November

Yesterday was Nov. 17 which makes Joey 7 months! Also, last Friday was Nov. 12 which makes Lydia officially 2 1/2 years!

Joey is getting even bigger and stronger. He is standing a lot these days (when held of course - not on his own quite yet!) and loves the telephone. I have a feeling he is going to be a gadget lover, similar to someone else in this family. :) He loves to eat eat eat, and there never seems to be enough food! We are enjoying him very much and loving the way him and Lydia interact. Here are some pics of Joey:

In his Chicago Bears jersey



With Daddy ( I love these!)




Lydia is starting to talk in sentences and asking more questions. This age is so fun! She loves Elmo and still loves music as much as before. And she loves all of her stuffed animals, so much in fact, that at times she will drag about 5 at a time around the house!

Here is pic of Lydia loading up her shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. (We want to instill the importance of giving to those in need)



We are gearing up for the holidays, and looking forward to starting some new traditions as a family. One tradition we're starting this year for Thanksgiving is reading a book called Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember. It is about the pilgrims and their journey here to America, and the history of Thanksgiving. We'll read a little bit each day before Thanksgiving.

Since I probably won't blog again before Thanksgiving day, Happy Thanksgiving!

1 Chronicles 16:34 "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever."

Bonfire time

Marc and I decided we were going to get a bonfire pit this fall. Though we've only had one bonfire so far, we look forward to many more with friends and family. Our first fire was interesting. Marc used an old cardboard box to help get the fire going, as well as a ton of newspaper. The cardboard box had some vegetable oil on it from a little spill. Check out my photo story.

The fire - way bigger than it probably is supposed to be....


Marc, frantically trying to get the hose ready in case we need it.


20 seconds later, all is well. :)


A very relieved Marc.

Trick or Treat

Marc's sister, Nicole, and I took the kiddos trick or treating this year. Lydia was our little elephant, while Joey was our little spider. We only went up and down one street, but surprisingly that took an hour, and we also collected a ton of candy!

Lydia didn't really get that into it, in fact I think her favorite part was handing out candy at Marc's mom's house. But we all had a good time.

Afterwards we had dinner with "Grandma" and "Papa".

Some pictures from the day:

Daddy & Joey

Grandma with her grandkids

Lydia with Aunt Nicki

Mommy and kids

A few updates…

There is really not that much new at the Revoredo household, but the kids keep growing and doing new things, so that always keeps things rather interesting!

Joey is now 6 months! These 6 months have gone by so much faster than Lydia’s first 6 months of life. I know this is not really possible, as 6 months is 6 months, but maybe because there’s more going on, the time has really flown!

Joey’s stats: At his 6 month appt on Monday, Joey weighed 20 pounds exactly. He’s continuing on that 90%ile with everything: head circumference, height and weight. However at the rate he eats, I thought he’d actually weigh more, lol!

He’s as fun as ever, with his smiling, laughing, and “screeching”. He loves to sit in his bumbo chair and watch what’s going on. He still loves to be held and looked at, which is cute, and at times somewhat inconvenient. We’re starting to notice some major differences between him and his sister. One is that he’s starting to reach and grab for EVERYTHING. He’s also much more active than Lydia and swats more and kicks more. This is normal baby behavior I’m sure, and I know once he’s crawling/cruising/walking, he will probably keep me on my toes! And after all, he is a boy! He is very reactive too. What I mean by that is when we smile, he smiles back or laughs instantly, but he also cries when I sneeze, or use the blender, etc.! Lydia slept through the vacuum cleaner being run, and loved when I blended things in the Magic Bullet, and we had to put on a circus show, to get her to laugh! Joe, well, not so much! It is neat to see how God created them to be very different.

Lydia is saying more sentences and cracks us up with so much of what she says and how she says it! Just this morning as Marc was leaving for work, she said “bye” with the same intonation that Marc says it. She also continues to love singing and can even sing a few songs all by herself (ABC’s, Jesus Loves me, Twinkle Twinkle). She loves her little brother and loves to touch his “soft” and “fuzzy” head.
All in all, the two of them keep mommy very busy and also keep us laughing!

Joey at 6 months:





And a few pictures from the past month

Didier Farms Family Excursion:





Walk to Park:




Go Pack!

5 Months and more!

Joey is 5 months, how did that happen!? Almost half a year! We had his 5 month check up, and he checked out OK. :) He seems to be riding along the 90% curve as far his growth goes. He's been 90% for weight, height, and even head circumference now 3 months in a row. He loves to move, roll, and squeal. I have a feeling we'll need to some major babyproofing soon.

Joey at 5 months:



Here's a picture of Lydia at 5 months, to compare:




And just a few pics from some of the things we've been up to.......

Our first trip to a real zoo (Lydia liked the goldfish):



Craft time(painting a Snake, that is also an 'S':



What happens when mommy leaves the room for a second:



The morning of Lydia's first day of Sunday school:

Our little bookworm

Lydia loves to read books (or page through them at least :) We knew this. She's been a book lover for a while now. She also loves to crawl out of her bed and read books during her naptime. However, bedtime is different because it is pitch black in her room and she always stays in her bed(we thought this was because she couldn't see anything). Until last night. I went to check on her about 1/2 an hour after Marc layed her down for the night, and she was in the pitch black "reading" books in the corner of her room. Maybe she has eyes like a cat? Although this was slightly frustrating, because we're trying to teach her to stay in her bed, it was very amusing to Marc and I. We knew the girl loved books, but this took things to a whole new level!

Belated Birthday Blog

This past weekend we celebrated the birthday of our beloved husband and daddy dearest. :) Here's two haikus(cuz I know you love haikus!) for you, Marc:

Husband to Katie
Dad to Lydia and Joe
Oh how we love you!

You like computers
You enjoy helping others
We love you so much!

Happy birthday Marc!