For the outside of the house, we put some lights out, but didn't go as crazy as we usually do. Part of it is that it takes a lot of time and another part is that we realized that we should hire an electrician to set up another outlet instead of taking a chance with the 3 we currently use. Thankfully, the worst that has happened is that the circuit is tripped when it rains/snows. Here's a video of what we have going on this year.
Kirby's still not walking on his own. We thought he would be by now, but I don't think he's confident enough in his abilities just yet. I think the most steps he's taken on his own is 6. He's definitely more stable and he can go fast when he's excited about something, but he wants at least 1 finger to hold onto while he's walking. The past two Sunday mornings, we've taken him to the mall before it opens - which is nice b/c there's no one else at the playground. He also likes walking around the mall and looking in the store windows. It's perfect b/c no one is there except mall walkers and all the stores are closed so he's not tempted to run inside and throw clothes on the floor. :)
He signs a few more words - here's his list: "more" (which he actually thinks means "I want"), "please," "thank you," "food," "sleepy," "milk," and "stars." He also says a few more words: "hi," "mama," "dada," "yo-yo," "umbrella," and as of yesterday, "bye bye."
We have already had a few "snow storms" this year. Ugh - I am not looking forward to January! The first snow storm was the heaviest and Kirby was quite intrigued by the whole thing. We didn't let him stay out in it long b/c he didn't have a proper winter coat, but he had fun. I think he was most happy about the idea of being right next to Santa and Frosty b/c he only gets to see them from afar.
We hope you have a wonderful (and safe) holiday season!
