Kylie singing one of her MANY songs! So Talented :O)

Here is Kylie singing one of her JAMS!

Carving Pumpkins 2008

Tim and Caleb worked on Caleb's Pumpkin, and Kylie and I were in charge of the other! Then, Tim asks ... do you think your head could fit inside! What a NOVEL IDEA!! :O)

Caleb even worked on some carving of his own, with a scrap of pumpkin!

The finished Products!!

Caleb and Lelo - Created by Caleb & Kylie

So after our lunch with Auntie Kelly, we took a little trip up the Westfield Mall in Vernon Hills. We've had a gift card to use at Build - A - Bear for quite some time, and I figured it was about time to use it. So we did. Grammy came with us. Caleb and Kylie each picked out the bear they wanted to stuff, then got to take turns using the big machine and foot pedal to fill them. Caleb went first [since he was born first... he's been using that line a lot lately]. After stuffing the bear, you get o pick out a heart and place it inside too! [Sounds are optional too, but cost more] Caleb rubber his bear's heart on his own heart and muscles to make sure he was nice and strong. Then, the worker sewed him up!

Kylie's Turn. She did pretty much the same thing, although she had a little more difficulty with the foot pedal. Grammy helped some! She danced around like a ballerina with her bear's heart! TOO CUTE!!! Stuffed and ready to go, we moved on! The kids got to give their bears a bath before we picked them out something to wear and named them. That was too cute! The little foot pedal again to simulate the water flowing, the little brushes for them to brush the bears! All in a real bathtub for them! So then we picked out a shirt for each bear, which was quite a dilema it self. Caleb wanted a full outfit, but we were sticking to just a shirt this time. Kylie picked a cute pink one, and Caleb FINALLY decided on a blue striped button down, like him and daddy wear. Now, Tim for the names!!! First Name Caleb picked was "Tee". As we proceeded with making the birth certificate and gave him one last chance to change his mind, he did! He wanted to name the bear - Caleb :O)

Kylie on the other hand was set from the start.... She wanted her bear's name "Lelo" I am PRETTY sure that was her attempt at Yellow... but Lelo sounds so cute coming from her :) so Lelo it is!!

Happy Birthday Auntie Kelly!

We took a trip down to Evanston to have a nice Day-early birthday lunch with Auntie Kelly! We went to this fun little place call the Davis Street Fishmarket! Very yummy! Caleb did a great job of taking a picture of the rest of us! [below] We had a great time! Kylie even got a chance to shoot a picture, with a little assistance [below]

Caleb was just amazed with the construction site across the street. Particularly the Crane and the elevator. Kylie gave a Kelly a big kiss goodbye, and we head back to drop her off at work Happy Birthday Auntie Kelly!!

Gymnastics at Ultimate [Two in one day... I know!]

So as some of you may know, I started coaching gymnasitcs and a could cheer classes at Ultimate in Gurnee, on my days off [HA days off!!] I am really enjoying it, despite being kicked in the head a few times by one of my spaghetti leg students! But hey, what can you do! So Caleb is signed up for an Ultimite Class on Thursdays. During his class, I can take Kylie to play in the "Open Baby Gym". It would normally be $2 for her to place while Caleb is in class, but I get a discount! FREE :O) So yes, all the pictures below are only of Kylie. I need to take a few of Caleb while he's in class this week :) Below is Tim helping Kylie swing on the rings!

And here she is swinging on the bar! Absolutely LOVES IT!! Here's a shot of the two before we headed to gymnastics! They are just too adorable!! :)

Our trip the the Racine Zoo

Our Trip to the Racine Zoo! NO elephants though! BOO! The zoo is a nice small size, just enough for us to get around and not run out of energy with the kids! Above is a nice shot of the kids hangin out in the little "cage" we came across. Pictured from Left to Right... Caleb, Kylie, Will, & Emma. And Below, all the kids piled on and wrestling with the crocodile. Leaving the Zoo! A fun day, despite the lack of Elephants! Lots of Monkeys, including the ones below. Here is a shot of all of us. Clarissa and Emma, Me, Kylie, Andrea, Will and Caleb