Mo-vember

Kyle shaved his beard and grew his mustache in November. It really made me laugh the first time I saw him with it...and then I got used to it, mostly.

Well, he shaved it the other day before a big meeting and Reid was so confused for a day or two! He kept calling him Shu Shu (Erick). Poor guy, it's a little confusing when your dad and uncle are identical!! It did make us laugh all day though :)

Nature Center

I love our Nature Center. Mostly because it's close and free! There are animals like a bobcat, wolf, coyote, porcupine and lots of birds and owls.

Then there's a huge sand pit where you can dig up dinosaur bones!

Our weekly play group was cancelled last week and the weather was gorgeous so we made a last minute trip to the nature center. We had so much fun seeing animals, digging in the sand and having a picnic lunch!!! These are such sweet memories!! I love these 2 kiddos soooo much!!!

Funnies and Slang

Reid:
* yelling "Kyle" as loud as he can from the bottom of the stairs. He does this all the time. It cracks me up!

* he started saying "he-ya-go" all as one word when he hands you something. he means "here you go", but it must sound like one big word when we say it :)

* I was helping Reid do a puzzle and when I got a piece in, he said "yay Mommy!!"

* today at lunch he said "more. san-wich. please?"

* when something falls, he now say "Oh nooo!" or "Oh man!"

* after finishing his applesauce he said "Mommy, litta-bit-more!"

lovely Fall weather

Out enjoying it :)

Stories by Daddy

Daddy is a great storyteller! Sierra has been really into storytelling for a long time. Most nights at bedtime she prefers we tell stories instead of reading books. And Daddy is MUCH better at this!

Sierra usually requests what she wants the story to be about and the most common requests right now are: skunks, bears, puppies and sharks.

Here's sweet Daddy telling bedtime stories while stroking Sierra's hair. (they didnt know that i was spying!) Soooooo sweet :)

Rubbing off

After a long time of reminding Sierra to use her manners, it is so sweet to see her politeness come out without us even prompting. (of course this isn't perfect, we just went through a phase of a very rude "whaaat?" every time she didn't hear what we said)

She says "excuse me" when she needs to pass by someone. She says "thanks" almost every time you give/hand her something. She regularly asks who made a meal and says "Oh, thank you ______ for making this for me!! I love it!".

And the best part, is its rubbing off on Reid too!!! He also says "cuse me" when squeezing by or stepping over someone. He says "pease" when he really wants something and says "tank you" as he hands you something. Yay for good examples from big sister!!!

I have to end this with a bit of reality. The bad things are rubbing off just as quickly! Reid also yells "NOOO!" when he's mad, says "mine!" in a greedy voice, and slaps his legs out of frustration - all things he also learned from big sis.

We'll take the good with the bad! :)

Date with Daddy

Oh, Sierra was SO excited when Daddy told her that he was taking her on a special birthday date, just the 2 of them!!!! She kept telling me all day "... but it's just me and Daddy, not Mommy and not Reid, just me and Daddy!"

They went to Chick-fil-a and had dinner, ice cream and played together on the indoor playground! They had the whole thing to themselves and 6'3" Daddy even climbed all the way up the slide! Haha! What a fun Daddy!!

She was wired from the sugar and excitement of the evening and she sure felt special!!

Sierra and Reid are incredibly blessed to have an amazing Daddy who loves them soooo much!