Halloween

I know it's been over a month since my last post -- I've been really busy with work and the girls. I'll try to update the blog with more pictures this weekend but for now enjoy the slideshow of all our Halloween festivities.

September Update

Wow! I can't believe it's been over six weeks since my last post. I started my new job on August 11th and I love it. It's weird not being in the classroom but I'm getting used to it. Kylar and Kenzi are into the swing of things at school and both are very happy there. Adam is busy with work as usual. My girls...so gorgeous!! I love the look on Kenzi's face as Kylar has her in a headlock.

They really do love each other so much and they're starting to have fun together! Kenzi gets the biggest smile on her face whenever she sees her big sis. Kenzi is now 6 1/2 months old and has caught Kylar in weight and height at that age. At her well-check on September 3rd (a little more than 6 months), Kenzi weighed 14 lbs 10 oz (20th percentile) and was 25 1/4 inches (30th percentile). Kylar was 14 lbs 11 oz and 25 inches. Kenzi has also started sitting up on her own and is working on the crawling....she can scoot very well. She's eating all fruits and vegetables now so we'll probably try meat in a few weeks. Oh, for some reason Kenzi thinks she can eat frozen yogurt at Jason's Deli. Yesterday Adam was eating his ice cream and Kenzi wanted it really bad and got very vocal about it. It was so pitiful that we ended up giving her a couple licks....we're such push overs now! Sitting up all by myself!!

Snoozing with Daddy!

Splashing with Mommy!

Kylar is a busy little girl. After a two week break, she started back at gymnastics on Monday nights. Next week she'll start soccer and she's so excited. She's on a team with Tyler and we found out yesterday that their jerseys are orange....yuck! They'll have 1-2 practices a week (I'm hoping just 1) and then a game on Saturday. We bought her cleats, shinguards, and socks yesterday and she has tried them on a few times already. She looks so cute!! Anyway, between school, gym, soccer, and birthday parties, Kylar has a full social calendar! We are planning to start Kenzi at The Little Gym in January or February so we'll be real busy!

We bought Kylar a 48-piece puzzle on Friday and she put it together all by herself yesterday morning in about 30 minutes....now she can do it about 15-20. She picks up a piece, looks for a fit....if she doesn't find a fit, she'll sort them into new stacks. Her process is very logical and organized. So smart!

Kylar is working on writing letters and also her name. She had to sign her name on Emily's birthday card... not too shabby for a 3-year-old! A future photographer! Kylar loves to take pictures. She will say, "Okay, Mommy and Daddy, get together and smile...move a little closer," or "Mommy, put your arm around Kenzi and look at the camera." She loves to give direction!

July Update - Kenzi

Wow! I can't believe July is over and I will be starting back to work in just a week. It's going to be tough to leave Kenzi after being with her for five and half months. I know she'll love The Children's Academy just like her big sister so that makes it a little easier.

Kenzi is now 5 months old and we took her for a weight check on the 24th. She was 12 lbs (double her birth weight) so we finally got the green light to start cereal. The first day she did fairly well with the few bites she had and even grabbed the spoon to feed herself. But after she figured out rice cereal isn't that great, she started spitting it out. We tried oat cereal a few days ago and she seems to like that a lot better.

Kylar was a good help as always. Not only does she feed Kenzi, but she also changes her diaper now on her own (just once without my knowing).

Kenzi is very grabby! She'll grab anything and everything she can...toys, cups, plates, food, hair! She almost pulled a big frame off the wall at a wedding shower we went to yesterday. And most everything goes to her mouth too.

Grammy (Adam's mom) came a few weeks ago to visit the girls and she took some cute pictures of the girls. I just love this picture of Kenzi mesmerized with the waterfall soother.

I have to put this on here because her expression is just so funny. Kylar always loved Adam to swing her in her carseat. Well, he tried it with Kenzi about a month ago and she didn't like it so much!

Update: Since these pictures, Kenzi has started to like it and actually laughs now when Daddy swings her!

Kenzi has just started in the jumper. She doesn't do a whole lot of jumping quite yet but she's catching on. The first few months of her life she absolutely hated the swing. She finally has started to like it. You can tell in this picture below how much she's really starting to fill out.

July Update - Kylar

Kylar has been busy this month with school, gymanstics, and soccer. When I ask her if she'd rather do gym or soccer, she replies..."Gym and soccer!" So I guess we'll keep her in both. I never thought a 3-year-old's schedule could be so demanding. :) I'm still debating whether to do the Soccer Tots class (which she's doing now) again in the fall or sign her up for a soccer league.

Partners in crime! Kylar and Emily have been taking gymastics together since last summer and they are definitely two of a kind. I always hear Coach Amy say "Kylar and Emily...sit down please" or "Pay attention, Emily and Kylar." They've even had to be separated a few times. Although they sometimes get in trouble, they're so cute together!

Working on bringing her foot up to her knee on each step. They've also worked on walking backwards on the beam. Kylar can now walk across the beam all by herself with no problems or fear. Soccer class with the boys -- Matthew, Will, and Tyler. They all love Coach Blake and he is so good with the kids. During this drill, they had to "run" through five hoops and then shoot the ball. A little agility work...

Nothing like a bear crawl race.

Lining up to race. I love how Kylar looks like she's sizing up the competition. It's so funny how Kylar kicks...she winds up way too much. We're working with her on it and she has improved.

Nice shot, Tyler! Right through the legs of Coach Blake!

Kylar does have a hard time not using her hands. Here she is trying to take Tyler's ball away. Maybe she'll be a goalkeeper!

Great Wolf Lodge

This week we went on a mini-vacation and spent two days at Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine with the Doziers. It is a family resort with an indoor water park and they also have an outside pool. Kylar and Tyler had a blast together and I think Kenzi and Xander had fun too!

Kylar was a chicken on the first day and didn't want to ride anything! The second day I pretty much had to drag her up to the slide and force her down it. After that, she absolutely loved it and we couldn't get her off of it. She went down the little kid slides and even some big kid/adult rides. She really surprised me!

Getting a lesson from David on how to squirt water.

Practicing what she learned...

Kylar and Tyler discussing what to do next.

Playing in the wave pool....who needs the beach?!

The Coffman Girls

Kenzi getting her feet wet... Kylar and Tyler eating a snack and watching a movie in the top bunk of the wolf den in the Dozier room.

Resting up for more fun at the water park!

Xander and Kenzi arm wrestling...can you guess who won? :)

Snoozefest 2008 -- catching some much needed zzz's after dinner.

Lee Anne, Xander, and Kylar -- like Lee Anne said, this is about the point Kylar was finished with the waterpark!