playing at the flint children's museum.

hanging out with the youth at rehearsal for epiphany.

Merry Christmas!

pretty excited about this new book from the simmonds family. :)

eating pear with his fork, all by himself. :)

got a present in the mail from nana today. a santa bib! thanks nan!!

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another big boy outfit.

climbing the couch, but the real reason for the picture is to preview his one-year photo outfit. :)

yep. it's climbing time.

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this was supposed to be a picture of him playing w/ click clack for ellorie to see. he got distracted by speakerphone and came crawling over instead...

bah humbug!

playing with another new toy. punch and drop. !!!

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the loot. we'll probably do a new toy every 1/2 week.

wow! he says about this new toy.

i thought it was time for another bathtime photo.

and tonight's snack...mango!

his taste in vegetables must take after me (kate). yep. that's broccoli. :)

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On our way to michigan.

On our way to michigan. stopping for steak n' shake. mmmmmmmm. darren is sleeping. so far so good.
:)

one year stats from monday's appointment: 19lb. 8oz. (15th percentile), 31 inches (90th percentile), 95th percentile for head circumference.

having black bean soup and cornbread with mama and dada.

spiderman, spiderman.

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modeling my scarf and hat by mom.

c is for cookie-mouth, and that's good enough for me.

a snippet from our weekend

It was awesome. period.

(more photos at Kate, on the way.)

what can i say? the boy loves his...raw sweet potato?

gross.

a one year-old monkey!

please! stop taking pictures of me.

...in other news

I, Kate, have a new blog just for me.

This one will continue on as Darren's update blog for family and friends.

If you're interested in reading my new one, please visit me at:

http://kateontheway.wordpress.com/

Thanks!

swinging today!

new hat. finally i knit one that fits his head!

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We've come a long, long way together

It's happened. Today is my last day as a WOHM - Work Out of the Home Mom.

Next week, as another 1 year-old and a newborn join Darren and I for daily adventures, I become a WAHM - Work At Home Mom.

It's thrilling, it's exciting, it's oh-so-delicious.

This choice was fraught with strife and many rounds of "what if" and "how will that work" and other questions. It has sparked discussion and instilled worry in more than just Dennis and I.

But we continued to forge ahead for the sake of my happiness and fulfillment. And we've been rewarded with affirmations along the journey to get to this place. (One of these affirmations we'll have more details about to share with you shortly.)

For those of you who have been privy to our decision-making process (especially you, God), thanks for your support and well-wishes. Thanks for lending an ear and providing the wisdom that has guided us to what we know will be one heck of a life change.

There is so much to come... Au revoir, hyvästi....goodbye office.

modeling my scarf.

FWD:

for nana to see.

morning snack. coconut milk kefir, strawberry flavor. happy.

half of our yard is a leaf pile...

nana's wearing me!

kisses with nana.

i was dancing for eggs. then i took a break.

Car trouble. crap. we'll be

Car trouble. crap. we'll be limping our way up to michigan. i guess.

rockin' the mocs today.

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my happy birthday card from dennis. :)

good morning! i'm wearing my new scarf.

sharing dark cocoa gelato from jeni's splendid ice creams with adrienne.

yes. that's adrienne.

we all found each other at luck bros. coffee. our favorite coffee shop.

pretty pretty latte.

darren with blankie from gram gram.

alternate view, with the end untucked. to fashion closed, simply tuck one of the ends through one of the narrow (double knit) ribbed sections.

scarf i made for darren. modeled by an apple.