Laney’s old favorite food was meat (steak, ground beef, sausage, etc). Now her favorite food is meat covered in spaghetti sauce with pasta. She especially likes the mess she can make. She also prefers to eat it while listening to Deck the Halls (which is her favorite Christmas song, mainly because she can actually sing Fa La La La La).

Kaya seems to have hit male puberty at an atypical age (we are being careful not to call her “abnormal”). The cutest part is listening to her try to remember the word “mustache.”

Laney is embracing the true holiday spirit.

Their shirts read, “My grandma is the best. She spoils me with lots of kisses and hugs. I love her more than cupcakes!”

Yoya took me to a pretty awesome show last night. It was essentially a recital where all the students (and some of the teachers) show off what they’ve learned or have been working on in a studio filled with hoops (Lyra? Lira? I dunno what it’s called), silks, and trapezes. It was pretty amazing – this picture does not do it justice. Next year I’m excited to watch Yoya perform.

Me: Put on your sweater
Kaya: Okay
M: Whoah! You buttoned the buttons all by yourself. You are growing up so fast. Stop growing so fast. Stay little.
K: I will stop growing so fast, mommy.
M: What? But you can’t.
K: Yes, I can. I’ll just eat slower.

Laney has been spending the last 2 weeks reading all the books she got for her birthday, or at least the ones she can manage to pry out of Kaya’s hands. Kaya’s new favorite hobby is organizing the “baby books.”

Nothing says Christmas spirit like matching pajamas!

A few more pictures with the girls all dolled up on Thanksgiving.

We had a lovely Thanksgiving with both Gramma Baba and the Rose/Kircher grandparents joining us. And we didn’t even have to cook! Dylan made a stellar turkey, it was 70 degrees and sunny, and there was homemade apple pie – what more could you ask for?