Ian's Fantastic Fall!

October has been a busy month for Ian. We went to Chicago and stayed with Auntie Jessie, Uncle Scott and Cousin Avery while Daddy went to Michigan to be apart of a friend's wedding. Here Ian is telling me a story on the drive... Here he's rockin' his new sunglasses...


During our Chicago trip, we visited Wrigley Field! It was cold (and windy of course!) but the little guys were troopers. Avery and Ian loved the press box and the locker rooms! I enjoyed being on the field.

Ian and Avery loved spending time together. Here they are sharing Avery's car. Avery was so generous with Ian...he even handed over his Woody Doll with no prompting!


Last weekend we went to a corn maze and pumpkin patch. Ian loved the corn maze! We can't quite figure out why it was so fascinating to him, but he loved walking in the corn! After we found our way out of the maze, Ian picked out a few pumpkins to take home. Here, Ian is seeing pumpkins for the first time...

He quickly decided he liked them!

Here, Ian is standing behind his pumpkins!

We loaded our pumpkins and once we got home, I had to take more photos of course...

When we wanted to get a photo of Ian, Charlie and the pumpkins, she didn't want to cooperate, but the minute we put the camera away, she sat next the pumpkins! Silly cat.



I was at a conference this week -- 2 whole nights away from my little man. Ian and Daddy had a great time and when I picked Ian up on Friday he was all smiles and hugs for me. I love you Ian!

Next post we will be unveiling Ian's Halloween costume! Stay tuned!

Catching Up with Ian

It has been a while since my last post, so I thought I would post a few recent photos of Ian.

This past weekend we were in Albert Lea and visited an alpaca farm. Ian loved watching these strange creatures and didn't want to leave!

Here are photos of Ian "hugging" his best friend Charlie....


More hugs...
and smiling for the camera!


Ian has discovered how to hug and kiss. Here I just missed Ian hugging his doll "Brian," but it's a cute photo anyway.


Can you believe our little guy is going to be 10 months old this Thursday?

Ian's First Freeborn County Fair

Two weekends ago, Ian got to experience one of his Mama's favorite summer events...the Freeborn County Fair. To make the fair even better, Ian got to experience it with his cousin Avery!

Our first stop was the kiddy barn. Ian loves kittens -- he stared at this kitten and tried to pet it like he pets Charlie.


They had a huge ostrich in the Kiddy barn and it was quite interested in Baby Ian! Ian was indifferent to the giant bird.

Ian also got to see his friend Ty!

Next, we were off to the goat barn...

Here is a goat trying to eat Ian's stroller! Next we saw the Budweiser Clydesdales...

Then we watched Avery milk a cow one handed!

When Ian is concentrating, he gets very quiet and takes it all in. I don't think Ian made a peep the entire time we were at the fair. Most of you have seen Ian's "serious face" and that was the face he had for most of the fair!

Ian had a great first fair experience and enjoyed his nap as we left the fair.
Next year Ian may be big enough for some of the rides for his 2nd annual fair experience!

Summer of Swimming, Splashing and all things Norwegian!

Ian has been busy the last few weeks.
We had a week of swimming lessons two weeks ago. Ian was the youngest baby in the class, but he handled the water better than most of his peers. He didn't like getting in the water at first -- it did seem cold on a few of the days, but once he was wet, he just relaxed and smiled. In most of the photos, he has his serious face -- Ian now has two faces: 1. Serious and 2. Smiles.
He didn't smile or talk the first lesson, just took it all in. By the end of the week, he was smiling and splashing the water. We even put him completely under water twice. He was a little shocked but not scared at all. Kurt and I hope this comfort with the water sticks with him as he grows.


Every baby has an embarrassing bath photo. Ian, this may come back and haunt you at your high school graduation, but it's a rite of passage. Besides, you're so cute, your Momma couldn't resist!


This past weekend, Kurt, Ian and I experienced NordicFest in Decorah. Since Ian has Norwegian blood running through his veins, I thought he should be dressed for the occasion....
The weather was wonderful, so Ian was able to wear his long sleeve outfit most of the day. We had quite a few comments on how cute he was!


Ian's new favorite hobbies include pulling all the books off the bookshelf (including the heavy textbooks!), crawling under the table and hiding (and then laughing when we "find" him). And as always, playing with Charlie. A few days ago, Charlie was sitting on one of the dining room chairs. Ian crawled over to her, pulled himself up and started to pull at her paws. She batted at Ian with her declawed paws and then Ian would laugh. They did this for about 3-5 minutes. She truly loves Ian and she usually can be found next to Ian. Now that he is crawling, she follows him around and sits next to him. She even sleeps under his crib, if we let her.

Kurt took this photo. I don't know if you can tell, but Charlie and Ian are touching legs as they sleep.
Next weekend we have the Klocek Family Reunion and then the Freeborn County Fair!

Summer Days

During the months of June and July, Ian has been very busy! Here are a few of his milestones from these two summer months...

Ian began to crawl at the end of June! He could coordinate his arms, but he had trouble getting his legs to follow! But it didn't take our little man very long to figure it all out. Now he is across the room before I even know it. Ian also started to go from a crawling position to sitting up all on his own! This happened on the July 4th, which will make it an easy milestone to always remember.

Ian attended his first parade on July 3rd in Albert Lea. Ian was intrigued by all the floats, flags and kids grabbing candy. Ian donned his Klocek Electric gear that day, just in case Papa needed his help on a service call.It was very hot and humid and Ian didn't want to keep his sunhat on, so we didn't stay outside for the entire parade. Also on the 4th of July weekend, Ian had his first tractor ride with Papa! Ian has sit on the tractors before, but this was the first time he rode one! When Papa and Ian started to move, Ian's eyes got very large! He wasn't scared and he went between his serious face and his smile face the entire ride! By the end, Ian was concentrating on learning how to steer!

Ian now has 3 teeth with the 4th just about ready to cut through the gum-line. Teething is still difficult, but he does seem to be handling each new tooth a little better.

Ian swung in his outdoor swing last week!

I was a little nervous that he would be scared, but he loved it!

I have also noticed that Ian enjoys playing on his own. He will be content for 15-20 minutes with toys on the floor. Today, while Daddy was napping in the recliner, Ian decided to make a fort underneath Daddy! Here is our proud little man in his "fort".