Fall Turned Quickly Into Winter

Whew! The last few months have certainly flown by, as they increasingly seem to do. We had a great November, with not only our normal activities--dance class, MOPS at church, Kyla's preschool-- but also birthday parties, basketball and Thanksgiving keeping us busy.

Kyla continues to enjoy her ballet/tumbling class, and even tried out the "Run, run, leap" move that she has been hesitant to try. It's one that each student does by herself, while the others watch, and we think that must intimidate Kyla for some reason. But she finally tried it one class and seemed very proud of herself. She loves learning the moves and has a great memory, often repeating them at home all on her own. And of course, she loves to twirl and spin, so that part is always fun.

In preschool Kyla has continued to learn things that even amaze us, like small Bible verses, the pledge to the Bible, and other things like that. Her teachers are wonderful, and she loves to go each time. Of course they also work on identifying letters, numbers, and shapes, reinforcing what Kyla already knows. Increasingly, Kyla has asked how to spell words, so we oblige, waiting for the day when she spells something on her own--ha!

We attended a few birthday parties in November, including another Frozen one and Jasmine's Sophia party. They are always a good time! Jeff played in his usual basketball league, and Kyla and Jen attended a few of the games. Kyla did great sitting on the bleachers and was a great cheerleader for her dad. She loves to yell "Go Guys" and even learned a small cheer: "Dribble it, pass it, make a basket."

We enjoyed a fun week before Thanksgiving with GranDad and GranJan; of course Kyla had a blast with the grandparents! Then we got to spend time with G-Dad and Grams for Thanksgiving weekend, even making it to the zoo. Kyla loved all the animals and was glad to finally see them again (she had been asking for months to go to the zoo!).

Kyla has picked up a phrase from her daddy--"C'mon Man!" and loves to say it for people to laugh. She has increasingly understood how to joke around, although she still takes things pretty literal most of the time. Some of her favorite things still are going to the park, reading books, and occasionally chasing Dash. She has done pretty well at potty training, but still doesn't go at school, holding it for 5 hours while there! We hope she'll continue making progress, especially for our DisneyWorld trip in January.

Our big family news is that we are now officially waiting to adopt our second child. We have submitted all the paperwork and now just wait for a phone call. We realize it probably won't be as fast as Kyla's adoption, but we hope it doesn't take too long--although we know God's timing is always best!!