The Sky is the Limit

Little Britain Pony Camp 2011

2011-06-10T12:48:00.000-04:00

This summer, Skylar went to Pony Camp at the Little Britain farm in Burlington, KY.

Movie Talk Episode 2 with Little Kid Reviewer Skylar

2010-08-18T15:32:00.002-04:00

Skylar Video Blog video August 12, 2010, 12:33 PM

2010-08-12T15:40:00.000-04:00

Movie Talk with Rhyan!! - Episode 01 - guest Skylar Rainer

2010-07-09T22:41:00.000-04:00

Skylar Performs for the Nanny Cam

2010-03-19T14:54:00.001-04:00

This is our Sharx WIFI security camera. It will go in the baby room to be used as a baby monitor. Until the baby comes, we've got it sitting in Sky's play room.

Christmas pictures from Kim Smith Photography

2009-11-18T11:28:00.000-05:00

Yesterday, Brandi took Skylar to get Christmas pictures made. Here are some of the proofs from http://kimsmithphotography.blogspot.com/:

2009-10-30T21:49:00.005-04:00

Today we carved our pumpkins for halloween. Though he didn't really like to help scrap out the "guts" he loved the finished product. He helped to draw the face and let daddy cut it out for him. He also did a hand print on the back.

Skylar posing behind his pumpkin.

Skylar and Sabastian with the pumpkins. The little bitty one is supposed to be Sabastians.

Skylar's pumpkin.

Night time shot.

Skylar's Video Blog - July 24, 2009, 03:58 PM

2009-07-24T19:04:00.001-04:00

Skylar's play date.

Skylar Video Blog - July 20, 2009

2009-07-20T18:50:00.001-04:00

Skylar asked me to let him do another video blog... here it is.

Kentucky Renaissance Fair

2009-07-20T15:07:00.002-04:00

Yesterday, I had a great time at the Kentucky Renaissance Fair. A nice shop keeper gave me a cap gun for free! Everyone saw the skull on my shirt and the gun and thought I was a pirate! After the joust, I got to get a close-up look at one of the knight's horses.

Dad told me about the mud show before we got there. But, he didn't tell me that he was going to be part of the cast. What a surprise! Daddy makes a really ugly girl, doesn't he?

Swim Lessons

2009-07-20T15:04:00.002-04:00

I finished my level 2 swim class! I'm so proud of my certificate!

Virginia Beach Vacation

2009-07-20T14:52:00.004-04:00

In June, we went to Virginia Beach and saw wild horses on Assateegue Island.... Here's some pictures...

Bowling

2009-05-03T20:50:00.001-04:00

First time bowling and already as good as Mom & Dad!

My Birthday Party was a Blast!

2009-04-20T20:00:00.000-04:00

Thank you Weston for hauling us around in the wagon! You were the life of the party.

This little piggy went to the vet...

2009-03-28T15:15:00.005-04:00

We went down to Clay County this weekend. And when we got there, his Papaw presented us with a four week old pot-belly pig. A lady at his work brought it in asking if anyone wanted it for free. The reason she was getting rid of it was that it had been attacked by a dog and had a giant cyst on it's side.
This afternoon, we took it to the vet to have the cyst cleaned out. Someone is going to have to wash it's wound twice a day and give it medicine. It's still not clear who is going to get stuck caring for the animal. It's life expectancy is 12 to 15 years.... quite a commitment. And, I'm not sure that it's even legal for us to have a pig in the city. Sky likes it... maybe he can visit the pig at his Papaw's house?

Sabastian is allergic to pork; I have test paperwork to prove it. Hopefully, in the end, the pig will find the right home...

Sky Video Blog about Pinecones

2009-03-06T11:41:00.001-05:00

First Dentist Appointment

2009-02-24T13:11:00.002-05:00

(Cell Phone Picture)

Skylar's just not that into you

2009-02-23T22:41:00.001-05:00

Skylar's second video blog entry...

Skylar's first video blog entry

2009-02-23T22:39:00.001-05:00

This is Skylar's first video blog entry...

Curious Skylar Rides a Bike

2009-02-14T21:25:00.002-05:00

One of Sky's favorite books right now is "Curious George Rides a Bike". In this book, George does stunts such as riding his bike backwards....

