tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89285698448677302882024-03-12T19:24:11.465-07:00The Smith FamilyOur Little FamilyMatt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-64014509312486698332011-10-04T13:49:00.001-07:002011-10-04T15:13:25.687-07:00Jackson Charles is here!Our incredibly punctual son arrived September 25, 2011 (his due date) at 12:07pm. Weighing in at 9lbs 8oz at 21.5" tall this "little" guy has been such a blessing. Sunday morning I woke up with contractions. By around 7:00 we decided that I was officially in labor. After getting things ready we headed to the hospital around 9:45. We got checked in and admitted. They had to put 3 IV's in me before they could get one to stay. Anyone who knows my fear of needles can only imagine how frustrating this was. We got up to the room and then shortly after got the epidural because at that point my contractions were really close together. Right before noon the nurse came in. I told her that I felt like I had to go to the bathroom and she told me that it might be the baby. She checked me and sure enough I was ready to push! Matt and I could literally not believe how fast everything went. Kendyl's labor was 22 hours start to finish so this was new to us. I began pushing at 12:00 and he was here by 12:07. It was ridiculous how fast the second labor goes. He is a beautiful, healthy baby and we are so lucky to have him. While the labor went really smooth though the recovery has been anything but smooth. Soon after having Jackson I began to have some pressure in my tailbone. I told the nurses about it but they kept saying everything was fine. By the time I was taken to the postpartum room I was in an excruciating amount of pain. They eventually called the doctor back in and she told me that blood had clotted in my uterus and it was putting pressure on my rectum. This may be too much information for some people so feel free to skip down to the pictures, but for journaling purposes I am going to share (the nice version anyway). The doctor had to get the blood clots out which was hands down the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life. My hands completely cramped up and I was sweating more than I think I have ever sweat in my life. After the procedure I was pretty much out cold. They were giving me several pain medications and I was completely lethargic. Matt said that I had absolutely no color in my face from all the blood loss. Because of this they also had to test my blood...4 times. For anyone keeping track that is a total of 7 times I was stabbed!<br /><br />Since then, recovery has been slow. I continue to experience difficulties and had to go to the doctor yesterday because I am still in so much pain. She told me that a hemotoma had formed and that if it doesn't go down on its own that I will have to have a surgery to get it drained (lovely right?). This explains the pressure that I had been feeling though. She also told me that I had a slight UTI which I kind of knew before I went in. So that is pretty much where we are as of now. Our parents have been a huge help and Matt has been such an amazing support. I really don't know where I would be without them all. Ultimately, I am just ready to feel normal again.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Fortunately, Jackson is a wonderful baby. He is an excellent sleeper. He only wakes up once a night and is so mellow. At first it was a bit of a challenge to get him to nurse because he was a little bit lazy, but that has been improving everyday and he is doing really well now. Since Kendyl was such an awesome baby we were certain he would be more of a challenge, but it looks like we are just lucky (so far anyway). On that note though, Kendyl continues to be wonderful. She adores Jackson and really wants to help. There is nothing that warms my heart more than when I see her do little sweet things for Jackson. At times she can get a little bit whiny when she really wants my attention, but other than that I am so impressed with what an amazing little girl and big sister she is. We are so blessed to have 2 wonderful kids!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDBhQseMIplT4Li7xJcBpO40UbzEst-lqY0eos0qB4JuqTQmDVUx4mHkOQUmsKQ92_0r-KRQ7xV_oQ8JgaT_-6rQZmNqhTMmjheownSOwbSJlSlsZMmakqiDey4ErnQNLTMmpfVGRcgGw/s1600/239374104001_286237211001_1000_0022.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDBhQseMIplT4Li7xJcBpO40UbzEst-lqY0eos0qB4JuqTQmDVUx4mHkOQUmsKQ92_0r-KRQ7xV_oQ8JgaT_-6rQZmNqhTMmjheownSOwbSJlSlsZMmakqiDey4ErnQNLTMmpfVGRcgGw/s400/239374104001_286237211001_1000_0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659760200280782338" border="0" /></a>Jackson with the dog that Kendyl brought him.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBuq8qVHQI5qne5ELXxhiD299CrLVrpYLRBhI4HX8Y7Mwl24YAvnemdwaQEpdUvn_NczbUv-V9dpUdRVihqaXwQ2p4ZVt-EubIuZFqzK9jJ1fpAOkvHA017OS3gP6If28fXx467kBFH4t/s1600/239374108001_286237218001_1000_0026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBuq8qVHQI5qne5ELXxhiD299CrLVrpYLRBhI4HX8Y7Mwl24YAvnemdwaQEpdUvn_NczbUv-V9dpUdRVihqaXwQ2p4ZVt-EubIuZFqzK9jJ1fpAOkvHA017OS3gP6If28fXx467kBFH4t/s400/239374108001_286237218001_1000_0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659760298221781458" border="0" /></a>Papa and Jackson<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobwuBziPU8iWasPEyOe44rwlnX7u5VQq7MbdNRtfVDoZYe0AFWdpkpacknjp5wRiLV2rmFmv6bnrqHL-Px-28PsZRAU4EUaJZCh9sirbJaE4mHpwv7kAe9CUzhbe-9cHYvB23tODajkfY/s1600/239374097001_286237200001_1000_0017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobwuBziPU8iWasPEyOe44rwlnX7u5VQq7MbdNRtfVDoZYe0AFWdpkpacknjp5wRiLV2rmFmv6bnrqHL-Px-28PsZRAU4EUaJZCh9sirbJaE4mHpwv7kAe9CUzhbe-9cHYvB23tODajkfY/s400/239374097001_286237200001_1000_0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659760194962346530" border="0" /></a>Kendyl meeting Jackson for the first time.