, so Matt had to settle for the metal one.
Riding with Mary -
And with Anne -
One of the main attractions is the Sparky the Seal show. Here's GranDan and Matthew watching the show. This show has been going on since GrandDan was a kid, so needless to say this is not the original Sparky. I believe this is the Sparky 17 show.
They have all sorts of animals, anybody else see the resembelance?
At the zoo, Matt got his first taste of icecream cone. I'd say he liked it. Check out that bib.
Sugar crash!
That night we had a congregation of Virnigs at Anne and Don's. I didn't count, but judging form volume alone, there were over a close to two dozen. Matthew had a good time hanging with the relatives.
Anne and Don have 2 cats. One of them made the mistake of leaving a tail sticking out from under the couch. Look who got ahold of it. The cat did eventual manage to escape.
The next morning after a having breakfast with the family, we headed out to the airport for the last leg of the journey.
Finally home and headed back to baggage claim. Matthew made sure mommy knew to how to hang on to the handrail. He's no dummy, he didn't want to fall down.
It was a fun trip and it was good to see everybody, but it was good to be home after 10 days and sleep in our own beds.
Thanks to Anne and Don for letting us take over your house for a few days.
Jake
From Iowa we headed North and East up to Winona in Minnesota to see Grand Grandpa Bill. I guess he hadn't been doing to well, but he enjoyed having Matthew come visit, and got to hold him a bit.
Hanging with GrandDan in the hospital -
Matthew having fun with great Grandpa -
Great Aunt Barb met us at the hospital for our visit, and helped take some pictures of all 4 generations.
It's hard to read, but GrandDan and my shirts say "My Indian Name is Runs with Beer", Matthew's says "My Indian Name is Runs with Rootbeer".
Everybody in the picture -
While waiting to visit great grandpa the second day, we played in the park for a bit. Matthew LOVES the swings.
After visiting with great grandpa and getting him moved over to a different wing of the hospital, we headed out to the Minneapolis area to stay with Anne and Don for a few nights before we had to fly home.
Matthew got his first cold while we were in Iowa, and it made it difficult for him to sleep. Check out those crusty bat cave boogers -
We went to the Minnesota state fair on Thursday, where we met up with my mom's sisters, and some of my cousins. One thing I learned at the state fair. You can sell any type of food imaginable to fairgoers, as long as you deep fry it, and put it on a stick.
I don't think Charlene was expecting the heft of Matthew. His still outweighs his second cousin by about 2x.
Going after Corrine -
Enjoying the attention from Laura and Martha.
The excitement of the fair eventually took it's toll -
This one's for Anne. It's not quite an animal outfit, but it's the best I could find.
Matthew has a fascination with noses. Here he is picking the cow's nose.
Matthew was unimpressed with the marching band
The next day my cousin Mary came over and met up with us to head out to Como Park zoo. As a kid, Elicia and I were dragged to Minnesota many times. Not ONCE did my parents bother to take US here. What's the deal with that? That was a really cool zoo, and it was just a donation, you guys can't use the excuse it was too expensive.
Apparently there are pictures of the little Virnig kids riding the giant tortoise at this zoo. They no longer let you ride the real one, so Matt had to settle for the metal one.
Riding with Mary -
And with Anne -
One of the main attractions is the Sparky the Seal show. Here's GranDan and Matthew watching the show. This show has been going on since GrandDan was a kid, so needless to say this is not the original Sparky. I believe this is the Sparky 17 show.
They have all sorts of animals, anybody else see the resembelance?
At the zoo, Matt got his first taste of icecream cone. I'd say he liked it. Check out that bib.
Sugar crash!
That night we had a congregation of Virnigs at Anne and Don's. I didn't count, but judging form volume alone, there were over a close to two dozen. Matthew had a good time hanging with the relatives.
Anne and Don have 2 cats. One of them made the mistake of leaving a tail sticking out from under the couch. Look who got ahold of it. The cat did eventual manage to escape.
The next morning after a having breakfast with the family, we headed out to the airport for the last leg of the journey.
Finally home and headed back to baggage claim. Matthew made sure mommy knew to how to hang on to the handrail. He's no dummy, he didn't want to fall down.
