Jump Zone with Uncle and Krystle!

The Monday of MLK weekend, Kevin and Krystle met Kyle and I at his fav hang out: JUMP ZONE! He had a ball and ever since, continues to pretty much beg us to go back every day. Chris and I took him again this morning (Presidents' Day). I hope hitting up the JZ one day a month gives him his fix.

Happy Birthday, Boo!

For Boo's 85th birthday, Sarah, Mom, Auntie Jan, Auntie Karen, and I went to Mario's for facials, massages, and pedicures (we each got one service). Then we went out for a delicious dinner at White Chocolate in Schaumburg. What a fun Martin Luther King weekend!

Hay Caramba

Chips, guac, and mango margaritas with Lauren.

Random Kyle Pics from my Phone

Splish Splash! Jumping in puddles with Auntie.

Silly face at lunch!

Bath time!

Using a fork all on his own!

Yummy K-Cup.

Penguin! Waddle, waddle, waddle.

Snow!

Paste! Kyle creating a cute, surprise birthday chain for Mommy. Thanks, buddy.

Building towers, just like Bert and Ernie

Shoveling!

More Painting

Dining Room: Lighter Gray on top; Darker Gray on bottom

Kyle's Playroom. The black wall is coated in magnetic paint and chalkboard paint. Fun!

Twins

Chris and Rob: Think they spend enough time together?

Airplane!

Secrets of a Silly Billy

Even though he is only 20 months, Kyle totally values his privacy already. Whenever he has to go number two, he finds a private spot to pop a squat and do his business. Sometimes he's behind a chair, sometimes around a corner. Whenever anyone tries to approach him, his bright red cheeks will simply order, "Out!" When we first moved into our house, there was an old radiator cover in the basement. Kyle managed to pop out one of the panels in the cover, and began using this as a secret door into his new "bathroom."

Polar Vortex!

This has been the longest, coldest Chicago winter I can remember. It seems like snow and cold constantly make up the weekly forecast. Whenever the temperature peaks pass 20 degrees, we try to take advantage of the "warm weather" by exploring our new backyard. Kyle, my summer baby, loves snow. Such an outdoors-man.

Painting

Since Christmas, we have been busy busy busy working on making our new house more of a home for Kyle. Our first step was to repaint his bedroom. We chose a cheerful yellow color for the walls, and a darker espresso stain for the floors. With all the toys he drops and drags along that floor, I'm sure we're due for a few scratches already.

Christmas Day in Glen Ellyn