Huckleberry Railroad 2010

Peeking out of the straw maze.  I must say that this is one of my favorites.  I love how she looks in her glasses!



"Oh no!  I'm in jail.  Help me!!!!" 



"How long have you been here?"

Tianna has become one of Kendyll's favorite princesses.  Look out Sleeping Beauty!  You have some major competition!

The ultimate princess... Sleeping Beauty.

Posing by one of the many trees down the pathway to the donuts and cider... yum!

Checking it all out!

Halloween M&M's... too cute!

Ready to cross the bridge and enter the village.

We had such a wonderful time visiting Huckleberry Railroad with Kendyll.  It's been YEARS since I was there, and Robert has never been.  I'm so glad that we went.  There were 20 stations/houses to trick or treat at throughout the village.  Even the adults had a goody bag.  After one stop, Kendyll and I gave our Mounds to Robert.  He was thrilled to get the extra candy.  At the last stop, we each received a donut and cider.  During the trick or treating, we took a break and went on the train ride, which lasted about 40 minutes.  We saw a lot of Halloween decorations set up along the way, including Max and Ruby, Dora, Diego, Boots, SpongeBob, Monsters Inc, etc.  We stayed until dark to appreciate the lights.  It was difficult to get Kendyll to leave.  We will definitely visit there again next year. 

Halloween 2010

For Halloween, we browsed many websites looking for costume ideas. Kendyll finally decided to be a 50's girl! So, we enlisted the help of Mimi to make the poodle skirt. We shopped for the materials to make it, and then sent it off to Mimi's house for her to sew it. As Kendyll says, "Momma can't sew." Nice, huh?!? I was worried that she would change her mind about her costume, but she didn't. Phew!

Before the big night, we carved our pumpkin. We sketched out many different designs before Kendyll chose one. Here she is drawing a face for our consideration.

Kendyll reluctantly helped Daddy with the pumpkin. She was very hesitant to pull the top off to reveal the insides. When she did, she dry heaved and had very teary eyes. Needless to say, she stayed at arms length for the duration of the carving.
The finished product!
Here's my adorable 50's girl, ready to head off into the night for some tricks and treats!

Build A Bear Outing

I surprised Kendyll with a trip to Build A Bear recently. She was super-excited, to say the least. It was a first for both of us. We started at the wall where all the unstuffed animals are, and they are laid out in order from least expensive to most expensive. We browsed through them all, and as we made our way down the wall, what does Kendyll's little eyes see? A JONAS BROTHERS dog! And, of course, it was at the end of the wall, which meant it was the most expensive one. I tried to persuade her to choose a lovely pink bear. Pink is her favorite color afterall. But, she held fast to her choice. So, after the choice was made, the real fun began. Here she is stuffing the dog...
More stuffing...

Adding a heart inside the dog. The salesgirl had her do all kinds of funny things with the heart, like put it on her eye.

Then Kendyll kissed it before it was sewn up in the dog.

Next was the bath and blow dry.

Finally, Kendyll registered her new pet on the computer. It's birth name: Lucy Roxie Jonas Brother Dog. Love it!

The new pet owner!

The icing on the cake happened when I was paying. Kendyll, all on her own, walked up to me and said, "Thank you Mommy." It warmed my heart because I know that she truly meant it!

Winter 2010

Tonight I took Kendyll out to play in the snow. What fun we had! She was all excited to get out there. After bundling up in a mismatch of clothes (including my scarf), we headed outside. She made snow angels, climbed up our neighbors snow hill, and made a mini-snowman. Afterwards, we came inside and drank some yummy hot chocolate, complete with marshmallows.

Soccer Class

Since soccer is the best sport EVER created, we decided to sign Kendyll up for soccer class. Her class consisted of other three year olds, and it ran once a week for 6 weeks. She was totally excited to go... as you can see by the look on her face here~ Passing the ball with Momma. She learned how to put her foot on top of the ball and stop it. That takes some great coordination.

Dribbling through the cones... she's AwESoMe at dribbling! She also learned how to do throw ins and drop kicks.

Every class began with stretches... although they weren't done properly...hee, hee!

Near the end of the sessions, the kids played games. Kendyll is on the yellow team.

As you can see in this picture, she is DONE playing in the game. She's not into "sharing" the ball with others and would get upset if she didn't have the ball. We told her she had to sit out if she wasn't going to play right. Her attitude soon changed, and she played goalie.

Although it's blurry, Kendyll is ready to stop the ball from going into the net.

Oops! The red team scored on Kendyll. She wouldn't use her hands to stop the ball because all along we were telling her NOT to use her hands. Oh well! At least she rejoined the game.

At the last session, each child received a certificate.

Kendyll with her coaches...

Soon, we'll sign her up to play on a real team. She's been watching me play a lot recently, and I think that is motivating her some more.

Happy Birthday to Kendyll!!!

It's hard to believe that today, April 18th, Kendyll is turning 3. It seems like just yesterday that we found out I was pregnant. What a surprise that was! Then at 26 weeks pregnant, I went on bedrest, which lasted for 12 l-o-n-g weeks. When she finally made her debut at 6 lbs, 15 ozs, and 19 3/4" long, we were relieved that she was just fine, except for some jaundice. Doesn't she looked thrilled to be here???

Our "sweet pea!" Robert picked out the gown for her to wear home, and my mom bought the bonnet. I loved that outfit. I have it hanging in her room still.

Who could forget the crying??? Not me! It innocently started out as colic, and then turned into gerd. Thank goodness for medicine, and Kendyll outgrew it in 6 months.

One of our better moments!

The three of us! Kendyll had to only be about 2 months old because this picture was taken at our old house, which is fondly referred to as "Kendyll's baby house".

Visiting with Papa and Mimi.

She would NOT let my dad, nor anyone really except for a select few, hold her. Notice how she is trying to squirm away.

What a messy face! When Kendyll started eating solids, her favorite food was Slim Jims. Yes, Slim Jims. She couldn't quite eat them all the way, so she would suck the juices out of them until they turned gray... GROSS!

A precious moment with Meemaw.

Fast forward to today... Kendyll LOVES LOVES LOVES wearing a bathing suit. Doesn't she look great with the socks and sparkly red shoes?

She also likes to "cook". Notice she's wearing another bathing suit!

Projects are important to Kendyll too!

And she really loves doing 24 piece puzzles all by herself. Kendyll's favorites include: the color pink, Sleeping Beauty, playing pretend, playing house, reading, cutting, and playing on the computer.

I can't believe how fast these 3 years have gone. They have been challenging, but very rewarding, and I wouldn't change a thing!