Stylin' and Singin'

Devious Ducks

The typically lackadaisical ducks at City Lake park were VERY hungry yesterday. Feeding them is one of Kiersyn's favorite activities but one goose was particularly impatient which led to her yelling "That duck PECKED me! I wanna go home."

Getting in the Spirit

 It's hard to get in the spirit when it's still so warm outside but we're trying!

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Last year Danley's hands nearly froze putting up the lights... this year? Shorts.

Haven't wrapped a thing!

Video Update

Trying to entertain a toddler in Walmart...waiting on a photo order that had to be reprinted.

Kiersyn's favorite song... she likes to chant it for some reason.

Our little Einstein.

Sweet sweet baby girl!

Thanksgiving 2012

Kiersyn came down with a fever, cold and an ear infection just in time for Thanksgiving. Sick and a bit overwhelmed by the 33 other people joining us at Danley's parents house made for a challenging holiday for little K but we enjoyed the time with family nonetheless. Here's a few highlights of our time in Austin.

Sweet Songstress

Kiersyn has become quite the little singer. She jams along to the radio and surprises us singing along with songs we didn't even know she knew! She makes me sing song after song after song and says "more songs mommy!" ... I'm running out of things to sing!

Starting School

 In October, Kiersyn went to Dayschool for the first time. The goal is for her to go regularly enough for me to substitute teach half days on Tues/Thurs. I'm very grateful that it can work out how it does - Danley can drop her off at 9am, see her at lunch (11:25) and bring her home after she eats. Which means she's only without one of us for a little over 2 hours and that helps this mama (who had always imagined being a stay at home mom 24/7) feel a little better. She also seems to enjoy it, as she gets really excited when we tell her it's time for school. She has already brought home a few new phrases like "hello friends!" and the not nearly as cute "this mines" (yes, with an "s"...).

First Day

Off to school

School Picture

First Memory Verse

One of Kiersyn's first attempts at her memory verse. I had only sung it with her 3 times! Don't listen to my terrible singing. The song goes "I can do all things, all things, all things. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! Phillipians 4:13."

Lots of fun, Halloween was

Ready for toddler story time at the library

Singing at story time

With the party people, waiting for a sticker

Yoda does puzzle

With Anthony the Elephant... the fish are her favorite part of the library

Ready for Fall Festival!

Let's go!

We'd been there 3 minutes when she decided she had to check out her loot.

Already digging into the "candy"... don't tell her pretzels aren't candy.

Han Solo, Yoda and Princess Lei

Summer Sun

Summer Fun

As you can see in the video, this past week Uncle Skyler visited and brought a gift for Kiersyn that she's pretty in love with - the Leapfrog Jr.

Little paleontologist

We also visited the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science Children's Museum. It wasn't exactly all we had hoped but Kiersyn had fun despite the fact that it was crawling with LOTS of other kids. Her favorite part was a giant rock pit where the kids could uncover bones that we had to drag her away from. She also got to "milk" a cow (fake, plastic cow and the "milk" was water).

Milking the cow!

Chickens!

She loved ROARing at the big animals.

 4th of July - We actually really celebrated on the 3rd. We took Kiersyn swimming at her KK's house and then went to Addison for Kaboom Town. Luckily, my mom and I discovered a place to park last year that seems to be relatively undiscovered so we were able to avoid the half a million strong crowd and had plenty of room for Kiersyn to wander around while we tried to keep her awake. She made it though and really enjoyed them - oohing and aahhing in surprise.

Copying Dad

What? These don't go?

She wanted to swim by herself. on her own. no one touching her.

Trying to stay awake for fireworks

Success! There they are!