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Doesn't it seem like December just creeped up on all of us? November was a busy month full of visitors and a trip away for Kyle and I. Kyle's parents came to Oklahoma to watch G while Kyle and I headed off to Colorado Springs to look for a rental house and get to know the lay of the land. We enjoyed checking out the gorgeous views of Pikes Peak and the Rockies. We also got a taste of Colorado living with some snowfall during our visit. Unfortunately we didn't find a rental house that trip, but shortly there after we came across a great listing and have secured a 4 bedroom, 4 bath, 2700 sq. foot house with a finished basement in the town of Fountain (just south of Colorado Springs right near Ft. Carson). Here's a picture:


Greyson had a fabulous time with Pop Pop and Jo Jo while we were away and we enjoyed a few "date nights" and a bit of time to ourselves while getting to know our future city. We're so excited to get to Colorado come late January.

Thanksgiving brought more visitors with my Dad and stepmom, Robyne, coming in town for the holiday. We enjoyed a tasty feast with them and our friends Amy and Tom and their daughter Emma. We had GREAT weather that weekend with 70's and sunshine so we made the most of it and spent a lot of time outdoors playing G. We also went to the cultural hot spot around here, Meers, for a tasty meal. It was a fun filled visit and we look forward to seeing them again when we travel to Chicago for Christmas.

Kyle is wrapping up his BOLC 3 training and he's really looking forward to being done with all the studying and tests. I'm proud of how well he's done and he's in the running to be the distinguished honor grad for his class. I'm also happy to be wrapping up this semester of grad school. This past week has been very busy completely two large final papers, but I'm just about done and so looking forward to a month off and only taking one class next semester.

Greyson continues to be a little boy full of energy. He's running around and now even dancing a bit. He's talking and spitting out new words left and right. We're all looking forward to Greyson's second holiday season to see how he reacts to all the festivities now as a going on 2 year old.

Happy Holidays to all of you!
K, L, and G

P.S. New November pics posted on the left.

P.P.S. Here's a video of our monkey man playing at the mall and using all his energy to have a good ole time.

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Autumn Time

October has been full of fun events for our family. We started out our month heading to Oktoberfest on Fort Sill. We went with our fabulous friends Amy and Tom and their lovely daughter, Emma (G's buddy). We had a blast checking out the petting zoo, listening to some polka, and eating some tasty German cuisine. It was mighty cold and windy that day, but fun was had by all. Then mid-month my mom (aka Grandma Joannie) came for a short, but fun visit! We had a blast taking Greyson to the animal refuge on post, to the pumpkin patch and out to eat at Meers. Definitely check out the video below of Greyson doing his dramatic acting job of signing "cold" after he sipped his water. He was quite a hit with all the restaurant customers. He loved having quality time with Grandma Joannie and seems to have a special bond with her. He wanted to hold her hand and even offered his help with her morning crossword puzzles. We were so happy to have her come stay and visit with us for a bit. Last week Kyle and I attended the Assistant Commandant's Reception. In Army lingo the Assistant Commandant is a Colonel in charge of the field artillery training side of Fort Sill. Basically it was a formal cocktail party that provided a nice time for Kyle and I to get all dressed up and mingle with his classmates. It's always nice to put faces with the names he mentions and we did have an interesting chat the high up Colonel here at Ft. Sill about Kyle's thoughts of the training he is going through. Then last night was Halloween and I think of this year as Greyson's first REAL Halloween since he actually trick or treated. He was the gosh darn cutest Elmo any one has ever seen. His costume was a HUGE hit! Everyone kept saying, "Awwwww..Elmo!" everywhere we went. He had lots of fun trick or treating and got some tasty loot. He had his first taste of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and some Skittles and he was one happy kiddo. Plus, having Halloween be the night of Daylight Savings was genius! We kept him up an hour or so later last night with all the fun and he slept in until his normal 8:30-9am wake up time today so Mom and Dad got to enjoy the extra hour of sleep, too.