Gymnastics

2009-01-14T21:57:00.003-05:00

This is a month or so ago at gymnasitics class...

Inez Rainer 2005

2009-01-02T23:17:00.004-05:00

Skylar's 98 year old great-grandmother Inez Rainer passed away on December 27, 2008. We attended the funeral in Wichita and have just now returned home. I made this video of her in 2005.

Lexington Explorium

2008-12-13T20:07:00.004-05:00

Today, we went to the Explorium here in Lexington...

Thanksgiving in Kansas

2008-12-13T20:01:00.002-05:00

We went to Wichita for Thanksgiving. Below are pictures of Sky with his great grandparents. The last picture was taken at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Rock Star

2008-12-13T19:59:00.001-05:00

Halloween

2008-12-13T19:44:00.004-05:00

Bi Water Creek Pumpkin Farm

2008-10-14T22:07:00.001-04:00

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

2008-10-06T21:08:00.003-04:00

This last weekend, we went to the Smokey Mountains. Day one was in Gatlinburg and day two was at Cade's Cove...

Skylar's music sets the world on fire!

2008-10-01T11:07:00.002-04:00

Any suggestions for other captions?

Using his feet...

2008-10-01T11:00:00.001-04:00

Sky's learned how to open his window using his feet.

Thinking Arby's

2008-09-16T23:34:00.002-04:00

This little plastic Arby's logo came with a kid's meal. Skylar picked it up and said, "I'm thinking Arby's" just like in the commercials. I think this may be a sign that we watch too much TV.

Bluegrass Railroad Museum

2008-09-07T16:24:00.010-04:00

Skylar has become somewhat obsessed with Thomas the Train. So, today we decided to bring him to the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles so that he could see some real trains close up. We were even able to ride one for about an hour.

Daron & Skylar

Skylar

Brandi Skylar & Daron

Lexington Legends Game

2008-08-29T14:06:00.003-04:00

Cincinnati Reds Game

2008-07-20T22:52:00.001-04:00

Civil War Fort at Boonesboro

2008-07-20T22:48:00.001-04:00

This is not the famous "Fort Boonesborough" but rather the location of a civil war fort where the Union troops could keep an eye on the river.

Swimming Lessons

2008-07-20T21:35:00.003-04:00

Brandi and Skylar have been taking Swimming lessons. On Thursday, I was able to come along.

The last picture is of Skylar going down a slide with Monyka's kids Hannah and Brady.

A Somewhat Morbid Weekend

2008-06-22T15:08:00.006-04:00

Saturday, we visited the catacombs beneath the streets of Paris. Here, they have neatly stacked the bones of over 3 million people.

On Sunday, we went to the Rodin Museum. Here, Skylar stands at the famous "Gates of Hell".

Atop the gates of hell is The Thinker. He is supposed to be contemplating the life that led him to this place. The more famous version of The Thinker is in a garden nearby.

On Sunday, we also saw Rue D'Assas in Paris... Not Brandi and Alisha, but the street. (pronounced like "Rude Assas")

And, here is Skylar on a carousel in Luxembourg Gardens.

Statue of LIberty & The Eiffel Tower @ Night

2008-06-20T18:34:00.004-04:00

Arc de Triumphe & Eiffel Tower

2008-06-20T18:18:00.003-04:00

The Arc de Triumphe is just outside of our hotel. Yesterday, we decided to go to the top and see the skyline. To the left is a picture of the stairs. Skylar told me later that the stairs were his favorite part of the evening.

The view at the top is great. We were there just in time to see the Eiffel Tower light show.

The Louvre

2008-06-19T09:43:00.002-04:00

Notra Dame

2008-06-19T09:17:00.003-04:00

On Sunday, we went to Notra Dame. There was some sort of ceremony going on and the huge ornate pipe organ was turning out some tunes.

Skylar seemed drawn to the sectioned called "Chapelle de la Sainte-Enfance". The statues here were of a saint holding children in his lap. We let Skylar light a candle and say a little prayer about kids and travel.

