Milestones

Elizabeth has reached all sorts of milestones in the last couple of weeks.
· She stands on her own quite well.
· She took her first steps right before Thanksgiving.
· She waves ferociously any time we are coming or going or when she thinks we should be coming or going.
· She likes to clap and dance to music.
· She is now 10 months old.
· E got promoted to a bigger toddler carseat. She is still backwards, but loves her “big girl” chair.

Ben has also been up to some “firsts” of his own.
· He got to help Dad hang the Christmas lights outside this year.
· He enjoyed Thanksgiving turkey and mashed potatoes.
· He upgraded to a big kid carseat so Ellie could use his old one.
· He started his advent countdown (which he doesn’t remember doing last year).
· He is learning Frosty the Snowman to perform at school.
· This one has gone on a while, but he is pretty pleased that he is wearing underwear full time during the day and pottying “all by himself”. He now requests to go alone and close the door. It is pretty hysterical.
· Ben is discovering new words and concepts each day. This morning’s new idea: “I would like for it to rain in Africa so it will not get me wet in Tulsa when I go to school.” Alright.

We are in the midst of our season of celebrations, yummy foods, shopping, decorating and enjoying family. We hope to post some of those highlights soon and hope you are enjoying your Christmas season already.