Francis doing stuff

Francis is becoming quite an active toddler and is all over the place. In some ways it makes him easier to watch, but you can't take your eye off him. Even when you're watching him he still makes poor decisions, such as shoving dirt in his mouth. In the second picture he was not upset about the dirt but was mad at me for taking him back in the house. Francis is becoming an expert walker even in shoes and while crunching through leaves. He spent a lot of time outside this weekend.

We finally decided to childproof the cabinets since Francis likes to open and close then and pull heavy corningware onto his little feet. Francis doesn't need any toys for Christmas: he's happy with his 5lbs of potatoes.

On Saturday Francis surprised us by grabbing Will's keys and trying to put them in the doorknob. For those who believe Francis eats too much tofu and zucchini, please see the large cupcake below.

Will bought Francis a fancy toy flip-phone this week since Francis really enjoys playing with ours. He doesn't really understand what's going on though, and holds most anything up to his ears, including sappy pine cones.