Skylar goes to Euro-Disneyland

2008-06-16T10:02:00.007-04:00

On Saturday, we went to Euro-Disneyland. We all agreed that it was more like Dollywood than like Disney World in Orlando. For those of you not familiar with Dollywood, picture a country western version of Six Flags. Even though it wasn't as big and grand as we'd expected, we had a good time and Skylar loved it!

Skylar made a mad dash across the Mickey Mouse flower bed at the park entrance... Daron had to go get him.

Skylar's first "big" ride....

This video was taken of Skylar at Disneyland in Paris. He loved the place! During a long day at the park, Sky napped only for about 15 minutes. He was wound up and extremely happy.

This video was taken of Skylar as we exited the park. As you can see, he was still wound up...

First thing the next morning, Skylar said to me, "I wanna go to Disney again." We went to Notra Dame instead... more on this coming in another post.

Family in Paris

2008-06-13T03:53:00.004-04:00

Daron is working in Paris again. This time, he took Brandi, Skylar, and his sister-in-law, Alisha. While Daron works, the family plays. We're all having a great time.

Pictures can be found on Brandi's myspace picture page (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=102959925).

May Day Festival

2008-05-10T21:05:00.003-04:00

Skylar and his mom help wrap the May pole on May 10th, 2008 at Gratz Park in Lexington, Kentucky.

Snow Day

2008-03-08T18:17:00.020-05:00

We haven't had very many "snow days" where we live, but this weekend we had a HUGE front move through and finally got a "real" snow. Of course Skylar and I packed up before the big storm really got started, and headed down to Mom and Dad's house. Now they did not get near the amount of snow that Central and Northern Kentucky saw, but they still had enough that we could finally take Skylar out to play in the snow!! He had a great time. His snow suit from last year still fit believe it or not albeit a little on the short side, but we made sure to put on long johns and doubled up on the socks. He had a wonderful time playing with Granny and A.A. in the snow. I have to admit that I had some fun too! We made sure to take some really cute pics for Daddy to see since he couldn't be here with us. Hope that you enjoy them too!

He isn't to sure what to think about it at first.

But he soon warms up to the idea!

You mean this stuff sticks to my gloves?!

Okay lets see what this suit can really do!

Hi dogs. (Sabastian and Noodle)

I am such a stinker! (it was reallllly cold)

Mommy's car just got a lot more fun!

Mommy!

Skylar and Mommy!

Skylar and A. A.!!

Playing in the snow sure is hard work! I could use a hot bath and a nap!!

Sky update

2008-02-17T23:02:00.005-05:00

Since Sky's dad is out of town right now and missing us, we wanted to post a couple of new pictures to the blog so that dad could see them. Sky really misses his dad and asks about him everyday. I know that he will be very excited to see him when he get home later this week. We are both looking forward to having Daddy back home. As for being sick, we are both still a bit (that being an understatment for me) under the weather. Skylar does seem to be a bit better the last couple of days. The coughing seems to be better, and the noes is more crusty rather than "drippy".

Sky hasn't been feeling very good lately. In this pic you can still see his runny noes. Love his little heart.. at least his eyes are still beautiful!

Skylar at his cousins birthday party in late Jan. "Raff" is still his best buddy.

Missing Everyone

2008-02-14T07:35:00.003-05:00

I'm to be gone way too much this winter and spring. I'm sick and in Paris today. My chest is congested, my sinuses are acting up, and I'm very sleepy. I took some cold medicine and I think it just made me feel worse. Apparently Skylar at home has a cold as well. Brandi said that she'd taken him to the doctor yesterday. I feel rather guilty for not being there. I miss both him and her. Perhaps this weekend, Brandi can post some pictures of herself and Sky to the blog???

Travel Journal....

2008-01-11T11:23:00.001-05:00

FYI - Rather than posting my own stuff on Sky's blog, I've started a new one. I'm posting pic's of my travels rather than trying to e-mail everyone.

The URL is:

http://thepangeaproject.blogspot.com/

Daron's Travels

2007-12-14T15:50:00.000-05:00

I am going to be working in France for three weeks in January. I'm unsure about the remainder of the winter. It's going to be tough on me to be gone so long. But, it's likely to be harder for Brandi and Sky. So, everyone, please keep them in mind and be here for them while I am gone. Thank you.