It was a fun trip and it was good to see everybody, but it was good to be home after 10 days and sleep in our own beds.
Thanks to Anne and Don for letting us take over your house for a few days.
Jake
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Midwest Vacation Part 1 (Iowa)
Well, Saturday Matthew, Jamie and I returned from 10 days in the midwest. We woke up at a ridiculously early hour to get to seatac to catch a 7:30am flight. Matthew did well getting up and getting to the airport, Jamie thinks he knew he was going on an adventure.
While we were waiting to board, Matthew got his new toy for the airplane ride.
He did well on the flight, when he wasn't sleeping he was pretty happy.
Hmmm, wonder what's so fascinating?
Passed out
Dad can't read cause his book is being used as a pillow.
We flew in to Minneapolis, then drove down to Whittemore Iowa to spend a few days with Jamie's family. Matthew took to the new relatives rather quickly, tackling his cousin Brady.
We had a pretty good time, everybody was laid back, enjoying family. Matthew got to hang out with lots of relatives.
Having fun with Great Grandpa
Chillin' with Great Grandma
Concentrating on playing with Josie
Working on his chewy with Mary
More chewy time with Beth. (I seem to have a lot of pictures with the chewy)
Trying not to get smooched by Bridgett.
All the playing left peolpe a little tired. There were a lot of naps.
I just laughed at the baby in the "Ladies Man" shirt, being pushed an the pink and purple trike with tassles by his Grandma.
The main reason we went to Iowa was for Great Grandpa's 80th birthday, and Great Grandpa and Grandma's 55th wedding anniversary. Congratulations!
Tuesday we left Iowa headed back to Minnesota to meet up with my family for a few days.
Many thanks to Mike and Beth for giving us a great place to stay and feeding us so much we have to go on diets now that we're back.
Matthew looking cool on the road to Minnesota.
To be continued...
While we were waiting to board, Matthew got his new toy for the airplane ride.
He did well on the flight, when he wasn't sleeping he was pretty happy.
Hmmm, wonder what's so fascinating?
Passed out
Dad can't read cause his book is being used as a pillow.
We flew in to Minneapolis, then drove down to Whittemore Iowa to spend a few days with Jamie's family. Matthew took to the new relatives rather quickly, tackling his cousin Brady.
We had a pretty good time, everybody was laid back, enjoying family. Matthew got to hang out with lots of relatives.
Having fun with Great Grandpa
Chillin' with Great Grandma
Concentrating on playing with Josie
Working on his chewy with Mary
More chewy time with Beth. (I seem to have a lot of pictures with the chewy)
Trying not to get smooched by Bridgett.
All the playing left peolpe a little tired. There were a lot of naps.
I just laughed at the baby in the "Ladies Man" shirt, being pushed an the pink and purple trike with tassles by his Grandma.
The main reason we went to Iowa was for Great Grandpa's 80th birthday, and Great Grandpa and Grandma's 55th wedding anniversary. Congratulations!
Tuesday we left Iowa headed back to Minnesota to meet up with my family for a few days.
Many thanks to Mike and Beth for giving us a great place to stay and feeding us so much we have to go on diets now that we're back.
Matthew looking cool on the road to Minnesota.
To be continued...
Monday, September 7, 2009
Random Pictures
Before I put up the LONG vacation post, here's some random pictures from before we left.
Matthew's favorite toy, Blocks!
Auntie Elicia got him a Monkey Harness. Crawling is not far away, and walking will start not long after I'm afraid.
Matthew's really getting into food.
The anticipation and excitement -
We call this the "Baby bird" -
Oatmeal is good -
Matt has developed a taste for peas -
Those were delicious!
The Midwest trip report will be up soon.
Jake
Matthew's favorite toy, Blocks!
Auntie Elicia got him a Monkey Harness. Crawling is not far away, and walking will start not long after I'm afraid.
Matthew's really getting into food.
The anticipation and excitement -
We call this the "Baby bird" -
Oatmeal is good -
Matt has developed a taste for peas -
Those were delicious!
The Midwest trip report will be up soon.
Jake
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