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I truly enjoy blogging about our journey as parents and sharing all the pictures of our family with you...but most of all I hope that one day Kennedy and Presley will love reading this blog and cherish each memory I have tried to capture for them. Our girls bring us so much joy everyday!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Eleven months is one away from ONE YEAR OLD!!

I am trying to catch up on blogging...once again so many pictures of this month and Kennedy's adventures!  This past week poor Rusty had sudden kidney stone surgery, so after 3 trips to the hospital, lots of pain medicine, and rest (and worry for me)...he is on the up and up.  It was a long week but we are so glad he is feeling better.  In the meantime though, Miss Kennedy has been busy getting SO big.  I would say the biggest change, besides the 5 steps she takes on her own sometimes, is that she has her very own language.  Rusty and I love listening to her have conversations with herself in the car, her crib, while she plays, or really anywhere, anytime!  I wish I knew what she was saying.  She is a talker...wonder where she gets that from??!!  She also loves to play with her bouncy balls.  My mom got her a princess soccer ball when we were in Rhode Island and she started throwing it to me.  It's the cutest.  Will she be into sports like her Daddy and Uncles??  She is still trying different table foods.  Cheese is a fave!  Kennedy brings us so much joy just watching her love of life.  She is so determined and full of personality.  She has mastered the wave and will wave to anyone around!  She also loves her binkie, the green light on my computer, A Bugs Life, standing on top of things and drinking water!  I will let the pictures tell you the rest of what she has been up to this month.  I can't believe I will be blogging her first birthday this month!!!!!!!!

 Into everything...the one time I don't put them up!

 Looking for everything...we love when she does this, it's cute and funny, especially when she can't reach what she wants :)

 Up to no good face!

 Giving Daddy get better kisses <3

Pool time!  We do this a lot in the evenings these days!

 Blowing bubbles with Mommy!

 Mommy's belly button!

 She loves to jump off the sides...thanks Miss Renee for teaching us Humpty Dumpty :)

 Having fun!
 Swimming with Daddy another day.

 Waving to Daddy!

Chillin' by the lake.  Love her pony tail!



 The next few pictures are for my Mom...I sure hope that MY Nini is reading this in heaven.  She would be so happy that Kennedy LOVES the ceramic pig that she made me.  I have had it in the corner of Kennedy's nursery since before she was born.  She just recently found it.  She looks for it when she wakes up from naps and plays with it constantly!  So sweet!

 Peek-a-boo Mr. Pig! 

 They have the same expression, haha!

 Her new BFF!

 I like this one because it's looks like she is laughing with the pig!
 Where's Mr. Pig's nose?  We are working on facial features!

Hiding Mr. Pig!  I am telling you, she loves this thing!

Whoooo goes there??

Random, non-Kennedy post...Rusty was on the front porch at dusk a couple weeks ago and heard owls hooting super close.  Sure enough there were two in the trees over our porch calling to each other.  I am not a big fan of owls, a little creepy looking with those eyes and I hate how they swoop down to eat little things, but it was kinda neat.  Rusty got some good pictures with our extended lens, while I hovered around the corner watching and hoping they wouldn't swoop down at me, haha.  This was cool enough for me to blog about it I guess!



 We could only get a good picture of one of them.  No I don't know what owl species this is...anyone?

 Creepy Eyes...looking for prey!

Peek-a-boo!


Saturday, July 28, 2012

Rhode Island Adventures!

Let's just call Miss Kennedy the jet setter!  She now, at almost 11 months old,  has SUCCESSFULLY taken 3 round trips on an airplane to visit family.  Notice that I capped the word successfully because she has once again put my nerves at ease by being such a good girl on the plane.  We flew without Rusty again and she was still good...although we were both tired from all the traveling and the busy-ness of our vacation.  Nini SPOILED Kennedy while we were there, and me too!  She even got her first pair of real shoes for those soon to be walking feet!  We had fun visiting with all the family, but I think everyone really had more fun playing with Kennedy and seeing how much she has changed :)  There were so many faces to see everyday that I am sure now that we are back, she is bored, haha!  I think in the week we were gone, she became MUCH more mobile and adventurous (I am getting my exersise now chasing after her!).  As you will see in the pictures, she mastered Nini's stairs, LOVED playing with Sonny and Pippy (the family Labs), and also enjoyed our two special outings to the Roger Williams Zoo in Providence and the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.  Thank you Nini for a GREAT trip and everyone else for putting up with a baby in the house for the week :)  We love and miss you all already!

 At the airport...Mommy is tired and Kennedy is excited...and too big for the Bjorne now!

 Picnic by the pond enjoying the beautiful weather!

 Out to breakfast for Auntie Missy's birthday...she was so intrigued with Uncle Eric.

 Pooped out from traveling...her signature position with the flipped hand :)

 I went to get my nails done and Kennedy stayed to play with Auntie...she loved her little drum!  It's the little things for sure!

 The stairs!

 The stairs again...changing her diaper was a pain since she she wasn't confined to the table!

 This was the daily feeding extravaganza!  The dogs loved having Kennedy there, haha!

She wasn't scared of them at all, she got so excited when she saw them!

 Trip to the Roger Williams Zoo, perfect weather too!

 Madison and Missy

 Kennedy of course has the sunscreen in her mouth! 

 Madison was quite the photographer!

Zebra booties!


 Looking at the antelope??  There were so  many different animals there, I am not sure what these are!  haha!

 The elephant eating!

 The giraffes came right up to us!

 Pretty Madison!

 Waiting for the elephants to get a bath, so cute!

 I love this picture...cousins!

 The Bald Eagle.  There were so many cool animals at this zoo, we had fun!

This is blurry but every morning, this was how Kennedy was greeted!  She loved it!

 Madison helping Kennedy with her puzzle.

 On our way to the Aquarium!

 The baby Beluga white whales were my favorite!

 So cute!

 Touching the sting rays...or really Kennedy was just splashing!
 Eric is getting in on the action!

 We were surrounded by aquariums with all kinds of sea creatures, Kennedy was in awe and a little nervous!

There's NEMO!

 She loves her Nini!

 Mother/Daughter :)

The penguins!

 The Sea Lion let out a big roar when we walked by!

And pooped out again from the busy weekend of fun...I love taking pictures of her sleeping :)

 Hanging with the family!
 Eating outside in the nice weather!

 Playing with Sonny!  She really did love the dogs!
 Riding on Uncle Eric's wheelchair, haha!  That thing is fast!

Playing with Nini and Uncle Eric, she loves to climb over everyone!

We had such a great visit and as you can see, stayed very busy!  XO!