I love this time of year.  I love the festivities and gathering together with friends and family.  I love the trees changing, even though I really don’t love the cold.  This year it is even more special because Kennedy is so interactive and fun!  I think she will like all the gathering the most, she’s too little to be very excited about presents or Santa, but she knows when there are a lot of people around having a good time.

Kennedy is changing so much, it is amazing.  She is starting to gather more language.  When you offer her a phrase (Kennedy, say “up, please”), she repeats it back with surprising accuracy.  She meows when she sees our adopted kitties and is fond of going around the house to the fridge, the cupboards that she isn’t allowed in, and the ficus- pointing at them saying, “no, no, no, no”.  I wonder if that is how I sound to her?  Kennedy loves to climb, last night we looked over from the kitchen to find that in the minute that we weren’t watching her, she had climbed onto a kitchen chair.  She has also summited the couch and has been attempting the coffee table.

She also still loves to dance, she will start bee-bopping around to the most subtle beat.  When Chris is playing guitar and singing with her, she will sing along, or climb into his lap to play the guitar with him. If you can’t find her dancing in the living room, she has probably found a tiny nook to climb into, she loves to play in these little spaces.  I foresee a future filled with forts and iPods for this one!

It is, as always, so fun watching her grow and develop.  She continues to be such an affectionate little girl, always ready with a hug or a pat on the back to make her mom feel very loved and appreciated.  I’m very thankful this year for such an amazing family, immediate, extended and the friends who have become our family, I am so fortunate to have you all!