We put up our Christmas tree and decorations last weekend, and Kylah was all about helping us. Christmas is going to be so much fun with her this year!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Holy Snow!
After some pretty good fall weather in November, December has officially kicked off winter with our first massive snow storm! On Friday we woke up to 12-14 inches of snow, and we've been told there's another storm on it's way this week. So brace yourselves Michiganders!
Thanksgiving Weekend
We spent Thanksgiving this year with Craig's family, and had a great time together. Craig's family from Wisconsin came to visit, as well as his Uncle Duane from Nevada - such a great surprise! Dad T made a fantastic Thanksgiving meal for us all at their house in Lansing, and then Uncle Carey, Craig and Duane cooked a fabulous meal for us on Saturday at our house. We definitely ate well, and enjoyed each other's company all weekend. Can't wait til we see you all again!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Halloween!
Halloween was fun this year, cold - but fun! Kylah had her day care party on Thursday, and she refused to wear her costume. Grandma had all kinds of snacks, balloons, and bubbles for the kids to play with!
On Saturday, she had a much better attitude about wearing her costume. She let me do her hair, and then ran around the house yelling "Go Tigers"! She's like a little "mini-me" :)
We took her to the Elk's for their kids halloween party, and met up with her cousin Caleb. Caleb was a pirate, and won first place for his costume!
After a nice long nap, Kylah was ready for her first night of trick-or-treating! We all bundled up and spent a good hour collecting candy from the neighbors, while the Wibbeler's and Lefevre's passed out candy for us at home. Kylah and our neighbor Shannon had a lot of fun trick-or-treating together!
Wearing gloves and grabbing candy from a bowl is not an easy thing to do :)
Brrrr! After about the 15th house we started to head back...
Our last stop was at the next door neighbor's house, where Rusty thought Kylah was bringing him treats!
On Saturday, she had a much better attitude about wearing her costume. She let me do her hair, and then ran around the house yelling "Go Tigers"! She's like a little "mini-me" :)
We took her to the Elk's for their kids halloween party, and met up with her cousin Caleb. Caleb was a pirate, and won first place for his costume!
After a nice long nap, Kylah was ready for her first night of trick-or-treating! We all bundled up and spent a good hour collecting candy from the neighbors, while the Wibbeler's and Lefevre's passed out candy for us at home. Kylah and our neighbor Shannon had a lot of fun trick-or-treating together!
Wearing gloves and grabbing candy from a bowl is not an easy thing to do :)
Brrrr! After about the 15th house we started to head back...
Our last stop was at the next door neighbor's house, where Rusty thought Kylah was bringing him treats!
It was a fun night...hopefully next year it's a little warmer though!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Kylah's 2 year photos
I know, these are long overdue. But now is better than never, right? :)
We took Kylah to Marty & Michelle Lenger's photo studio for her 2 year pictures back in September. Kylah was very shy in the beginning, but warmed up after Michelle gave her a pencil and allowed her to draw all over the backdrop! They did such a great job, it was difficult to narrow down our favorites! Thanks again for your time and talent Marty & Michelle.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Our little gymnast
Kylah had her first gymnastics class at Alpine Gymnastics last week Monday, and she absolutely loved it! She was a little hesitant at first, as were the three other students (all her same age), but it didn't take long for them to warm up and have a great time. We started with stretching:
The first activity after stretching was to follow a little circuit learning things like walking across the beam, somersaults on an inclined mat, hanging from the bars, and backbends.
Kylah loves to hang from the bars - she swings back and forth, and can pull her knees up to her chest. Kylah's new friend Sonya caught on right away too!
Time for a backbend! This one was slightly more difficult...she kept wanting to put weight on her head, instead of her hands.
The second circuit included jumping on three different types of trampolines, jumping into the foam pit, and jumping through hoolahoops. Jumping on trampolines was by far her favorite thing to do, and I guess I'm not too surprised that she's really good at it! She jumps around the house all the time, but jumping on a tramp brought about a whole new level of excitement.
The goal was to jump on the smiley face. She fell a few times, but she'd pick herself right back up and keep jumping!
The trampoline below is the highest tramp they have. One jump on this sent me flying super high. Again, Kylah had no problem on it - higher just means more fun!
Her class is about an hour long every Monday for seven weeks. She's so excited for tomorrow's class - she keeps saying "I jump trampoline!" Too cute :)
The first activity after stretching was to follow a little circuit learning things like walking across the beam, somersaults on an inclined mat, hanging from the bars, and backbends.
Kylah loves to hang from the bars - she swings back and forth, and can pull her knees up to her chest. Kylah's new friend Sonya caught on right away too!
