first snow

tim holding his mittens on the front porch

paul shoveled the path in the backyard beside the house while the storm was still here

and then shoveled a maze in the back yard while it was still thick like the previous picture. tim enjoyed it for several days because our back yard faces north.

james viner

The Viners came for a visit from England in the first part of October. Their son James is one month older than Timothy. The boys got along like great friends for the first half of their stay and like brothers for the second half. Timothy woke up every morning pointing at the living room, wanting to see his buddy.

james and tim hanging out on the couch

james and tim at the environmental center

getting a lift from stuart and me

best friends

james and tim watching winnie the pooh

james and tim in old town

it's a guy thing - riding around in the thing at the cabin

Having visitors meant the camera was always handy, so I've got some photos of just Timothy to post as well.

at the stanley hotel in estes park

making faces at the cabin

staying warm at the cabin

in our front yard. all of these leaves fell in one day when we had our first snow. it took two days and two trips with dad's trailer to the composting site to clear them (thanks mom and dad). in order to have a lush lawn, the leaves have to go.

in old town

fishing with mom at jenny lake in front of the cabin

watching mom and dad fish at jenny lake

examining the local flora

halloween

We dressed Tim up last year for Halloween but the holiday was lost on him at 10 months old. He won't remember this one, but he certainly got the point. It took one trip to the front door of our neighbor for him to figure out that there was candy waiting for him. From there, he walked happily from house to house carrying his pumpkin bucket and collecting booty.

rummaging around in the bowl of chocolates from his trip around the neighborhood

examining his selection

chocolate!

Pete and Tracy bought Tim this outfit in Hong Kong. We put it on him briefly last year, but it was too big. It was perfect this year, and he got lots of compliments and questions from indulgent neighbors. One retired neighbor asked if it was Mandarin. Pete? Tracy? Do you know? Tim liked the dragons and loved the hat.

don't touch me

We let him have his fill of candy from his booty. The blue M&M came after several mini Twix, Hershey, and Almond Joys (he doesn't like coconut apparently), and he sucked on it rather than eating it. He wanted to eat it, but he just couldn't seem to handle any more chocolate. While I worked on my blog and Paul organized photos, Tim happily watched Bob the Builder. He let us take off the Chinese outfit, but insisted on wearing the hat until bed time.

east meets west

mommy blogging and tim watching bob the builder

I bought a cheap pumpkin carving kit, and Paul and I managed to produce some pretty fancy pumpkins. Next year, we'll do a traditional jack-o-lantern as well. My sister, Debbie, grew the pumpkins for us.

pumpkins on our front porch with the remains of the snow on the front yard in the background

paul's first ever carving of a pumpkin. bravo!

kathleen's witch

diy boy

Timothy loves to help with work around the house. He helped Paul hook up the washer last night by insisting on 'using' the wrench to tighten the hoses. He 'helped' me unscrew face plates from the outlets on the wall we painted. He 'sweeps' the floor. It takes twice as long to do anything, but it's wonderful to watch him do it.

of all his diy skills, he's best at painting.

in the new house

Even though I have totally neglected his blog, you have to trust that the same is not true for Timothy. He continues to be the center of my existence and a constant source of joy.

asleep on his mattress beside our bed on the first night. we're still getting his room sorted.

his serious look (and his seriously dirty look)

enjoying yogurt on the deck

watching winnie the pooh in his camp chair while we work

amidst his toys

he climbed even higher all by himself. getting down is another story

he loves his bath, and by the end of the day he's so covered in dirt that he needs it