1st Christmas

As for most 1 year olds, Christmas is all about paper and bows. Who really cares about what's inside? Here are a few photos from our house and Papa G and Memmy's house in Lynden.

First Haircut

Yep, KW is nearly a year old and he was long over due for a haircut. Juli had tried to perform a little trimming several months ago, but let's just say it's a job that should be left to a professional. Yesterday, we took him to a local haircut locale for kids called "Sprouts". It's a fun place with lots of toys and kid-friendly folk. Despite this we were both expecting lots of screams and flowing tears, but it actually went very well. Here are a few photos.


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Pumpkin Patch

We tried to do a pumpkin patch outing a couple of times earlier this fall. The first time Kieren was sick, the second time it was raining and as Halloween got closer I'd all but given up. BUT on the day before Halloween, it all came together. Jeff had the day off, we were both tired of working on home projects and the weather was perfect!
The setting by Smith Rock was spectacular and Kieren had a fabulous time pointing out every pumpkin. Most things in our world these day are formally known at "DAH!" Here are a few favorite photos from our day.

How big is Kieren?

SOOO Big! And this was officially confirmed at his 9 month check up last week where he weighed in at just over 23lbs and almost 30 inches long. These put him in the 80-85th percentile though his head is still in the 90th. As Jeff said, "It's because he's so smart." :)
Over the last month Kieren has mastered crawling and is pulling himself up to his feet. He cut his bottom 2 teeth and from the recent gnawing on his crib I'm guessing that the top 2 are on their way. He's waving and saying "da-da" and "ma-ma" for Jeff and I (and most other things too.) :) But the biggest change, in my opinion, is that he's understanding more and responding. Just last week he started responding by smacking his mouth when I ask him (& sign) if he wants food. And this morning when we were reading his "I Spy Bunny" book I read the line "...a bunny so big & a bunny so small" and up went Kieren's arms to show me how big he was!
The big change for ALL of us, is that we've moved. We're all adjusting to our new space and we continue to plug away on updating it. We've had lots of help from my dad & brother Jason in the remodel/updating process and Jeff's parents have come to help unpack & cut wood for the winter. There's still LOTS to do but it's starting to feel like home.
I've been a bit delinquent in posting videos & photos and I promise to post some new images of our little dude as soon as I track down the box that the cameras are in... hmmm.

Look out World!

Kieren William is on the move! He started crawling backwards on his 8 month birthday (last week) and today, scooted across the kitchen floor going forward to grab my toe. He's quite proud of himself and this new mobility opens up SO many more options for things to find and stick in his mouth. :) As I write this he's working on getting from the kitchen to the living room to see what I'm doing. I promise to post video soon... gotta run before he eats my flip flop!