Hope This Holiday Season ROCKS!

Enjoy a little rock n' roll start to your holiday season from our family to yours! Who knew Kyle could sing like that, that I look quite striking with giant red hair, that G can rock the guitar, and Peyton can do one heck of a drum solo at only 5 months old? Hope this gives you a good laugh and smile!

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A Quarter of the Way Done

Well, another new month arrives and we're another month down with the deployment. Thankful to say this month marks us making it 1/4 of the way. Now that doesn't sound so great, but I'm thinking next month when we're 1/3 of the way through it will sound really good!

We continue to keep busy, as usual, to make the days while K is away pass quickly. This month was highlighted by my trip home to Chicago for Beth and Michael's wedding in Peoria. It was a beautiful ceremony and a super fun celebration. I enjoyed a weekend kid free thanks to my inlaws staying with the kids at our house in Colorado. Minus Greyson sharing a little bug he had with them they had a a great weekend and I enjoyed a fun time with family. If any of you know my sister and I well then you know that when we get together we always have fun, and fun we had!

Greyson continues to be the amazing little boy that he is. I attending his parent-teacher conference at his preschool and his teacher told me he is a great kid that loves to sing and play with his friends. It was wonderful to hear that he is just as wonderful as a kid when I'm not around.

Peyton also is doing fantastically. She's entered in to the really fun stage of being a smushy cute baby who smiles and coos. She's sitting up, assisted, and holding her head up almost all the time. She is such a sponge right now who loves to sit on my lap and see what's happening all around her. She also smiles all the time and makes the cutest baby sounds and laughs. She is such a laid back baby and so genuinely sweet. We have started introducing her to rice cereal (see video below) and will begin baby food soon.

Kyle continues to stay very busy overseas. He's now started the process of working with a military officer headhunter to prepare for the civilian job hunt when his Army obligation ends in May 2012. We're excited to get the ball rolling and to see what the next step in Kyle's career will hold for us and our family. He sends his thanks for the many packages and continued support and prayers. They definitely keep his morale up and help him get through the frustration of being separated from us. Each day gone is one closer to being done.

Hope you all had a fantastic Halloween. Greyson sure did! He was one adorable Buzz Lightyear and got to wear his costume at least 5 times...somehow Halloween has turned into a week long event. Peyton enjoyed her Team Daddy cheerleader costume and fun was had by all.

Enjoy the October pictures (linked to the left) and the videos below.

Lots of Love,
K, L, G, and P


P in the Exersaucer


Greyson Being a Goof for Daddy (IPhone Video)


Peyton's First Cereal Feeding


Greyson and his Buddies Trick or Treating