Ben is Dada. His dad is Papa. Here’s Sean doing a dramatic running hug between the two of them.
All in all, Sean had a good time in South Brooksville. He enjoyed running around outside by the water. He flew his first kite He got to ride around on Mommy’s back And he listened, unconvinced, as Mommy explained why teddy bears *do not* like to go in boats. Sean pointed out many interesting things, […]
In addition to going out on the motorboat, we took Sean out for a cruise on the Mainstay, an Ensign sailboat. A sailboat is a bigger commitment than a motorboat, in that you can’t just turn around and be back home in a minute if a child gets fussy or upset. Sean was a champ, […]
Sean enjoyed standing on the motor boat, yelling “Splash!” every time we hit a wave.
We never got a chance to take Sean out on the water last year, but he probably wouldn’t have been very into it anyway. This year, on the other hand, boating was definitely on the agenda. We bought Sean a life jacket at LLBean and, contrary to my expectations, he loved wearing his life jacket. […]
Sean first saw the Atlantic Ocean his first summer, in 2010. But he was only seven months old then, just sitting, and mastering some rather basic skills. The ocean didn’t leave much of an impression. So this year, having just turned 18 months old, Sean really got his first introduction to the ocean. And he […]
Sean loves books and in particular, he loves people reading books to him. He brought a few with us to Maine, including his Most Favorite Book Ever. See if you can figure out which it was. Grandpa reading to Sean Grandma reading to Sean Aunt Kirsten reading to Sean HiDan reading to Sean Yes, “The […]