Laughter is the best medicine

There isn't much in the world that is better than hearing a little kid laugh... and both my girls are really good at it.  Taylor has the most infectious belly-laugh, and Sydney gets a kick out of so many things in life.  Hopefully these will make you smile (I definitely did!):

Spelling Bee

If Sydney's 3 year-old class has a spelling bee, she would win it.  Check out my little smarty pants!

Hair School?

My daughters' teachers at daycare are fabulous hair-fixers. Almost everyday, they come home with some beautiful hair-dos.  I need to get some tips!  Here are some phone-taken pictures of their hair from when I picked them up on Wednesday.

Taylor

Sydney

Monkeyin' Around

Here's a taste of post-bath, pre-bedtime at the K-Bash household.  Check out my little monkeys!

Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

We spent the day at my parents' house- mom did most of the cooking, with me contributing a casserole and dessert.  It was just my parents and our family, as my siblings always do Thanksgiving with their in-laws.  But, it was a great time had by all... A beautiful day to celebrate all that we are thankful for (and I have so much to be thankful for!!).

I also had some fun experimenting with the new camera.  My parents have lots of greenery around their house (something ours lacks!) so I had some fun with the girls outside.  Sydney also had fun with D-Dad up in the treehouse he built.  Here are some pics from our day:

Hanging out in the treehouse.

Relaxin' in D-Dad's chair.

A still shot of Taylor walking!

A Pinterest-inspired photograph.

It was a fantastic day!  Happy Thanksgiving!



He's baaaaaaaack...

Yes, the Elf on the Shelf has made his appearance.  I was too cheap to actually buy the book (If I remember correctly, on Amazon it was about $30 for the book and the doll!- so I settled for paying $12 for just the doll) so I don't know the actual ins and outs of when he should make his debut.  So, we do it K-Bash style... on Thanksgiving day, he'll come out and stay until Christmas. 

Sydney thinks he goes back to the North Po1e every night to tell his "best friend", Santa, how good of a girl Sydney was that day.  She has been hamming it up for the elf, let me tell you.  Can this elf be a year-round tradition?

Sydney also wrote a letter tonight to Santa.  She's already decided what she wants, so I helped her write it and we put it in the mailbox.

Randomness... and exciting news!!

So, life has been hectic lately... I'm officially in my new role and am loving it.  I will now be working with 3 different schools, and I've gotten to go to all three of them, meet the administrators, the teachers, etc.  This job will definitely keep me busy, and I will be learning a LOT, but I'm very excited.

Both girls have been sick the past few days, and I'd like to give a shout-out to my wonderful mom for taking care of them!  Luckily, we are all on the mend, Stephen is back in town, and it is almost Thanksgiving break!  Woohoo!

Last weekend, I started getting in the Christmas spirit.  Christmas is my favorite season, and I love to decorate for it.  I tried two Christmas crafts that I saw on Pinterest... check them out!

Thanksgiving break is usually when I break out the Christmas decorations.  If it were up to me, I'd be like Walmart and have them up before Halloween. :)  But, my logical husband sets me straight.  I have done all my Christmas shopping for the girls, though... is that weird?

And for the exciting news... Taylor took her first steps tonight!!!!  We were cleaning up after dinner, and Stephen told me that Taylor had just tried to make a movement with her feet while she was standing on her own.  I didn't really think too much about it, but as she was standing the next time, me, Stephen and Sydney watched... she took about 2 steps on her own!!  Sydney was so funny, she screamed so loud that Taylor got scared. :)  We went upstairs where it's carpeted and tried some more... she was more into playing with her toys, but she did eventually take three steps on her own later!  I can't believe how big my sweet Taylor is!