Truck Bed

2007-11-30T09:10:00.001-05:00

For Skylar's room, Brandi had in visioned a bed that looks like an old pickup truck. My father, Sky's grandpa took it upon himself to build one for us. I think he did a great job. We'll post another picture when it is in his room.

Kentucky Horse Park

2007-10-30T14:13:00.001-04:00

Last week, we took Sky to the Kentucky Horse Park. Skylar loves horses but seemed a little intimidated by their size. Below are pictures of Sky at the park.

For additional pictures, click here.

Evans Apple Orchard

2007-10-08T13:39:00.000-04:00

Sunday, we went to Evan's Apple Orchard...

Playground in the mall...

2007-10-08T13:17:00.000-04:00

Red Mile Race Track

2007-10-01T13:33:00.000-04:00

If you're going to live in the Bluegrass, you need to learn about horse races. For more on the Red Mile, click here.

Feeding Girraffes

2007-10-01T13:23:00.000-04:00

Giraffes are Skylar's favorite animals. And, he was tickled to death that he was able to feed one at the Sedgewick County zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

Skylar Tries to Say "Happy Birthday"

2007-09-14T15:58:00.000-04:00

Skylar tried his best to say "Happy Birthday" to me... And, my saying low carb cake was not a joke. Brandi made it for me and it has only 7 net carbs per piece.

The Gene Machine

2007-08-24T12:20:00.000-04:00

On December 14, 2005 Brandi and I went into a photo booth at a Ripply's Believe it or not museum. This wasn't your typical photo booth. This one was supposed to predict you what your children are going to look like. The picture on the left is how Sky was supposed to look. The one on the right is a current real-life picture of him. What do you think? Does Sky look at all like the Gene Machine prediction?

The Potty Chair

2007-08-24T07:56:00.000-04:00

Wednesday night, Brandi called me up and said, "You'll never believe what Skylar just did." This statement brough pictures running through my head about all of the horrible ways he might have destroyed something important in the house. But instead, Brandi was talking about something positive.

We had bought a potty chair for Sky a few months ago. We've not really done much of anything to teach him about it. Just set it in the bathroom. Well, apparently Sky had pointed at the chair, saying "this, this..." and tugged at his diaper. So BJ stripped him down and set him on the potty. AND, HE PEED IN IT! WoooWho! We're one step closer to no more diapers.

Skylar Loves Our Garden Tomatoes

2007-08-02T10:47:00.000-04:00

Vacations...

2007-08-02T10:14:00.000-04:00

We had a last minute change of destinations. Instead of Virginia Beach, we went to Kansas. You can't get much farther from the beach than this (both geographically and metaphorically speaking). We'll hit the beach next week. Why the last minute change of plans? Well, Sky's 97 year old great grandmother broke her pelvis. So, we went to check up on her. She seemed very happy to see Skylar.

Summer time fun

2007-07-20T14:22:00.000-04:00

How lucky is Skylar that he gets TWO beach vacations this year. I thought that I would post a few pictures from Holden Beach NC before we leave for Virginia Beach. Hope you enjoy them, we had a lot of fun! More pictures and updates to come soon... we promise!

"Gee mom the wind is a little rough"

Skylar playing in the grass. He thought this stuff was great fun.

Skylar and his A.A. on the last day.

Father's Day Pictures

2007-06-22T08:08:00.000-04:00

Sky's Great Grandfather

2007-06-12T11:45:00.000-04:00

Sky's great-grandfather, Oliver Whiteside was recently on Wichita's KWCH TV Eye Witness News.

January 25, 2008: Link to TV station was dead so I uploaded the video.

Drive In Movies

2007-05-27T22:46:00.000-04:00

Friday, we went to the drive-in theater to see a double feature of Pirates of the Caribbean III and Wild Hogs. The drive-in is great as it's the only place we can all go to see a movie without distracting other viewers.

We usually get there about an hour before the movie starts. We like to get front row seats so that we can sit in our lawn chairs and open our car doors so that we can hear the sound.

Sky enjoyed playing with a small beach ball while we waited for nightfall to come.

Hey, it's not what you think. We're not letting Skylar drink Pepsi. This is diet Pepsi. But luckily, Skylar hasn't learned to open the cans...