Time for a backbend! This one was slightly more difficult...she kept wanting to put weight on her head, instead of her hands.
The second circuit included jumping on three different types of trampolines, jumping into the foam pit, and jumping through hoolahoops. Jumping on trampolines was by far her favorite thing to do, and I guess I'm not too surprised that she's really good at it! She jumps around the house all the time, but jumping on a tramp brought about a whole new level of excitement.
The goal was to jump on the smiley face. She fell a few times, but she'd pick herself right back up and keep jumping!
The trampoline below is the highest tramp they have. One jump on this sent me flying super high. Again, Kylah had no problem on it - higher just means more fun!
Her class is about an hour long every Monday for seven weeks. She's so excited for tomorrow's class - she keeps saying "I jump trampoline!" Too cute :)Thursday, September 17, 2009
Heaven on Earth
These pictures represent exactly why Craig and I love West Michigan. It doesn't get much better than this.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Summer in September!
We are absolutely thrilled that summer has returned this month... After a not so great July and August, we were finally able to use our boat three days in a row over Labor Day weekend. Be prepared, this is probably the largest post I've made in months, but it was too perfect of a weekend not to capture it on camera! It all started...
SATURDAY, September 5th: Boating with the Winkler family
We started our day at 11am, still a little chilly towards Lake Michigan. Nothing but clear skies though!
We turned around at the end of the channel, picked up Brian & Ashley, and then headed down the Grand River all afternoon.
Kylah helping daddy drive!
We ended our trip around 5:30pm, after everyone had enough sun for one day. It was fun to spend all day together though!
SATURDAY, September 5th: Boating with the Winkler family
We started our day at 11am, still a little chilly towards Lake Michigan. Nothing but clear skies though!
We turned around at the end of the channel, picked up Brian & Ashley, and then headed down the Grand River all afternoon.
Kylah helping daddy drive!
We ended our trip around 5:30pm, after everyone had enough sun for one day. It was fun to spend all day together though!
SUNDAY, September 6th: Boating with the Wibbeler's
We started this day on the water at 11:00am too! This time we took the boat through the channel, into Lake Michigan, up through Muskegon Lake, and into Bear Lake. The water on the big lake was very calm, and again - the weather was perfect (80 degrees, no clouds).
The water in Bear Lake was pretty cold, but it didn't stop us from swimming. Kylah loved it!
Family photo :)
Stacy and Larry
Drying off...only to get wet again when Daddy decided to take her tubing for the first time! She was super excited to do it at first, but I think her life jacket got pretty uncomfortable while they were out there. She was ready to get back on the boat after only a few minutes in the tube. Hopefully we can figure out a better way for her to sit with us and try again before boating season comes to an end...
Larry pulled Craig by himself afterwards, and Craig was reminded again that he's not 21 anymore. He was sore from his ride the next 3 days!
Feeding the ducks with Aunt Stacy
Nap time! This is how Kylah spent each afternoon on the boat this weekend.
We started this day on the water at 11:00am too! This time we took the boat through the channel, into Lake Michigan, up through Muskegon Lake, and into Bear Lake. The water on the big lake was very calm, and again - the weather was perfect (80 degrees, no clouds).
The water in Bear Lake was pretty cold, but it didn't stop us from swimming. Kylah loved it!
Family photo :) 
Stacy and Larry
Drying off...only to get wet again when Daddy decided to take her tubing for the first time! She was super excited to do it at first, but I think her life jacket got pretty uncomfortable while they were out there. She was ready to get back on the boat after only a few minutes in the tube. Hopefully we can figure out a better way for her to sit with us and try again before boating season comes to an end...
Larry pulled Craig by himself afterwards, and Craig was reminded again that he's not 21 anymore. He was sore from his ride the next 3 days!
Feeding the ducks with Aunt Stacy
Nap time! This is how Kylah spent each afternoon on the boat this weekend.MONDAY, September 7th: Boating with the Taetsch Family
We attempted a family photo, but Kylah was too busy trying to get my glasses on straight that this was the best we could do :)
Spending time with Grandma T - they got to feed the ducks again, thank goodness we brought lots of goldfish crackers...
Another nap on the boat after another 4 or 5 hours in the sun.
One last trip down the channel in Grand Haven before the weekend came to an end.
It truly was a great Labor Day weekend with our friends and family!
We attempted a family photo, but Kylah was too busy trying to get my glasses on straight that this was the best we could do :)
Spending time with Grandma T - they got to feed the ducks again, thank goodness we brought lots of goldfish crackers...
Another nap on the boat after another 4 or 5 hours in the sun.One last trip down the channel in Grand Haven before the weekend came to an end.It truly was a great Labor Day weekend with our friends and family!
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