Outdoor fun

Anderson had fun in the leaves this afternoon as the weather was perfect for an October day.

We decided to take a walk,

next we tried a little off-roading,

oops, and then we had to change a tire.

New hairdo

Here's Anderson's crazy goof hair in the morning. He has quite a bit but I refuse to cut it until at least a year.


Anderson loves to cuddle up to everything right now. Chewy's his favorite, but mom and dad's shoulders work well and he'll even lay his head on your knee when you're sitting. He just received a new pillow pal and luckily for Chewy its taking his place.



We tailgated last Saturday for the Oklahoma game, which was much more fun then the game turned out to be. Here's Anderson peeking through Uncle Brandt's legs. Love the overalls!!

11 months!

That's right folks, Anderson is one month away from his first birthday!! This time last year I was thinking, "Ok, I'm full-term, let's do this thing!". Amazing how quickly time flies! We almost forgot to take his chair pictures -- so as you can see we had to improvise. He had a burst of energy last night before bed and getting him to sit still for a moment was almost impossible.



Last week we went to a wedding and had a great time. Anderson was loved by all! And I have to give a shout-out on the sweater he's wearing -- courtesy of the Yarn Barn. Love it! We also went to the Baldwin City Maple Leaf Festival and a birthday part at Chucky Cheese on Sunday. I think we might make the Maple Leaf Festival a yearly outing. There were tons of craft and food booths, plus a petting zoo and rides for kids!

Laundry

Anderson likes to help me fold clothes....well mostly he likes pulling them off the couch and piling them up on the floor. Mama's little helper.

Homecoming

What a blistery winter weekend for the KU Homecoming game! Brrr! Anderson did not attend the game and instead hung out at Grandma Susan's house. After the game we all tailgated at our house instead of the stadium. Good choice -- here we could actually enjoy each others' company instead of secretly wondering how much longer we were going to freeze our buns off in the cold.


My brother came to town so Anderson got to congratulate his Uncle Tyson and soon to be Aunt Ashley on their engagement!!

On Sunday we headed out to the pumpkin patch. It was still freezing, but all of Anderson's grandparents were able to join in the festivities and it was awesome to have everyone there. We pretty much picked our pumpkin within the first 5 minutes of getting off the trailer ride, but I don't think anyone had any objections. Anderson also checked out some large bulls, chickens and ducks. Then everyone warmed up with hot apple cider -- ok, actually just slightly thawed.



What a great weekend!!

Pumpkins and Balloons

I do so great at blogging the week that Tim is gone, but then totally drop the ball once he gets back. Sheesh.

This week Anderson and I tried to squish in as much outdoor time as possible before the rain and cold weather hit. We went out to Pendleton Farm where Anderson played in the corn pit and looked at pumpkins. We didn't get any as this Sunday is our official pumpkin patch trip. We also took some walks and played at the park.

this pumpkin is too big

this one is just my size

Here's how we entertained ourselves yesterday while it poured outside. Anderson charged at the balloons imitating a bull.


He's been taking more and more steps at a time. Now he's walking across the room. Yikes!! Mostly he just has to work on balance and speed. I was able to catch a few pics in motion.

Happy Friday

just to get you in the fall mood!

playing with our friends Phoebe and Griffin

the coolest coffee shop EVER! seriously, coffee and toys -- what more could we ask for??