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-4QntMsiQKG74VV36eIpU8pCoLovcH5ZZQTtqZvaZMKzQmwCT16WyYpIwQTzGSWm9TVHRUFTJkNeNP5-DsRG4e1li5PX1Et8nVcBdvhkVTjK2pzw-6g2Qk4JaetbcFoqtzi9tD8hC6lO/s1600/239374072001_286237152001_1000_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-4QntMsiQKG74VV36eIpU8pCoLovcH5ZZQTtqZvaZMKzQmwCT16WyYpIwQTzGSWm9TVHRUFTJkNeNP5-DsRG4e1li5PX1Et8nVcBdvhkVTjK2pzw-6g2Qk4JaetbcFoqtzi9tD8hC6lO/s400/239374072001_286237152001_1000_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659760186206190290" border="0" /></a>I missed this little girl like crazy! You will have to excuse me in this picture. This was the morning after the whole hemorrhage incident.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2aS0BMS183fjAnBAnp2nXHQtpoe8MwO6GxyJOri0BpbBVSe7HDWw40AvUBgzaJ3yhdWmHuf38vWZgWgOP4F4VCTm7yG885SRmGN1AZdc2tHEDqvim9OuDoEYqQPBdC1o0Q5f9uWsCyHu/s1600/239374076001_286237158001_1000_0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2aS0BMS183fjAnBAnp2nXHQtpoe8MwO6GxyJOri0BpbBVSe7HDWw40AvUBgzaJ3yhdWmHuf38vWZgWgOP4F4VCTm7yG885SRmGN1AZdc2tHEDqvim9OuDoEYqQPBdC1o0Q5f9uWsCyHu/s400/239374076001_286237158001_1000_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659760192622000466" border="0" /></a>Grandma and Jackson<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgL5jAQsdNuSyIxgyD7dXr5v2rUYQmOrS2Qa8Fr8PmKoKIyjEwOpBMa6LAF-nsFjKrCbV0srQ6jXoa9oNb4Q3Q_KvQ6iJbHE-mZPGJ51TH48_OajUmRAE0yswp_5ABtAWni9aD6nQjelS/s1600/IMG_2043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgL5jAQsdNuSyIxgyD7dXr5v2rUYQmOrS2Qa8Fr8PmKoKIyjEwOpBMa6LAF-nsFjKrCbV0srQ6jXoa9oNb4Q3Q_KvQ6iJbHE-mZPGJ51TH48_OajUmRAE0yswp_5ABtAWni9aD6nQjelS/s400/IMG_2043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744605845616594" border="0" /></a>Here is Kendyl giving all of her markers to Jackson. She has also dug up all of her old pacifiers and loads them into his seat as well.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnU8xKEmcA_hnBQ3Vyw6iUlc5qump2cBQV0r1tuTSkI7Tc4zl2h-GjX8qBorx69GrgvQnA83gM17-PL-KvfxMIPWeCByInZrRIVUH0tLqWaRp_81CohuB-Ycm061YIrRENIuSNxcb1bm/s1600/IMG_2044.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnU8xKEmcA_hnBQ3Vyw6iUlc5qump2cBQV0r1tuTSkI7Tc4zl2h-GjX8qBorx69GrgvQnA83gM17-PL-KvfxMIPWeCByInZrRIVUH0tLqWaRp_81CohuB-Ycm061YIrRENIuSNxcb1bm/s400/IMG_2044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744611130075858" border="0" /></a>He is really appreciative :) (yes I know his seat has pink and flowers. I was not willing to buy another one just because of this. He will never know right?)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2OxA5wGsCiQZC2QBe6HkQNDv7CcOSBi7BpkVT0UZPhyphenhyphenaWY1IjJxvAPQNTDU-8n2pmVhe6hpqZVoBKDCiqEFPl_X052H9VugV_mN7N3bnGkC17-G4CuW6zJLmYeIGkjaC_QuFPFceIYvV/s1600/IMG_2040.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2OxA5wGsCiQZC2QBe6HkQNDv7CcOSBi7BpkVT0UZPhyphenhyphenaWY1IjJxvAPQNTDU-8n2pmVhe6hpqZVoBKDCiqEFPl_X052H9VugV_mN7N3bnGkC17-G4CuW6zJLmYeIGkjaC_QuFPFceIYvV/s400/IMG_2040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744603675132962" border="0" /></a>My sleepy man<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqEI42pBTCU7fYQgSqNx7vxSmepfDrkaoY59exnC9tD0dvzGEcQq82L5XtI6vLTWYzTQprXiniV2B9AsoxMhsN-rNBDMvR9fVWUf_lMTC9Ik544PBrieT6VWt_wEsY1apvC44C6SWl29Q/s1600/IMG_2030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqEI42pBTCU7fYQgSqNx7vxSmepfDrkaoY59exnC9tD0dvzGEcQq82L5XtI6vLTWYzTQprXiniV2B9AsoxMhsN-rNBDMvR9fVWUf_lMTC9Ik544PBrieT6VWt_wEsY1apvC44C6SWl29Q/s400/IMG_2030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744600480893634" border="0" /></a>Mally and Jackson<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2fqmE6gODeOjXvAzMtHdyPgHRQ96gc0rBSEomCO9GSvwi3rjKORPWHu-BqLFg95h8_oTNA8DiFpuCc170_Vsu0LQfZMKIeBYq15nTJ0ujqPOZJcka8zLPNHvyCLysbh853oN0YfLMqqD/s1600/IMG_2025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2fqmE6gODeOjXvAzMtHdyPgHRQ96gc0rBSEomCO9GSvwi3rjKORPWHu-BqLFg95h8_oTNA8DiFpuCc170_Vsu0LQfZMKIeBYq15nTJ0ujqPOZJcka8zLPNHvyCLysbh853oN0YfLMqqD/s400/IMG_2025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744377684369218" border="0" /></a>Pop and Jackson<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxd3j6OLQpzLVVWEDptSfMZsjmY4Ji7SmBOw8h_sdGiklOg2svjOU5j3yLBpFp-U7hjjnLptXiKxpCM0u72jZGIC2C4HnvFbxReOjoI_t6SJD2GYLfKl_njcYq3Q3hGqfYLahJLk_upip/s1600/IMG_2021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxd3j6OLQpzLVVWEDptSfMZsjmY4Ji7SmBOw8h_sdGiklOg2svjOU5j3yLBpFp-U7hjjnLptXiKxpCM0u72jZGIC2C4HnvFbxReOjoI_t6SJD2GYLfKl_njcYq3Q3hGqfYLahJLk_upip/s400/IMG_2021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744378558295730" border="0" /></a>Aunt "Kooky" (as Kendyl calls her) and Austin with Jackson. Austin is excited to teach Jackson all the "boy" things.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBdaUegsOrg2YES3gEk8uwrXH7Ol9JiNEY-LqceIk8Z1FaTA3DDUSn-k_weiXbCdaVOFXWFfe919I3yTPedDDwUXsc9neRf8UqAwG4FsaAAG1NjwKj1efH5zECEkNLJWeu_qmdoYcwt-5/s1600/IMG_2015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBdaUegsOrg2YES3gEk8uwrXH7Ol9JiNEY-LqceIk8Z1FaTA3DDUSn-k_weiXbCdaVOFXWFfe919I3yTPedDDwUXsc9neRf8UqAwG4FsaAAG1NjwKj1efH5zECEkNLJWeu_qmdoYcwt-5/s400/IMG_2015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744375848365090" border="0" /></a>Aunt "Nell" and Jackson<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oLa-AFBVEFfmcfnOxRYGo2z3xqKrcDxocBLWR1slR8dZes3thtwuA5OUTgoD-vHhyCPyL_icUfewy7ujvUWHiPY07od-Ukt3cfbEHcSxduEVNrjSRgQHCbYb188fKuG37kBJSK-hp0Nv/s1600/IMG_2008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oLa-AFBVEFfmcfnOxRYGo2z3xqKrcDxocBLWR1slR8dZes3thtwuA5OUTgoD-vHhyCPyL_icUfewy7ujvUWHiPY07od-Ukt3cfbEHcSxduEVNrjSRgQHCbYb188fKuG37kBJSK-hp0Nv/s400/IMG_2008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744369118222194" border="0" /></a>Proud Daddy. They have already spent many hours together watching football. I am so glad that Matt will get to have a son :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2htmm3_hpp65FE5Wn2EBvvC5Nrn66FCAdKlmu8TmQwn3jG_z5vEVTYQO6jC2rHXxwe1fMLcz2oxHRdjMm_DHhSJcqHNBLE1tXndlGF5oMOB2U9psIWaifMEj55-LdePZHHeFfOHbuMs_K/s1600/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_5BW.