Kai is now three and a half, a dynamo.
He has transferred his main affection from Thomas the Train to Bob the Builder, and remains fascinated by all sorts of dump tractors (road building equipment.) He discovered iBird Pro on Linda's iPhone and latched onto it. He loves to play the birdcalls, especially the American Flamingo.
At Christmas, we took Kai up to Safari West in Santa Rosa, where he could see some real live animals. Despite his tender age, he remained interested for the entire three hours of the tour.
Kiera has a definite mind of her own. She now walks everywhere and grabs the finger of the nearest adult to go with her. She steadfastly refuses to talk, although she understands everything we say to her. Our cats fascinated her when the family visited over Thanksgiving, and she was gentle with them, but they didn't reciprocate the affection.
At Christmas, we learned that she now says at least three words: Mama, Daddy (or sometimes Da-da), and Kitty. Linda wisely chose the name "Nana" as her nickname, which should be easy to master. Jim's "Granddad" is much too hard to even attempt.
Be sure to check out all the photos of Kai and Kiera.