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Thankful for... Green Beans!

Among the many, many other things that Kevin and I are blessed with and thankful for, Kalani is easily at the top of our list. He is more wonderful than we ever could have imagined and we are so proud of him. It's truly surprising and amazing how much you can love one little person - and how the addition of such a person can completely change your life.

Kalani, this Thanksgiving, was thankful for the introduction of baby food. Green beans seemed apropos, given the holiday. We weren't sure what Kalani would think of it; for the last month, he has pursed his lips together every time I've tried to get him to eat cereal.

Kalani, not sure if we are tricking him with green colored cereal.

Pleasantly surprised the mystery goop has a flavor!

What? It's all gone already?

Guess I'll lick the bowl then...

Kalani liked his green beans so much, he cried when it was all over. I fear he has his mother's insatiable appetite...

Oh, the places we will go....

I was surprised when I perused our photos this last month to see all the places our family has made it to, despite fighting to stay healthy. Kalani continues to amaze me with all he takes in at each place. He is such a curious little guy and is enjoying learning about the world, one lick or nibble at a time. A few of the places we have been....

During a visit to meet the newest addition to the Sutton family, I caught this hilarious picture of Mallory. She was ready to hit the town!

Kalani LOVES to be tickled, so much so that you can pretend to start to tickle him, and he dissolves in laughter. His laugh is so contagious. A great antidote for a bad day. Here he is getting tickled by big girl Addie Sue at church.

Kalani loves his Rashawn - to prove his love, he has been engaging in a competition with the new baby at daycare who dares to need her attention as much as him. I'm sure he is scheming his next strategy to dominate all of her time and energy in the picture below.

Ole'! Kalani helped Naomi celebrate her 7th birthday fiesta style. Aunt Tina was gracious enough to assist Kalani with his turn at the pinata... He donated the goods to the birthday girl.

Kevin and Kalani have been enjoying a new game - flying. Kalani, for some reason, appears to like anything that might scare other young children. He is a dare devil already. While I love to hear him laugh, the worrier in me is not so thrilled when the "flying" becomes extreme. Luckily, Kevin has been kind enough to humor me lately with a safer version...

Ooohhhh! I just love all those rolls and how big he has gotten!

Lately, Kalani has been on the go even in his sleep.


One place I'm glad we didn't need to go this month - the hospital. Kalani, in his eagerness to eat, cut two fingers on the formula cannister... He handled it like a real trooper - what a tough guy!

It was a lively event at my mother's house, celebrating her recent engagement, Laotian style. Congrats Mother and Souvanh!

Opera anyone? The most impressive outting of the month by far was the Messiah. We were on edge, wondering how he would do but he surpassed our expectations. He spent the first 15 minutes sitting on Kevin's lap, focused on the stage as if he was mesmerized by the music. Kevin only had to leave during the performance two times. Not bad, I say!