The Kiddos: An Update

So, some of you might know and others may not that Klay had an ear infection in each ear at the beginning of December, which was news to me because he wasn't fussy or anything like that (it was discovered at a well baby check). We waited it out until after getting home from Colorado to see if it would treat itself and it did so his ears are all clear! Now, he is either a little sick or getting another tooth (high possibility), and is a little grumpy but nothing too bad.

Keegan started her tap dance class on Thursday. I had my fingers-crossed that it would go well and it did. She told me that she had a lot of fun...plus, there is another little girl in there that is more talkative than Keegan so this might keep her out of "trouble" with the teacher! Let's just hope that little girl and Keegan don't sit together at all...that would definitely mean trouble!

Kevin is a little sick...always happens when we leave AZ and then come back. I don't know what he is allergic to but something around here really gets him so we are hoping he is on the mend, too.

Welcome to 2009

Wow...it's been a busy time around the York house! Let's start with the weekend before Christmas and go from there. We went to a neighborhood called Winterhaven and took a horse-drawn wagon ride through it to see the lights with some friends. The kids were hilarious screaming out "Merry Christmas" to everyone they saw! Then on Saturday mid-morning we took Keegan to the zoo for brunch with Santa. It was great because it was a small group, they brought out animals for the kids to touch, there were crafts and then a story-teller, too. Keegan loved Santa this year...she kept going over to him to sit in his lap and talk to him...it was a huge change from last year with the crying! Fast forward a few days to Christmas Eve. Our Christmas Eve tradition is to eat tamales and get things ready for Santa. We actually ordered our tamales on time this year...except not quite early enough to get the ones we actually wanted (green chile and corn). Oh well! We did learn, however, to order in October of next year so that we can get the exact ones we want. After eating our yummy dinner Keegan made a plate of cookies, cashews, carrots, and milk for Santa. Then we headed outside to sprinkle some oatmeal in the yard for the reindeer and some glitter so that Santa could find his way. Keegan was super excited and went to bed...except she stayed up for a while chatting away about what was going to happen that night (Kevin and I were downstairs listening on the monitor). Christmas morning came and our sweet little Keegan was an EARLY riser. We heard her chatting away at around 5:30 in the morning. Kevin went in to tell her to hush and then around 6:30 we heard her again (we were up already) saying something about us being "mean because she just wanted to look at her presents." Feeling slightly guilty at that point (it IS Christmas and she IS 3) we met her at the top of the stairs (she "snuck" out of her room) and let her come down. Then the fun of the presents began! She had a blast opening presents and seeing what Santa brought. Klay liked crawling around in the mess and was probably a little confused by it all, too. We took a break for breakfast (honey-pecan baked French toast) and then continued with our Christmas fun...opening, playing, and just hanging out with each other. We were also in the process of packing and getting ready to leave the following day for Pagosa Springs, Colorado. To end the night we had our traditional Christmas dinner...a brisket...yummy! Even Klay liked that...he was reaching across the table to try to get the scraps of it!

The day after Christmas we loaded up the car and headed out for Colorado at 7:45 in the morning. The trip went well...we stopped in Albuquerque and spent the night with our friends the Dalton's. Sleeping didn't go too well there for the kiddos. Keegan and Klay were sharing a room and Keegan felt that her brother "needed" some animals in his bad and was throwing them in the crib which woke him up. This happened 3 times or so and then she finally gave up and went to sleep (sort of). The next day we got up and headed for Pagosa (only about 4 hours away) with our friends Kim and Matt and their boys Caden (3) and Lance (2). It was so nice to just get away and hang out with friends! We tried out snow-shoeing for the first time and it was a lot of fun (I was a little sore the next day, though). We also went to the springs, out to eat, played lots of games, and of course playing in the snow. Kevin and Matt worked for hours on a sledding hill for the kids. It might have been more for them, though, since they ended up being the only ones to really use it! They even tried to use one of the cars to pull the sled up the hill after people were finished using it (the end result was a broken roof rack on Kim and Matt's car). We even actually stayed up past midnight on New Year's which is amazing! The trip ended with a steak dinner (after the kiddos went to bed) and a lot of talking and relaxing. It was a fantastic trip, and I was a little sad to come home (as always).





So, there are no huge New Year's resolutions from us. My "goals" are trying out 2 new classes at the gym, be a better listener, and read the Bible cover to cover. Kevin's is to eat a little bit better.

Now it's back to the normal routine. It's actually good to get back into the swing of things. Keegan starts back to school tomorrow so it's just me and Klay-boy. She starts tap this week, too...she told me she only wanted to take a class where she can have her tap shoes on (so, no ballet this time). Kevin will probably be slammed at work being that he took a week off but hopefully, it's not too bad for him! And me...well, I will just be doing the usual plus getting the kiddos back into a routine after 2 weeks out of preschool and 1 week of vacation!

Happy 2009 to everyone!