Anyway, we took a little over 60 photos during our week in Newfoundland, and I'm going to post the highlights over the next 2-3 blog entries. I'll warn you in advance that you are not going to see a lot of beautiful Newfoundland scenery (of which there is much). Unfortunately, the main theme of our trip was being sick--all 3 of us--so we didn't do a whole lot while we were there. It's too bad since the weather was unseasonably warm. Heck, there wasn't even any snow!
Onwards to the photos!
We had a stopover in Halifax on the way to St John's. Between the scheduled wait and delays, we were stuck there for well over 4 hours. We started to get a little stir crazy, especially since Lucas refused to be in any gear other than "high energy." That led to this photo, where we wanted to make sure Lucas met the requirements for carry on luggage.
Pretty much the first thing we did when we arrived at Marilu's parents' house was to let Lucas open all the presents they and other family members had bought for him. As you can see in the picture below, it was like Christmas all over again as he attacked wrapping paper like it was a mortal enemy.
Cute picture from breakfast the next morning with his Nanny. I should point out that Marilu took any photos from before 11 AM throughout the trip. Thanks to my cold, I slept in big time the first few days, and by the time I was getting over it, I had screwed up my sleep schedule so much that I wasn't able to get to sleep before 3-4 AM each night.
Playing around with one of his new presents, Plastic-Man and some bad guy.
The next day, Lucas was rooting around some of their older toys and he ran across this light gun from the old Nintendo game Duck Hunt. Although he has no idea what its original purpose is, he sure had a fun time running around the yard with it.
I think this was the first time I left the house since we had arrived 2 days before. A stuffed up head and sore throat will do that to you.
"Take that, you evil puddle of DOOM!"
Another old "toy" Lucas found was something called Crazy Bones. I have no idea what they were supposed to be--besides the purported insane bits of calcium--but they kept Lucas occupied for a long time in the days to follow.
Getting a good picture of Lucas with other people in the shot tends to be a very difficult task nowadays. That's why I was amazed at just how fantastic this picture with his Uncle Steve and his girlfriend Jen came out. Side note: I can't emphasize how much Lucas enjoyed their presence and playing with them. We asked him earlier tonight what his favorite part of the trip was and he responded with "Jen and Steve."
This group shot wasn't quite as good, but for a Lucas photo, it still turned out relatively well. Three generations...
That's all for now. I'll probably be able to wrap the trip up with one more entry, hopefully tomorrow. Until then, have a good one!
1 comment:
Thanks for posting so quickly. We've been looking forward to your Newfoundland pics. We weren't disappointed. Couldn't believe the outside photos of Lucas in what looked like a lightweight hoodie fleece. Lucky in the weather dept., not so lucky in the health dept. Bummer.
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