Steve's grandfather, Thomas J. Ford II, passed away last week, peacefully, in his sleep. He was 91 years old. We went out to Long Island to visit Grandma Ford on Sunday, and then the whole family gathered for a wake on Wednesday and the funeral on Thursday. It was good to see everyone again, even for a sad occasion such as this. Sebastian behaved himself amazingly well at the funeral service. The family gathered in the morning before mass at the funeral home - everyone was very silent and there were a lot of tears. Sebastian and I came in a bit late, and he immediately recognized that something was different. He came into my arms and clung to me, and didn't try to get down or run around and play, but instead sat very quietly on my lap for 20 minutes or so. He didn't make a single noise for the entire time we were there. We were amazed that he was so observant and so well-behaved.
On Friday, since we were already on Long Island, we went to Robert Moses beach. Sebbe loved the sand but wasn't that keen on the ocean. He got splashed by a wave and seemed very suspicious of the water after that. He wouldn't venture near it, even when holding hands with one of us. So we made a bunch of (quickly demolished) sand castles and threw our tennis balls around.
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| From July 2009 |
On Saturday and Sunday we returned home and went back to our usual, favorite pursuits - the Hastings farmers market, the OCA trail, Matthiesen Park (where you can see boats, trains, and planes), and the Rockefeller State Park Preserve (with the gorgeously babbling Pocantico River). The weather was finally cooperative, remaining sunny and warm throughout.
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| From July 2009 |
And we finally did something we've been meaning to do for weeks - took Sebastian out on a bike ride!! We bought an Ibert bike seat, which attaches to the front of the bike. We assembled the bike seat, strapped our boy in, convinced him that a helmet was necessary (he hates hats), and away we went!!! It was awesome. So fun. He grinned at us and said "wheee". If he got nervous, he put his hand on my arm for comfort (so cute). But mostly he just looked around at everything and seemed totally into it. We went out both Saturday and Sunday, and I can't wait to go again!
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| From July 2009 |
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