Giving Thanks

I didn't post my "Thanksgiving" entry yet due to the fact that we are still in Leesburg but I am taking advantage of a sleeping baby and a toddler enthralled in Mickey mouse clubhouse to jump on blogger. This year I am incredibly thankful for simple blessings....
- the way Cameron smiles and his eyes light up when he walks in the door and Dane yells "daddy's home!"
- having an entire week to spend time with my family in leesburg
- the good health of my family
- that I grew up in a home where the significance of the cross was taught to me at an early age
- that I have inlaws who love me like a daughter even when I am unlovable
- that despite living miles away from "home" I still feel incredibly close to my family
- for my boys...although there are frustrating days, they are the light of my life
- for the silliness of toddlers
- for a sideways glance from Cameron when Dane says something funny to make sure I heard it too

I hope that you all have as much to be thankful for...and I hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving!

Shake Your Peanut!

So...this was on the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse last week and I had to share it because Dane was running around the house after he saw this singing "shake shake shake your peanut". Let me tell you..."peanut" doesn't sound like peanut coming out of a 2 year old's mouth. Let's just say it sounded really naughty and I gotta admit, really funny! He soon forgot about the song and is no longer singing it but it was quite hilarious for that day.

Hockey, hockey, hockey!!

We've attended 2 hockey games in the last 2 weekends...last Sunday we went with Luke & Nicole to a Blackhawks game. Then this past Saturday we went with Luke & Nicole and kiddos to see a Wolves game. Dane is absolutely obsessed with hockey right now so we thought we would take him to a game. With his ice skating lessons he received a free ticket to a Chicago Wolves game so we took advantage. He was enthralled with all of it from the opening fireworks and introduction of the teams to most of the first period...then we lost him, he wanted to get up and walk around. Luckily it was adopt a dog night at the arena so we kept taking him to pet the dogs. On a side note, I thought for sure by now Dane would have forgotten about our beloved Barley & Roscoe but he continues to ask about them, when we're going to go get them, where they're at, etc. A big thanks to our neighbors who agreed to watch Kale at the last minute because the game started at the same time he goes to bed. We were planning to take him but thought it would be better for him to get to bed. And also a big thanks for letting us borrow their Wolves jerseys!

Blackhawks game:Wolves game:

Kale's 9 Month Check up

So...our little nugget is now 9 months old! We took him for his check up on Monday and found that he has continued on the same trend...tall & skinny! He weighed in at 19 lbs and 29.5 inches...he fell into the 25-50th percentile for weight and the 75-90th for height. He & Dane continue to be almost the exact same size...Dane measured 21 lbs and 29 inches at his 9 month check up. At 9 months, Kale is starting to eat a bit of table food and is loving it. He cruises along furniture, can stand for about 1 second on his own and can push toys but really isn't interested in doing that. He is a speedy crawler and always makes a beeline for the stairs. We did attempt a baby gate at the bottom, however our 2 year old destroyed any idea of keeping that up. It is really fun to start seeing Dane & Kale really interact. Although at times Dane is still way too rough with Kale (thinking that will never end), they melt my heart when they are playing and giggling together. Pretty much if Dane isn't making Kale cry then he's making him laugh hysterically!!

See below for a clip of Kale eating rice...you'll get to witness what it's like to have a 9 month old "yelling" at you for more food!

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The Greatest Show on Earth!

Yesterday we took the boys to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Dane was MES. MER. IZED. From the time the clowns took the floor, he was staring open mouthed at what was happening in front of him. He told us on the way that he wanted popcorn...he has a thing for popcorn and always wants it if we are out doing something where it is offered. Kind of nice since there was cotton candy, snow cones and ice cream all being waved in his face. The surprising thing about the trip was that Kale loved it too. He was standing on my lap clapping his hands and squealing. Everyone around us thought he was the show!

Kale Finds His Voice

So turns out what they tell you is so true...your second child doesn't get as many pictures or videos as the first. Why is that? Maybe because you're so much busier juggling 2 kids. So I have tried to make a point of taking pictures and video of Kale to catch up to the gazillion photos and videos we have of Dane. Sorry that some of the video is grainy (taken with my phone because I always have that on me). Kale just started pushing toys last week and I missed it! Cameron was home with the boys and I had a ladies night out and Kale decided that was the night to push a toy....but Cameron sent me a video so it was like I was there. He also started waving yesterday. Anyway, here is a montage of our smiley, happy baby...

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Week 3 Ice Skating

Dane is doing pretty well on the ice. He has kind of mastered "ice running"....

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What Happened to the Halloween Candy?

Make sure you watch it to the 2 little boys at the end...they are the funniest!