Help! I've Stood Up & Can't Get Down!!!

For all of you who have heard the popular phrase: "Help I've fallen & can't get up," you haven't met Ally who is now making the phrase "Help, I've stood up & can't get down!!!" popular!!

Kyrie's Dance Recital December 4th

Kyrie in her "Teddy Bear Dance" Costume

Lining the girls up for the Teddy Bear dance

Kyrie front and center for the finale (this picture was taken when they only had 3 layers out of about 9 or 10 on stage)

Kyrie after the recital waiting to meet Santa Claus

Stranger Danger!!!

Thanksgiving

The first Turkey I've ever cooked by myself (it was a 21 pound bird for the whole Trost family)

Beautiful bird, if I do say so myself.

Kyrie playing with Nikola and Kyler (Aaron's cousins)

Me & Lindsay hanging out at the Trost/Kimballs on Thanksgiving day.

Disney On Ice November 12th

Crown Burger for dinner and "free" (included) parking for Disney on Ice

The overpriced but so worth the smile "ears" crown for Kyrie

Cotton Candy fingers!

Ally!!

Decorating Pictures

Here are some pictures of the girls helping us decorate for Christmas. They're a little late, but I've been busy.

8 Teeth and Climbing!

Ally has 8 teeth through the gums now (which I believe is a lot for her age).

And...

She's climbing! I had her playing with toys down on the floor this afternoon, and was trying to catch a little nap, only to be woken by her standing at the couch patting at my face. She also climbed to a stand on the bottom of the stairs a few days ago when Aaron & I were decorating our house for Christmas. And she climbed to a stand on Kyrie's potty, and she climbed to a stand on one of Kyrie's chairs....the list goes on. I'm debating purchasing a fly swatter to discourage her thoughts of standing and/or climbing ... ha ha just kidding, but I do worry about her walking at this age. She doesn't know what to do once she gets to a stand... she tends to fall backwards (I can see that becoming a painful habit). I'm trying to teach her to bend her legs if she feels herself losing her balance, so that way she won't hurt so bad when she falls.

Christmas Is Coming!

I'm SO excited for Christmas, especially this year.

1. It's Ally's first Christmas. I will love to see how her "baby's 1st" is.

2. Kyrie's a little older, and a little more aware of how everything works, so I'm trying to get her stoked for Christmas. She asks almost daily now to watch a "Mickey Mouse Christmas" movie.

3. We're not in the middle of a move or just barely recovering from a move (nor am I pregnant), so decorating is so much fun, and not horribly exhausting!

4. I'm going to my family's house for Christmas, so we're starting to celebrate/decorate early, because I'll be gone for the better part of December. Might as well get a jump start on celebrating!