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2htmm3_hpp65FE5Wn2EBvvC5Nrn66FCAdKlmu8TmQwn3jG_z5vEVTYQO6jC2rHXxwe1fMLcz2oxHRdjMm_DHhSJcqHNBLE1tXndlGF5oMOB2U9psIWaifMEj55-LdePZHHeFfOHbuMs_K/s400/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_5BW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659754938364412130" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmp9r7wioPEKL1Sq1DTv-1qOZekTfNdqdkeN-f3eKkntsNDhCCNAvBzAcIyWedQDs_dvHWAAkd0PeXtpRHt8KK4_QvKEHdgc2rWMO11jpRhTAj0xaX2j9MNRJlduGl91PlE3V-fo0ga98H/s1600/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_6BW.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmp9r7wioPEKL1Sq1DTv-1qOZekTfNdqdkeN-f3eKkntsNDhCCNAvBzAcIyWedQDs_dvHWAAkd0PeXtpRHt8KK4_QvKEHdgc2rWMO11jpRhTAj0xaX2j9MNRJlduGl91PlE3V-fo0ga98H/s400/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_6BW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744370398691458" border="0" /></a>Love this picture<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX3CQx7EUJGTC0mn20OYxcwQNc83RnPgXjre1UW7iAHU4EMwZG6bdHIUPsj8FF0b1QINw6-0uKGzaQr2l4tZAOx238fo5uvouEEo7YZuhXu0FcAZ1wZkYXwyyLkkS5iZMLjiyD1Ui3WLQ/s1600/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX3CQx7EUJGTC0mn20OYxcwQNc83RnPgXjre1UW7iAHU4EMwZG6bdHIUPsj8FF0b1QINw6-0uKGzaQr2l4tZAOx238fo5uvouEEo7YZuhXu0FcAZ1wZkYXwyyLkkS5iZMLjiyD1Ui3WLQ/s400/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744059693118210" border="0" /></a>He looks like a little old man...haha. I love it!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzlOq76YS_-yx3TvYWlIZJWPjlQW6O5Dm18JopEQSaXDsjXLxXx3ooNMTFLe4FDBnHZwzYVLsSQ6OOR7KxcCgb8bEDi28lBsDg271MfUs2s_XlDyQ8QccEkRXHp1T2W2RgkURkMm_2k65/s1600/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_3BW.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzlOq76YS_-yx3TvYWlIZJWPjlQW6O5Dm18JopEQSaXDsjXLxXx3ooNMTFLe4FDBnHZwzYVLsSQ6OOR7KxcCgb8bEDi28lBsDg271MfUs2s_XlDyQ8QccEkRXHp1T2W2RgkURkMm_2k65/s400/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_3BW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744049840032530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmD4wUsKCM5hN1kX_9Kl-X0e2GKeZLZASeWbSpk55nf0Xx_aj2a2QhKAt4zUqX3UDTX7vSxdbFQMRoiXlZ1EHDQtZd56uulzpcKKPYeuYZ5zY9x7v7JYSRMkLHb1EAUJ1XpklltEIBRp9/s1600/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_2BW.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmD4wUsKCM5hN1kX_9Kl-X0e2GKeZLZASeWbSpk55nf0Xx_aj2a2QhKAt4zUqX3UDTX7vSxdbFQMRoiXlZ1EHDQtZd56uulzpcKKPYeuYZ5zY9x7v7JYSRMkLHb1EAUJ1XpklltEIBRp9/s400/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_2BW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744046751514002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWgumOrzDVoUz4JX8zsh6AXSGDjOiqQHgqKjAYYvAQo_lzO1a9AGa2X51nNKHTpUO3L0wcg2cxpj4_A0jjuUDh2hsTmeLUkWcnhzK1eTKFkCg3g8N-BnE5K-1P3QDQvQm281Ps1cLuzsl/s1600/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWgumOrzDVoUz4JX8zsh6AXSGDjOiqQHgqKjAYYvAQo_lzO1a9AGa2X51nNKHTpUO3L0wcg2cxpj4_A0jjuUDh2hsTmeLUkWcnhzK1eTKFkCg3g8N-BnE5K-1P3QDQvQm281Ps1cLuzsl/s400/%257Bcb735a26-c061-4861-8ca3-a0c730e323a2%257D_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659744042663282994" border="0" /></a>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-4017053555893183272011-08-02T07:58:00.000-07:002011-08-02T16:09:09.471-07:00Summer Time Fun!I have had a blast with Kendyl this summer. It makes me a little sad that this will be the last summer with just the 2 of us so we made sure to live it up! She has been learning and growing so much lately. For the longest time I could never get her to sit still long enough to even notice the TV. Her attention span seems to be increasing quite a bit lately though because her new obsessions have been <span style="font-style: italic;">The Incredibles</span> and Barney (possibly my least favorite children's show). It's funny when she asks to watch Barney because she pronounces it with a New York accent almost (Buarney). She also really likes to play Donkey Kong on the Wii. She likes to shake the remote and find the birds. She enjoys playing with my camera and takes pictures all the time. She is also really into books and pictures. We read several books a day and she asks to look at pictures all the time. Recently, she has taken an interest in coloring, however, she doesn't like the washable Crayola crayons. She prefers my Sharpee markers. She loves talking on the phone and whenever we ask her who is on the phone she says "Ben" (Matt's best friend). Ben usually stops by once a week and her whole world just lights up when he comes over. Now any time she hears the doorbell ring she yells "Ben" and gets all excited. It's really cute. We are trying to bring the potty training thing back up again. She seems to be showing all the signs that she is ready (taking her diaper off, telling us when she has gone to the bathroom, hiding to go poop, etc). We have been a little more lax about it than we probably should be. Being as pregnant as I am I don't necessarily feel like taking her to the potty every 30 minutes. She talks all the time and is putting 2 or more words together more and more each day. There is still a lot of babble that we don't understand, but those are also our favorite stories so it all works. I can't wait to hear what she is actually talking about. One of the funniest and weirdest things she has been doing lately is wiping kisses off. Not on her face though, on ours. She will give you a kiss then wipe your mouth with her hand). We have no idea where she learned this from. It just started one day and now she does it all the time. Other things that crack me up (but not Matt as much) are when she calls Matt, Matt (instead of Dad or dada) and when she wont drink water without ice in it (I am the same way so I realize this is completely my fault, but I still think it's funny). That's pretty much a wrap up on Kendyl. It has been a while since my last post so there are a lot of pictures.