Happy 10 months Luke!

We got a crawler!

Kaylin Birthday picture

Kaylin's first birthday

Kaylin's second birthday

Kaylin's third birthday

This time after she sat up with the "What the...??" she laid back down and said, "No, mom. I go back to sleep." and pulled the covers up. Should only be about another 13 years of that or so, right? =)

Happy Birthday, Kaylin! and Grandpa!

I need to get the traditional, wake up picture but forgot the camera at the nanny's house so I will get them up tomorrow. I can't believe my baby girl is 3. Every time I said it today I teared up. Jeesh. She's such an independent little girl. She's playing with castles and ponies and we have officially left toddlerville and are headed into little girl land. She's absolutely incredible. She's talking all the time and most of the time she has delightful conversations-with us, herself and make-believe whatever she's talking to. As I'm writing this now she just scaled up to the counter, grabbed some cookies, looked at them with a sly smile and looked at me and said, "Thanks, mom!" Stinker. But I am so incredibly thankful to God for her and am overwhelmed with the love I feel for her-especially today. Here's to my Kaylin! Happy Happy Birthday. You are so loved!

November 2010 (70 photos), by Jennifer Stein

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Happy Halloween!

pics of kids, thanks to Theia Jo

Congratulations Jo and Dean!

p.s.

When I was waiting for Luke to get his flu shot I put him on the scale. 19lbs, 13 oz. Are you kidding me? Especially since he's still a skinny little fella.

On another note, Kaylin was watching football with us and stood up and screamed, "TIME OUT!" Smart girl. They did need to call a time out. And they weren't being naughty but playing like it.

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Kaylin thinks this is hilarious. Gus and I agree. Luke thinks it's great because Kaylin does. =) If you haven't seen the original Old Spice commercial, you'll want to check it out to really enjoy this. Hooray for Sesame Street!

Sesame Street: Smell Like A Monster

update

I actually found bib online that was half Vikings and Niners!

Kaylin and I went to the Farm on a field trip with Kaylin's preschool. She took this picture. =)

Cheese!

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Triple 8s! Big Grandpa Stein turned 88 today; born September 22, 1922. What an extraordinary 88 years it has been!

Luke is 8 months today. You set him on the floor and he gets around. Does he crawl? No. He rolls all over and also pushes himself backwards to get what he wants. And quickly too. Ultimately he's just trying to get to where Kaylin is, only to be met with, "NO LUKE!" Needless to say he doesn't have great hand control yet. He loves to talk (Yup, lucky Gus. There are three of us!) and ends up squealing like a holler monkey. And then Kaylin says, "HEY LUKE! STOP YELLING!" And not in the indoor voice like we practice. Makes the drive to Renton interesting. He's growing so quickly. He's working on sleeping in his own crib all night. Unfortuately it's hard to let him learn to soothe himself late at night because I don't want him waking Kaylin. Just part of the dance of having two in the same room I guess. I remember that somehow everytime I think/thought "It will never happen..." it always does. He does smile most of the time and loves to kiss you (or eat your face. Depends on your point of view). Truly a delight and I can't get enough of him. Where is the time going?

Catch up time

Today we celebrated Yia Yia and Pappou's anniversary by going to the Puyllup Fair. =) We had a great time. Kaylin tried rides for the first time. Little hesitant, but never wanted off and didn't cry. Luke didn't make a peep the whole time except to tell us it was time to eat. He rode in the backpack for the first time and seemed to really like the view. Here was our first ride by herself. She didn't dare smile, but said it was "so fun" later on and continued to talk about it throughout the day.

I was shocked that when it was time to actually get on the swing she still wanted to, but there she was. She seemed very nervous but has watched the below video about 20 times already.

Just a quick cat-nap. Didn't want to miss Dora...

We waited for about 25 minutes or so to see Dora and Boots. It was good timing as Luke wanted to eat so dad stayed with him and we got in line. I kept asking if she wanted to see the animals. She kept responding, "No, I wait Dora and Boots." I silently prayed after all that time that we wouldn't freak out and not do it. Success! She actually walks around holding the second picture around the house.

Random videos. The last several are Kaylin singing "silly songs with Larry" from Veggie Tales. She loves to sing "Barbara Manatee" with her Big Bird. She even copies the facial expressions. Also, you'll see a sideways video. Her nanny was going to take a picture of her second day of preschool, but I had the camera on video and didn't tell her. There are usually a few tears when we drop her off, but both times she came out of the room and proclaimed, "I had so much fun!" She also brings along an art project to show and likes to show off the hand stamp that Ms. Mac gives her. I'm thrilled with her first couple of days. She goes Thursday and Fridays for 2 hours and it seems to be a good fit for her.

Happy Birthday, Pappou and more...

Pappou's birthday was Saturday, but we celebrated last week when Yia Yia, Pappou and Theia Jo were all in town.

Don't leave your beer unattended.

Got them all dressed up to help with the mood before our first fantasy footfall draft.

You'd think he'd be teething with the fact that he chews on everything, but so far no teeth to be had. Grandma and Grandpa came to a baseball game on Thursday with us and stayed to play for a few days. Very fun!

Uncle Sean and Auntie Malou were in town for a wedding and we got to spend a couple of days with them. Their first meeting face to face with Luke.

Kaylin wearing her tutu and looking a whole lot like a 3 year old little girl. We have a few more months to go.

Likes the remote, just like his daddy

Barney gets in on the fun

Kaylin wore Uncle Sean out. Constant, "come on, Uncle Sean. Come here, Uncle Sean. Throw it higher, Uncle Sean. Come play toys, Uncle Sean...." and so on...