Recent Happenings

It seems to me that the busier I am, the more productive I am. In the past two weeks, not only have I decided what I'm doing my dissertation on and drafted a 10 page description of it, I've also posted to the blog--twice now!--and started knitting Simon an earflap hat, which will be similar to this one.

Zoe checking out Simon's squishy blocks, while Jen stands by ready to foil their attempts at exploring each others faces...(we know she's adorable, Simon, but its more polite to keep your drooled-upon fingers in your own mouth)

This is a belated photo, of a lovely visit we had with Jen, Adam, and Zoe a couple weeks ago. It was great fun to see the kids together, now that they're both sitting up, reaching for toys and each other, and relatively mobile (Zoe was just shy of crawling, Simon had recently started)--a little more exciting than their interactions when they first met!

The weekend before last, we made a trip up north to visit Andy's grandparents. Simon had a blast every day--and then slept poorly every night. But all in all it was a good trip :).

With Great-Grandpa Roy and Simon's pumpkin from the farm

Visiting Great-Grandma Pearl in the hospital--Simon was quite the attraction there!

Simon with Grandma Marilyn & Grandpa Steve

Simon enjoyed visiting with Great-Grandpa & Great-Grandma, and had a wonderful time playing with Great-Aunt Penny while we were there. But I think his favorite parts of the trip were the times he got to spend with Grandma & Grandpa...and they may have enjoyed his company, too :).


It snowed on Sunday! Not a lot, and not for long--mostly it was "sleeting," as I explained to Simon, but enough to break out the winter gear for our little one. His mittens I knit for him last year fit great (when you can get them on), this coat that was gifted to us from Toby is just a little big (perfect for when its really cold, in a couple months) and toasty warm, and his brand-new hat from Grandma Marilyn kept him nice and dry--and stayed on, despite Simon's best efforts! (and yes, I'm still knitting him an earflap hat--you can never have too many hats in Minnesota!--and his head grows like half an inch per month or something, so I'm sure he'll need a variety of sizes to get through our LONG winter...)