Dinnertime

Tiny in her highchair.


Mabel in her highchair.

Finally fall!

On our front porch:




(I cut my bangs myself, do you like them?)

Almost birthday!

Iris celebrated her first birthday this week at the home of her prom date Jacob, who is just three days older than Iris. Neither baby is actually one yet, but the party was timed to coincide with Elise and Clay's presence in town. Oh, and it was Chris's birthday also. And just after Canadian Thanksgiving! So clearly a party was in order.

Iris and Jacob romping in the baby prison:



The grown-ups enjoyed an excellent peanut butter chocolate cake, while the babies had to content themselves with cupcakes.

Iris is walking! She took her first unassisted steps on her 11-month birthday. Her newfound mobility is used largely to promote her own agenda, namely books (despite her parents' attempts to distract her with television):





Later, annoyed with the paparazzi's constant monitoring of her movements, she goes for the camera:

August, in Ann Arbor, in a bowl: