Tender Moments

As a mom there are a lot of different days. Some days are filled with fun. Some are filled with exasperations. Some crying, some lazy, some normal. Most have a mix of all the above. Yesterday was no exception. But every once in a while we're lucky enough to get a little tender moment in the mix, to help us keep going.

We were in church (after Kai had been taken out, which has NEVER happened before). We finally made it to the end of sacrament. During the announcements Cameron and I look over and notice Kai is buttoning up his shirt. With exasperation (one of the aforementioned feelings, that happens a lot) we ask why he had unbuttoned his shirt.



Dad, I was just checking to make sure Jesus is still in my heart.





Love the tender moments.

(and because I think posts without pictures aren't nearly as fun, here's another tender moment between my kids. Have I mentioned how much I love them?)

FHE

We went to the Temple last night for our Family Home Evening. We went when it was too dark to get many good pictures (man I can't WAIT for a good lens..) but we got a couple. Love my kiddos!

She was a good trooper even though it was a little chilly...she was just excited to be out of the car seat!


Too grainy to salvage as a color pic...b&w works too!


So lucky to get these two forever!


Oh Kennedi. One of about 30,000 different expressions we get a day! Oh how I love this girl!

Can NOT WAIT

I cannot WAIT for Oct 16th! What is oct 16th you may ask? Well it's our anniversary! Which is normally nice, and last year Cameron surprised me with a fun getaway up to Frisco and Breckenridge which was awesome...but I was pregnant. So NOT so much fun for that! Well this year Cameron's work is sending him to a conference...but I get to go along! We'll be in Vegas, which I've been to a ton, but we get to go without kids (Thank you mom and dad!!) and staying at Encore Wynn. Here is the link to the pure awesomeness that will be ours for 3 days! And sure Cameron will be in different meetings during the day...but I'll get to be by the pool, so I'm not too brokenhearted! We'll get plenty of play time, and I'll get plenty of pool time SANS kids. Did I mention that?! Well, off to go work out and get in shape!

ENCORE


Did I mention it had a pool?!

And she's off!

Kennedi is now crawling! It's 1/3 army crawl, 1/3 the Worm, and 1/3 crawl. And just as predicted she's into everything! I'm still not used to her being able to get over to me quickly! This is a new adjustment...!

Fishing

The boys went fishing while they were camping...came back with quite the catch! They were so proud and excited! Kai was in 7th heaven!

Kai's catch. He really did catch these! He was awesome (so I'm told)


Dad's catch (not his only catch, but his biggest!)




Success!

Baby Love

So Cameron and Kai were gone camping yesterday...it was QUIET and CLEAN in the house, the windows were open, bright sunshine streaming in. I could smell the fresh air, was being serenaded by Kennedi's soft snores and I was perusing a good friends photography blog. Well I got the urge to shoot some pics of my baby girl, so as soon as she woke up and was fed we had a little photo shoot! Nothing fancy...just her in her messy outfit with a messy face. It was so fun to just have the one on one time with her...she is always cracking me up! Enjoy a few pics of my beautiful babe!






MILK....does a body good



Wha..??? My hair right here...???


Ok, so it's a little ridiculous how much I adore my baby :) Have a good weekend!

6 months....and a few days...

This is my baby at 6 months and a few days!


(now I know why they call them baby blues!)

She is accomplishing quite a bit in her tiny life! She...

-is 17.6 lbs (75%), 27 1/4 in long (90%)

-sits up by herself

-can almost sit up by herself from laying down to sitting up

-eats like a champ

-has started talking...she says mum mum mum and blah blah blah. Seriously she says blah blah blah and it's hilarious! She mouths along with us whenever we talk and she was "talking" to Kai last night....when he stopped paying attention to her she started yelling at him until he was looking at her again! She has something to say and by golly we're going to hear it!

-is ALMOST crawling! She is up on all fours, rocks back and forth, lifts one knee up...and then gives up and collapses. But it is coming literally any day. Uh oh...guess I better baby proof and fast!

-rocks out to her brother "playing" the piano. That and dad's "beat boxing"....and that's it. Any other music not so much. She will bob her head along whenever they are doing their thing...but that's it.

-LOVES and ADORES her big brother. She looks for him every morning, and no one can make her laugh like he can.

-loves to swing at the park...she is a little adrenaline junkie. Loves to be thrown in the air and "dropped".

-pretty much rules the roost...and unfortunately knows it.

-is a momma's girl...which I have to admit I LOVE! I also know I have to break it soon before I can not get out of the house without her :(

-is the sweetest girl we could have asked for. We are all completely infatuated and in love with her and she completes our lives in a way we didn't know we needed. We LOVE YOU KENNEDI!