Day 356 - The Home Stretch

"Dad, I hate the Yankees."

Ok, so she hasn't developed an opinion of the Yankees yet, but if she knew how much the Yankees suck, she would have said it.

Day 355 - Tug.

"Kaija, you are cheating, you can't twist it around and growl at me. That's really mean."

Paige has grown large enough to occupy Kaija's incessant need to play tug. She can last approximately 2 seconds. Kaija better watch out, or soon she'll be the one who ends up knocked over on her back.

Day 354 - Arrggh

"Give me your treasure, arggh."

I have no idea why, but Paige reminds me of a pirate in this picture. She is storming the baby gate of the kitchen, attemping to pillage our Tupperware holder or Kaija's water dish I think.

Day 353 - Samurai Packer Baby.

"Aww, not again. Maybe I am a Vikings fan."

Paige got all dressed up in her Vikings gear this morning, and Valerie didn't even put up much of a fight. We agreed that Paige would switch to whichever team was winning at half-time. (Little did I know that Valerie knew that since Paige had been sick, that her diaper would probably leak, and thus necessitate a change out of the vikings gear well before the game.) Of course she ended up in her packers gear anyway, even though the vikings were victorious.

Day 352 - Halloween.

"Would you like to come over to my place and get some candy? I even carved pumpkins!"

Well, Halloween weekend turned out to be not so much fun. Paige came down with something on Thursday, which then resulted in Valerie and I coming down with it Friday afternoon and evening, and then Grandma Alice and Grandpa Steve came down with it on Saturday evening. It wasn't very fun some of the time, but at least we got to visit.

Valerie and I had to D.N.S. the race, which is a first for both of us, and a major disappointment. I am going to have to take a sharpie to my nice "Finisher" long sleeve quarter zip shirt too. Bummer.

Day 351 - Visits and Costumes

"This is fun Grandma Alice, I'm glad you came to visit."

Grandma Alice and Grandpa Steve came up for the weekend to visit, and to watch Paige while we were going to run in the Monster Half Marathon in Minneapolis on Halloween morning. (more on that later). The face above is a somewhat new face that Paige has been making. Valerie seems to think it is similar to a face Bryan used to make.

Day 350 - Dang Photographers!

"Out of my way, can't you see I'm trying to walk here?"

I get in the way some times. I think she'll forgive me.