Kieran at 15 months

October was an eventful month for Kieran!




Papa and Kieran watching football



Official 15-month photo

The highlights...Kieran is walking everywhere now and quite proud of himself. He met Mickey and the rest of the Disney crew for the first time. He was okay with the characters if they kept their distance. Had his first haircut and loves his new shoes. Signing and saying more words. "Mmmmm" while hearing me order food in the drive-thru. Now that he's walking, he likes to practice his soccer skills. Favorite book is Goodnight Moon. Has 8 teeth now and is still a little peanut, weighing less than 20 pounds at his check-up.

Fall Fun

We had a very busy October, enjoying lots of fun fall events.  We also took a fantastic trip to Disney World, but I'll save those photos for another post (soon!).

At the Auburn corn maze with Ali, Brady, and their mom



Kieran enjoying the corn maze




Cole studying the map




Cole, Caden, Ali, and Brady--We made it through the corn maze with these four as our leaders.




An angry scarecrow and...




a happy scarecrow



Concentrating on their pumpkin paintings

Cole, Sophia (our neighbor), and Caden at Washington Park's Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular



A feverish Cole and Mia resting on the couch




Our little Cardinals fans wore their Cardinals gear to celebrate the World Series WIN



With Curt's jack-o-lantern masterpiece

Cherry Hills Preschool Halloween parade--Cole is Black-Suited Spiderman.



Cole's preschool class



Halloween--Cole as Black-Suited Spiderman, Kieran as Incredible Hulk, & Caden as Red Samurai Power Ranger



Our very sweet Hulk (Caden & Cole got to pick Kieran's costume this year.)




Kieran's seat for our trick-or-treating adventure--He tagged along for half of the journey, and then Mommy dropped him off at home to help Daddy pass out candy.




The cul-de-sac crew




Caden bobbing for apples (and not having much luck due to missing teeth) at our neighbor's post-trick-or-treating get-together




Sophia's turn, but she had as much luck as Caden.




Cole has all of his teeth and figured out the trick (grabbing the stem), so he was the first to experience success.



Back at home to count and sort their candy

Other fall events...a visit to the pumpkin patch, Caden's first time as acolyte at church, Church Mice for Kieran, Cardinals playoff game for Curt and Caden, World Series game for Curt, Skippyjon Jones play for Cole and Kieran, Halloween story time at the library, Caden's classroom fall party, Cherry Hills Fall Festival, haunted hayride for Caden, and a trip to Illinois Wesleyan to watch Chatham Glenwood's football team in the playoffs.  It has been a very FUN (and fast) fall!

Kieran at 14 months

Photos from Kieran's 14th month...



Playing with the nesting cups




Kieran was pretty excited to learn that the little cups fit inside the bigger ones.



Reading with Nana



Reading his big brothers' books




Kieran was pretty proud of himself when he climbed into this kitchen drawer.




Official 14-month photo with sock monkey

Highlights from the past month...Takes a few steps every once in a while and is pretty steady so he could walk but is not ready yet, cruises the furniture and uses push toys to get around if he can, says "uh oh" and "whoa," tries to wrestle and play chase with his daddy and brothers (monkey see, monkey do), has five teeth, loves flipping through books and magazines, and enjoys stacking blocks and knocking them over.  Wish I could say he's sleeping well, but he's taking a break from good sleep patterns right now.  Next month, Kieran will experience Disney World for the first time!    

Cole's First Day of School

Last week, Cole started his last year of preschool at Cherry Hills Preschool.

Before heading out the door



Showing off his cool backpack



Cole had homework before school even started.



Getting ready to head into the building for another great school year



Labor Day Weekend 2011

Mommy and the little boys went to Rankin for a visit with Nana, Papa, Aunt Shannon, and Josh.  On Saturday, Caden and Cole tested out the new zip line, and then we spent some time at Hoopeston's Sweetcorn Festival. 

Kieran playing ball with Papa

Cole trying out the zip line



Caden's turn



Cole getting a push from Papa



Cole let go too early once and planted his face in the ground, but he recovered and went again.




Ready for a battle?



Caden loved the zip line and had a few small blisters as proof.

Cole in his ninja pose



Cole waiting for a boost from Josh



Kieran snoozing at the (very hot!) Sweetcorn Festival



Cole zooming down the slide



Caden and Cole enjoyed a few rides before being wiped out by the heat and heading home.



Cole is very comfortable on a motorcycle.




Kieran, our future pianist

On Sunday, we went to the Cardinals vs. Reds game. Thankfully, the temperature was much cooler than it was on Saturday. We had a fun time despite the loss.  


Caden & Cole with their Pujols action figures




The Settlemoir guys




Cole in the kids' area (a little dark, but it's a cute photo of him)




Cole, Kieran, and Mommy took a break in the kids' area for a couple innings.




Kieran, our newest Cardinal fan--He was such a good baseball fan. He enjoyed clapping and watching the people.

 After a busy Saturday and Sunday, we took it easy and enjoyed the beautiful weather on Labor Day. Such a fun-filled weekend!