All in a morning..

Ok, first I know I blog a lot when I am home. I like being home! :) Kennedy has been on a role this morning with making us laugh. I feel the need to share a few.



She wakes up and gets out of her bed (she does that on her own now) and smiles and says so proudly, "Look Mommy, I wake up!"

Greg is giving me a hug she runs around to us and says, "What's going on here?"

We are eating breakfast and she says to Whit, "Look Whit I put pancakes on your head, ok?"

She then asks me, "Mommy, where is Santa? At the mall?" I inform her that he went home to the north pole and is no longer at the mall. She says, "Oh, Santa at home. Ok!"

Happy New Year's Eve!

I have feet?

My sweet Whit has made a new discovery! He has found his feet! :) I think it is so sweet when they suddenly realize they have feet. You can see the look of amazement in his eyes. Can you imagine being excited you have feet? Although I was super excited to see my feet again after I had Kennedy. Maybe that's how he feels!

And I just needed to document this look. I cannot describe fully how it makes you feel but there is just a way about Whit's little looks. He has a lot of love behind his smiles. He will just gaze into my eyes and with all his heart he is telling me he loves me. It is hard to describe but I think these two pics captured it a little. This little boy appreciates being loved more than the average baby I think. He loves to be talked to and oohhed over. What a sweet boy!

The stats are in...

We went to the doctor today for a combo visit. I might never do that again. At one point everyone in the room was crying (at least those under 2) and I felt like crying! It is very hard to have a conversation with a doctor with two screaming children. And I had Greg there to help. I would NEVER attempt that alone. I thought it would be easier to knock it out together but I don't suggest it for my fellow friends with two small children. Anyways....Kennedy weighed in at 27.4 pounds. That would be 5 pounds more than I did at that age. I was a slight runt! :) She was 32 1/2 inches tall. She did get diagnosed with an ear infection at her well child visit. I knew she had something so we did a combo well baby/sick baby visit. Whit weighed in at 15 lbs 11.5 ounces. He has gained a pound in a month. He was 26 1/2 inches long. He was diagnosed with eczema. It was really bad over Christmas and was still bad today so we took him in. Poor thing! So all in all my day has been filled with doctor visits and screaming children. That is a nice day off right? :) At least we are all medicated and on our way to good health. Happy Monday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY KENNEDY!

Two years ago today I first looked into the eyes of my daughter. This day will always be so special to me. I will never forget looking at her for the first time and thinking, "This is what you look like?" I was holding a little Greg! :) I used to wonder what it would be like to hold my child for the first time. I dreamed and dreamed of what I would say to her that day. And I don't think I had any words, I just held her. I am thankful forever for that gift. I finally got to hold my child in my arms.

She's grown up so much in the past two years. She's been through a lot of change too poor thing! She only got a year and half as an only child and really only 10 months of just the 3 of us! She has adjusted well and I think she appreciates it! She's spending her birthday sick poor baby! She had a 102 fever last night and is still running a low temp today. We are going to watch lots of movies and take naps today! :) Before she got sick, we went over to the island for her two year old photo shoot. MeMe and I love the beach and I think we have rubbed off on Kennedy. It truly is one of the greatest places in the world, no matter what time of year it is. Life is just simpler there. It was a pretty day and believe it or not, you didn't even need shoes in December! I know these are a lot of pictures but she is so precious I couldn't pick. (I did narrow it down from like 100 pictures) The first picture is for me. Those arms and smile are to run to me. I do so love this child...

At two years
*You are a chatter box!! I think you talk in your sleep. You love to talk about anything and the things you say are hilarious!
*Today you are telling everyone Happy Birthday! I think that Merry Christmas was to everyone so you feel the need to tell me, dada and Whit Happy Birthday today. So polite!
*You love to pretend. You cook for us, talk on the phone, dance like a ballerina....the list goes on and on
*You survive on macaroni and mashed potatoes. I don't think you would be alive if these foods did not exist.
*You love Curious George. (books, the TV show, but not a stuffed one, those scare you!)
*You love to go! You love the park, the zoo, Petco (like the zoo to you), the beach, church....
* You are such a happy little girl!

My Kennedy,

My mom always said a daughter is special. I can see now how special. You have come into our lives and we truly will never be the same. Your laugh is infectious, your smile is contagious and you are our joy. I hope you always know how much I love you. I want you to grow up to be a strong and independent young woman. I look forward to watching you grow through the years and become who you are to be. I hate how fast time flies by and I know all too soon I'll be looking back on these years wondering where they went and you'll just be flying out the door. I'll hold on to you my Kennedy until I have to let you go. I'll hold to every hug, kiss and smile I can get. I'll cherish it because God has given me these years to love you. And I am forever thankful for each day we have together. Happy 2nd birthday my big girl!

Merry Christmas!

We had a nice and BUSY Christmas this year. We finished our 4th Christmas on Friday. Greg and I really need to go see that movie! :) Actually now that I think of it we had 5 Christmases! Kennedy really enjoyed it this year. She loved opening presents, stayed up until 11 on Christmas Eve for the party, woke up and enjoyed Santa and played all day! Whit got a jumperoo just like Kennedy had! To my surprise he was so ready for it and LOVED it! It was sweet to see him excited on Christmas morning! Santa brought Kennedy a kitchen and she spent the morning cooking for us. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the past few days. I had so many! And today is my Kennedy's 2nd birthday! We will be spending it watching movies...she has a 102 fever bless her heart!

She loved opening presents!

Me and my babies!


Whit and DaDa....I love this one!

And sweet Whit...he is getting good at leaning and sitting for just a second. Nowhere near sitting up but it is good for a quick photo shoot! He is such a sweet boy!

She loved her new kitchen!! And I know, I know, the hair is out of control. It is better with a bow, but who needs a bow Christmas morning right?

A few Christmas thoughts

Merry Christmas Eve! Kennedy and I just got home from the grocery store and everyone is asleep around here! I tucked her in and the night before Christmas poem went off in my head. All my children are all snug in their beds (including Greg: He is actually tucked into the couch under a hot pink blanket) where I am sure they are dreaming of sugarplums! We went to the mall to see Santa. I wanted Kennedy to be there to see Whit be so brave and sit with Santa. :) She refused to sit with him. We didn't push her. Whit did enjoy Santa. The picture they took was so cute. He was smiling away. Then he turned and actually looked at who was holding him and that made him even more happy! I think he liked the beard. Santa told Whit to make sure he was extra good! He also told Whit to be good next year because he probably won't like him then! This must be an experienced Santa!

And for those of you who don't know the Prosser/Olliff history here is a shortened version for you. The grandma and grandpa Prosser/Olliff's were close friends. They had Greg and Chad and of course they grew up to be great friends. Then along came Drew and Courtney and they too were destined for each other. Then the boys got married to GREAT women and we became great friends. They must have good taste right? That is one reason why it is so special that Kennedy and Drew are so close and we hope the same for Whit and Lorelei. It all started back with the original four and look how we have grown! We are quite a crowd now! This is a pic of all of us last night at the Prosser/Olliff Christmas party (yes we have this every year!)


May you all have a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy your families and count your many blessings. I know I will!

This Christmas...

What's different about this Christmas you might ask? Well for starters this is the first year in the past two Christmases that I am NOT pregnant! That is a crazy fact if you ask me! This is also my little Whit's first Christmas and I am so excited to have both my children here. I love my children, I am just not a big fan of being pregnant! I need a break from that for a while! :) Take time to enjoy your family this year. I am going to enjoy my little ones! Here is a pic of Whit's first tree! You know he was super excited about that!