Finally, the movie is about to start....

Going Downtown

2007-05-21T11:59:00.000-04:00

Saturday, we took the family downtown. First stop was the Hutchinson drug store to sip an old fashioned milk shake....

Next, we went to triangle park... Sky wasn't quite sure what to make of the fountains.

We Won the Photo Contest

2007-05-04T16:37:00.000-04:00

We won the the fuelmyblog.com photo contest themed "A view from my window". The original judging resulted in a six way tie that was resolved by user votes. More details on the contest can be read on fuelmyblog's blog. A big thanks goes out to each of you who voted for Skylar's picture.

Lexington Legends Baseball

2007-05-04T10:31:00.000-04:00

Last Saturday, we went to a Lexington Legends game. I tried to explain baseball to Skylar, but I don't think he quite saw the point. He was much more interested in the people watching than in the game itself.

The Big News!

2007-05-03T13:03:00.000-04:00

Sorry to take so long after Daron made the comment that I had a big announcement for everyone. Skylar is sick today so Mommy gets a sick day as well. I put him down for his afternoon nap and thought this would be a good time to do this, since it is the first chance I have had in a while. The news isn't really that major except maybe to us. The big news.... are you ready for it?!?!?! On Skylar's birthday, we were playing with him on the floor and he took his first unassisted steps. He walked from the chair to Daddy who was waiting maybe a foot away. He took 3 steps by himself before collapsing onto the floor in giggles. He thinks walking is a very hilarious thing! He has since walked unassisted a couple of times, each time taking on a few steps before being grabbed by one of us or falling to the floor in laughter. It is a slow process but he is doing really well. He can take as long as he wants.... he gets into enough trouble without walking. I hear him waking up from his nap so I guess I should do the Mommy thing and go and check on him!

Skylar Turns 1 Year Old!

2007-04-20T22:51:00.000-04:00

Exactly one year ago, Skylar was born. It's so hard to believe that it has been a year already. We had a small celebration at home. We let Skylar dig into his own cake. Afterwards, we had a scare as it didn't seem that the blue frosting was washing off. I thought he was going to have a blue face and blue hands at the party tomorrow. It'd have been a good laugh but kind of sad at the same time. After some intensive scrubbing, Skylar finally came clean. Tomorrow will be the big birthday party.

By the way, we have something to tell you. But, I'm going to let Brandi share it. No, she's not pregnant.

1st Easter

2007-04-15T16:50:00.000-04:00

Another Skylar Rainer?

2007-04-13T14:46:00.000-04:00

I had thought that Skylar was a fairly original name and had never dreamt that there was another "Skylar Rainer" out there! But look what I found on a WarnerBrother's discussion forum:

Full Name- Skylar Taini Rainer
Nicknames & explanations- Sky its short for Skylar, Rain it’s the beginning of my last name but most people call me Rain Drop. Taini means new moon( in native American) because I was born on the new moon.
What would you like to be called? Skylar, Sky, Taini
Birthday- September 18
Nationality (are you American, but live in England? Are you Irish, Italian?)- I’m half Irish half Native American. I live in North Carolina

I sent this other Sky a message and am hoping to learn more....

Brandi just called me. I told her about this Skylar Rainer and she told me that there was another on MySpace. So, off I went to MySpace.com... well, the one on MySpace is a Pomeranian dog. Somebody with the last name of Rainer thought it would be funny to give their dog named "Skylar" his own MySpace account... haha.

Sky's First Blog Entry

2007-04-05T10:31:00.000-04:00

Now that I am almost one year old, I think I should start using the computer! Daddy helped me sign up for my own blogger account and now I can start writing my own blog entries. I even have my own blogger profile page.

Sky's First Haircut

2007-04-05T09:37:00.000-04:00

We decided that it was time for Skylar's first haircut. Brandi said that she was okay with me cutting it. She held the video camera as I, Daddy, took the clippers to Sky's hair. About half way through, Brandi began crying. It's a bit shorter than I had intended. But, I don't think that I did a bad job. Judge for yourself. Doesn't it make him look much older?

Louisville Zoo

2007-03-26T08:19:00.000-04:00

For more pictures of the Louisville Zoo, click here.

