Holiday Fun at the Day School

There have been a lot of activities at daycare recently! Santa has come to visit, Justin's class visited the local news station, and they had a Christmas program at school! That doesn't include the holiday parties in the classrooms and the field trip Justin's class is taking to visit the Neiman's holiday tunnels tomorrow!

Justin ran up and told Santa what he wanted..and ran away...

Rudolph the huh? And Justin's version of "sharing"

Here are a couple of videos for you!

I love how Justin says "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" - it cracks me up every time.  He also calls the Abominable Snow Monster the "Bumpy Old Snow Monster."

And I think Justin is "over" being trapped at home with baby brother. I dug out some old toys (they are like new again if you put them away long enough) and Justin was not a fan of Kyle's involvement in his play time.

Daycare is closed again today and Dave is stuck at home because his work is closed as well. Mommy is heading to work!

Ice Ice Baby

Work and school closed on Friday for storm "Cleon" - who names snow storms anyway?

We have pretty much been stuck inside- though Dave moved some branches and ice and escaped for a little bit today - and managed to get back up the driveway.

I'm just thankful we've had power- many in the area haven't! I can't imagine attempting to entertain Kyle in a hotel room..it's hard enough here. Maybe keeping the power on is Mother Nature's way of apologizing to me for February 2010....

His first hot cocoa

Breaking off the icicles 

Baking Cookies!

Cookie Decorating!

Taste Test

Nicely decorated :)

Skating...

GRRRR...little brother!

And...a replay on Saturday..tomorrow should look about the same..

Trimming the Tree!

It will be interesting to see how Kyle is with the tree..

Tractor Store!

Part of the tree tradition in Dallas...visiting the "Tractor Store" afterwards! The John Deere dealership in McKinney is heaven for little boys...and I dare say Grampa enjoyed it too :)

Great Christmas Tree Hunt 2013

Grandma and Grandpa were here for our trek for the tree this year~! It was a nice day for it!

He really wanted this one.. 

He tried to tell Dave...Dave wasn't having it..

Kyle ran all over the place..

Kyle was not cooperating for this one..

Happy Thanksgiving!

Grandma and Grampa are here for Thanksgiving! Yay!

Carving the turkey

Grampa getting Justin with the whipped cream!

PIE!

Grampa's boys

87 and sunny

We spent some time outside this weekend- it was so nice out! Kyle only ate a few leaves and rocks..and only fell off the deck once.

1 Year Stats

Kyle is still a little guy - I'm supposed to work at fattening him up and go back in 6 weeks for a weight check. And I'm supposed to read to him more - even if he's not listening to me and is running in circles - and for the 4th time the doc told me to start brushing his teeth - I've been avoiding this one as I hate adding one more thing to the to-do list, but I guess it's time.

Weight: 18.74 (he's in the 5th percentile here..)
Length: 29.75
Head: 18

Justin of course was much bigger at 23lbs; 30.25 inches with a 19+ head. I was reminded when looking back that Justin hit his bout of pneumonia at this age - ugh. That was so not fun.

Here are some more birthday photos!

Happy Birthday Kyle!

A year has certainly flown by! It's been a whirlwind of laughs, tears, lots of coughing, and lots of fun.

Kyle is definitely much different than Justin at this age. I assumed they would be completely different; but it's been fun to watch. Kyle is all over the place; he's not really one to sit and cuddle with me and read books. He eats books and then tosses them aside and toddles off. 

I am still using the baby bathtub for baths- because the mad man tries to drown himself and will not sit still in the tub. Once in awhile I put him and Justin in the big tub at the same time- but it lasts about 5 minutes as he won't sit still and even Justin gets irritated. 

Kyle is a busy body at school too. He barely naps- if there are things going on he wants to be involved. On the weekends when he's in his room by himself he will sleep for hours- but not at school!

Overall - he's been a pretty good baby. He's generally a happy guy. He loves watching Justin do things and it won't be long before he's giving Justin a run for his money! I hope they always have a wonderful relationship and I'm looking forward to watching their relationship develop and change over the years!

It's been a struggle at times this last year juggling two kids, work and Dave's travel schedule. I'm thankful I have a job that is understanding; I know I'm very lucky. I've considered a nanny a time or two; but I love how much Justin is learning in school and can't imagine pulling him out - and can't afford to pay for daycare and a nanny!

I'm going to be one sad mommy when I don't have a baby to smooch on any more. But..we're done. A sad mommy is probably better than a mommy who is locked up in a padded room because she decided she needed another baby in the house..

Happy First Birthday Sweet Kyle! We love you!