Alaina was a Barbie Diva for Halloween.

Alaina dressed and ready for Black day for the colors week and for her Spider Party, complete with spider clippies.

The Juggler!

November 2009

I can't believe it is December tomorrow! Times flies around here. We are keeping busy with work, school and some extracurricular activities. Kevin has been working 12 hour shifts for the last 3 weeks and now we're starting on week 4. That means that he wakes up around 5 p.m. and picks Alaina up from school. Then we see him until 6 p.m. when he leaves for work, that's not enough time for any of us! We're lucky to have the extra work so we can't complain too much.

Alaina loves kindergarten and is learning to read more and more each day. She is also learning to count by fives and how to mind her own business and have good listening ears! She is also moving along in gymnastics and swimming but is still cautious with things that she is too afraid to try (like jumping off the diving block in the deep end at swimming lessons.). Alaina loves spending time in her room after school each day "reading" her Junie B. Jones books and playing babies. She has recently figured out how to climb on the counters and help her self to stuff in the cabinets. Alaina thinks that this is such a big help to me but I don't agree.

Aidan has finally adjusted to our new routine and is having much better drop offs at Cradle Club in the mornings. He is so curious and very imaginative. If he reads a book or watches a show, he's always trying to figure out the characters (where they are, what they eat, etc.). He's really into the Big Bad Wolf who he likes during the day but is very afraid of at night and says the the wolf is going to get him in his sleep. Aidan would prefer to sleep with me because I'm "warm and comfy" so we're trying to break the 4 a.m. visits to my bed.

I have been trying to keep up with the demands of the house, my work, and keeping everyone happy while Kevin has been putting in extra hours. The kids have really been helping me out and always put a smile on my face.

We're looking forward to the holidays and have most of the work done so that we can enjoy the decorations, Christmas shows and music, and each other.

Sara