Big Bone Lick State Park

2007-03-12T09:08:00.000-04:00

On the way home from Grandpa and Grandma's house, we stopped by Big Bone Lick State Park. Sky loved the swings but wasn't very impressed by the Bison.

Click here for more pictures, of Big Bone Lick.

Playing in Grandpa's Yard

2007-03-10T08:35:00.000-05:00

Thoroughbred Park

2007-02-25T08:30:00.000-05:00

Sky at Thoroughbred Park, in Lexington.

10 Month Photo Proofs are Available

2007-02-20T23:47:00.000-05:00

Sky was sick on the weekends at around 9 months. So, we waited until month 10 to do this round of pictures.
Family should feel free to look through our album and tell us if they want any of the pictures and what sizes. Click here. The password is "ainer".

Grandma Loraine

2007-02-18T08:33:00.000-05:00

Sky's grandma on father's side.

Sky's Day Care

2007-02-14T16:17:00.001-05:00

This video was taken by Miss Laura at Sky's daycare.

From morning Sky to night Sky...

2007-02-14T15:10:00.000-05:00

Yesterday, we followed Skylar from early morning until bedtime. We took over 300 pictures of his everyday activities. I have posted the top 200 in a shared shutterfly album.

Click this link to view:

http://skybug.shutterfly.com/action/slideshow?a=67b0de21b3259abf8465&auto=1&m=1&d=1171483781151

Comments Added Feb 26, 2007:

We have taken these 200 photos and made a hard-back book called "Morning Sky to Night Sky". It can be pre-viewed and purcahsed at: share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0FcuGrNy0YuWA

Skylar's Walker

2007-02-05T13:50:00.000-05:00

Video Blogging

2007-01-30T10:51:00.000-05:00

This little video is part of our daily routine....

First Words

2007-01-25T10:07:00.000-05:00

This weekend, Skylar began saying "Dadadada". On Monday, he started saying "Daddy" and "Mmmmammmmama". He really struggled to get out the first "mmm". Tuesday he said "Mommy" pretty clearly.

Why "Big Daddy D?"

2007-01-04T14:53:00.000-05:00

Some of you may be wondering, "Why call yourself Big Daddy D?" Before Skylar was born, I had gained so much weight that I had to move up to double and triple XL t-shirts. There is a big size brand called "Big Daddy". I bought a few of their t-shirts and wore them quite frequently. One of these shirts had on it "Big Daddy Cigar Company". I wore this one the day Skylar was born. So, when I started the blog and had to pick a name, this one popped into my head. The "D" was added to distinguish me from the thousands of other Big Daddy's out there. Yet there appears to still be hundreds with the "D".

Sky's First Christmas

2007-01-02T22:10:00.000-05:00

Sky...

with Mom

with Dad

with Aunt Tsveti

with Uncle Don

First sign

2006-12-18T12:30:00.000-05:00

When Sky was first born, we bought a book on baby sign language. Brandi and I have not been good about learning and using the signs. About the only signs we ever use with Sky are "Mom" and "Dad". This morning, Sky clearly was signing "Dad". Brandi seemed a bit jealous. So, hopefully his first real word will be "Mommy".

Relatives in Kansas City and Wichita

2006-11-28T09:52:00.000-05:00

Skylar's father's cousin Stacy (top right) and her children Shianna (top left), Brighten (middle bottom), and Jayden (bottom right).

Great aunt Judy.

Great Uncle Elvin.

Great grandfather, Oliver.

Great Grandmother, Lettie.

Great grandmother, Inez.

Great Uncle, Marty.

Great Aunt, Fay.

Father's cousin's husband, Nate.

Father's cousin, Christina.

Skylar goes to Kansas

2006-11-26T18:03:00.000-05:00

Over Thanksgiving break, we took Skylar to visit relatives in Kansas City and Wichita. These pictures are of our roadtrip. Family photos will follow in tomorrow's post.

Kansas Skyline

2006-11-26T18:00:00.000-05:00

Click on image to zoom.

6 Month Photos are in

2006-11-26T17:38:00.000-05:00

To view Skylar's six month picture proofs, click on this link and enter the password "ainer".

http://www.rycophotography.net/SkylerRainer/

Family, if you want copies, let me know the #'s listed under the picturess that you want and what size you'd like.

