To support one of Dad's colleagues, we participated in the Kidney Walk this weekend at the Seneca Park Zoo. Here, Paul sports his "Ryan's Renal Ramblers" t-shirt.

A nice walk on a crisp fall morning can make anyone tired :)

A true scientist...

Paul demonstrates his sorting and classifying skills with his berry selection at dinner time...

Paul had his first haircut on Saturday, September 19, in preparation for his next round of school pictures. Pictured below are Paul's "before" and "after" snapshots. "Thanks, Miss Kasha, for helping me look handsome for picture day!"

Paul began classes at "The Little Gym" in Webster on September 5th. He loves the classes not only for their music, but also the ability to explore on the equipment, play with the parachute, the Slo-Roll balls, and the bubbles. Pictured below are some snapshots of him climbing through one of the giant rings. (Sorry for all the video-followers...for some reason we are unable to upload the live action...)

We had a great Labor Day weekend! Paul was able to visit with Uncle Bob, Grandma and Grandpa Palmer, and Grandpa Brooker! This photo was taken in Grandpa Brooker's backyard while Paul let Dad have a turn at whiffle baseball with Grandpa!

"I'm having tons of fun being one!"

Last Monday we took our first trip to the Seneca Park Zoo. While Paul found the animals intriguing, they did not measure up to the little girl in the snake house who was carrying a small plastic ball. Paul was chasing after her saying, "Ball, ball, ball..." (his love of shovels has now transferred to anything round).

In this picture, he watches the baboons. There were some young playful ones who were causing mischief...hopefully Paul didn't get any ideas :)

The sea lions were fun to watch...what great swimmers they are!

Alright...so letting your child eat Nilla Wafers off of the kitchen floor is not really "Parent of the Year" material, but check out this kid's problem solving skills...

He had to open the pantry, take out the box of wafers, find a comfy spot on the floor, open the box, pull out the shiny silver bag, and remove the chip clip before he could actually lay his sticky fingers on one cookie (see the evidence surrounding him). Needless to say, we're going to have to find a more difficult spot to hide one of Paul's "favorites."