Sugar and spice and everything nice...that's what little girls are made of!

Kyley is a sweetheart and a very happy girl.  She loves to giggle and smile, and goof around.  Mommy and daddy have shown her a few things that she thinks were too much fun as she always wants to do them.  Kyley also wants to do many things on her own...she thinks she is a bit bigger/older than she really is.  Mommy and daddy let her be a big girl as much as possible...as long as she isn't hurting herself or others.  

Kyley has most recently discovered Youtube due to a video link that Aunt Kimmy sent to her mommy of an old New Edition video that she and her siblings used to dance too.  Well, now we spend a significant amount of time every day watching videos.  Not only is this a new, exciting thing for her to do, but Kyley LOVES music.  It is without a doubt that we currently watch, sing with, and dance to Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger".  She has mastered the word "again".

Kyley also loves bags.  Whether they are the grocery bags, purses, whatever...she loves them.  Kyley helps mommy unload the groceries by taking each item out of each bag.  She loves to empty mommy or any one else's purse, and she will play for hours with it.  Mommy finally found a bag Kyley's size that she puts toys, dishes, etc. in and carries it around the house. 

Even despite the naughtiness at times, Kyley's mommy and daddy sure think she is sugar and spice and everything nice.  Because even when she is naughty or gets into trouble, she still finds a way to melt their hearts.

Our newest family member, Freddy!

  

We had been discussing for a long time whether or not we would get a cat or a dog.  Kyley love, love, loves animals as we have shared, and it was just a matter of time.  Actually, mommy and daddy just had to be ready to take care of an animal.  Of course there were many pros and cons of both, but a few specific ones made the final decision easy.  First, dogs take a lot more training than cats.  Second, dogs require a lot more time than cats.  Third, dogs are usually bigger than cats.  Finally, dogs are just more like a kid than a cat.  So, due to all these factors, Kylye's inclination toward cats, mommy's love of cats...we got a kitty cat about a week and a half ago. Wait...there is one more thing to add.  We were planning to wait until after the New Year and all of our travels, but daddy (yes daddy) found Kyley's kitty a bit early..once mommy and Kyley saw him the rest was history.

Freddy is 4 a month old black and white kitty cat.  He is going to be a very big cat we think.  He loves to cuddle and sit on our laps.

Freddy loves to play.  In fact, after he figured out we were going to keep him...we think he got naughtier.  Just to help you understand what we mean, we probably should have held off on the Christmas tree this year between a kitten and a 19 month old.

He is so good with Kyley.  Kyley loves him to death.  Every morning we have to make sure we know where Freddy is, and he follows mommy and Kyley around all day long.  Freddy loves to play with Kyley's toys, so she really gets a kick out of him.  And, Kyley loves to play with Freddy's toys too.

Freddy and Kyley are definitely a great pair, and we are so excited to have him as our newest family member!

So much to be thankful for!

Well...not even sure where to start or how to share Kyley's Thanksgiving trip to Nebraska.  So, it will be short, sweet and to the point. Kyley (and her mommy and daddy too) are thankful for so much this year.

Kyley is thankful for the fun you can make of traveling.

She is thankful for her aunts and uncles.

Kyley is thankful for her cousins.

She is thankful for her first visit to Grandpa Bob's farm.

Kyley is thankful for her Grandpa Des and the huge pile of leaves he raked for them.

She is thankful for meeting her Grandma Charlene.

Kyley is thankful for being able to be a kid.

She is thankful for all of her family and friends including those she did not get to spend the holiday with!