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-YSM-vWFluVkZqJBNna4Cyh84b7K5vN3i6tbPVpHFjhtLQQtzIZqCqHYLd_8gy7-Zgvs2W6ZiL_EF6MrIP2UFoFZSFgLzqv2qHR_2AhjgpeIcuoxHFcoijJC9SYr6Mp3TH9ccPp4_4r7/s1600/IMG_1819.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-YSM-vWFluVkZqJBNna4Cyh84b7K5vN3i6tbPVpHFjhtLQQtzIZqCqHYLd_8gy7-Zgvs2W6ZiL_EF6MrIP2UFoFZSFgLzqv2qHR_2AhjgpeIcuoxHFcoijJC9SYr6Mp3TH9ccPp4_4r7/s400/IMG_1819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636381807859969378" border="0" /></a>Her pig tails<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtQx9oVRoTz-_zn1ERw-SL61NUOP-XFhh8wgdb6f02QUXRctl6yAprOSBG90V0XoVGaPJ80xgc1LCa6dB3kdJB7Tg_rZ3-JRv7gvIyV5aP_WpSAUJkvV4yeeRKwqeEJTeoU2Q4Eg-k93r/s1600/IMG_1815.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtQx9oVRoTz-_zn1ERw-SL61NUOP-XFhh8wgdb6f02QUXRctl6yAprOSBG90V0XoVGaPJ80xgc1LCa6dB3kdJB7Tg_rZ3-JRv7gvIyV5aP_WpSAUJkvV4yeeRKwqeEJTeoU2Q4Eg-k93r/s400/IMG_1815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636381812951056050" border="0" /></a>This is how she eats corn...such etiquette<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNnLi4Qq1ClaLompfXznh0g9qWhuu_2djbyZf0qc8mESmhITACTdFcyibGnSpyss_AckmwefwVmPybichDYbtFc59acpVpz3kcLiliFZYBckFPbvrtnIGb4eMB3d2Wy7NbwKSrjgf-SeC/s1600/IMG_1820.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNnLi4Qq1ClaLompfXznh0g9qWhuu_2djbyZf0qc8mESmhITACTdFcyibGnSpyss_AckmwefwVmPybichDYbtFc59acpVpz3kcLiliFZYBckFPbvrtnIGb4eMB3d2Wy7NbwKSrjgf-SeC/s400/IMG_1820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636381808978098994" border="0" /></a>This child LOVES accessories (shoes, purses and glasses mostly). One day I was cooking dinner and she and Matt were in her play room and this is how she came out. She kept handing things to Matt to put on her and this was the final product.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2NZ5Cm4BB6BVUwCijQKy5RLxtY_CByLdiwvhORcMU3w0HrN0Iw6PspJyv5Os-zuFnOU6pFXXKuhdHoKE3bj4ShjPr9Q0Ff7_xtQzC-fK9qtw6iuOagipbFX71hba2xRROmHWGsJGRSXJ/s1600/IMG_1825.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2NZ5Cm4BB6BVUwCijQKy5RLxtY_CByLdiwvhORcMU3w0HrN0Iw6PspJyv5Os-zuFnOU6pFXXKuhdHoKE3bj4ShjPr9Q0Ff7_xtQzC-fK9qtw6iuOagipbFX71hba2xRROmHWGsJGRSXJ/s400/IMG_1825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636381336055868210" border="0" /></a>She would not go anywhere without her glasses for a while<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLucD7ulkZJb4mv3N5tLnhKaoPIdW4le-Ck7KcUuZ5bIzVX0QZK4AXKv3D7qx1NTqVRLTGffIBewL4gvw2icWJaHmDmGT_Q7F9oCxgjEhRNwoLQw_KPO3Ricayrh-Ns_9tuyhvtt_Do_vX/s1600/IMG_1831.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLucD7ulkZJb4mv3N5tLnhKaoPIdW4le-Ck7KcUuZ5bIzVX0QZK4AXKv3D7qx1NTqVRLTGffIBewL4gvw2icWJaHmDmGT_Q7F9oCxgjEhRNwoLQw_KPO3Ricayrh-Ns_9tuyhvtt_Do_vX/s400/IMG_1831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636381330754121250" border="0" /></a>My mom got her these awful glasses from the dollar store. Since I was never very "girly" my mom is determined to make my daughter the biggest priss she can.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotcfoDsNccp-kxOVyt66iX-ryeT2ueEANj3LBFXBQQl49rqwE0YFyoDp50-7WHo01RNuBCCksdbyM4D1lnHyNW61Nm6PvUlEiABn6G5JGr4s-LmVuKVx50XFLcR-eE9RHmleCRxL0l34k/s1600/IMG_1834.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotcfoDsNccp-kxOVyt66iX-ryeT2ueEANj3LBFXBQQl49rqwE0YFyoDp50-7WHo01RNuBCCksdbyM4D1lnHyNW61Nm6PvUlEiABn6G5JGr4s-LmVuKVx50XFLcR-eE9RHmleCRxL0l34k/s400/IMG_1834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636381328600410274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5V0oCso-PUUO7ydyhSFjeJHpKikDG7ZBFspT6_EzwwiKS8t6lVdZ19Kas6GgO6lFUcKOBuFeXMM31wNuC-ZIPpdURL-LRVOaDxxGOesUjuBpcstyeFXDCz2ZuFlNxd30WRT6KDvHFLTv/s1600/IMG_1840.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5V0oCso-PUUO7ydyhSFjeJHpKikDG7ZBFspT6_EzwwiKS8t6lVdZ19Kas6GgO6lFUcKOBuFeXMM31wNuC-ZIPpdURL-LRVOaDxxGOesUjuBpcstyeFXDCz2ZuFlNxd30WRT6KDvHFLTv/s400/IMG_1840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636381322532930114" border="0" /></a>This was so funny. She kept telling me that her dog had to go pee pee so I let her outback and she put her dog in the grass to take care of it's business.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4ipfz87OAaUvdcJesXBsO6AyOnRZJiLxlBtU14ctE5eXwfDVS6ZU_R7AU4sC_r71YVbRSzig7eTDuf9AOCchhxnDf7a6e_S8QR3mEzX1qoFZJIyU7m0dm-rA_LuN69FLYQCKyKoYKAD2/s1600/IMG_1845.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4ipfz87OAaUvdcJesXBsO6AyOnRZJiLxlBtU14ctE5eXwfDVS6ZU_R7AU4sC_r71YVbRSzig7eTDuf9AOCchhxnDf7a6e_S8QR3mEzX1qoFZJIyU7m0dm-rA_LuN69FLYQCKyKoYKAD2/s400/IMG_1845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636381315962415346" border="0" /></a>She finally figured out that she can use the stool to reach things. It has opened up a whole new world of things to get into, which has kept Matt and I pretty busy!<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-LZWhqLpSqvnvLRMj57aWkJcu0vuX8y-5y4AnUKdrkUseX12nkRik613l07pAqn2x7LeOPMuwXXJ6236P-VK_cv4BinZPLMCcqW8PixtntjTsnYDnDIcF-pfk84B6ONgM9vGmQ1ZDOw0/s1600/IMG_1821.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-LZWhqLpSqvnvLRMj57aWkJcu0vuX8y-5y4AnUKdrkUseX12nkRik613l07pAqn2x7LeOPMuwXXJ6236P-VK_cv4BinZPLMCcqW8PixtntjTsnYDnDIcF-pfk84B6ONgM9vGmQ1ZDOw0/s400/IMG_1821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636381804359085010" border="0" /></a>My little pool baby. This child LOVES the pool. We go several times a week. She is completely fearless. She will jump and go under water without batting an eye. I love that she is so comfortable. Now that we got the pool fence I feel much better about her dare devil behaviors.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZo64S_j0D_0IILg92mA2lIZ1WOhzOcLA6K-HvKwcGZ5lKgAIled5RvI0fRnYZmMmwGgwECk9EuLoEnWuKWrJ7RXKC-3Al_iSjb0vrjTURigYo-hLH6Mt1ODEFfPsPKujJGJPERhITppNx/s1600/IMG_1849.