Ian's First Packer Game

On Sunday, October 5th, we brought Ian to his very first Packer game! It was an early birthday present for Tita Elizabeth from all of us.

We left very early on Sunday morning and met Elizabeth at McDonalds in Oskosh. After a quick breakfast, we were on our way to Lambeau! We got into Green Bay before 10am and found a place to park not far from Lambeau. We had decided that bringing a grill and meat to tailgate would be too much work, so instead we brought snacks, soda and beer and planned to get lunch in town.

Ian enjoyed walking around the lot and watching all the Packer fans tailgate! Around 11:30 we started our walk to Lambeau. We had to wait in line for quite a while before getting into the gates. There were lots and lots of people taking pictures of Ian and telling us how cute he was!

Once in the stadium, we found our seats. Within just a few minutes of the start of the game, Ian fell asleep. He was passed over to me and I buckled him in the Ergo. He slept happily that way till the end of halftime!

He spent the rest of the game waving his flag, watching all the people and roaming around our bleacher area. Again, lots of people commented on how cute he was and took pictures of him!

Unfortunetly, the Packers lost to the Falcons 24-27, but it was a great experience and something we'll never forget!

11 Months Old

I realize this is a late post, but we've been sick!

As an official 11 monther, Ian can say the words "mama", "dada", "hot", and "ball" and some words that resemble banana, Penny, hi and bye.

He has quite the sense of humor and laughs at whatever he thinks is funny including people in glasses/sunglasses, peak-a-boo, being tossed in the air, being tickeled by Daddy, and just about anything Penny does.

He sleeps from 8pm till about 6am every night. He is in the process of switching from 2 naps a day to 1 nap a day.

He claps when he sees someone else clapping, or when you say "Yay!"

He can get from a sitting or laying down position to standing up without holding onto something. He is also a professional walker, no longer walking like Frankenstein!

One of Ian's favorite games is to bounce his big kickball to Daddy and Daddy bounces is back to him. He has recently discovered Penny's kennel and loves to go in there and shut the door. Penny isn't such a fan of this.

He will pat his belly or nose when you ask him where each are. He uses his index finger to point to objects.

He understands that his shoes and socks go on his feet and will try to put them on when he sees them.

Best of all, his little personality has evolved even more and he's such a fun little kid to be around! We are so lucky!

RAAAAR!!!