Kyley's Castle: Well here goes some major back tracking....Thanksgiving 2012

Mommy really is going to try to hold true to her New Year's Resolution of posting on Kyley's blog once per week in 2013. Bare with us as we catch you all up on 2012. The last time you really heard from Kyley's Castle, other than a New Year wish, was right before Thanksgiving.

Well, we had the most amazing weather that week before the holiday, and we had so much fun. Cousin Calyn and Aunt Emily were in town, and mommy and Kyley were so happy we got to spend time with them. Calyn and Kyley love seeing each other...it is so sweet to see how excited they get. They played their hearts out, building and knocking over blocks, reading, running, hugging and talking away. It has been so wonderful for the parents to see them grow up together. Even though they are in Texas now, we try to get them together every possible chance. Kyley, mommy and daddy cannot wait to go visit when Baby Girl Smith #2 is born....any day now!!!

As always we had to take advantage of the beautiful "un-Fall" like weather lol and go the zoo! A few of Kyley's besties joined us again. Caroline, Annabelle and Kyley sure turned lots of heads when they are together. Mommy and Tracy are not sure if it is how cute they are or how crazy they are! They sure have a blast!

The great thing about having a swing set in the backyard is that it is convenient. The bad thing about it is that Kyley sees it out the window every day and begs to go play. Thankfully we had that wonderful weather that allowed us to go out and play away before the "Winter Blues" set in when mommy had to continuously tell her no. One of the many things we were thankful for this year...unseasonal weather...love it!

Kyley, mommy and daddy headed to Nebraska for the Thanksgiving holiday as they always do. We were able to spend time with everyone in both families. Everyone was in Nebraska, so we had to be too! Although we don't always get to spend as much time with everyone as we would like...we made sure that Kyley got to see all of her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins!

Kyley even got an early taste of Christmas as we celebrated with Uncle Brian, Aunt Angie, Ian and Erin due to the fact we wouldn't get to see them during the actual Christmas holiday! She sure had no problem opening presents and getting in the spirit! It made mommy and daddy REALLY excited for Christmas and seeing how much she would enjoy it!