Birthdays

Wow, October has been crazy. This is the month of birthdays around here. Kaleb turned 3 at the beginning of the month, and Alana turned 1 this week. It is so hard to believe! Time really does fly by. Especially this last year. So we've been having parties like crazy around here. Kaleb was really into having friends for a party this year, which was fun. He is seeming like such a big boy now. He is totally potty trained. Wohoo!!!! I must say it's very nice only have one kid in diapers, although now we do have to go to every bathroom in every store. Oh well, small price to pay.

Alana's birthday was a lot of fun. We just did a family party, which was enough excitement for her. She had one of her favorite dinners, homemade mac and cheese, and ate with gusto as always. She was excited about her presents, but she got pretty overwhelmed when we kept showing her more stuff when all she wanted to do was play with the first thing. It's so fun to buy presents, but they always like the smallest, cheapest thing anyways. She was starting to get a little fussy until we presented her with her cake. She took a small taste of the frosting, and then dug in eating by the handfull. She had frosting in her hair and all over her face. It was clearly enjoyed. She was pretty proud of herself. She even licked her princesses that were on her cake.

She also took her first steps over a week ago. She still isn't walking much, but is perfectly capable. We have to bribe her or take something away and throw it on the couch or accross the room. I'm sure one of these days she'll just take off on us. We'll see. She doesn't seem as motivated as Kaleb was to walk once he figured it out.

We are also moving at the end of the month. Crazy! We are very excited though, since it means more space and the kids will have their own rooms. Yay! That should simplify bedtime and naptime quite a bit around here. Right now it doesnt' seem real that we are moving, which makes it hard to get motivated to pack! Our new house has a huge yard and a small creek to play in, and is on a dead end street which is great. I think the kids will really enjoy the extra space!

So that is what's new in smithland. Very busy! We are so thankful for all the blessings that God has been giving us lately. We really feel that this move is from him, even as quickly as everything has come together.