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!

Kendyll's Beach

Today was the perfect day to go to the beach... well, that's what Kendyll thought. Her favorite thing is to wear her bathing suit and play at her "beach", which is located on our stairs (please don't mind the 70's gold carpet). She laid out for her pic below, and then you can see all of her friends that she brough along with her. They each had their own special place. Oh what fun it is to be a 2 year old!!!

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Happy Birthday, Daddy!!!

Today is Robert's birthday.

Daddy... we want you to know that we LOVE you and appreciate all that you do for us!

Daddy Cinderella, you are the best!

A message from Kendyll: ir0r80988054g8ytbbygvyvyytvvgvvv8ie77e8wr78ir87ery7ire7y8du8 (translation: Happy Birthday!).

Happy Birthday, Auntie Maggie!!!

May you eat so much cake and ice cream that your face looks like Kendyll's! We wish you a day full of happiness and love. Thank you for taking such good care of Kendyll. Words can't express how much we truly appreciate you. Love you!!!

Sleeping Beauty

We went to Shield's Restaurant on Monday night to eat with Kendyll's favorite princess, Sleeping Beauty. Why is that her favorite princess? Because she's pink, of course! That's Kendyll's favorite color. We didn't tell her that Sleeping Beauty would be there... we wanted to surprise her. Before Sleeping Beauty made her grand entrance, Kendyll kept saying, "I don't want to be here... I don't want to be here!" We coaxed her into staying a little while longer, and she was excited when we told her that Sleeping Beauty was there. We got a couple of pictures of the two of them together, and this one is the best one. ADD is the name of the game with Kendyll... oh, and SpongeBob was on the tv in the corner.

Doesn't really look like Sleeping Beauty, but what do you expect? It's not Disney World afterall!?!
There was also a clown there, Rosie, who painted a Hello Kitty on Kendyll's arm. But that really didn't look like Hello Kitty either!

Rosie also made a balloon dog for Kendyll out of a pink balloon.

Beautiful Weather

When the weather broke for the day, we took advantage of it! After picking Kendyll up from daycare, we headed home and straight to her "park" (backyard playscape). I didn't take into account that the ground would be slightly muddy, but that didn't stop us. Kendyll was a little hesitant to go down her slide, maybe because it had been a while since she last used it. The first time we coaxed her down it, Robert had to go first. This time she wanted me to go. NO WAY! I finally got her to go down it, and she had a blast!

"CHEESE!!!"
Coming up for more...

What fun would it be to go down the slide the right way???

We made a snowman... you can barely see him. Kendyll gathered up the sticks for arms. Another "cheese" shot.

What her booty looked like at the end of our outside time. What a mess, but it was worth it!