Below Freezing

He's done!  Kyle's last homework assignment got turned in Thursday night.  So unless he somehow flunks the classes he was getting A's in, then his diploma will be coming our way.  He chose this time not to walk for graduation.

On Friday he slept in, and just enjoyed his day off.  We also had Tyler and Audrey come visit us.  Well the purpose wasn't for us, but for a person online that Audrey met who lives in Wyoming.  But she dragged Tyler with her. While she was getting ready and on her date, Tyler spent lots of time with us.

We did have a small celebration of going out to lunch.  Even Audrey's Wyoming guy joined us.  We tried some shopping, but that was a gigantic, idiotic mistake.  Parking lots and lines were so full and long.

So now that school is done, Kyle is back to work.  I must say I miss him in the mornings, he used to help out a bunch before catching trains.  By Dex's noon nap I'm definitely needing my own nap.  He's a crazy active boy stuck inside.

Speaking of, it's been bitterly cold.  Like 20 degrees, but noted as feels like 12 degrees on the weather channels.  It's horrible.  I tried walking to the gym (Kyle has the car) and thought I had bundled him and I up enough.  Halfway through Dak starts screaming his head off, and we run back home.  His little hands had become so cold and frozen.  I felt like such a bad mom.

No more gym time, until it warms up to above freezing.  Excited for Christmas though!  Only a few more days.

Winter Blues Starting

I didn't write last week.  But there was a good excuse.  Throwing up with chills and muscle aches (a.k.a. the stomach flu) hit me and I could barely do anything for a couple days.  Bleh.  So glad that it's gone now.  The previous week nothing much happened.  It's in those final weeks (now just one day!) of Kyle's semester.  So he busies himself with projects.  He actually had the stomach flu earlier in the week, and as far as we know Dak never got it.

Dad taking a break and playing with us.

To help get Dexter away in the evenings get away from Kyle we finished up some of our Christmas shopping and just go window shopping too.  The stores weren't that busy which was nice.  And it's really easy to take an hour through Target, just hard not to buy anything.

Some awesome fog that rolled in on one of the really chilly mornings

It's only the beginning of winter and I'm starting to go crazy with how much Dex and I have to stay inside.  It'll be sunny and look so nice outside, but open that door and Bam!  cold.  It'll be a long winter.  But I'm trying new things to help liven up the day, and on those "warmer" days we do play outside.  Dak loves kicking a soccer ball around, or throwing other ones around.

Making silly faces

Beans and rice (will not do again)

Bath with glowsticks - awesome, and he had so much fun

New puzzle magnet books, finally can match them.  Just need to get him to fit them in the slots.

Figured out how to take off his PJ's.

Such a happy crazy boy.

Another thing we do is have him run around to get his energy out.  He loves to sprint down our hallway, and crash into dad.  Not mom, we tried, only dad.


Also...did you notice way up there.  Kyle only has one day (today) and then he's done with his projects and is a Master's graduate!!