100% Walking

Austin started totally walking, about 1 week ago! (11 months) It is so fun to see him toddle across the room and look up and smile at you because he knows you are so proud of him!

I think it's time...

Yesterday morning (11-24-07) Kristen went pee-pee on the potty for the first time ever!! We were so excited..we did the potty dance and all! I am thinking maybe next week we will tackle potty training........aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Not too excited about it!

A little caffeine doesn't hurt....right??

So yesterday I took the children to Costco and before we went in Kristen asked for a hot dog, so I ordered the hot dog combo (hot dog and a drink). I also got her a water cup so that she wouldn't have any of my diet coke that I had been thirsting for. We got our combo and were on our way shopping! Well, I had been having sips of my oh so desired diet coke while Kristen munched on her hot dog. (Austin was eating the bun!) After awhile it got a little difficult to hold onto my soda so I put it in the cart next to Kristen, big mistake. When we were almost done shopping, I was parched and reached down to find my diet coke totally EMPTY!! Kristen had sipped away ALL of my diet coke, while her little body filled up with caffeine. And boy did it fill with caffeine, I think we finally got her to go to sleep at 10:15pm...she usually is asleep by 7:30. Amazing what caffeine can do to a little body...

Boo

Kristen started this game, "Boo", right before Halloween. What it entails is that she says, "Boo", and then we act scared. She gets a big kick out of our reactions. Well in all this fun we have everyday, still even after Halloween, Austin has picked up on it. So every now and then he will say, "Boo" and we of course act scared and he laughs his pants off! It is so cute. He tries to "Boo" Kristen and when she hears him she says, "Oh, you scared me!". It's so fun to watch them interact in so many different ways.

Halloween 2007

Haloween was so much fun this year! Kristen was a Bumble bee and Austin was the cutest turtle! Kristen totally understood what Trick or Treating was all about this year. After the first house she realized they were putting some good candy in her pumpkin and she wanted some. She did a good job waiting until we got home and then she got a few pieces to enjoy! Austin just loved being in his turtle costume and being pushed around in the stroller. Uncle Joe did take him up to a few doors and the people loved seeing him! We had a great time this year!