11 Months!

Alex has another month under his belt and is just one month away from turning one! He got his first real illness this month with a bout of the flu but he's doing great now. His latest tricks include using sign language to say "more" and standing for a few seconds on his own. Here are a few preview shots from the pictures we had taken last weekend. We're excited to see the rest of them in a couple of weeks.

Beautiful Fall Day

We didn't have daycare on Monday so Beth took the day off from work. We took advantage of the beautiful fall day and went for a nice long walk with stops at a nearby fishing pier and playground. Alex was in a great mood and really enjoyed the playground. The swinging video may sound like he was mad but he was actually just being goofy. It was pretty funny. When we say that Alex is turning into a bit of a wild man, this is what we mean.

Wild Man Alex-

On the Move!

Alex is on the move on two feet. He figured out how to walk around the room while pushing this box around. Here comes trouble!

60th Anniversary

In order to celebrate Andy's grandparents' 60th anniversary, the entire Ausman clan met in Door County, WI for a nice long weekend. We stayed in an amazing house big enough for us all to stay in. Alex was fantastic in the car both ways. We all enjoyed a relaxing weekend of exploring the area, playing games, and being with family.

The whole group

We stopped in Green Bay on the way up so Alex could check out Lambeau Field.

The back of the house we stayed in

Beautiful fall colors

Watching football with Uncle Jeff

Greta and Alex in their UW gear

Family photo

A and G with the great grandparents

Aunt Sara and the babes

Greta in her diva gear

Swing in the backyard

Wisconsin Loyalty

Even though we have lived in Minnesota for several years now, our hearts will always belong to Wisconsin when it comes to football. It was a big rivalry weekend with the Wisconsin-Minnesota game on Saturday and the Packers-Vikings game on Monday. We won one and lost one. Alex wore his gear to help cheer on his teams.

Go Pack Go!

Go Badgers!

This picture has nothing to do with football but I

just had to post it because I think it's cute.