Kilbane Happenings

We are currently in Cincinnati celebrating Christmas with the Humphrey side of the family. Brian and I are looking forward to a night out at 20 Brix (a phenomenal restaurant in Old Milford) then tomorrow its a Christmas party at my sister Molly's house with all the family and all the trimmings! We are looking forward to spending time with all our loved ones while we are in town and only wish we had more time to see everyone and share in the spirit of the season. Looking ahead, we are excited for the arrival of Santa at our home in St. Louis and then the Kilbane's from Cleveland will be visiting with us through the new year! Hard to believe the year 2010 is upon us. A big year is upon us and I am looking forward to enjoying every minute of it! Lots happening, with milestone birthdays and anniversaries, March Madness (Brian and I will be attending the Final Four in Indy this year...hoping to see a XU team there), fun vacations and more holiday fun! I hope all of you enjoy your ho...

So not long after arriving in Cincinnati, we were surpised with SNOW! Not much, a little more than a dusting, and enough to go out and play in! Brian took kaitlyn out for her very first encounter with making snowballs and a snowman! I think she really liked it and now I can't get her to take her boots off!

Last weekend we attended Breakfast with Santa at the Downtown St. Louis Macy's store. We had french toast, eggs, cereal, fruit, and bacon. Of course Rudolph, the elves and SANTA were there. We had a great time!

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Hello and Happy Thanksgiving to all! We are celebrating Thanksgiving this year in St. Louis with the Kilbane side of the family. Mom and Dad Kilbane traveled in from Strongsville, Ohio on Wednesday and will stay with us until Sunday. The Humphrey's are celebrating Thanksgiving at Molly's with Adam's family as well. We will miss being with them this year, but look forward to celebrating Christmas with them next month. Mom K and I will be venturing out on Black Friday to see what kind of deals we can get! We will not be one of the crazed shoppers who are in line at 3am, however...10am sounds a little better to me! Brian and I are spending the evening away from home on Friday night - out to dinner and to a movie...then to the DoubleTree to get an uninterrupted night of sleep - the kiddos have been keeping Brian and I up quite a bit the last few weeks...a good nights rest is much needed! Then its back tot he grind on Monday for everyone. Brian, the kids and myself will be trave...

Kaitlyn and I had not been to Monkey Joe's in a while. So with the weather getting colder and rainier by the second, we decided to go before the holidays when it gets really crowded! Kaitlyn usually sticks to the same 3 or 4 jumping apparatus. Today, she branched out and climbed atop the BIG slide and went for it! She LOVED IT! And eventhough she went down on her belly - she still tried something new and went over and over and over again!

So recently we had a death in our family - THE CAMERA! As you know from this blog - I TAKE A TON OF PICTURES AND VIDEO! To be with out my camera was devastating! We purchased a new camera - a Sony - and it's AMAZING! I love it and it will be so great for capturing all those impromptu moments with the kids. Here are a few that I took today with the new camera.

October has been a busy month for us with lots of fun, Fall activities. We carved pumpkins and Trick-or-Treated. I even spent several days reorganzing and rearranging our basement to make a more suitable space for Kaitlyn and Brady's toys (they were beginning to overtake the living room!). Kaitlyn loves playing down there, she even has an art center where she can color and paint as much as she likes! There is plenty of space too, for the special deliveries that Santa may be bringing. Enjoy the pictures! More to come for November and I am sure will have a lot to post in December.

Brady isn't sure who to root for - momma and daddy have him completely confused! Kaitlyn's given up on us completely and refuses to wear either jersey - I am blaming that on the "terrible 2's!"

Today was great Fall day to pick out our pumpkins! We headed to Stuckmeyer's pumpkin patch, which is just 5 minutes from our house. We picked out 2 great pumpkins (a "mommy and daddy" pumpkin according to Kailtyn). Kaitlyn enjoyed a fresh picked apple and Brady enjoyed the sights!

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Kaitlyn started a new preschool program at The Magic House (children's museum) here in St. Louis. She goes on Thursdays for one hour and as the program continues, Iwill be in the classroom with her less and less. Its an introduction to the school environment. This past week's theme was colors and next week's is apples. She enjoys her teacher, Miss Dorie and her 7 other classmates.