Festivus Fun

Isn't Myra sooo cute opening presents with mom?

Yeah! A body pillow, now Charlotte doesn't need me at all.

Wanna come over n play Blokus?

Jon n Ang with a cute little girl

Lisa n Waylon, you'll notice I'm wearing that cool shirt you guys got me.

That's right, she's adorable!

and, still adorable!

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by Tim

We've arrived! and we're LOVING being in BC and in such close proximity to family!!! :D Here's a look at some of yesterday's activities....

Tim and his mate





Hanging out and enjoying the babies :D









Being cute in the high chair :D



Playing "Guitar Hero"







Photo op!




Christmas Cafe at City Blends





Good times!

Rediscovering mirrors - SO CUTE!! Yesterday, Myra was holding the mirror and watching herself blow kisses :D. This video is from this morning.



At this time tomorrow we'll be on our way to the Chicago Airport - YIPPEE!!! So excited! See you in BC soon!

SNOW SNOW SNOW!!!!

Oh! The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful.
And since we've no place to go,
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!




We've had at least 12 inches of snow overnight and a "state of emergency" for Elkhart county has been issued. It's still snowing and blowing. If anyone is caught driving on the roads they will be ticketed. Since I have so little life experience with snow (making snow special) and since I'm in the comfort of my home - I find this kind of cool! :D



Here's a picture I took yesterday afternoon ...i think you can see her bottom teeth a little - she has two now - the right one is just barely poking through.



Hope you have an enjoyable Sunday!

Playing

LOL

Having a hard time falling asleep...

Life

It's -12 degrees this morning - yikes! I think I need to invest in some thermal underwear - ha ha - :D

The view from my kitchen window...



I made a batch of not-so-yummy cereal cookies for Myra the other day. The only ingredients involved were oat flour, rice cereal, a little bit of oil, and ice water - very bland! But Myra didn't know any better so I let her try them for breakfast yesterday. She seemed to enjoy them.....somewhat. :D



Myra's first tooth has cut through. :D I was so excited to discover it! It is just barely above the surface of her gums so no good pictures of it yet.

Decorating for Christmas...







Tim's classmate and friend gave us this artificial tree complete with lights. :D The ornaments are our own. Thanks again Craig!
It makes our living room so much more christmas-y! :D



Only 13 more days till we arrive in BC! Yippee!!

Kisses

Recently, Myra has started smacking her lips together each time we give her a kiss or if we make kissing sounds from across the room....makes us smile every time :D



Myra has been transitioning from having 3 to 2 naps during the day. However, because she reaches her 'staying awake' limit after about 2.5 hours, nighttime comes quickly. Today she was sleeping by 5:30 pm. Seems she might be a morning person - consistently wakes up at 6 or 6:30 am no matter what time I put her to bed. Last night she was having trouble sleeping and didn't settle till around 9 o'clock - woke up at 5:45 am - crazy girl!

I purchased a Mambo Moms workout video that I can do with Myra - lots of easy latin dancing and some floor exercises -- Myra LOVES it! My intention is to do it first thing after she wakes up though today I opted to clean her room instead.

Myra is slowly becoming more and more enthusiastic about solids. She has a strong aversion to apples, pears and bananas and will make gagging sounds for at least 30 seconds when given even the tiniest amount. Squash is her favorite and everything I give her now is mixed with squash. We tried cooked chicken breast this week and so far so good. Her limited menu so far includes: squash, rice cereal (in small amounts since she doesn't really like it), avocado, and chicken. Yogurt and sweet potatoes are next on the list.

Yay! for a happy growing baby! :D

Clapping :D

One of the many reasons I have to be thankful today :D

Here's a video that Tim took of Myra playing a version of peek-a-boo. It's fun to see her purposefully re-covering her face in order to play it again. She just learned how to do that this week. A few times, I've put her down for a nap and thought she was sleeping...only to hear squealing coming from her room and finding her playing with a blanket this way all by herself. :D



Well, I'm off to bed. Hope you had an enjoyable American Thanksgiving Day :) We had the first "sticking" snowfall of the season.

Myropolis

The highlight of Tim's day today :D



An early birthday present :)



You know you're teething when you see your dad's big toe and decide it would make a good chew toy :D





(don't worry - we put a clean new sock on Tim's foot before letting Myra chew on it :) )

ooh! funny story :) ... So Tim's nickname for Myra is "Myropolis". The other day, Tim was holding Myra on the couch - she was standing on his legs, facing him and playing with the buttons on his shirt. Then, trying to get her attention, he started calling, "Hey Myra....Hey Myra...Hey Myra....(no response at all) ....Hey Myropolis (immediate eye contact)" LOL! We tried it a few more times with the same results. :) At least when it comes to Tim, Myra thinks her name is Myropolis.

(p.s.... the videos should play even if they show up black at first)

ADVENTURES IN SITTING

Myra has discovered the joy of sitting on the floor as opposed to laying on her back or stomach. She does fairly well sitting independently but those times still usually end with her in a more horizontal position. :D Here's a little video I took last night - she was so happy and hyper and excited .... I guess life is just grand when you're 6 months old and get to sit :D Enjoy!

SO CUTE!!!

Yesterday was a great day! :D Here are some pics...

Making squash for Myra - butternut, white acorn, and golden acorn squash.



Being so cute :D (sorry some of the pictures are blurry)











I have a blue bin near Myra's mat that I use to collect all the toys she's played with during the day so I can wipe them down. Well, yesterday, I glanced over to see what Myra was up to and this is what I found... :D

YIPPEE!!!

We were surprised and sooooo excited to hear the good news that Jotham Mattias Klix arrived safe and sound yesterday. :D He's a little one, 6 lb 15 oz and so very very cute!





Congratulations Waylon and Lisa! Lisa you look FANTASTIC!!! :D Can't wait to hold the little guy at Christmas.

YUMMY!

Mmmmmm.....butternut squash! :D



This afternoon Myra actually ate a whole ice cube worth of butternut squash! I was so impressed - she was even leaning forward for more spoonfuls :D Tomorrow we'll try oatmeal.

Sunshine

We have enjoyed such lovely weather this weekend - temperatures in the upper twenties with clear blue skies and sunshine. I hear BC has had sunshine in the liquid variety lately - wish I could send you some of our sunny weather by xpress mail :D

This is the tree just outside the entrance to our building - so pretty! It's kind of nice to have crunchy fall leaves underfoot instead of the soggy and slippery kind I'm used to :)





The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
His mercies never come to an end,
They are new every morning, new every morning
Great is your faithfulness oh Lord
Great is your faithfulness!