Halloween was a ball this year. Catie really figured out that the goal was to get as much candy as one can carry in a plastic pumpkin. She was cruising way ahead of Clare so we had to do some split duty. Coop came along for the ride in our wagon and was a good sport.
Clare's behavior got worse since the last report but has since rebounded to be much better. And remember that bad habit I had of laying down with her at bedtime I mentioned in the last post. Yeah. When I finally decided to stop I had to put her back to bed 66 times in one night!! Someday her persistence and strong-will will serve her very well....I just keep telling myself that.
Cooper is crawling all over and pulling up on things (mostly me). He has also started repeating a few words. "Uh oh" is the all time favorite, being said many times a day (and at night). "Thank you" and "peekaboo" have shown up and so has "mama" of course. He's super cute!
All the kids got their hair cut!! Cate and Clare went for cute bobs and Cooper got the standard short boys haircut.
Catie lost her first tooth at Grandma Cheryl's house over thanksgiving and was given $1.00 by the tooth fairy.
We had a good time decorating the tree and the house for Christmas. Scotty has outdone himself with the outdoor lights this year. Unfortunately the lights on our tree keep going out! Very frustrating. I guess I'll have to restring the entire thing.
Well, them's the highlights. We're really enjoying our Christmas season this year. The girls are really into it and so am I. Coop's a bit oblivious, but he still likes all the lights. We've mailed our letters to Santa, baked cookies, watched Christmas movies...all the fun stuff. It's been great.
I hope you can all find the time to have fun this season and truly enjoy Christ's birthday. Blessings to you all and Merry Christmas!
