Overall our trip was great! We were able to see some great college wrestling, the Budwiser Clydesdales (one of Kip's dad Ralph's dreams), and have Kyler swim for the first time. We celebrated Easter, saw the St. Louis arch, and witnessed some pretty bad flooding. It was so great and now we are hooked!
Kyler absolutley loved his sunglasses he got in his Easter basket. We couldn't even take them off of him. He either had them on his face or was carrying them in his hands. He was known as our "Little Dude" for the day.
Easter was so much fun this year. It was Kyler's first Easter and we were still in St. Louis for the wrestling tournament. It was snowing outside so we had it in our hotel room where Kyler found his basket and went on an Easter egg hunt with dad. He loved to grab the eggs and found it even more exciting when they ended up on the floor. 
So Kyler has been enjoying trying new foods lately. Here he is with a zwieback toast that are so messy I don't even know if they are worth it but he loves them.
Kyler's first taste of pizza! He loved the crust. When I took it away he wasn't to happy. So much like his dad it's crazy!
Fritos aren't in his food choices yet but Kyler loved the bag. He chewed on the corner for a good 20 minutes.
For Christmas I gave Kip a trip to go see the 2008 NCAA Divison 1 Wrestling Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. We took Kyler because we thought we should get him started young! It was a fun family trip where we cheered on the Iowa Hawkeyes who took home the #1 team trophy!!
We looked all over for a Hawkeye shirt for Kyler and could not find one. So I went to Target and got a plain black shirt and a cheap yellow one. I cut out the Hawkeye design, going off Kip's hat and sewed it on with a sewing kit from the hotel. I was so excited when it was done because I think all the hard work paid off!
All and all this trip was great. Kip was able to fulfill one of his dreams and Kyler and I were able to be there for it!
Kyler loves the Bumbo chair! I finally gave in and got one because all I've heard was good things about them. He is starting to sit but gets tired so this is such a great solution. It keeps him practicing on sitting but will support him if he gets tired. I really think he just loves to be around us and seeing what's going on.
I realized that I hadn't taken very many pictures of Kyler lately so I started to just snap them uncontrollably. He looked at me like I was a crazy person as you can tell in the picture. Oh well, he'll thank me for them later I hope!
We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 
