The Farm...Round 2

Kennedy's first boy day this year consisted of a green and white polka dotted dress with her initials on in. This time, I talked her into shorts. :) She insisted on a big bow as well! Greg still has a vision of jeans, a t-shirt, and a hat. We'll keep you updated to see if that ever happens. :) She had a fun Saturday morning with her Daddy though. Here are some sweet pics I took before they left. Whit spent the day with Mommy shopping....poor thing!

Putt Putt!

We took the kids for their first round of putt putt on Friday night. It was fun! I think Drew and Whit are going to enjoy it as a future activity. Kennedy, bless her soul, is not as into golf as her daddy hoped. Drew really focused and played his best. Whit spent the time really mad that he was not tall enough for the huge club he was given. He totally got that you hit the ball with a club, which makes Greg really proud. :) Here are some pics of them in action!

The big kids...can you tell Kennedy picked our her own shoes?

Whit...trying his best to keep up with the big kids!
And let's not forget sweet Lorelei...happy as ever!

13 Months!!

A year and a month...wow life is too fast! Whit is changing by the day. The only thing around here that hasn't changed is how much we all love him. This baby gets lots and lots of love. What's Whitty Whit up to these days? Well, let's see...I"ll go with his likes first.

*He loves a ball. It is his favorite thing on earth. Greg thinks he is already showing athletic ability. I hope he is right. Kennedy seems to be a lost cause in that area already.
*He loves his sand and water table. He also loves trucks, cars...anything that goes vroom!!
*His paci. It is his heart. He loves that thing!
*Riley: He calls her RaRa. He will pull and pull on her and she just lets him.
*Outside: I just wish the HOT weather would go away so we could play more!
*Crawling: He is getting much better at walking but when he needs to get somewhere fast, he hits the floor. I will not give him the title of walking until it is his main form of transportation. Keep checking back for that info. He can walk across the room if he wants to. It is the fact that he doesn't do it because it takes too long that is so funny.
*Kennedy: She lights up his world. He kisses her night night every night before bed and it is the sweetest smile when she gives him a kiss. I love their relationship.


He is talking so much. My mom makes fun of his one work barking. Bite! BYE! NO! HI! I can't remember what words I wrote at a year but here are some new ones: night night, Uh uh (uh oh), RaRa (riley)....I am having trouble thinking of ones. I will have to add to this later. :)

His dislikes: There are only a few. He really doesn't like church. He also hates a new situation. He is fine being left if he knows you. Change his routine and you are a goner.

He has a mouth full of teeth! He has 4 on top and 4 on the bottom. He just got 2 molars and is working on the others. Kennedy had 2 teeth at this point. A baby with teeth is strange to me. It is super precious on him though. :)


Greg is quickly realizing he has a son and the possibilities of that. I love how happy it makes him!

We love you Whitty, Whit!

Farewell Franchesca

Well, she's gone. Kennedy cried. I was a little sad. I have silly attachments to cars. Someone told me that it is not the car you miss but the memories you had in it. I drove around waiting on Kennedy in this car. I had that silly car seat all bucked in for a month waiting on her! Greg drove home 20 mph to bring her home from the hospital. He drove home normal speed to bring Whit home. :) Kennedy loves this car. She spots it in a parking lot and yells, "My car!" My family has grown from just the two of us to the four of us while we had this car. It was my first SUV. :) Sweet Franchesca, thank you for the memories. Thank you for the good times. Thank you for holding us all safely when we tore through Bambie. Thank you for getting us places and being a part of our family. May you now enjoy your youth again in the life of a 16 year old. Good luck! We'll miss you. Now on to new things around here.....stay tuned to find out what that is!

Looking up!

He looks up to that big sis of his!

Point for Greg!!!

Greg was right. Yes, I just said that!! Whit has been sick ALL week. That makes for a long week for the grown ups around here. He said the other day, "I wonder if it is roseola." Hmmmm....I thought. If you don't know, roseola is a virus in small children that have high fevers (like Whit's 103) for 3-5 days. Then the fever breaks and a rash appears. His fever broke yesterday around lunch. SuSu stayed home with him today and when he got up from his afternoon nap what appeared? The rash....so my dear Greg, you were right. Maybe you should be a doctor! Good to know that K has already had this so I can breathe a little sigh of relief and hope she doesn't get sick. I hope we didn't infect anyone around here!!

My Sunshine

She'll test you. She'll throw herself to the floor to stand up for what she believes in. She'll yell NO and not care if she gets in trouble when she thinks it is worth it. Then she'll make you laugh. She'll tell you stories. She'll entertain you. She'll make you cry you are so amazed at her. She's my sunshine. She's a bit covered in clouds some days. Some days are pure thunderstorms complete with lightening. Under it all she is just pure sunshine. Thank you God for my Kennedy. I don't think I could live a day without my sunshine. :)