Kyle is keeping busy with BOLC III training. He's just started gunnery and it's the toughest portion of the class, but so far he's doing very well. He's super competitive academically and he's currently at the top of his class. I'm so proud of how focused he is and the great job he is doing. He's going to make one fine field artillery officer. I'm swamped with my 2 grad school classes and just signed up for my ONE class next semester. Realized 2 is a bit much especially since we'll be moving right when my next class starts. Speaking of moving, Kyle and I are headed out to Colorado Springs in a couple of weeks to find a house to rent and Kyle's parents will be coming to visit and watch Greyson for us while we're gone. We'll enjoying a few days away together to check out our future home city and Greyson will get plenty spoiled with lots of love and attention from PopPop and JoJo.

Greyson is great! He did have a little bug this past week - fever, some lovely middle of the night vomiting, but he's all better now. Thankful that we do have a great pediatrician here in town who did see him quickly to make sure it was just a virus and not the dreaded H1N1 that everyone is freaking out about. He's a tough cookie. Even when he was a running a fever he was a happy little boy wanting to play and watch Elmo. His vocabulary is expanding more and more everyday. New words just seem to come out of his mouth at random. He's also starting to want to play and rough-house with others. He likes to play chase and try to tickle people and run. He's our little goofball. Well, I better run and do a bit of grad work while he naps. Hope you all had a fun filled Halloween and can you believe it's November???

Lots of Love,
Kyle, Lindsey and Greyson

P.S. Don't forget to check out the October picture link

P.P.S. Enjoy this rather funny video of Greyson sharing his water and doing his dramatic signing of "cold" and then laughing at himself - he's quite a funny little boy.

The Welcome Changes of Fall

Ahh...finally relief from 90-100 degree temperatures and the pure joy of many days in the mid-70's, sunny, with a breeze...perfect! September has been relatively uneventful in our lives - Kyle's busy with more field artillery officer training and I'm back taking two grad school classes so many nights are spent with both of us doing homework. Aren't we exciting? Greyson is now attending pre-preschool, as I call it, at a local church two days a week. It's a mom's day out program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-3pm. He's in a class with 4 other 1 and half year old boys and they play outside, do art projects, play musical instruments, eat lunch, nap, and play some more. He's loving it and is really thriving off the additional socializing and experience of being in the care of someone other than Mom or Dad. He still gets a bit upset when I drop him off, but I wait around the corner and he seems to shake it off in a minute or two. I'm utilizing the time he's at school to devote to grad school. Two classes means A LOT of reading and lots of paper writing. It's a challenge and keeps me on my toes.

We were lucky enough to have Aunt Lisa, my sister, come visit earlier this month. We enjoyed some sister time of going out to eat and cooking up a tasty meal at home, and she had lots of fun running around with Greyson. He can't quite say Lisa, but managed to start calling her "Lala"....so Aunt Lala it is. It was wonderful to have her come all the way to our neck of the woods in Oklahoma and we hope to see her again soon when she's not jet setting around the world for work.

The biggest developmental change for Greyson is his language development. He's much better at repeating words we say to him and he's now using words regularly to communicate his basic needs. Due to the new addition of language in his life I added a new part to the blog on the right hand side to keep a list of the words he's using. You can catch him using some of the those words (hello, cheese, chair, no) in the video clips below.

Well, I'll keep it short this month and let the videos do the talking. Don't forget to also check out the September pictures linked on the left. You can get a sneak peek of Greyson trying on his Halloween costume - hint hint he's red and furry and totally cute!

Lots of Love,
Kyle, Lindsey, and Greyson

P.S. Tomorrow Kyle and I celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary - for many of you who were at our wedding can you believe it was 4 years ago? Time flies!

P.P.S. Have a few videos for you this week - all so good they just had to be shared.

Greyson Eating Like a Big Boy


Time to Play Ball


Playing in my Treehouse and Saying, "Hello!"

18 Month Stats

Went to Greyson's 18 month well check up today and just wanted to share his updated stats:

Height: 33.75 inches (80th percentile)

Weight: 26 pounds (50-60th percentile)

So, as you can see he's still our tall little boy whose got some good meat on his bones. We're so proud of our growing monkey man!