Monkey Leash

Kyle is a RUNNER!
He takes after his Daddy! He is SO FAST. Honestly, I have a hard time catching him.
So....we put him on a leash.
Target sells these great "monkey leashes"
Thank goodness Kyle likes monkeys. (They also have bears and some other kind of animal)
But Kyle is a monkey kid. :)
It took a while for him to get used to wearing it but now he likes it...most of the time.
We call it "Taking the Monkey for a walk" and Kyle seems to enjoy it.
When we go to crowded places (like the Seattle Science Center) I feel much better knowing I have a hold on him by the monkey tail. I am worried he will run away from me and get lost.
So....I am proud to admit....YES, I put a leash on my child!

January '09

Happy New Year (14 days late) Sorry!
Things have been a little bit hectic around here.

We enjoyed our Christmas Break. Troy had 3 extra days off because of the snow. I must say, after 19 days of Troy being home...it was nice to be back to the "normal routine" around here.
We celebrated New Year's with friends and stayed up WAY TOO LATE for my liking. Thank goodness for Grandma Sally! She spent the night and got up at 6am with Kyle.
Speaking of that...Kyle has been getting up EARLY! I am talking 5am, 5:30am., 6am.
The kid does not understand the concept of sleeping in/weekends/Christmas Break/or 2 hour late start because of snow.
I went and bought a White Noise Machine (BEST $20.00 I ever spent)
Yesterday he woke up at 7:40. Today was 7:30.
That is much better!!!

Troy is FINISHED with his Masters Program!!!
I am SO proud of him. It has been 22 months of sacrifice but it will be well worth it now that it is done!
Kyle was an infant when Troy started the program. Crazy to think about!
One weekend per month...Troy would have class. Friday night from 5pm-10pm, Saturday from 8am-5pm, and Sunday from 8am-5pm!
Those weekends were LONG for both of us!!!!
Troy took a much needed-much deserved Personal day on Monday to celebrate.
He went to the movies. By himself. He saw a movie that I would not care to see :) He said there were 10 guys (alone) in the movie theatre. Funny.
When he came home....he handed me these.....


They are BEAUTIFUL!
I guess I deserve flowers for helping him get through this Masters Program :)
What a thoughtful thing for him to do.

We have joined the YMCA. (We joined in November...so we are not part of the New Year's Resolution Bandwagon)
It has been great for our family! We go together. Troy runs/lifts weights, Christy uses the treadmill or other machines or does a group class, and Kyle plays in the Kid Zone. He loves it.
We have also used the swimming pool quite a bit. We go to Open Swim/Family Swim. Kyle is becoming quite a little fishy! Kyle is taking swimming lessons again. He LOVES it. We go twice a week for 30 minutes. He is even holding on to a "noodle" and swimming all by himself!

We are looking forward to a fun-filled 2009!