Kennedy's Blessing

We went ahead and had Kennedy blessed in church while my parents were here visiting.  We were hoping to be able to have her sealed to us, but the timing didn't quite work out and my parents are off to a mission to Korea in a couple of weeks.  It turned out to be a really nice day.  Kennedy was an angel and sat in Nate's arms and sucked her thumb for the entire blessing, not to mention she looked so stinking cute in her white dress.  It was really special and we are so glad that family was there to share it with us.  We can't wait to take  have everything finalized so we can take her to the temple.

T-Ball

Carter is a little over half way finished with his first season of T-Ball.  It has been a lot of fun and a little frustrating too.  Nate decided to coach and has had his hands full with 9 three and four year olds.  The parents help, but it is hard to keep the kids focused.  The snack after each game seems to be a highlight.  These are pictures from one of Carter's first games.  He is definitely the star hitter for his team.  It was a really warm day and everyone was worn out when it was over.  Kennedy had a great time watching everything and even kept her hat on most of the time.

Look what I can do

Kennedy is finally starting to get closer to walking.  She can stand all by herself and will take a couple of steps.  It is so much fun and we can't wait to have her walking.

Happy Father's Day

We had a really nice Father's Day.  Carter was so excited about giving Nate his presents that he woke us up relatively early and we opened them in bed.  We got him the TV plug in Big Buck Hunter Pro game so he and
Carter can practice their shots at home.  Carter was so excited and the whole family had a great time playing after church.

Oh, and Carter was also pretty hilarious this morning.  He hoped into bed with us then turned to Dad and said, "I love you, Dad", then he turned to me and said, "I love you Mom.  Mom, are you pregnant?"  Nate and I both laughed out loud and then I asked him if he even knew what that meant.  He promptly answered no, so I proceeded to have an extremely "G" rated talk with him that also included the whole idea of adoption too.  I guess you never know when a good teaching moment will arise.

Too Cute

The other day while we were driving home from church Carter asked when Brother's day was.  We were somewhat confused by the question and asked him if he meant Father's Day (since it was just a week away).  He went ahead and informed us that he meant Brother's Day, since he is such a good big brother and all.  There was also some curiosity as to whether there is a sister's day too.  Adorable.  We may just have to start a new family tradition of having a Brother's and Sister's day just because the kid is so darn cute.

12 month check up

Kennedy's 12 month check up was a few weeks ago.  Here are her stats.

Weight 19 lbs. 14 oz.  30%
Height 30inches  80%

She seems to be tall and thin for her age.  I am starting to get lots of those comments about how she looks like she should be walking.  I know, I wish she was.  But she is starting to look a little more like a toddler and less like a baby since she is getting taller and thinner.  She also has little, narrow feet for her age which has made it difficult for me to find shoes that will stay on.

Oh, and yes I put her forward facing even though she wasn't quite 20 lbs.  I took her to the Dr. last week and am happy to report she was just over 20 lbs. so now it is official.  It sure is nice to have them both forward-facing.

More Birthday Pics

 Girlie presents--a necklace and purse, which were a huge hit!  Thanks Dollar Tree!

She loves to give big wet open mouthed kisses.

 Her favorite place to play at Mee-Ma's house is under her coffee table.  Here she is climbing through it.

Okay, so it's a little late, but I finally got around to posting the birthday pics from Kennedy's party at Mee-Ma's house.  They were on Nate's brother's phone so I had to get them from him.  We opened presents and had cupcakes and ice cream.   Kennedy really enjoyed the cupcake.  In fact she ate every last bite of it, and considering, didn't get too messy either.  It is still hard to believe she is over a year old now.  We love you so much baby girl!