6 years ago
BSU vs U of I Rivalry
It's that time of year again -- the BSU vs U of I football game rivalry! Poor Koen is going to end up with a split personality since Kenn insists that he wear Bronco gear and I insist on some Vandal attire. We compromised on a Bronco shirt and Vandal sweatshirt. Unfortunately for Kenn, that meant that when I took pictures of our darling on game day -- it's the Vandal colors that show! :) In the interest of being fair I also added a picture of Koen last September sporting the orange and blue. Wasn't he a cute little peanut?
Hardin Fall Family Pictures
The Hardin family hasn't had a family picture in decades so we all went to the river and had an informal photo shoot. It was a hoot as the kids did their own thing and the adults tried frantically to work around them! The results aren't half bad for a bunch of amateurs...
October 09
This month we enjoyed more visits to the park, playing in the leaves, BSU games (Kenn only of course as I am a VANDAL fan --- GO VANDALS) and Halloween. On Halloween Kenn went to the BSU game and Koen and I went to a party at my friend Laura's. Laura's son Cooper is 6 weeks older than Koen so they are a good pair. There were a ton of kids and fun games but most were for older kids so Koen entertained himself by crawling around stealing candy from everyone's abandoned bags! ;) To bad...so sad...You snooze...you lose!
And the biggest event of the month -- KOEN IS FINALLY WALKING!
And the biggest event of the month -- KOEN IS FINALLY WALKING!
Pumpkin Carving
Kenn and I watched Sean and Megan Woodworth while Mike and Jerri went out to celebrate Jerri's birthday last night. Happy Birthday Jerri!! We ended up with a crazy pumpkin (Megan) and a happy vampire (Sean), some carefully squeezed pumpkin juice that only Kenn would try (Megan's project) and a LOT of pumpkin seeds (Sean's project). The pumpkin carving was followed by a leaf hunt for the biggest leaf in the NorthEnd and lots of giggles during Madegascar 2. It was a fun and eventful evening in the usually quiet Hardin household...
Sept 09
Koen has at last become brave enough to try to walk and will occasionally take a few hesitant steps. He finally discovered that being upright is much faster than crawling and loves to push around anything that moves...his walker, toy piano, the highchair, etc....to get to where he wants to go. He's very proud of himself and laughs the whole time -- it's great to watch :)
Growing more teeth (he's up to 7) has been a bit rough this go round and Koen's recently started grinding his teeth which is driving everyone CRAZY!!! Anyone have any advice on how to stop it??
Koen's favorite fall activity is walking down to the park to climb on the play equipment and eat the bark. I fell into the classic mom mistake and made a big deal out of saying "no" when he started eating bark and now it's a game. He loves it when he's told "no" and it just eggs him on - as you can see in the pics below....
Growing more teeth (he's up to 7) has been a bit rough this go round and Koen's recently started grinding his teeth which is driving everyone CRAZY!!! Anyone have any advice on how to stop it??
Koen's favorite fall activity is walking down to the park to climb on the play equipment and eat the bark. I fell into the classic mom mistake and made a big deal out of saying "no" when he started eating bark and now it's a game. He loves it when he's told "no" and it just eggs him on - as you can see in the pics below....
August 09
This month passed in a whirlwind! We've been incredibly busy since we moved into our house doing little things to make it "ours"...painting, ripping out walls and doors, installing closet organizers, putting up a fence, discovering hardwood under the kitchen linoleum, etc, etc. All very exhausting, but fun!
We've also found time to enjoy living in this wonderful location and have enjoyed long walks to explore the neighborhood, meeting the neighbors (and their dogs), visiting my sister Jill (who lives only a few blocks away) and taking advantage of the proximity to the Greenbelt and lots of parks! But my favorite part of it all is sitting on the front porch in the evening and watching Koen's face light up as he calls out to every car, bike, dog or squirrel that wanders by.
Koen is now crawling like a speed-demon and walking around furniture, but he has yet to take his first unassisted step. He's such a cautious little man :). He makes up for his lack of motor skills by being a chatterbox - he never stops talking (wonder who he got that from?). Right now his favorite things to do are to dance, play with very loud and obnoxious toys (thanks everyone for the birthday presents!) and chase the cats and dogs. He's got five teeth and puts them to good use as he eats all the time! He still doesn't like bananas, and olives aren't a favorite, but he'll eat everything else you put in front of him. And if he's not eating, he's begging food from anyone else who is eating. I don't know where it's all going though because he's still a little guy. He was in the 20th percentile for heighth/weight at his one year check up but he's got a big noggin (90th percentile).
I went back to work at the end of August with mixed emotions. I was excited to be back to doing what I love, but it meant giving up precious time with Koen after a summer of enjoying being home him. I am greatly reassured that Koen is in good hands with his grandmas and I count my blessings he's surrounded by love every day. Every day with him is a joy and it's going so fast...
We've also found time to enjoy living in this wonderful location and have enjoyed long walks to explore the neighborhood, meeting the neighbors (and their dogs), visiting my sister Jill (who lives only a few blocks away) and taking advantage of the proximity to the Greenbelt and lots of parks! But my favorite part of it all is sitting on the front porch in the evening and watching Koen's face light up as he calls out to every car, bike, dog or squirrel that wanders by.
Koen is now crawling like a speed-demon and walking around furniture, but he has yet to take his first unassisted step. He's such a cautious little man :). He makes up for his lack of motor skills by being a chatterbox - he never stops talking (wonder who he got that from?). Right now his favorite things to do are to dance, play with very loud and obnoxious toys (thanks everyone for the birthday presents!) and chase the cats and dogs. He's got five teeth and puts them to good use as he eats all the time! He still doesn't like bananas, and olives aren't a favorite, but he'll eat everything else you put in front of him. And if he's not eating, he's begging food from anyone else who is eating. I don't know where it's all going though because he's still a little guy. He was in the 20th percentile for heighth/weight at his one year check up but he's got a big noggin (90th percentile).
I went back to work at the end of August with mixed emotions. I was excited to be back to doing what I love, but it meant giving up precious time with Koen after a summer of enjoying being home him. I am greatly reassured that Koen is in good hands with his grandmas and I count my blessings he's surrounded by love every day. Every day with him is a joy and it's going so fast...
July 09
We had a busy but rewarding month! We finally found a house and are in the process of moving in. It's 2223 Ellis Boise, Idaho 83702 for anyone who wants to visit...
At the beginning of the month, our good friends the Dihn's visited from Portland and we had a bbq to celebrate. Things have sure changed since a few years ago when a friend bbq meant throwing hay-bales and consuming copious amounts of alcohol while playing games and telling stories of the good old days in high school. Now it's all about keeping babies happy and older children out of mischief while drinking a whole lot less alcohol...the story telling hasn't changed though!
Koen's third tooth finally broke through the upper gums so he's a snaggle tooth now. This month he's been very busy swimming, helping his Aunt Jill with her pedicures and rocking a mowhawk while his hair tries to figure out what it wants to do when it grows up....
At the beginning of the month, our good friends the Dihn's visited from Portland and we had a bbq to celebrate. Things have sure changed since a few years ago when a friend bbq meant throwing hay-bales and consuming copious amounts of alcohol while playing games and telling stories of the good old days in high school. Now it's all about keeping babies happy and older children out of mischief while drinking a whole lot less alcohol...the story telling hasn't changed though!
Koen's third tooth finally broke through the upper gums so he's a snaggle tooth now. This month he's been very busy swimming, helping his Aunt Jill with her pedicures and rocking a mowhawk while his hair tries to figure out what it wants to do when it grows up....
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