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZo64S_j0D_0IILg92mA2lIZ1WOhzOcLA6K-HvKwcGZ5lKgAIled5RvI0fRnYZmMmwGgwECk9EuLoEnWuKWrJ7RXKC-3Al_iSjb0vrjTURigYo-hLH6Mt1ODEFfPsPKujJGJPERhITppNx/s400/IMG_1849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636380487094713314" border="0" /></a>We always water the citrus trees before we get in the pool. Why is she standing like such a little adult?<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLctBsXX2V-tgNGcJcG14WrjCK1YHvsz4EPYQzbHl-hiTJXEImSmZzcPeb4xT1gIlXk_aL3tjVbh17g7ft3-zgrkagsNUPficYj6C7A9U22U_-5bjnWbtLsNXhCm5C_eJBrCWBvjoM-sw/s1600/IMG_1851.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLctBsXX2V-tgNGcJcG14WrjCK1YHvsz4EPYQzbHl-hiTJXEImSmZzcPeb4xT1gIlXk_aL3tjVbh17g7ft3-zgrkagsNUPficYj6C7A9U22U_-5bjnWbtLsNXhCm5C_eJBrCWBvjoM-sw/s400/IMG_1851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636380483236598130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOWFFUEzs0qTC2fTzGVctzuCL7QA_b7f_Lq57gXsuuGOuAmcjmDcLKO7YOzPDeCUj8QO2bK45qNfHYVxgeHZFnKtUiK3C2xrZqbPGcJ8iKIcvj4ed7ZyJlYt5WfkHzA3E1rF8HFteI7Pk/s1600/IMG_1867.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOWFFUEzs0qTC2fTzGVctzuCL7QA_b7f_Lq57gXsuuGOuAmcjmDcLKO7YOzPDeCUj8QO2bK45qNfHYVxgeHZFnKtUiK3C2xrZqbPGcJ8iKIcvj4ed7ZyJlYt5WfkHzA3E1rF8HFteI7Pk/s400/IMG_1867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636380478094671634" border="0" /></a>Like I said she loves shoes. She is probably better than me at walking in heels.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGR6gcmXhvmWmmXE1DVMAGqBzEBbSa0LLvcUD_esj96G246Vnz8R1NoqoAwYpAArZ8UadLnolhaksvCXwk1yOc6d9sojfZJfp0GawCDxL8hIkPjDPaZOw1UKfCfnd2g3XIvnxnKvHxoDS/s1600/IMG_1883.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGR6gcmXhvmWmmXE1DVMAGqBzEBbSa0LLvcUD_esj96G246Vnz8R1NoqoAwYpAArZ8UadLnolhaksvCXwk1yOc6d9sojfZJfp0GawCDxL8hIkPjDPaZOw1UKfCfnd2g3XIvnxnKvHxoDS/s400/IMG_1883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636379794528788754" border="0" /></a>At Joe's Barbecue<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3_bIK_fF6eh_r06PR6bSVXdJaEHuS9LSPTMnF_CTct02a-LUjJv-qH9xmx8bvp6U8dNw9J_5tYEBGqRGVXkhCgB9U4Yu8d-39uwayK4O8TAeOC7_26T0BFxxO61JmFRn9VObJOiF7PQ_/s1600/IMG_1874.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3_bIK_fF6eh_r06PR6bSVXdJaEHuS9LSPTMnF_CTct02a-LUjJv-qH9xmx8bvp6U8dNw9J_5tYEBGqRGVXkhCgB9U4Yu8d-39uwayK4O8TAeOC7_26T0BFxxO61JmFRn9VObJOiF7PQ_/s400/IMG_1874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636379803852600082" border="0" /></a>I love this picture. She was running so fast I could barely keep her in the frame!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJd_D6Tn0xJf2iu2_PAAQH6A4RSAupowTmpGwaVJot99qFQHXUFb3HPw7EDns04KYaGpMyidbFKONWWExuNkD8fEMdEN4lFN_7peoTKEZmAojV3cq7Z-VQSS5bxZWc-o-iE7AsFucV75r/s1600/IMG_1868.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJd_D6Tn0xJf2iu2_PAAQH6A4RSAupowTmpGwaVJot99qFQHXUFb3HPw7EDns04KYaGpMyidbFKONWWExuNkD8fEMdEN4lFN_7peoTKEZmAojV3cq7Z-VQSS5bxZWc-o-iE7AsFucV75r/s400/IMG_1868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636380474970850610" border="0" /></a>The biggest transition of the summer has been moving her to the toddler bed. She seriously loved her crib so I felt really bad taking it from her, but I was not about to buy another one for her brother. At first we kept the two in her room and would let her choose. While she loved to play in the bed she chose the crib every time when it came time to sleep so eventually we had to just take it cold turkey. The first night was really hard. She cried and kept asking me to read "more books." After that things got a little better with each nap and bed time. After about 3 nights it was back to business as usual. Nap time has become a little more of a challenge. She likes to get in and out of her bed, but eventually she crawls in bed and goes to sleep. I guess I can't complain.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiNLTrMcgy4OEnG-rXnRw9AuK9wIjgSUAOaJ3g04MH8gOdaxVLS2OhumQmJN7MJEGinkMULJck9LiP2PuenGtscchPQnbJh5OJdEXTSw_oCI2uBCq1dgOD0N7gWFPG80HuAt0FGUt6bkd/s1600/IMG_1869.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiNLTrMcgy4OEnG-rXnRw9AuK9wIjgSUAOaJ3g04MH8gOdaxVLS2OhumQmJN7MJEGinkMULJck9LiP2PuenGtscchPQnbJh5OJdEXTSw_oCI2uBCq1dgOD0N7gWFPG80HuAt0FGUt6bkd/s400/IMG_1869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636380471166109170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN-RadeBm_5TeZm2n-NcVKeoY1QhpMaZuhC_kM8A9grlWGhqg8ENDZwn6EmcPO0wqcBcS6DJ-OPm7Jkp1mtsY1g8sGwDZ5Iaig7OZu4ja5CasWmrXzYtPX6HJ4xVttLWwvEz0oOBhmZuO/s1600/IMG_1965.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN-RadeBm_5TeZm2n-NcVKeoY1QhpMaZuhC_kM8A9grlWGhqg8ENDZwn6EmcPO0wqcBcS6DJ-OPm7Jkp1mtsY1g8sGwDZ5Iaig7OZu4ja5CasWmrXzYtPX6HJ4xVttLWwvEz0oOBhmZuO/s400/IMG_1965.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636379786688016706" border="0" /></a>Zzzz...<br />It's official she has chosen her favorite blanket. It's the yellow one she is snuggled up with. She carries it all over the house and likes to chew on the corners and play with the tag. I know she has a lot of...crap in her crib, but she insits that it is all there. This is just one battle I don't choose to fight.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg81UPwQZDgjeVQvFITCAAi1kneRFmu_hn-FIAR12HkdQmLuW4WNv5DNTmxd_OwRwirv5xyTaNToG4CgBCrajreDkH1M162YjbkNXKbsINfp19GcI70S1Fi-uE0qCpVxj4WIxih5o96Fn/s1600/IMG_1893.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg81UPwQZDgjeVQvFITCAAi1kneRFmu_hn-FIAR12HkdQmLuW4WNv5DNTmxd_OwRwirv5xyTaNToG4CgBCrajreDkH1M162YjbkNXKbsINfp19GcI70S1Fi-uE0qCpVxj4WIxih5o96Fn/s400/IMG_1893.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636379800578474018" border="0" /></a>My friend Heidi signed her son up for the Little Gym and invited us to come along one day. Kendyl liked it so much I had to sign her up for the last 4 weeks of summer. It was really great for her. It gave her a chance just to run and climb, but it also gave her a chance to play with kids which she loved.