Shawcroft Family Update

I can't believe that October is almost over. The time is going by so fast it's crazy! We are having fun getting ready for Halloween. Makayla has had a few Halloween parties this week and been able to dress up which has been nice. It is probably going to be freezing on Saturday and she will have to wear a coat. I always hated that as a kid. I always had a cute little costume and then it needed to be covered up with a coat. At least she has been able to wear it for her parties. We all had a lot of fun carving pumpkins this year. They were ones that we grew in our garden which made it even more fun. Makayla refused to clean them out so daddy did that and she drew the faces on them. Then I cut out the faces. It worked out great! Kyle slept through most of it but woke up right in time for pictures. PERFECT!Makayla is still loving preschool. She is so cute. I love to hear the things that come out of her mouth. The other day she told me that she is always going to be a princess for Halloween. The funny thing is that I can totally see that happening for years to come. Every year we send a letter to Makayla's birthmother. This year she was so excited to draw her a picture. She drew one and then just kept drawing. This is my favorite one. It is Krista and Makayla holding hands...Kyle is doing great. He just had his first tooth pop up. We are so proud of him!!! When we first noticed it Ben and I just kept telling him how proud we were and what a good boy he was. Finally Makayla piped in and said, "I have teeth too!" I think that is the first time since we brought Kyle home that she got a little jealous. He is just the cutest sweetest little guy. He loves to talk and hear himself talk. He also loves to growl at us. I will growl in his neck and then he grabs my face and growl back at me. It is the cutest thing ever!!!Ben and I are doing great. Busy, busy, busy! We are still counting down the days until we finalize Kyle's adoption and can get him sealed to us. He is such a huge part of our family now. I can't even imagine life without our little Ky Guy. Ben and I are so blessed to have the best little kids in the whole world!!!

Makayla's 4 year old pictures have arrived...

What a beautiful, sweet, precious, smart, loving little girl!!!

Kyle Growing Up...

Kyle is getting so big. He is now eating cereal and jar foods (although not very well) and he is sitting up. I can't believe it! It seems like just yesterday we were bringing a tiny 6 pound baby home. How fast the time goes by...

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Last Friday Ben decided to take the day off and we went to Lake Tahoe. It was so much fun. It was a warm beautiful day. Probably one of the last warm days of the year. We all had a blast!!! Makayla loved playing follow the leader - she was the leader of course. Kyle was amazing as usual. Afterward, we went to Minden to meet with our attorney and the date is set!!! We will finalize Kyle's adoption on November 9th. We are so excited and counting down the days!

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5 Months Old

Kyle is now five months old. I can't believe how fast the time is going by. He is getting cuter and smarter every day. We love him so much and can't imagine our family without the little guy. Next month we will get to take him to the temple and he will be sealed to us forever. We are counting down the days.

We took Kyle to his five month appointment and he is now 16 pounds and 26 inches long. He is rolling over now but just from his tummy to his back. He hates his tummy time! Kyle loves to smile and laugh. He smiles at anyone and everyone who looks at him. But we don't like to tell them that because that way they think they are the only one who make him smile.Kyle has discovered the joys of toes. Kyle is almost sitting by himself. He will sit for a couple seconds and then fall over. My guess is that when I am giving his six month update he will be sitting like a pro.Kyle LOVES his sister. Makayla can always get a smile and a laugh out of him. She is such a good helper. Josie LOVES her Kyle. It is pretty funny because she never liked Makayla much. Every time I have to lay Kyle on the bed to change his diaper or get a bottle Josie sits right by him comforting him. We now have to be a little more careful though because apparently Kyle likes to eat Josie hair. I will spare you the details of how we found that one out!

It has worked out really well because right as the weather has been changing Kyle has grown out of his clothes. I was able to pull out his 6-9 month clothes the other day and Kyle has quite the wardrobe. Thanks to all the wonderful people who gave us so many beautiful clothes. These are his adorable jammies from Erica and Cambrie. Thanks guys!!!Every day I wake up I can't believe how blessed I am. I have two beautiful children. I love them more than I ever thought was possible. I have a wonderful husband who is the best father I have ever met. Whenever I have had a hard day with the kids Ben comes home and takes over. Who could ask for a better life?