On Saturday, we went to Christ Hospital for a tour of the maternity ward and a sibling class for Natalie. Unfortunately, it was the same day that we had our first actual snow fall that stuck. It took us an hour(normal 25 min) to drop Brayden off at a the Nelson's and then get to the hospital!! And on the way we passed a few accidents too!!
It was definitely worth the trip because Natalie loved her class! She learned how to help take care of the baby and received a cute Big Sister shirt. Jeremy even had some hands on experience while helping Natalie swaddle a baby.
After we came home, Natalie told me that she would take care of Brayden since she learned how too. I explained that she learned how to help take care of the baby and not Brayden. She replied "okay Mommy, I'll take care of the baby and you can take care of Brayden." I love the way her little mind works!
Another example of Natalie's deep thinking: she told me that she was "reusing" the milk carton ring as a collar for her Okapi. She even used some sticky tac that she had in her room to secure it. I think the future will be taken care of; Especially if other kids react the same way to cartoons that talk about recycling!!
Last night for FHE we took our friends the Pews to the Zoo for the Festival of Lights. We also met a few other families there. It was a lot of fun. They had Mrs. Clause reading stories and taking pictures, cute baby animals, beautiful lights, a large nativity, some reindeer, and Santa listening to christmas wishes and giving candy canes. The weather was just right, and the night as a whole was a perfect way to spend time with friends during the holidays.
The Pews are hiding in the back of the group!
Kids with Mrs. Clause
Natalie with Santa. Thankfully still asking for her trampoline and scooter(which have been taken care of by her Grandparents).
Brayden didn't ask for anything, but he loved the candy cane Santa gave him!
Kids in a sleigh
Kylie, Aubrey, and Natalie
The girls had fun playing together
They also enjoyed the Carousel
We did have a heavy windstorm that took out our power for the day on September 14th. We were blessed that it only was out till Sunday night. Others in our area, mainly in OH, were without power for at least 5 days(some even longer). The missionaries came over the next day to help Jeremy clean up the part of the tree that the storm knocked down.
Our friends invited us to Kings Island, the local theme park, and we had a fun day with them. I think the Kids had fun too...
Some big events have happened in the Kids lives! Brayden turned 18 months in September and had his first official day of Nursery! And has been in there since with no problems! Not to mention he can pull off a cool Faux-hawk. Natalie not only started a fun new dance class but she had her first professional haircut at Sableux(the Salon I go to). I missed the cuttest picture of her walking from getting her hair shampooed with a towel around her head and her hairdresser holding the robe up so she wouldn't trip on it!! Next time I'll schedule mine after so I can get all the cute shots. Not to mention that I broke down and finally let her paint her nails!
Playgroups since we got back have been tons of fun. We went to Jump Zone and have had tons of fun playing at a variety of parks(due to the good weather), not to mention walking over the Purple People Bridge to get to one.
Natalie started Dance class on Septeber 25th. We have slowly gotten all the gear she needs as you can see since her first picture she is in regular clothes! I think she is just adorable in her little dance outfit! Her teacher is Ms. Kim and she teaches them in Ballet, tap, and some tumbling. Natalie is loving it like crazy. Whenever she has the chance she is dancing around...even in Class!