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrk6pZAM9kTzeuWS_2ES4H-kOJJ7njl-8tytuaCs_CYitBv5BoPcCR-mjeGIrulLdxGGvcdIsw88ihSWhKWLEHvffgjyNvgeLqonJigg8tkwj22AFznIaEhhmSjkl534y6mzbQd_VNoGZ/s1600/IMG_1895.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrk6pZAM9kTzeuWS_2ES4H-kOJJ7njl-8tytuaCs_CYitBv5BoPcCR-mjeGIrulLdxGGvcdIsw88ihSWhKWLEHvffgjyNvgeLqonJigg8tkwj22AFznIaEhhmSjkl534y6mzbQd_VNoGZ/s400/IMG_1895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636379791177591714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtTTvOKwTw1-ZMZ_tTJclNoaPbKnCuj540paK3wtl_cUhk7lQZQb1X9ddZLm3CdP60iu16ApiW8r2O4Po971ZCubueYtpQo1WEh7PlAV-mMXIsYYIxVIqv1Ltz1UL9otNImfResfWOVgs/s1600/IMG_1898.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtTTvOKwTw1-ZMZ_tTJclNoaPbKnCuj540paK3wtl_cUhk7lQZQb1X9ddZLm3CdP60iu16ApiW8r2O4Po971ZCubueYtpQo1WEh7PlAV-mMXIsYYIxVIqv1Ltz1UL9otNImfResfWOVgs/s400/IMG_1898.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636274255607011778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6CZcm79jKFZREUb1uW9GNj_XZbWDC33Ver9DfG1NxRuZI5gL03UKfyXUPf6pwrQjl3GQQJ_rByqgXACOBa7kue0B-ObM5wOqRz1VbljVNCcdjwyED6E9lBcO4Xxxv5l2WRK4j-prbvS6/s1600/IMG_1900.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6CZcm79jKFZREUb1uW9GNj_XZbWDC33Ver9DfG1NxRuZI5gL03UKfyXUPf6pwrQjl3GQQJ_rByqgXACOBa7kue0B-ObM5wOqRz1VbljVNCcdjwyED6E9lBcO4Xxxv5l2WRK4j-prbvS6/s400/IMG_1900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636274248541843170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oacIPIRctTNW2jIn2FwTa64A-YO5SnUGuaZ27PUFQwBIjQ0sdIPHwdrbgRePcwfCzJdpjxt8VaP3fc3RALSAcCNQp-V2yOZNyD2eF1nRioWmlUcteADgKEu7pr1g3EGfR5l-5_c0eMpK/s1600/IMG_1902.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_oacIPIRctTNW2jIn2FwTa64A-YO5SnUGuaZ27PUFQwBIjQ0sdIPHwdrbgRePcwfCzJdpjxt8VaP3fc3RALSAcCNQp-V2yOZNyD2eF1nRioWmlUcteADgKEu7pr1g3EGfR5l-5_c0eMpK/s400/IMG_1902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636274243980303186" border="0" /></a>Catching a bubble on her finger<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEgJJUai2rBZo1qpG4L6apDw6-ynXi2OJuJehVnJiszSdYNbf-YZ4LFdtQrpkzfCcgH0ZjXoqoS5sa_2ptADJT8mV6gdCQiDgBk274CUZpxOZ4XVDiAhfgY8pBUyazfms7BOiOSiOKApa/s1600/IMG_1957.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEgJJUai2rBZo1qpG4L6apDw6-ynXi2OJuJehVnJiszSdYNbf-YZ4LFdtQrpkzfCcgH0ZjXoqoS5sa_2ptADJT8mV6gdCQiDgBk274CUZpxOZ4XVDiAhfgY8pBUyazfms7BOiOSiOKApa/s400/IMG_1957.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636274240996193954" border="0" /></a>At her friend Jack's birthday party. She LOVED Chuck E. Cheese!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNt68Uub31fY6MHoQYHE8Uet6saHn5NY0Xu31Y16FDewlWufdQldzqjK_JJNBY64Tw9E5gtIBUivzuhtKhVWz59SPdCaAyPjNyd2l9Xqm20lDdF-3Pl5bRvUBDYpZIL0_O1QKnzuTHeHz/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNt68Uub31fY6MHoQYHE8Uet6saHn5NY0Xu31Y16FDewlWufdQldzqjK_JJNBY64Tw9E5gtIBUivzuhtKhVWz59SPdCaAyPjNyd2l9Xqm20lDdF-3Pl5bRvUBDYpZIL0_O1QKnzuTHeHz/s400/IMG_1962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636274235865650226" border="0" /></a>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-55178089245148226932011-06-12T07:29:00.001-07:002011-06-13T06:46:15.614-07:00Like Mother Like DaughterI get told pretty often that Kendyl looks just like me. Sometimes I think this is something that people just say and sometimes I think she really does look like me. I still maintain though that there is something about her that looks like Matt, but I just don't know what it is...We finally got a printer with a scanner (were a little behind the times, I know) so I scanned a couple of baby pictures on to the computer from when Matt and I were Kendyl's age.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0k-YFaFfKcNvhGSGhx3Ad2aHAjzBpje457_-SWzDkbhJwYqwjqTE7saCE9UVLkoTKrese2g_yG1nR06VsBh27OlzcssEuhbthLCHWw0_Z0Iog-9ZMGuPRNMUx5FTXbK6bUwt_IwT_k1D/s1600/IMG_1818.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0k-YFaFfKcNvhGSGhx3Ad2aHAjzBpje457_-SWzDkbhJwYqwjqTE7saCE9UVLkoTKrese2g_yG1nR06VsBh27OlzcssEuhbthLCHWw0_Z0Iog-9ZMGuPRNMUx5FTXbK6bUwt_IwT_k1D/s400/IMG_1818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617353581991391570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrc7dfrW05FeLzyVqM9UzP8jygD-Rs0-XWZdwJXG_DWQPCIOVPSFylso4uhzWTK-HahxeQe11plut28NVBt52y0tM1T84uJ5VgD5J_CoSwdPDqIb7nCWKKFNKKXSD22GT11eelrd1-RqOG/s1600/IMG_1816.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXHblTso-hp0X7_3cbOlVNC-Z-Vg0Pmwr6orKJt_phwfwDu8YPxyOaPvMXy3H1Lu1u4ANHIrjAiloRdHfdYwYs9kq4kmgorSwq3y7tB-tP15UOZjZj98MsRWiQcbIp9VLEnujMYMsqeB2/s400/Nikki+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617353576767739394" border="0" /></a>I think this one looks most like Kendyl<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIOXDmlkczVrMoDp58gY-Ac1YP-4t2Xm7vY30eE8p4ZMi5wvhR59exg1s8pASvLPHnOzxFKE3d-oOj5VS47RFNjAMw0B9qJLuxC4ZPKfAovtmg2k6tyOShZl_KelQruhyAYu1FferSzlt/s1600/Nikki+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIOXDmlkczVrMoDp58gY-Ac1YP-4t2Xm7vY30eE8p4ZMi5wvhR59exg1s8pASvLPHnOzxFKE3d-oOj5VS47RFNjAMw0B9qJLuxC4ZPKfAovtmg2k6tyOShZl_KelQruhyAYu1FferSzlt/s400/Nikki+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617353568046186946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt_T3jVc6oQSF11J2QKtTbsSn3ORznGO7tKun8TuLKyeGL0eTHzQcltU2EIlKyjV7xm8MvsgDxMUpfxWsieI44giSzXHINhDkudQr0p1mwv2IT1GLfP2d88WhZQOa0pRfBZ06BYw21s2H/s1600/matt+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt_T3jVc6oQSF11J2QKtTbsSn3ORznGO7tKun8TuLKyeGL0eTHzQcltU2EIlKyjV7xm8MvsgDxMUpfxWsieI44giSzXHINhDkudQr0p1mwv2IT1GLfP2d88WhZQOa0pRfBZ06BYw21s2H/s400/matt+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617699777664190850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBH8rHsHEukaSXKTkLVW1W6ZJ71o5cC0TYvyzFx_c96NmkQ937kAIJZpvgsHi4ceR1kNZnyOckrG7wj3V3gtWi5sXdjAq9DFs8kGJraA26ClukQ84xaZDHPugIne-sJPyBMVWg1DaboaV8/s1600/matt+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBH8rHsHEukaSXKTkLVW1W6ZJ71o5cC0TYvyzFx_c96NmkQ937kAIJZpvgsHi4ceR1kNZnyOckrG7wj3V3gtWi5sXdjAq9DFs8kGJraA26ClukQ84xaZDHPugIne-sJPyBMVWg1DaboaV8/s400/matt+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617699783254317042" border="0" /></a>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-38063962640049120622011-05-19T20:36:00.001-07:002011-05-19T21:39:52.774-07:00Our New House :o)FINALLY! We are in our new house and we LOVE it!!! Living here has been such a blessing for us. I don't think either of us realized how much we missed Gilbert. It has definitely been a long journey to get here, but we wouldn't take any of it back. Here are some pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbW6gCpLoBdt9HBU8-2xoqajr_OtBjq_k0GOVNGBdmGmfZvGuxQhatuzfTRFbotH_Gw1tFvWtNZ66SwNSbMkp1g_mbxNRNQ7dDND-KH8uCjj9fyKCliMu4f9NZ9AZbRHI7f55NplhzNcN/s1600/IMG_1793.