We took our trek to Michigan this past weekend to celebrate Christmas with our family. It was great being able to see everyone and the 3 of us had a good time. Once again we were amazed at Sebastian's endurance! Instead of his normal bedtime of 7 p.m. he lasted until a little bit after 10 p.m. and was in pretty good spirits. He really enjoyed himself and did a great job not touching everything at Aunt Nancy's (and thank goodness to that! I much prefer the "you touch it and it's yours" game vs. the new one of "you break it and you pay" game! Ha!). Thank you once again to Aunt Nancy for your hospitality! We really appreciate being able to stay over and spending time with you.

Yesterday we just stayed around the house and played. It was a low key day compared to the hustle bustle of the weekend and was much needed. Today we headed off to Gymboree for our play group and I've noticed quite a difference in Sebastian from when we first started attending. He is much more interested in what the other children are doing and he's much more interactive. It's great seeing him being so social with others. We were invited out to Starbucks following group today with the other mom's but unfortunately we had errands to run. Hopefully next week we'll be able to sit back and relax with the mom's after class (I'm already looking forward to the tazo chai!).

Other than that, there really isn't too much new to report. Sebastian is now walking well and he's even attempted to pick up the pace a bit. He loves it when we say "I'm going to get you!" and squeals with delight. Unfortunately he has it a little backwards as he will run to us laughing as opposed to running away! He also loves playing with his ball and trucks and will sit contently and look at his books. Sebastian is also learning new words every day. This past weekend we taught him how to say "Cheers!" and raise his glass - just in time for the holidays!! He also says cheese, oh-oh-, bus, mama, dada, car, truck, vroom and hi (just to name a few). He's also beginning to use his sign language more, with the sign for "more" being one of the most used ones at the moment. When people say kids brains are like sponges they really aren't joking! This kid just soaks everything up!

Anyways, I've added a few pics from our weekend away. I was going to add a pic or two of the haircut I gave Sebastian yesterday...but that will just have to wait! =)
Hope everyone is doing well,
Kim