Day 349 - Rocking Chair Gymnastics

"Sitting on a rocking chair is so for the Gerrys Dad. Standing on one on the other hand, now that is living."

Paige can climb into her rocking chair all by herself now. Unfortunately a large portion of the "by herself" means that she tries to stand on the seat and rock. This kid is going to give me a heart attack before I'm 30. I swear.

Day 348 - Goodbye Dear Sun, We'll Miss You.

"What's with the darkness?"

It turns out that the world hasn't stopped turning, and the seasons are plugging along full force. We only had a few minutes of daylight left to get some outdoor shots of Paige tonight. (ok, so 20 of those minutes were lost when I had to have the neighbor jump my car, before I went to pick Paige up from daycare since it the battery was dead...turns out the trunk was open, and the light drained the battery. I blame Paige. She likes to play with my keys.) It is hard to believe that it is going to be November shortly. Paige's second November to be exact.

Day 347 - One Small Step, For A Baby.

"Here I go! Nothing can stop me now."

Yup, first steps. (Well technically these were Step Vol. 2, No. 2-3, but who's counting?)

Day 346 - Pumpkin Delivery

"Hmm, Pumpkin tastes kinda good. We should have it for dinner Dad."

So it was first pumpkin carving time. The pumpkin was delivered all the way from Detroit Lakes. Paige really liked touching the top and the pumpkin itself, but the innards, not so much. She would put her hand in the pumpkin after I scraped it out, but wanted nothing to do it beforehand. Although it is obscured by the pumpkin, (sly move mom...sly move) Paige is sporting her new Brett Favre Vikings Jersey, courtesy of Anti-Ted Thompson Grandpa Roger. (I'm still ethically torn when I cheer for Mr. Favre. I guess it is just a really good way to get us Minnesota Vikings fans all riled up, just to have our hopes and dreams dashed on the rocks of reality again.)

Day 345 - Como Zoo Boo!

"It's time to try, Defying gravity. I think I'll try, Defying gravity. And you can't pull me down!"

We went to the Como Zoo Boo! today. For anyone in the Twin Cities, I highly recommend it. They have all sorts of volunteers who dress up, and stage different areas with costumes and themes. It isn't a scary haunted house sort of thing, so it is perfectly ok for little kids. They handed out all sorts of treats, like crackers, coloring books, crayons, fruit snacks etc. Paige really enjoyed watching all of the people and the other children in costumes. If I was a better photographer, I would have noticed that there is a J directly behind the P she is standing by. A quick swap of the letters, and viola, PJ. oh well. perhaps next year.

Day 344 - Side-Hawk?

"You might not believe me, but I did have a really cute hair do at daycare today."

I don't know what exactly you would call it, but they put Paige's hair into a pony tail that stuck straight up on the top of her head at daycare today. It was rather cute. Once the binder fell out thought, it got even better!

Day 343 - A Burgeoning Fashionista

"Are you sure this new coat goes with my dress? I'm not so certain about that."

Can an 11 month old have already developed a sense of style? I fear that Paige already has. Generally she despises wearing shoes, yet, these cute little black (Mary Janes?) she loves, and has no problem wearing. Normally she complians to no end about putting on a coat, but this purple coat with big buttons, that for some reason seems to suggest a little Jackie O (well, suggests to this clueless as to fashion guy), she loves. I can't explain it. Perhaps she will be nothing like her father and actually have a sense of style. I also think she looks like her cousin Morgan in this picture as well. (Who it just so happens is the person from whom she received this coat as a hand-me-down.)