It's Cold Out There!

We have had a rough couple weeks! Mommy and Blakey got a nasty cough (better now), Blake and Danae had ear and sinus infections respectively and Daddy's knee hurt. Alot. Alright, not really so much. Daddy made it through unscathed.
Bebop had a couple days there where all he did was play with his train tracks and whine. He has added quite a few more words to his vocabulary:

Blue (sounds like boo, usually in conjunction with Choo-Choo)

Choo-Choo

Bus

Stars

Moon

Thank You (Mommy swears she heard this)

Daddy (sounds like da-ee, both Mommy and Daddy are Da-ee)

Danae (sounds like day)

Fishies (sounds like shishies, will not make an "f" sound!)

Danae set up the aquarium that Aunty Jenny got her for Christmas, and she and Aunty Jenny went to the pet store to get fish! 'Nae picked 4 small ones instead of 2 big ones. We're down to 3 now, but we really love those 3!

We went out to First Night in Port Huron on New Year's Eve. They had different things going on in the city buildings, like a ventriloquist, and a
African drum circle. We liked the drum circle alot. Even Blakey didn't mind. Then...

We rode a bus! "Buh! Buh!". He was so thrilled until we got on. Then we got off and he was thrilled until we got on again. It was like he recognized the outside of the bus, but inside was like a regular room.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas! We had a wonderful and slightly hectic Christmas! We saw Grandma and Grandma and Uncle Dan at their house, and Pappa and Grandma Linda on Christmas Eve at Aunty Jenny's house, we had a nerf war with the other kids there (Danae actually faught the war, Daddy just helped her reload), and did not have too much of a fit on the way home!





Blakey did not get the hang of opening presents until December 26th. He's got it now though.

Danae understands presents perfectly. It's almost an art form. She informed Daddy that next year she would like presents to the top of the Christmas tree.

Christmas day we spent at the GG's. We did not get a picture of the table for some reason, but we had filet mignon for dinner! Best Christmas dinner ever!

Pre-Christmas Blog

Guess who we got a visit from? Great big Christmas props to Aunty Jen for inviting Santa over to see us.

The tree is decorated, the stockings are hung, things are wrapped (mostly). All that's left to survive the event with our Christmas cheer intact!

Blakey is really trying with the talking thing.

Words Bebop Can Say:
Boat (Sounds like bow)

No

Uh-Huh (I know, not a word, but it's the only affirmative we get)

That One

Moo (Again, not a word)

Meow

Juice

Baby (sounds like bay)

The Boy has to do everything, everything Danae does. What makes it worse is that Danae does some completely random things. Danae decides she gonna jump off the couch in the laundry basket (why!? no one knows why!) then Blake is most certainly next. 4-year-old legs are better for this than 2-year-old legs.

Danae Christmas tree...

Mommy Beauty Shot.

Happy Thanksgiving, And "Shoe"!

Happy Thanksgiving! GG's this year was another gala affair. Mommy was in charge of mashed potatoes. They were awesome! Turns out, kids love playing under a table for some reason. And why are all toddler boys dressed up in sweater vests?

This is final proof that Aunty Jenn can have her picture taken without making a weird face. Kind-of.

The Foster and 'Nae Christmas album this year contains such classics as "I was Playing With That!" and "No!". It's in stores now!

Bebop is seriously trying to talk now. So far he says "shoe" on command, says "no" and shakes his head vigorously no matter what you ask him (that's hillarious) and tries really hard to say "elephant". Our favorite book is now "Go, Dog, Go!" (no board books!), and Daddy has caught him on two mornings trying to climb out of the crib.

And Mommy taught him how to zerbert.

Danae has discovered "beauty shots" on the camera, so we have two copies of every expression she is capable of making. This one is Daddy's favorite. She is absolutely loving school. She wants us to count off the days until she gets to go to school again. She made a new friend, Sidney, who came down with chicken pox (yikes!).

Happy Halloween And First Haircut

We had a wonderful Halloween! Danae was a fairy princess, and Bebop was himself, or a baseball player. Mostly he just wanted to ride his bike.

Mommy was a witch, and Daddy was supposed to be a bottle of beer (he looked a lot like Gumby.).

Foster was a bear, but everyone kept guessing sheep, or puppy.

Danae had her funfair at school. She had her face painted!

Blakey got his first haircut. He did not like it. Of course, he's at the age where everything he did not decide to do for himself is torture. But especially getting his hair cut.

Danae's First Day Of School, Happy Birthday Nama, Apple Orchard, And Welcome Baby Peyton!

So much stuff has gone on in the last 2 weeks, it's hard to know where to begin! Danae started young 4's, she went on her first field trip (the apple orchard), we had a birthday party for Nama, Daddy's car broke (fixed), the furnace broke (fixed), Blake had his speech assessment, and last but not least, Aunt Kathy and Uncle Aaron had a baby boy!


Here is Baby Peyton! Uncle Aaron started his own blog, you can see it here. Congratulations Aunt Kathy and Uncle Aaron!

Bebop had his assessment for his speech (or lack of it). He was off the charts in understanding, or "receptive" communication. When they asked him to put the blocks in the basket, he did, and then started stacking them. He even pointed to a kite, though he's never seen one before! They seemed to think that because he was putting so much emphasis on motor coordination that speech just wasn't a priority. We'll see!

Bebop finally got to give Otis the big hug. Then they almost fell asleep together.

Danae's first field trip was to the apple orchard! We had a wondeful time. We picked apples, went on a hayride and saw animals!

Danae's teacher is Mrs. Phipps. Daddy did his volunteer day in Danae's class, and he is very glad he isn't teaching 4-year-olds!

Happy birthday Nama! Daddy could not make it to the party, but it looked like fun!