We started the month off by celebrating Labor Day with some friends from Kyla's pres-school. Her friend, Cooper, and his family invited us over for a BBQ. We went over for several hours, and everyone had a great time. The food was delicious and the company was fantastic.
Kyla turned five on the sixth, so that was a big day at our house. We started the morning off by going to US Toy for a free birthday balloon and treat. After that, we met up with the Kruglet's for some fast fun at the mansion for Highlands Ranch days. It's an almost-annual thing we do with our friends. There's a petting zoo, hay ride, 4H animals and local dancers. We were limited with time this year, as the girls both had to get to Kindergarten, but it was still a lot of fun. We then had to rush home to eat a quick lunch and pack up some goodie bags for school. Since Kyla's birthday fell on a Thursday this year, she also had dance to attend. We brought in a little treat for everyone there too.
By the time Daddy got home, we were all ready for dinner. Kyla picked Red Robin because she wanted another free balloon and some mac-n-cheese. The staff came and sang her "Happy Birthday," and she received a free ice cream sundae.
The birthday fun did not stop there. We then came home and opened presents. Kyla loved everything. She received a brand new scooter, a Rapunzel bath toy, some books, oodles of art supplies and projects and anything and everything related to Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax." It was a great day for her. She had a ton of fun celebrating turning five all over town.
On Friday, the seventh, Kyla had her birthday party. This year she wanted to have her party at Michael's craft store. Including Easton, Kyla had 14 friends come and join her for an evening of tie-dying, crafting, pizza and cookie cake. Kyla had a super time, and it seemed her friends did too. Some of them had never done tie-dye before, so that was a fun first for many, including her. Thanks to the helper in charge, and our good friends, the Kruglet's, the party was a huge success.
Kyla picked owls as her birthday theme this year. She picked owls for her bedding and room decor back in March, so she thought it would be fun to carry that theme over into her birthday this year. Owls are becoming pretty popular. Wonder how long she will be interested in them?
Kyla had three hair cuts this month. Yes, three. We took advantage of JC Penny's free back to school hair cut the first time. It didn't go over too well. Her hair was totally uneven. So, we called and they agreed to have someone else take a look and trim it up right. Needless to say, that didn't work out to her advantage either. One side was way shorter than the other. For the third hair cut, we took her to our usual place. When all was said and done, she probably had close to half her hair cut off. It was closer to her elbows before the first hair cut. By the first week of the month, it was just below her shoulders. Here's to hoping her hair grows fast over the next several months.
Easton is doing great. He started school this month. He goes to Christ Lutheran Pre-School every Friday for three hours. His teachers are Miss Karen and Miss Judy, and he seems to love them. Unlike his sister, he does not even need a hug from Mom before heading in to the room. He runs in with no hesitation whatsoever and finds something to play with while waiting for class to start. He has yet to even shed a tear. What a trooper! We hope he is this happy and interested in school when he goes to Kindergarten.
Easton still sees his speech therapist every week. Miss Theresa is pleased with how much his vocabulary has grown over the past few months. Each week, he seems to know more words and is will to try to say more sounds. Right now, we are working on "B" and "P" sounds. They just don't come as easily to him. As much as his vocab has grown, he is still having difficulty stringing two and three words together for small sentences. If you ask him to say, "blue ball," he will usually pick just one word. Be it "blue" or "ball." We are trying to help him out by simplifying things. Instead of asking him what a cow says, we are trying to get him to say "cow moo" and so on. Hopefully it will all just click in his head one day.
Kyla is getting more aggressive with soccer. She is learning to get in the huddle, rather than running behind the ball and group. She is also doing a great job of kicking the ball away from the other team. She has yet to score a goal this season, but hopefully running with the pack and getting a foot on the ball will help her to score one or two before the season wraps up.
Redstone Elementary had their first big fund raiser this month. Each child was asked to raise money for a move-a-thon. Kyla raised $125 thanks to some family members. For earning so much, she was able to have a water balloon fight with the principal and assistant principal. She also received a bendy pencil, a flying disc and a pair of light-up sun glasses.
Because she turned five, Kyla had to get the last series of booster shots. She knew they were coming and had been dreading them for months. They went as well as expected. She cried terribly when the nurse came in and tried her best to wiggle free from our grip. There were four of us holding on to her to make sure she didn't move too much. Thankfully the crying ended after a few minutes, and all was well with the world because she knew we were taking her to Target to pick out a treat for being as brave as possible.
Regular Granny came to visit for several days. Kyla was super excited to have a visitor. Grandma and her put 100 piece puzzle together. That was the most fun. As our fun outing this year, we decided to take Grandma to Arts on Fire to paint a piece of pottery. Kyla picked an owl, Easton picked a football, Daddy picked a Viking bobble head, Grandma picked a Christmas platter and I picked a Halloween candy bowl. It was a lot of fun for everyone and they all turned out great. We can't wait until she comes back. We are all hoping Grandpa can come for a visit next time too.
Kyla had her first-ever field trip. All the kindergartners went to Millers Farm. They took a bus there, so that was just as much fun for Kyla as the trip itself. The kids learned about growing produce and got to pick out some large vegetables, along with a pumpkin, to bring home. Kyla had a great time and really enjoyed the group she was assigned to. She is looking forward to more field trips in the future.
We took the kids to the Highlands Ranch Oktoberfest. It was a nice fall evening and the town center was filled with tons of people. The adults enjoyed some great beer and the kids had a blast watching the performers and dancing in the street while the band played some popular tunes. Given the opportunity, the kids would have danced the night away. Unfortunately, the lines were so long for food, we had to leave to grab a late dinner elsewhere. Kyla, yet again, was afraid to see the fireworks, so we had to leave before they started. Maybe next year she'll be up to watching some?? We have no idea if Easton likes them yet or not since Sissy seems to find every reason under the sun not to go.
I arranged a tour with one of the local fire stations for the end of the month. The Kruglet and Urdiales families met us there. The kids were able to learn more about fighting fires, what's on the trucks and how the station is run. There were many photo opportunities and the kids had fun running around the truck and checking out the living quarters. Kyla fell off the front of the fire truck and got caught on the license plate, so she was literally hanging by the seat of her pants. It was rather humorous for the adults and firemen. They were kind enough to give us some electric tape to help hold the seat of her pants together until we were able to get home and change clothes.
We had Directv out to install their new media center. We can now record up to five shows at a time. We are also able to watch any of the shows downstairs or in the bedroom. Sometimes, it really is the little things in life.
Until next time, we wish you all a great day. Many blessings to each and every one of you reading this.
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