Hunter and Skylar

2006-11-13T09:20:00.000-05:00

Hunter (Left) is Skylar's 3rd cousin.

Trick - or - Treat

2006-11-02T23:14:00.000-05:00

Last night we celebrated Skylar's first Halloween. It was a very exciting night for the both of us. Unfortunately dad could not join us because of work. My friend Monyka invited Skylar and myself to come trick - or - treating with her daughter Hannah who is 3 now. I thought this was a much better idea than me walking Sky around by myself. I was afraid all the neighbors would think that I was just some weird chick that just wanted candy, when the fact of the matter is I just wanted to show off my baby in his adorable costume. We went to several houses in Monyka's neighborhood and then headed back home. You know, for a baby he got a pretty good haul. We didn't go up to very many houses, but the people that did see him all wanted to give him candy and tell him how cute he was. Skylar loves a compliment so he delighted in all of this. I think that he did really enjoy going trick - or - treating with Hannah. At first he seemed a little confused as to why I was getting him dressed up and walking him around in the dark, but he loved the attention and seeing all the lights people had out. I thought that at this point I would leave you with some not so great pictures I took (dad is the photographer of the family), to commemorate the night.

Hannah and Skylar getting ready to go trick -or- treating (she was Cinderella).

Skylar was getting pretty excited about having candy in his bucket.

"Where's the Jolly Ranchers?"

An Update

2006-10-30T13:19:00.000-05:00

Skylar is doing great! He's very tall and skinny. I guess he must get this from his grandfather on his mother's side. Or, perhaps his great grandfather on my mother's side. His first two teeth have come in. We recently took his 6 month photos. Some poses were typical. Others were in his Halloween costume (a yellow duck) and some in his Santa suit. We had a time getting the Santa pictures done because Skylar was trying to sleep. His day care is going great. I really like this place. And, Sky seems to like going as well.

In November, we will be making a trip to Kansas so that Sky can see his great grandparents. He's six months old and they've never had the opportunity to meet. I'm looking forward to this trip.

My business travel remains slow. A few months back I was told that I'd be spending two weeks a month in Paris. This fell through. Then there was another 2 week workshop in Paris to be held just after Thanksgiving. This has been moved back to at least January, possibly later. So, for the next couple of months at least, I'll be home all but 3 nights each month. And, I still get to work out of my house the other days! Working from home is great. I get more work done. I control the thermostat (my Lexington office is freezing in the winter and hot in the summer). Plus, I get to look the window overlooking my back yard. Sky remains in day care while I work.

Petting Zoo

2006-10-18T10:19:00.000-04:00

Adventures at Double Stink Hog Farm

2006-10-01T22:04:00.000-04:00

This weekend, we took Skylar to the Double Stink Hog Farm. They don't have hogs anymore. It's now a big pumpkin farm where they have fall festivals. We thought it'd be nice to take fall pictures of Skylar amongst pumpkins.

Skylar with Dad.
Skylar and Mom on a small train.

September Pictures

2006-09-29T13:36:00.000-04:00

Picture of Sky taken Sept 16th.

Sky and his grandpa watching TV.

Skylar with Mom and Dad.

Brandi's parents are building a new house. Brandi and Sky are lying on an inflatable mattress in the new house.

While Skylar stays with Granny, Brandi (a.k.a. Mom) and Aunt Alisha eat fried cheese at the bowling alley.

Travel, Travel, and More Travel

2006-09-21T22:32:00.000-04:00

I have only been away 3 nights this week. But, upon my return, Skylar looked bigger and older than he did when I left. It is absolutely amazing how quickly he is changing right now. Both him and Sabastian (our Labrador) were extremely happy to see me when I got home. At work today, I was told that I may have to be in France 2 weeks each month until January. They want me to assist with project documentation because their "Frenglish" is incomprehensible. But, I can hardly imagine how much Sky will change over a two week period.... And, I hope Brandi doesn't feel that I've abandoned her and our child....

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2006-09-21T22:29:00.000-04:00

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3 Month Portraits Are In

2006-08-16T15:14:00.000-04:00

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