What Kira does when she thinks she's alone

This story is going to start out kind of gross, and for that I apologize. Just don't use your imagination. I'll keep the language general to protect our gentle readers.

Kira made a special kind of mess in the bathtub this evening. This is the second day of this in a row. I was frustrated, but explained to Kira that I had to clean the bathtub and bath toys again and why. I needed a minute, so after I got Kira dried, diapered, and dressed, I told her to play with her toys in her room, and that I would be in the bathroom cleaning her bathtub. I locked the bathroom door so I could keep Kira away from the biohazard zone.

I think she played for a few minutes, but then I heard something from the kitchen. I said, "Kira?" and heard no response. I sighed and washed my hands. I opened the door and checked Kira's room, which was empty. I continued down the hallway to the kitchen.

Kira was kneeling on a kitchen chair in front of the cookie bin on the kitchen table. She had opened it, took out a little red star cookie that she knew she liked, and had taken a very small bite of it that she was still chewing on when I surprised her. She wasn't expecting me, that's for sure. I told her she wasn't allowed to have any cookies, and I put the nibbled cookie back in the bin. She didn't even protest. I think she felt she made out with just that one nibble.

She's a super fun, super ornery little girl. I'm sure she'll just get more fun and more ornery.

New tricks

Kira has learned a few new tricks to get her way, and while they are endearing, it is clear she will soon outsmart her mother and me :) Team parents may outnumber team Kira 2:1, but she is in no way daunted by this.

She has already begun attempting to pit us against each other. If one of us does something she disagrees with, or doesn't want to do, she immediately asks for the other. There is no subtlety in her method. It is clear that the offending parent has just failed to make passing marks, been dropped from future consideration, and the replacement is already late for the job. No one is as demanding as someone who doesn't know that it is indeed possible to not get their way :)

T'was the Sunday before Christmas

Kira and her mom came out to watch the last demo for my school today, and one of my students parents gave bindi, the red forehead dots worn by women in India and other nations. Mom and daughter both wore theirs for most of the day.

We also went to lunch at Jersey Mike's, where Kira stole one of my Jalepeno Chips and got her first taste of SPICY! She got over it pretty quickly, but not before she made some priceless faces :)

We will finish the day by traveling north, over the river and through the woods to Grandmas house for some Omaha steaks for dinner.

Hopefully, I can get Kristin to put up some pics as they were moved to her PC.

Halloween and more

Kira has really gotten into Halloween this year. She has a book about Halloween at Grandma and Grandpa's house from which she has learned sounds made by ghosts, monsters, bats, witches, pumpkins, and skeletons. Kira has dressed up and has either gone trick-or-treating, to a Halloween party, or both each of the last three days. She's pretty much had the time of her life.

Trick-or-treating was fun. Apparently, if you are tiny and cute, people will hold the bowl down for you and let you move candy from their big bowl to your treat bag pretty much indefinitely. We couldn't have hit up more than seven houses, but she has more, better loot than I used to get in two hours of busting my behind to hit the whole neighborhood. Little do those generous folks know that it was all a ruse to get candy for Jared. Kira doesn't eat candy, ha!

Kira in her Halloween dress, made by me.


Sitting next to her pumpkin, getting ready to go trick-or-treating for the first time in her life. We intended to put a face on the pumpkin, but Kira kept putting the face parts on the pumpkin, so we kept hammering them in place for her.


At the governor's mansion, where the first lady handed out Cheryl's cookies.


And now, on to the "and more" portion of this blog post...

Kira in her new dog pajamas, with her new dog ball and winter boots.


"When she was good she was very, very good..."


Blocks in the kitchen.


Someone noticed that the hall closet door was ajar...


Still loves to ride on mama's back.


My favorite new outfit from Kira's grandma.


Poor baby!


I've got some videos I want to upload, but that will have to wait.

Words Kira says

Dog, ball, kitty, bird, light, door, up, down, open, water, all done, yes, no, belly, eye, ear, nose, mouth, teeth, hair, dance, sit, walk, run, bear, duck, book, shoe, sock, mama, dada, papa, button, phone, tree, airplane, sky, leaf, snack, banana, eat, cup, bottle, hat, juice, glasses, bag, ow, mine, flower, sleep, night night, car, truck, ride, block, diaper, jump, kick, knee, Eric, Claudia, clean up, bike, train, choo choo, woof woof, meow, cheese, milk, tomato, cheep cheep, bug, hi, hello, bye bye, piggy, yippee, yum yum, chair, please, thank you, apple, baby, help, chin, throw, potty, keys, bite, want, blanket, nest, poo, uh oh, box

And more I can't remember and don't understand yet...

What Kira ate for dinner

2oz of salmon, 1/4c of spaghetti, 1/2 jar of baby food, and 3/4 of a banana.

Kira eating, wearing a hat, and pointing to Claudia and Eric!