The kidlet is one. No longer a baby. Not really sure how I feel about that. 
more photos to come.
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today we are celebrating rudder’s birthday in fairbanks.
it is supposed to be mixed rain and snow on sunday (his real birthday) so i want to drive down to anchorage tomorrow.
i’m not ready to drive in the snow. or even see it.
though i know it’s inevitable.
i’ll post bday photos soon.
at the playground, ya know?
before buku’s race.
we are very happy to not be participating!
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yesterday was a beautiful fall day.
so i put rudder’s new cardigan on him and we took a walk.
the hotel we are at (where b’s office is) is right near Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.
when we were here a few weeks ago, there were canadian geese and sandhill cranes covering the fields.
a few days ago, we saw two or three cranes.
yesterday there were no migratory birds to be seen.
he’s very close to walking. he does a really funny wide leg shuffle.
how ’bout them fall colors, eh?
and it was high 60s. and today maybe 50.
it’s supposed to be mixed snow and rain on sunday, so we are planning to drive back to anchorage on saturday morning.
there are many trails around these fields, but we decided to wander the boreal forest for a few photos. the trees look like they go on for miles and miles, but they don’t. this forest is haunting when walking through at dusk.
hey mom, have you seen these crunchy brown leaves and this grass? it’s so amazing!
ok mom. are we done with the photoshoot? pretty tired here.
oh, but we are home and dad’s here. i’ll wake up now.
’til then.
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the baby sophisticate.
there is no seaming involved which is always a plus.
i always look for ‘no seaming’ when picking out a pattern.
i wanted wooden toggles, but i have always had a hard time finding small ones for baby projects that look like actual toggles.
these were good enough and i actually like the two-tone look of them.
i also used a DK weight yarn instead of a worsted yarn since we are headed to warmer climates soon – i hope – we better be!
since i used a DK yarn, i stretched it a little when i blocked it.
now if only my little model would wake up!
’til then.
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looks like i’m on a roll for skipped fridays!
oh well. we’ve been busy.
and rudder had roseola for a few days. for his first big illness, it wasn’t too bad. he slept lots. drank his liquids. and it was done and over.
we house sat last weekend and didn’t play much on the computer.
we took a road trip to fairbanks – and are here currently. and it’s fall here.
it’s super hard to get on the computer with rudder around.
not that he demands my attention – luckily he demands it less and less – but he wants to be on the computer with me.
and mostly to just smash the keys and delete stuff.
and turn the power button on and off – it is the only lit up button, so i totally get it.
but it’s annoying.
i’m thinking about making his own computer account so he can smash away and he won’t delete my stuff on my desktop, though that doesn’t solve the power button issue.
on the way to fairbanks we stopped in wasilla and grabbed coffee with one of my oldest friends sally mae. i hadn’t seen her in about ten years.
it was so great to see her and her sister and i got to meet little taylor rain – sally’s 9 month old daughter.
and last week rudder got to have a little tea party with little ms. sydney. it was hilarious just watching them play. and rudder cheese it up for stephanie.
anyway – he’s one in SIX days. crazy.
and sydney is two shortly after. crazy.
i finished a little old man cardigan for him. i knit him one before he was born, but never put the buttons on it so during the move, it ended up in the trash. they are super easy, so it wasn’t hard to part with. hopefully i will have a photo up soon. right now it’s blocking.
oh, the best stretchy bind off ever. ever. ever.
elizabeth zimmerman’s sewn bind off.
i would actually use it for any stretchy project. top down hat, toe up sock, mitten cuff, etc.
i will tell you why i used it in the post about the cardigan – if i ever get to it.
until then, i’m enjoying my time in fairbanks. with my dudes.
little dude trying to catch leaves.
’til then.
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