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbW6gCpLoBdt9HBU8-2xoqajr_OtBjq_k0GOVNGBdmGmfZvGuxQhatuzfTRFbotH_Gw1tFvWtNZ66SwNSbMkp1g_mbxNRNQ7dDND-KH8uCjj9fyKCliMu4f9NZ9AZbRHI7f55NplhzNcN/s400/IMG_1793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639568268765842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2OwQCcR21-hsq0CdvoHqt6uF4ADjAJMcMBd4Urb_Mpx_pIFUDK-tS3tK-1vbF-oUoSUm7E_pKvWPRZ90LsJOlQNT4jQHhYd6t1XtqemdKvI09MSafd5-lXhEOMb6UYDuBK656G0AXppy/s1600/IMG_1785.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2OwQCcR21-hsq0CdvoHqt6uF4ADjAJMcMBd4Urb_Mpx_pIFUDK-tS3tK-1vbF-oUoSUm7E_pKvWPRZ90LsJOlQNT4jQHhYd6t1XtqemdKvI09MSafd5-lXhEOMb6UYDuBK656G0AXppy/s400/IMG_1785.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639557653301538" border="0" /></a>The family room. We have actually patched up the wall since this picture. Eventually we plan to mount the TV, but we have plenty on our plate right now.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRl3s-8S0ag-YEvdLedlptCMYEonbbevgUTdu9Iwz1WaGUgZrn_T85x0PuGcLFNjXTUaxtA3oEW0f9EdLrPSmdX6xwYIqgE2DM5cNYKw7Jp5T_NVubJ8pNVM5cDixRREWThhO88UZcgLf/s1600/IMG_1786.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRl3s-8S0ag-YEvdLedlptCMYEonbbevgUTdu9Iwz1WaGUgZrn_T85x0PuGcLFNjXTUaxtA3oEW0f9EdLrPSmdX6xwYIqgE2DM5cNYKw7Jp5T_NVubJ8pNVM5cDixRREWThhO88UZcgLf/s400/IMG_1786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639400931211650" border="0" /></a>The kitchen...we are definitely going to need a bigger table.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp921ii-izcFzClQoUt1BzkJxI4hoV4UrTtrNehUOLCzdHd2LEpsua8sX8bprtu4KZUlUkkj68po_Fc5jrYJeet0ZNNJPmFoc3THeLqLq3zQFvGQXXdaKGEOXLzui8TeHlIsab8HwHMnL/s1600/IMG_1787.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpp921ii-izcFzClQoUt1BzkJxI4hoV4UrTtrNehUOLCzdHd2LEpsua8sX8bprtu4KZUlUkkj68po_Fc5jrYJeet0ZNNJPmFoc3THeLqLq3zQFvGQXXdaKGEOXLzui8TeHlIsab8HwHMnL/s400/IMG_1787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639395928367074" border="0" /></a>The office/ game room<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYtUDZauC44p8NxSWRMjciyy6dc-Jr1OYFRAQoKSdW2HDGarxu8vym2ZGjYwxYqOywUhmKqbW-HE667RUzap5CWlShgTHwQi4pc_ZvsWME8u45zZYnq-lik4qzUAPieY9RpJBJ2CrEt0B/s1600/IMG_1800.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYtUDZauC44p8NxSWRMjciyy6dc-Jr1OYFRAQoKSdW2HDGarxu8vym2ZGjYwxYqOywUhmKqbW-HE667RUzap5CWlShgTHwQi4pc_ZvsWME8u45zZYnq-lik4qzUAPieY9RpJBJ2CrEt0B/s400/IMG_1800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639389896983138" border="0" /></a>Master bathroom...we actually have a tub now! Kendyl has been the only one to use it though...haha.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GFj7dcUg7K7A48u-021WKn45DbXiV09Xs12pHSGGsOcxwma6-CWXuvXgg-CgCBFVN5Bu1G15C2ltNZzvKMa7zarfsteuQEQx6707TXthqQUHo6LcBpjBOkH7E2pdIHrwXmbln_pKCKtL/s1600/IMG_1791.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GFj7dcUg7K7A48u-021WKn45DbXiV09Xs12pHSGGsOcxwma6-CWXuvXgg-CgCBFVN5Bu1G15C2ltNZzvKMa7zarfsteuQEQx6707TXthqQUHo6LcBpjBOkH7E2pdIHrwXmbln_pKCKtL/s400/IMG_1791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639384395945154" border="0" /></a>Our bedroom. We have quite a bit to do in here (such as finding our bed skirt which has apparently disappeared). For now though it is completely functional and we are enjoying the extra space.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-jBhzdU7LyER-fkKbu0HWyUMKj7AwhDVn9BMI5jKqdH1ewxSdOkI8o7pITJy2gYtLdPwZWPCOGfiLGORsZu5thP3agKgSfCWgRTWuXzMSoxcvhvYDHs4k-cRgp7GfX2-6FnYzMOoQY4Z/s1600/IMG_1795.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-jBhzdU7LyER-fkKbu0HWyUMKj7AwhDVn9BMI5jKqdH1ewxSdOkI8o7pITJy2gYtLdPwZWPCOGfiLGORsZu5thP3agKgSfCWgRTWuXzMSoxcvhvYDHs4k-cRgp7GfX2-6FnYzMOoQY4Z/s400/IMG_1795.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639381369448226" border="0" /></a>As much as I LOVE the racing stripes (sarcastic) I think we are going to have to get rid of them. My summer projects will include painting both kids bedrooms.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbI3NA9cmF8TTd5_Rm1oFAdsktiARNca_QZMQiehOFlRpwptZ1HJXOWCjiFDxU6vZd6_4-TXp_uiK_SzMXTr35AVB2LLLdsztUpSCtDhLstxfC6eT6uVko64tP-8onqrKTVf6Ydc8ACw4/s1600/IMG_1796.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbI3NA9cmF8TTd5_Rm1oFAdsktiARNca_QZMQiehOFlRpwptZ1HJXOWCjiFDxU6vZd6_4-TXp_uiK_SzMXTr35AVB2LLLdsztUpSCtDhLstxfC6eT6uVko64tP-8onqrKTVf6Ydc8ACw4/s400/IMG_1796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639019511244626" border="0" /></a>This is Baby #2's room. We cleaned it up for you guys...haha. Right now these are all the boxes that we don't want to unpack...and a bunch of other random stuff.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrXg0Cx11p6nmB2DIPdbcVXvd9zt7Ca9mBL_8JIUFqN96aIhdQ6V3xIPktXNu2uGwonnLbdrTuSh7esr9qFilN3ztRxilL_KUHMTsO8ISvPMayowDXOwj_RSv9XJa83k44Vy3li7qBl6p/s1600/IMG_1797.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrXg0Cx11p6nmB2DIPdbcVXvd9zt7Ca9mBL_8JIUFqN96aIhdQ6V3xIPktXNu2uGwonnLbdrTuSh7esr9qFilN3ztRxilL_KUHMTsO8ISvPMayowDXOwj_RSv9XJa83k44Vy3li7qBl6p/s400/IMG_1797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639010341834962" border="0" /></a>This is the kid's/guest bathroom<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-i6tWeTCCWDUpV34N66H1MliyP7kuglb8c4ZzvxIZo4jOUMzSFuek22AqgzD4s_Wxa91AOgPow7jVyQ_luAjP3ZJ7Say8fuMpRsjU0Ok8jg7QeR9kfiMaLgPe0p4EHdqMzcfr4Ezf4p_/s1600/IMG_1799.