Kayla is still loving school these days.  She has two 'best friends' that she plays with everyday, Madelyn and Ainsely.  The teachers even know how much these three are friends and make sure they sit next to each other at lunch or when they're walking to the library.  Kayla had her school pictures taken a few weeks ago and they are the most adorable grown-up photos of her ever!  She even has a beautiful smile with them.  We practiced smiling for days beforehand and I'd always get a cheesy smile, but she brought out her pretty smile for the pictures.

Our weeks have gotten slightly busier now that Colin is old enough for toddlertime at the library.  Kayla goes to storytime on Tuesdays, which she loves and Miss Minetta knows her very well from when she visits the library with her school.  Colin goes on Thursdays and even though he's only gone a couple of times, he loves it too and is always trying to get the other kids and parents to smile at him.  That boy is not shy one bit!  Here they are at a joint kid time before Christmas making snowflakes.

Colin just discovered Sam our gecko.  He even brought the step stool over and now likes to watch Sam eat his crickets.  I took Sam out for Colin to see and he did his happy dance and get really excited just watching him crawl around.  Kayla didn't have much interest in Sam at this age, but Colin loves every animal he sees, even geckos.

We were at Jordan's parents and they were both eating breakfast.  I was the only one in the kitchen at the time and told them I had to leave for a minute but I'd be right back.  I only walked slightly out of sight when I heard Kayla say, "Don't worry Colin.  Mama will be right back.  I'll protect you."

Colin has been adding to his vocabulary and can name a couple of colors and can count to 2!  Some new words are puppy, mine, crack crack (this sounds bad but it's really just cracker, I swear!) and potty.  He tells us when he pees and poops-I'm really hoping for early potty training for this guy, although when we took the potty chair out, he thought it was a hat and got it stuck around his head!

Kayla and Colin had a fabulous and whirlwind Christmas visiting all the grandmas and papas then coming back to our house for more presents.  We started our visits with grandma and papa Rowe.  They have a fireplace and even though they had both seen fires before, this fire was somehow different and captivated them.  Both of course were completely booty neked.

 

Aww...Colin, owl, and mama all cuddly.  I love when he is this cuddly and secretly hopes it lasts as long as possible.