Bonding

Bonding with books and bath......

Kai is happy to show Addie his favorite books. He ususally talks her through them...... "Addie, look a tractor!" "Addie, a cow says moo!" She is intriqued by most anything Kai has and grabs for everything!

This is their 1st bath together. Addie is not quite strong enough for our little bathchair yet, but I found this little mesh recliner for the short-term that keeps her head and ears just above the water. I have to really watch this girl though, she rolls to the sides for every toy floating by and has nearly rolled right off the chair!

Nuggets

We were blessed to be able to go to Family Night at the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. We are big fans! We had never taken the kids, but it ended up being pretty entertaining having them there! It was nice to have MooMoo and Mimi (Grandma and Aunt Emily) there with us to adjust seating in a very cramped space (amongst 5 meals, diaper bag, and kids on laps).

Eating helped entertain Kai. Toward the end we had to break out some toys but otherwise he spectated well.

This was him by the last few minutes of the game......tired but hangin' in there! It didn't help to have him up extra late on top of the time change the night before! What a trooper!

Cute of of Daddy and Addie. She was an excellent little fan! Now she just needs a Nuggets jersey to match the rest of us!

Halloween 2009

Our little Dragon and Pumpkin!

I got these costumes at the Thrift store ....super bargin! I'm all about the easy pull over costumes at this age! Kai's was just a hoodie and Addie's tied in the back with her hat of course!

We trick or treated around camp and then headed to a church Harvest Party! Kai was really starting to grasp the concept of knocking on doors for a treat.

At the Harvest Party there was little stations of games to play for candy prizes! Kai enjoyed getting this spider facepainted on his cheek.

We saw of couple of Kai's playmates at the Party. I thought it was so cute they all held hands for a picture! (Above is Zane the elephant and Below is Emily the pumpkin).

Addie Endeavors

Addie's taken up reading. She even likes books propped up while she's on her back.

We've finally started cereal. I honestly was not too anxious this time... yet another step to feedings! She's not super interested, but Kai never liked cereal either....so we may be on to more exciting things in the coming days!

She likes to sit by the play kitchen when Kai plays because it sings and plays music!

She likes to join us at the table in her highchair....especially because of the easy access to her feet!

Snowed In

You gotta love snow days in Colorado!

This our pre-storm. It was a cool combo of sun and fog. Here's Kai trying to burn some energy during Addie's nap. Didn't last long.......haven't gotten new sizes of snowpants/boots/gloves in October!!! Wet. Burrrr! Later the same week was the BIG storm. We got 2+ft. of snow and were confined to the indoors except when Daddy passed by in the plow truck. Thank goodness for outings to the dining hall. We didn't leave camp from Wed. to Sat. Let's just say, minivans are good for a lot of things....snow is not one of them! One morning we all played in a blanket fort!

Funny look Adster! She enjoyed her brother's enthusiasm for the fort!

Kai insisted on bringing ALL his toys into the fort. But hey, it took time to gather all of them and fit them in. As you can see, he's not much for organization!

This was the snow accumulation on Thurs. morning. It was hard to tell how much was really out there because of the drifts. But notice the rail is hardly anything and the chair is completely covered! To entertain myself during our week at home, I dove into "craft mode." I have been self-teaching on the sewing machine during naptime the last couple weeks so I could attempt some small projects, like these pacifier straps. It was fun to pick out the fabric and play around with making these straps work!