Where has the time gone? Where ever it is, it took fall with it! It has been a while since my last post; it's always a thought away. I must say the snow we have is beautiful! What a beautiful gift! I mean how often do we get a gift dumped in our laps with such force? It is unfortunate that the weather is so cold, barely time for play or photo opportunities!
Things are going well. Thanksgiving was a joy with family. We were able to spend time down-state with both Gregg's and my family. Cousins played and food was consumed! We came home on Sunday to a house decorated for Christmas, as we had followed through with our annual tradition and decorated the weekend before Thanksgiving. We're enjoying the lights, the fires and the thought of spending time with family again over Christmas break!
Kyle is growing! Every once in awhile I look at a pair of pants he's wearing and wonder if it's his pants that are shrinking (if you know me well enough, you know that it doesn't take much for me to shrink just about anything) or his body that is growing. Kyle is doing an excellent job in school. He received all A's and one B+ this past marking period. He continues to enjoy reading, and per his teacher continues to awe his classmates with his drawing. The other day he went to the museum and loved the planetarium and the fact that they were able to "wander" throughout the building with a buddy finding things from a list they had been given. It has been a blessing to see Kyle grow. Kyle certainly isn't that little 7 year old boy we first met at the airport in 2005. Not only has he grown physically, but he's grown spiritually, academically, behaviorally and socially. It's just an amazing sight for me, and something of awe when I think about who he is today, who he was yesterday and who he might be tomorrow. I thought that once he had learned certain positive traits I would never have to remind him again or that perhaps he would never digress..I've found I was a little naive. I'll learn and so will he. He continues to do an excellent job serving as big brother to Jack! He works hard to make Jack laugh, keep him busy and keep him safe.
Jack continues to throw new twists and turns in our daily activities. He loves to go for a "ride" in anything he can turn into a ride...the walker turned upside down, the laundry basket, even the broiling pan. Though difficult to catch every word, he has quite a vocabulary and fills in with babble (yes, I'm saying he talks a lot, rarely a quiet moment) when he's not entirely sure of the words. We've dealt with biting, hitting and fits..but we've been completely consumed with laughter, chasing, teaching, playing and reading. Jack spends most of his time in the 18 month room at daycare; though he moved over a little earlier than I was expecting it has proven to be great fun for him. Most days he finds one of his favorite toys and I might be lucky to get a wave goodbye before I head off to work. Our biggest and latest issue has been the snow!! He has always loved to be outside, but once we finally got over his fear of the snow (yes, he didn't want to stand in it) we learned he hated his boots! I think his moc's have caused him to wonder what thick soles are good for. The other day I spent an hour with him in his boots and me in mine, walking around the basement sharing silly stories about cool boots...Needless to say, it worked. Jack then went outside for a few minutes and the very next day went to daycare with his boots on. The first thing he said to the first caregiver he met was "Boots" (she of course thought he said "boo" and exclaimed boo back..that's where we're working on the pronunciation), he proceeded to share his boots with everyone he met. Not only did he enjoy exclaiming his satisfaction with this new item, but he screamed when I took them off in order to settle into day care that morning. It's not over, he's not entirely pleased with the whole winter thing, and we're still working on the fun of sledding..One thing that he absolutely loves though, EATING SNOW! He begs for a piece, we've even been known to keep it in the fridge as a "treat".
We're busy preparing for Christmas fun, work is the last thing on our minds, yet we continue on! I've found my days quite a bit busier with continuous changes within our company and a growing census. Gregg anticipates Christmas break when he'll have a couple weeks off!
Jack continues to throw new twists and turns in our daily activities. He loves to go for a "ride" in anything he can turn into a ride...the walker turned upside down, the laundry basket, even the broiling pan. Though difficult to catch every word, he has quite a vocabulary and fills in with babble (yes, I'm saying he talks a lot, rarely a quiet moment) when he's not entirely sure of the words. We've dealt with biting, hitting and fits..but we've been completely consumed with laughter, chasing, teaching, playing and reading. Jack spends most of his time in the 18 month room at daycare; though he moved over a little earlier than I was expecting it has proven to be great fun for him. Most days he finds one of his favorite toys and I might be lucky to get a wave goodbye before I head off to work. Our biggest and latest issue has been the snow!! He has always loved to be outside, but once we finally got over his fear of the snow (yes, he didn't want to stand in it) we learned he hated his boots! I think his moc's have caused him to wonder what thick soles are good for. The other day I spent an hour with him in his boots and me in mine, walking around the basement sharing silly stories about cool boots...Needless to say, it worked. Jack then went outside for a few minutes and the very next day went to daycare with his boots on. The first thing he said to the first caregiver he met was "Boots" (she of course thought he said "boo" and exclaimed boo back..that's where we're working on the pronunciation), he proceeded to share his boots with everyone he met. Not only did he enjoy exclaiming his satisfaction with this new item, but he screamed when I took them off in order to settle into day care that morning. It's not over, he's not entirely pleased with the whole winter thing, and we're still working on the fun of sledding..One thing that he absolutely loves though, EATING SNOW! He begs for a piece, we've even been known to keep it in the fridge as a "treat".
We're busy preparing for Christmas fun, work is the last thing on our minds, yet we continue on! I've found my days quite a bit busier with continuous changes within our company and a growing census. Gregg anticipates Christmas break when he'll have a couple weeks off!
