After work time we hit the park. On the top picture you see Christian playing with JD. We visited JD for the first time when I was pregnant with Christian. It is hard to believe now they are playing together at the park. In the bottom picture you see Matt and his cousin David swing the kids together.
Here we helped a little with some Yardwork at Matt's Uncle and Aunt's house. It was great timing. Two of Matt's cousins families were there too. Combined 11 Kids and 8 adults. The work went fast with so many hands.
Christian loves eggs. Well when they are cooked. He decided to help himself the other day. But don't worry he cleaned it up.
And then came the second snow and Christian getting the coup. Ahhhhhh. The coup is a scary thing. Now it was such a long time ago, I am little foggy on when during the second snow Christian got the coup, but it was exactly 7 days after Nika got it. But he got better, before the snow was gone and we made a killer sledding track on the driveway and even better Matt was home to play with us. I made be corrected, but I think the second snow fall was bigger then the first. I don't really know, because I never left the house during the first snow fall.
Well we did get a lot of snow. The snow came at an inconvient time for playing in it. Nika came down with the coup the day before the snow came. So we had to keep her inside, and if we had let Christian go outside then she would get all upset. I don't know if it was fair. By the time she was well enough the first snow was melting. So here are pictures of what we thought was going to be the last of the snow.
Wish I had something novel to contribute about Christmas, but those kids have me wiped out. I will say though, I wish we had focused more on Christ than presents. Well, we live and we learn. Next year will be different.
Well, Kyle has now been with us for nine months. Time has flown by. We love him so dearly. Kyle celebrated his first Christmas. Toys abounded. I had fun dressing Kyle and Christian in matching train PJs. I think Nika and Christian play with Kyle's toys more than he does. Matter of fact Nika and Christian even opened his presents for him. But I guess the road goes both ways. All of Christian and Nika's toys have Kyle drool on them.
My cousin and uncle made a "plated dinner" for us this year, instead to the normal buffet style. There was pumpkin scallop soup, warm lobster salad, and steak with pickled asparagus. Yummy. Now, while we pride ourselves as parents who expose our kids to varying cuisine. This was outside of what they had experienced prior. We had to sell it a bit. We told Nika it was a princess dinner, hence the sleeping beauty dress.
Tonight Nika had her first Christmas Concert. She sang so good. Better than at the class Thanksgiving party, where she just stood there. After each song the parent clapped and Nika curtsied. She was the only little girl up there who curtsied. I was so proud I nearly cried. "That's my little girl up there."
All the kids are super excited to see Santa. A different story last year. Since Nika was born I had to force the kids to see Santa. This year Nika poped right up on Santa's lap and told him what we wanted. Nika wants a Princess Table and Christian a ball. Santa says he has that covered.
I sure love these kids. Matt shook his head at me and asked why I insist on dressing the boys alike. I don't know. It gives me a sense of family. Growing up my cousin Jeri (girl) and I always dressed a like. Don't all cousins do it. Nika and Kiley did (I guess it was me who dressed them alike). Christian and Kyle have two sets of matching PJs, but the train are the favorite of both the boys.
Christian thinks he is a super hero lately. Nika is persuaded it is true. Afterall, he did make a spiderweb in his room.
have left it a bit longer, but the little man was on our heels attempting his own version of cleaning.
Well this is not huge news, she has been copying her name for quite a while. But her interest in learning has just rocketed. While to be honest she isn't as interested as a parent would dream, she may just be a late bloomer. I was!
Several months ago the Zuniga's moved to Pittsburg for School. Katie had come over to help our Matt's parents after Jim's Surgery. I was so fun to get to see AJ. I may be biased, but I really think he loves his Auntie Meghan. It was really fun to spend time with Katie too. Aj, Katie and I even got to hangout alone together for a while.
Here is one of our pumpkins.
The actual day of Halloween we were up in WA visiting Matt's Parents. We went to a Havest Festival. Christian dressed up as Superman (they were really PJs)
Kyle dressed as a Monster and Nika dressed as the Snow White.
