There's a first for everything....



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, July 15, 2012

Baby's First Fourth of July!

So the holiday is way over but I am just getting around to posting these pictures!  For the Fourth we went to some friend's of ours house for a party...in hopes that Kennedy would maybe make it to the fireworks dsiplay...but maybe not!  From their house you can see the Red Hot and Boom fireworks in Altamonte across the lake.  Oh well, maybe next year...I think they would have scared her anyways.  What she did like though was the potato salad and all the other babies there to play with.  We had a fun time for sure!  Rusty and I listened to the fireworks this year from our couch :)

 She got her first balloon from the lady at Publix!

 She loves to stand in our hands...ever since she found her feet.  It is a little harder now though!  I think she is practicing her cheerleading skills she will of course have!

 Sportin' their patriotic colors!

 Kennedy is clearly happy that she has on this crazy headband, haha!  Aunt Sharon wore the same one last Fourth when we were in the Cape and Kennedy was in mommy's belly :)

 Playing with her man Miles!  She is doing a lot of sweating these days in this Florida heat so she tends to be in just her diaper a lot!

 What MOM?!!  Her faces are priceless.

 Posing for the camera with Miss Jeanine!
 She is finally starting to TRY and hold her bottle...but really she just wants Mommy to hold it!

Sweet Baby Miles is only 4 months younger than Kennedy.  They will have lots of fun growing up together :)

Hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July!

Monday, July 9, 2012

Ten Months is TotaLLy FUN!

I am a little late on posting these pictures so some of them are more recent than others and of course there are quite a few to catch up on!  I seriously have to quit saying that every month is my favorite BUT this one is bringing LOTS of smiles to Kennedy and Mommy and Daddy :)  Her little personality is in full force!  She looks bigger every time I turn my head...especially when she is standing in the middle of the room with no hands or feeding herself in her high chair.  I keep telling Rusty that she is no longer just 10 months old...she will be ONE next month!!!  Oh wow, time sure does fly.  So this past month, Kennedy has been busy standing solo (steps will be SOON), smiling with a mouthful of teeth (I lost count, but I think 10), giggling, and is trying lots of new finger foods (including cucumbers, hummus, broccoli, cheese sticks, french toast, and pasta).  My favorites are that she started saying MOMMA (not that she knows why yet, but it's still so sweet), she gets shy now and puts her head on my shoulder when someone talks to her, and also is very snuggly now when she is tired....basically she is a mommy's girl!  I am cherishing every minute I get to hold her and rock her when she is STILL :)  Rusty loves that she runs from him now...AKA crawls as fast as she can when he chases her saying "I'm going to get you!".  He also loves to tickle her under her neck, rub her back to give her chills and he is always singing Twinkle Twinkle or Old MacDonald to her (her faves!).  We enjoy all the family time we can get and as you will see...taking lots of pictures of our beautiful baby girl!  She has a new expression daily, enjoy!


Hi my name is Kennedy, I am 10 months old and this is my new bean bag :)

 This picture was taken on her birthday...Rusty made her whole wheat cinnamon french toast...she liked it and so did we!

 She was sliding on the wood floors, haha! Silly girl.

 Love when she gets on her knees and love this new shirt we got her!

 Studying Baby Einstein, she seriously loves this...best invention ever!

 She gets so excited when the music comes on...I am sure she will know how to use the iPad soon!

 She follows the animals as they cross the screen!  So cute!

 Snuggling with Mommy. The.Best.Ever.

 She loves the vacuum and also this bookcase.  It is the FIRST place she crawls to when she is out of her gates!

 Loves her water and broccoli is a hit! 

 These are her new baby gates...been a lifesaver for me!  She is yelling to get out I think, haha!

 This is her other favorite place to be in the house, looking out the window.  I love her reflection in this picture!

And there she is again, this time she is dressed!

 Watching her new favorite movie, Barnyard, after breakfast.  I catch her smiling at certain parts...wonder if she gets it?? :)

 Headed to the pool...she LOVES the water!  That is the Graf in her!

 Something was funny!

 Our baby angel!

Playing with Mommy!  Told you she was doing lots of smiling these days!

Hi Kennedy!

 She sleeps in the funniest positions now!  And she looks so big in her crib!

 Twin Toes!  Will she have Daddy's flat feet?  That is the question!

I had to include this one.  My friend Rhonda from high school had triplet girls the month before I had Kennedy.  She already had one daughter.  Then on the right side of the couch are my friend Amy's three kids and Kennedy of course!  We had a daycare on the couch, haha!

My photographer friend asked Kennedy to model this outfit for a children's company...she gave me the edited pictures in return...so sweet!

 Of course she was playing with the sand!

 This one and the next one are my favorites!  Look at those curls!

 

So stunning...I just want to eat her up!  Thank you Melody Dowdy for capturing these!


Sunday, June 24, 2012

Beach Getaway!

For Father's Day weekend, we packed up (packing up with a baby is like bringing the whole house) and headed to Cape Canaveral Beach!  Thank you so much Uncle Tim and Aunt Jane (Ja'mamaw) for letting us use your beautiful beach condo, it was a perfect and much needed getaway!  Kennedy had so much fun at the beach.  It was crazy to see her and Rusty out in the big waves playing...my baby girl has no fear of water!  She also loved the sand and splashing in the water hole Daddy dug for her.  We really enjoyed "living" on the beach for the long weekend...waking up to the perfect place for a run and sitting on the balcony at night enjoying a glass of wine were a few of my favorites.  But I almost forgot...the BEST part was that Sunday was Rusty's First Father's Day...we are two LUCKY girls to have this Daddy by our sides.  We love you so much and are so glad we got to spend the weekend as a family...Oh and eat your favorite...pancakes!!!! :)

 These next few pictures were taken with my phone the first night we got there and I LOVE them!
Happy Father's Day Baby!

 Scoping out the beach <3 She loves to ride on his shoulders!
 Happy Girls to be at the beach for the weekend!

I love Kennedy's sweet face and curls in this one.  The picture app I have makes it look kinda like it's a newspaper clip!

 Friday we went to the Brevard Zoo with Aunt Julie, Ryan, and some other mommies from DeLand...way cooler than Sanford Zoo, they even have a kids splash park!  Kennedy loved the train ride, the water park, and especially trying FRENCH FRIES!  Yep, thanks Julie, haha!

Kennedy: "Ryan, Did you see those Black Birds trying to get our food??!!"
Ryan: "Can I get in the stroller with you??  and Where is my Mommy??!!"
Haha, they are so cute!

Now down to the beach to build sand castles with Daddy!

 Here comes the water!

 
 She looks like Rusty here!

 Playing with Mommy!

 Her expressions crack us up!  Hi Daddy!

And here she looks like a Birnie!

 Watched lots of cruise ships head in and out.

 Day 2 on the beach!  She loved the waves!

 I think she needs sunglasses or her hat on!

 Is it a nude beach??!!  haha!

Somebody got tired!
 Being naked is fun!

 She get it from her momma, haha!

 Kennedy's new talent, she is even on her tipee toes! 

 All this fun in the sun calls for a nap!
 She now likes to be rubbed thanks to Daddy!  She lives the life for sure!

 Cheers to Daddy for Father's Day!

 Waiting to eat at Grills Seafood at the Port.

Playing with noodles at the table!

 Drinking water is her favorite!

So I had to make this collage...the naked baby in pig tails at the beach reminded me of the Coppertone baby...minus the tan of course, haha! 



We had a great weekend!