People say . . .

. . . that Kylie looks like me. What do you think? :) Ha, ha, ha. Have you ever noticed how if you feel like wearing a certain color in the morning, that your baby automatically ends up in the same color? Or maybe I'm the only one? Anyway, it happens to me a lot. On this particular morning I had decided that I was not going to get dressed until I had vacuumed the floor. I had been trying to get this done, unsuccessfully, for the past three days! Hence the reason why Chris found me and Kylie in matching outfits on the couch at 2 pm. I guess my subconscious knew that I was destined to be in my PJ's all day when I got Kylie dressed that morning. (The day ended in success though, with a nicely vacuumed carpet. Of course, it was messy again two days later, but let's not dwell on that fact . . . )

Here is a picture of Aly wearing her new roller-blades. She had been saving up her money all summer and finally had enough to get them. Of course, she said there's no way she's saving up for knee pads (she's wearing a neighbor's in the picture). I guess those will have to be a birthday present.

Analise's exciting news is that she has her first loose tooth! Aly started losing teeth at 4 years old, so Lise was getting worried when she started first grade and still hadn't lost one. She really wants to get the "tooth necklace" that Mrs. Shugars gives out to hold her tooth in once she loses it. Maybe her Halloween candy will help her with that. . .

And speaking of Halloween candy, Analise was wearing her candy corn shirt earlier this week and so we did her hair as a "candy corn" with a row of yellow, orange, and white, clips. Can you see it? :)

And finally for Lise, there's Foxea (Foxy). Analise got this little guy while she was on vacation with Grandma and Grandpa this summer and he has been by her side ever since. Literally. He sleeps with her, rides her scooter with her (while tucked into her shirt with his head poking out of her neck), goes to school with her (he has to remain in her backpack), you name it. She reads Fox books to him like "Fox in socks" and let me know that his favorite movies are Disney's "Robin Hood" and "The Fox and the Hound". Above she can be seen playing a game of UNO with Foxea (Foxea won). For Christmas, she even asked for "Fox stuff", whatever that is. I mean, it's really cute, but seriously, a fox?

Here's Kate being Kate. I was trying to get a picture of her hair and she was trying to "pose". I've made a deal with Kate that if she goes to preschool happy in the morning that she doesn't have to have a nap that day. So far there's only been one day that she didn't have a nap.

Here's Kate holding her baby sister. I have to say that Kate has been an awesome big sister! She loves to help me with Kylie - get diapers, help me give Kylie a bath, pick out clothes for her to wear, etc. If it has to do with Kylie, Kate is all over it. She loves giving her sister hugs and kisses and loves listening to Kylie's sounds, claiming, "Kylie's talking to me". I think she sees Kylie as some sort of pet, like a little puppy, that's come to our home. Of course things will probably change when Kylie's old enough to start crawling around and getting into Kate's stuff, but for now, I'll take the absence of sibling rivalry.

As for Kylie, she has begun cooing and "talking" to the family. It is super cute. Kylie also likes being talked to by members of the family. She is very social and gets most fussy when she feels she has been abandoned. I love the hat in the picture above (even though my mom said it made her look like the pope. Love ya, Mom!)

I also think Kylie looks very cute in purple . . . or just about anything. And, last but not least, Kylie has started smiling! It is so cute and makes my whole day! The funny thing about it is that from the moment she was born, Kylie has always been big on sticking her tongue out and moving her tongue around all the time. So, of course, her tongue is a big part of her smile as well. I love seeing her little personality emerge . . .