November 2010

November proved to be just as busy as October. Both Scott and I celebrated birthdays this month. Kyla enjoyed that because she was able to sing "Happy birthday" to us, and there was cake in the house for over a week. We went to No No's Cafe for my birthday dinner and to Famous Dave's for Scott's night out. Last year, Scott's birthday fell on a Tuesday, so Kyla was able to see Wilbur the pig. She was pretty disappointed he wasn't there this time. Thankfully, they are opening a Famous Dave's fairly close to us, so we can take her to see Wilbur on Kid's Night every now and again.

Kyla is starting to enjoy her ice skating lessons (if you can call them that) now. She is venturing further out on the ice, with Dad's help of course. She will even skate an inch or two on her own. Progress is being made.

Easton is doing great. He is pulling himself up on just about everything. He will "walk" along the couch, but that is about the only time he really takes any steps. It must be easier for him to scoot sideways, rather than putting one foot in front of the other to walk? He loves following Kyla wherever she goes. She likes to race ahead of him, so that he will crawl super fast to catch up.

There is nothing Easton won't put into his mouth. He seems to favor cords; especially the ones plugged into the wall in the office. He's like a magnet for anything and everything inappropriate. He is also really good at pulling the safety covers off of outlets. Kyla still has a hard time doing that, but he has it mastered at only ten months. Can't wait to see what kind of trouble he stirs up as he gets older. Oh, did we mention he has already put fridge magnets in the toilet? You can almost envision the fun we are going to have as the little man gets bigger.

Easton still has no teeth. Maybe they will all pop up around his first birthday.

Our second crib was recalled, so Easton got a new one this month. To avoid any problems with this third one, we got him a conversion crib that will turn into a full size bed when the time comes. He seems to enjoy his new sleeping quarters. He also got a new dresser to match. If all goes well, he'll be good to go with furniture until he heads off to college.

Thanksgiving was fun this year. We prepared a very yummy meal. Easton seemed to have enjoyed it the most. He gobbled up the stuffing and sweat potatoes as if he'd been eating them forever. He did well with the turkey too. He also loves bread, so he was in heaven with rolls to eat for a few days. Kyla was a bit less enthusiastic about the food. She's pickier than her Mommy, and her Mommy is known to be pretty picky. It's funny how you can spend almost an entire day cooking, yet you eat for all of ten minutes. The clean up takes longer. :D

Everyone is looking forward to Christmas. We put the decorations up inside and out, so we are all in the holiday spirit. Kyla can't get enough of the Christmas music. We have to listen to it every time we get into the car. Thankfully, KOSI 101.1 plays music from now until Christmas. She will be performing "Feliz Navidad" for her Christmas program at school next month, so she hopes that song is on every time. If it is not on the radio, we sometimes have to check the holiday station on TV. If only we were all still three years old.

Easton is taking everything in stride. He isn't as interested in the tree as we thought he'd be. We put all the ornaments up out of his reach, but he hasn't really tried to get any of them yet. Of course this is odd since he tries to put everything into his mouth. He ought to know a lot about the world around him from all he has chewed on over the past few months.

Kyla is tickled pink about all that is coming up in December. She has her pre-school Christmas program, her school holiday party, breakfast and pictures with Santa plus time with the family. Not to mention, Christmas itself. She is happy Jesus has his birthday too. However, truth be told, she is more excited about making a list of presents she wants. If all goes well, she will understand it is better to give than to receive. But then again, she is only three.

Stay tuned for all we will have to report next month. If only it were Christmas all year long...