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At Kyler’s “school” (ECFE class) it was (of course) Halloween week so he got to dress up. He went as a pumpkin. A costume he really doesn’t seem to mind at all.

Perfect (and warm) fall days are a rare thing in Minnesota so when one comes around we try to take advantage of it. Yesterday we spent some time taking lots of fall pictures (which gave me a chance to learn my new camera’s settings a bit better) and we’ll post more of those pictures later.

Today we started by grabbing Starbucks (after missing the late service at church) and heading to the docks in Wayzata where Kyler got to check out the lake, boats, ducks and trains All of which he found fascinating. We then went shopping where Kyler tried on some Halloween hats.

Kyler has figured out one of his mom and dad’s favorite simple pleasures: a morning cup of coffee. In his case, we skip the coffee and stick to just the cup.

Kyler turned one last week. I’ll post more pics and videos of that later. Man! Does one year fly by!

We took him for his one year check up on the same day he attempted to go downstairs by himself, face first. He was a bit bruised up by it but pretty tough considering the tumble and four shots he endured at the doctor’s office. As you can see from the pictures, the high point of the day was reading a book and checking out the fish at the doctor’s office.

Kyler and I spent our first weekend alone while Johna was out of town. That meant that Kyler got to do things mom doesn’t allow like looking in the refrigerator. The weekend went well. Kyler and I had fun going to the toy store (and getting a school bus - which he loves seeing on the road), grabbing lunch together and running errands. It was a fun weekend but it reminded me how much easier it is to do “outings” when Johna is there as well.

I took Kyler out to the backyard the other day to water some plants. Normally, he likes to sit and watch from the comfort of his stroller. This time, while wattering the back of the garden with my back to him, I heard a big giggle and turned around to see he had figures out how to “exit” the stroller. I guess I need to always tighten the straps.

Kyler has been walking around wherever and whenever he can - but only if one of us are there to lend a couple of fingers he can hold on to. Just yesterday he decided he wanted to stand up entirely on his own. He did it once in the morning and a few times in the evening. Here are some pics of the “process.” (And yes, he prefers to be more perfeclty balanced via the use of a diaper with no shorts when he does this.)

Kyler loves eating food that looks more like the stuff everyone else is eating and less like stuff that’s baby-ready. We recently took him to Panera and let him enjoy his own baguette.