The words of a genius!

I have been meaning to catch Kennedy talking for the blog. We tried a little today and this is what you get. She was not focused on me at all, but you get the point! We also spent tonight walking around a lot! I'll catch that on video tomorrow! I have time this week! :) Enjoy!

I LOVE vacation!!

First, I would like to say I love vacation! We are on Winter break this week. Whoever invented winter break I would like to give them a big hug! It is nice to be home with Kennedy. I am spending the week getting things cleaned out and playing with Kennedy! I got the bright idea to paint our bathroom. I wanted it to be more child friendly yet still function as a guest bath, since it has to serve as both. I mentioned it to SuSu and she signed up to help! Yay! So today was spent painting and getting the bathroom ready. We are striping the walls with a green on green tone, so tomorrow is striping day. I think it is going to look really good! I think SuSu might need to hire herself out for painting on the side. :)

We had a busy day of visitors today. SuSu came over to help paint. Kennedy was practicing saying SuSu and said DuDu instead. I will spell it with u's to make it look better SuSu! :) I thought it was funny. I don't think Susan thought it was so funny! Banks and Sarah came over for lunch. the picture of Kennedy with Banks is so cute! She kept leaning in his carrier telling him hi! She of course was expecting a response. Greg is also now known as the baby whisperer. Banks was crying the other night and Sarah handed him to Greg. Banks sighs and calms down the minute Greg takes him. The pic I took today proves it! He has a talent!

Then tonight Uncle Patrick came by. I had food. That is the only way you can get him to come around! :) Kennedy was a little scared of him at first, but then she realized he was a fun uncle and played and played with her Uncle Patrick.

So, our first official day of winter break was wonderful. Spent with family and friends, you can't get much better! We would like to send a shout out to sick Aunt Courtney! She has the flu! I hope you feel better soon!

Baby Brother is kicking around right now! How sweet! I can officially feel him move now, which I love. Have a great week everyone!

Daddy's little girl

Kennedy and Dada had some fun at the neighborhood pond on Saturday. We fed the ducks. K loves a duck! She is fascinated with them! Greg caught a fish and tried to show it to her. She was much more interested in the ducks swimming around. She also took some time to eat pinestraw. She likes the dirt. :) I thought these pics were cute. Here are two of my most favorite people! They are fun to photograph. I was trying to get Kennedy to look at me with the one of her and Greg. She was too busy smiling at her DaDa. Too sweet!

a LOVEly evening

Many, many years ago when Greg and I were newlyweds, Chad and Greg decided to have a sweet valentine's dinner for Jen and I. They cooked us a nice dinner and dressed up with bowties. It was very sweet. So this year, the two decided to be sweet to us again. Five years later! We were forced to have our children go to the grandparents and have an adult dinner! It was nice! They cooked us a wonderful dinner. We took some pictures to document the evening. We never take pictures of just us anymore! We did the prom pose in this picture. :)

Her First Steps!

Ok, so she is not officially walking our way, but my precious Kennedy is taking small steps toward a new world for her! She took about 4 steps to me tonight a couple of times before Greg and I wore her out. One time she was holding her cup, which gaver her more balance and she just walked up to me and stopped and looked at me. I of course made a huge deal out of it and she was like, "whatever mommy." We took this video right before bed to document, it is a little wobbly, but you get the idea.

In baby brother news, I swear I felt him move twice today. I am on edge waiting to feel him. There is nothing as special as getting those first signs of life from your baby. It makes it all the more real. I like to spend those moments getting to know my little one before I have to share him with the world. It is something special only the mommy can share. I didn't feel Kennedy until 21 weeks or so because I was just stupid. I had to wait until Greg felt her too and she high fived us and I was like, "oh, that is her!" I say I am a little wiser now and will be able to notice sooner. I felt a little flutter and stopped in my tracks today. Maybe it was him, maybe not! We'll see! I am enjoying being in the fun phase of pregnancy as I call it. All went down hill for me at 28 weeks last time, but I am hoping to be a happier pregnant woman this time. At least my friends and dear husband are hoping that!

Crazy MeMe

Ok, so I would officially like to let you know my crazy mother has created her own blog. She is very computer illiterate so this is a big deal for her! She loves to write and would like to have some readers, so I would like to announce her blog is now under my blogging friends. She has been complaining to me everyday that I have forgotten her. I mean all I do everyday is think about her blog. I have nothing else going on do I? Ha! Ha!

So check out MeMe's blog. Leave a comment, see how truly crazy my family is! :) I get it honestly!

She stands!!

13 months old and we know stand alone! She is also getting really good at squatting down and picking up things and then standing back up. She still seems shocked that she is all on her own. Then you ask her to come to you and she looks at you like, "You are crazy, lady." So for now, this is Kennedy's world. Standing, walking holding hands, and a whole lot of happiness!

I took these after church. I love this one! Her crazy hair was in rare form today!