Friday, November 30, 2012

Kyler's 3rd Birthday


Life can be hard when you are the youngest and with three big sisters, but this little guy is a good sport. Kyler has grown quite accustomed to being showered with kisses and hugs. As his third birthday approached, his big sisters spent a lot of time planning out his special day.


The girls made birthday cards, picked out presents, and helped design Kyler's special birthday cake. He practiced holding up three fingers.


Kyler was thrilled to have a train cake. Aubrie loved decorating it for him (with mom's help).


As Kyler's birthday falls just before Christmas, he had been out of practice in receiving presents. As he opened his gifts, out of instinct, he would hand them over to a sister or mommy and say, "here you go. This is yorsu." When he finally realized that all the presents were for him, he started dancing with excitement and said, "these are all mine?!" He especially enjoyed his new 'boy' costumes ... he actually chose to wear this "robot costume" to the science museum later that night when we went to see the dinosaurs.


He also loved the Spiderman costume and playing along with his sisters as they tried on the Spidey mask.


Kyler's new superhero costumes came just in time as he started to get into the karate chop stage -- as you can see from his "ninja stance," as he calls it.



Although he is all boy, he also has a very cuddly teddy-bear style about him.  He loves to interact with people and give them high five's and knuckles. He loves to be a charmer.


Here's to you Ky-boy -- a true blessing in our lives.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Thanksgiving in Indiana

Although Teyah would tell you we drove to "India" for Thanksgiving, we actually ventured to Indiana where my little brother recently relocated.

Our kids enjoyed a nice dose of grandma and Lauren time since they both joined us there as well.

This picture captures one of the few times Ellie wasn't toting around her baby cousin Amelie. The kids also loved playing with the turkey leg.

Kyler loved playing with his 'twin' cousin Liam. We enjoyed seeing these two play their first ever football game against each other in the backyard. These boys are just six months apart and seeing them together makes us realize how much they look alike!

And true to our family's Thanksgiving gatherings, the kids shared the stomach flu. I think this made at least three in a row of someone losing their guts. Fortunately, it seemed to be a relatively tame bug.