Soccer

It was great to have three days at home after our trip to tidy up, hang out and try to prepare for going back to work. Here's a cute video from the weekend of Kyle playing with a soccer ball.

Florida Thanksgiving

Our daycare family went on vacation last week. When we got the notice months ago they would be closed, we decided we could use a vacation too. We were able to use Lucian's parent's condo in Bonita Springs and get away for a whole week.

This was Kyle's first trip to the ocean. He had no reservations about the sand and water. I'm pretty sure he ingested a good amount of sand.

Claire loved swimming in the pool. We brought a floatie that let her swim on her own which was a big help for Lucian and I.

Claire was timid about walking on the sand (and sharp shells) at first. After a day or two, she saw how fun it was to build castles and chase birds and forgot all about it.

We made the most of a cloudy/cooler day with a walk on the beach and a drive down to Naples.

Papa Dave came down for a good portion of the trip as well. He was able to take us out on his boat one afternoon where we saw dolphins swimming right next to and under the boat. It was so cool.

Claire even got to drive!

 I hung out with Kyle for a bit below deck. He ended up napping for a good portion of the ride.

 We saw some beautiful sun sets and watched dolphins from our lanai.

We spent Thanksgiving day flying back to Milwaukee. The kids did great overall and Spen was a big help, as always. We made it just in time for turkey dinner leftovers at Lucian's parents. We really enjoyed our time away from hectic schedules and cold weather. We can't wait to go back.

Holiday Photos

Since trick or treating near us is always the Sunday before Halloween, I kind of forgot about the holiday on the 31st. I didn't send either kid to daycare with a costume, but unintentionally put kyle in a this dragon shirt. He looked cute with his daycare buds. (For the record, I did ask Claire earlier in the week if she wanted to wear her cookie monster costume on Wed., and she said no.)

We took holiday photos at Lucian's work again this year. I love the set he designed. Simple and classy. They've streamlined the process too, so he didn't have to work all weekend. We went Sat. to capture the grandkids on Lucian's side. Miraculously, all 6 are looking at the camera in this shot.

And some outtakes from our session on Sunday. I just ordered cards. Love having that done early!

And just some cute shots of Kyle to end. He is a great eater, especially raspberry scones.

And, I just lowered his crib to the lowest setting. He's getting so big!