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-i6tWeTCCWDUpV34N66H1MliyP7kuglb8c4ZzvxIZo4jOUMzSFuek22AqgzD4s_Wxa91AOgPow7jVyQ_luAjP3ZJ7Say8fuMpRsjU0Ok8jg7QeR9kfiMaLgPe0p4EHdqMzcfr4Ezf4p_/s400/IMG_1799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608639001986253970" border="0" /></a>One of the reasons we loved this house so much was this play room. Its at the end of the hall so we can just shut the door and leave all the kids toys in there. At one point we had this room clean. Kendyl seems to like her organization methods a little better...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qqCz3za3-74WSl_P_-qDLQSzMsOhOLxYDYYroAEjhWa3RtkmX94twYDzNGnVywFypQJIXKRH81W-pMrrkuOmaDO_F7VrdVeJ77lutjRgzwcwnyfQAEJhFtIKujmy33jZul14oT6a9PVi/s1600/IMG_1802.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qqCz3za3-74WSl_P_-qDLQSzMsOhOLxYDYYroAEjhWa3RtkmX94twYDzNGnVywFypQJIXKRH81W-pMrrkuOmaDO_F7VrdVeJ77lutjRgzwcwnyfQAEJhFtIKujmy33jZul14oT6a9PVi/s400/IMG_1802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608638990070049138" border="0" /></a>Backyard (right side)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKm54X4RnS_zCcTTq8njlISO7VOO31AYaDKQxDiqxzbzosrKOMp074pTe-o-YS1MCsrGKn6FrDN4UhnlzAIB8sBUMZb7OgG1rQ8AlPeCJXM1usZITP9pDBCwqmt03IrkGIWI2Oli8zTgI/s1600/IMG_1801.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKm54X4RnS_zCcTTq8njlISO7VOO31AYaDKQxDiqxzbzosrKOMp074pTe-o-YS1MCsrGKn6FrDN4UhnlzAIB8sBUMZb7OgG1rQ8AlPeCJXM1usZITP9pDBCwqmt03IrkGIWI2Oli8zTgI/s400/IMG_1801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608638989695471746" border="0" /></a>Backyard (left)...sigh. This is going to be my saving grace this summer when I am huge and pregnant. I have only been in once, but Matt and Kendyl have been in several times. I am more of a bathwater kind of girl.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Living here has been so much fun. We have a 5-10 minute commute to work, we are close to both of our families and just the extra space has been wonderful. We feel very lucky and grateful...and honestly, hope to never move again!<br /></div><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-44584537325618771712011-05-19T20:29:00.000-07:002011-05-19T21:24:04.495-07:00Kendyl and New Baby UpdateKendyl is at such a fun age right now. She definitely keeps us on our toes, but she is learning so much right now which is really neat to watch. Best of all she is starting to go on the potty! Its a pretty new thing and Matt and I have not devoted the time to potty training that we would like to, but generally speaking she seems to be ready for it. Unfortunately, as Kendyl is getting older she is getting more picky which has been a little difficult. She will like something one day then want nothing to do with it the next day. I just try to be patient and keep introducing new foods so hopefully she will have better eating habits than Matt or I had as kids. Communicating with her is becoming a lot more effective. She pretty much understands everything we say at this point. As far as her vocabulary she is saying about 1 new word a day. My favorite word that she says though is turtle. She has the cutest pronunciation of it :) She also tells people bless you when they sneeze which I think is pretty cute. We also get to hear a lot of stories from her. Unfortunately we have no idea what she is saying so we just play along and ask her questions as if we have any idea what she is talking about. We make sure to read books often, especially at night. Part of our bed time ritual is for her (and her only...she wont let me sit with her) to sit in the rocking chair while I sit on the floor and read her a book. Her ability to focus has improved. Before she wouldn't sit still long enough for me to get through a page, but now I can get through as much as 2 books. She has also started to watch TV, which she has never payed attention to before. It is still only for about 5 minutes at a time. Her favorite show is Barney (possibly my least favorite...). I am not even sure how this whole craze started, but it's pretty strong right now. With her new lengthened attention span she has also started to be more cuddly and loving (yay). She loves to give kisses and high fives. She actually will not go to bed without giving Matt and Katie a kiss goodnight. Katie absolutely hates it and growls the whole time...maybe one day they will get along. Her new favorite thing to do is to go in the pool. All we have to do is mention it and she runs to get her swim diaper. I wish she was a little more fearful of the pool to be honest, but she is just not type of child so I really need to keep my eye on her at all times! Though generally sweet, Kendyl has definitely learned to throw a fit every now and then. Matt and I have a pretty low tolerance for them so we have started using the whole time out method. The first time we put her in the corner and told her she needed to stay there. To our surprise she listened and stayed until we went to get her (she was only there about 2 minutes). For the time being it seems to be working and we have been using it less and less. Well that pretty much wraps up the recent news on Kendyl...on to Baby #2.<br />First...it's a BOY! A little part of me was hoping for a girl. We have so much girl "stuff" that I am bummed I wont get more use out of it. I also liked the idea of Kendyl having a sister because I grew up with sisters. On the other hand though, I am really excited to have a boy. Bring on the basketball games and broken toys, right?! Aside from this everything looks healthy and I have still been feeling pretty good. I am definitely dreading summer though :(<br /><br />Here are some recent pictures of Kendyl:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLC7x4fJcoL7XALNkxlTmOrnw_UP5HTtv2ZlrwU0KWto-Wamzh_ATqFIoErfuhD8nDtMuAcnNmR7zEDSEFoNO79m1NurL0af1clAUK5kJNrvI33EhNa23K4tYI1dafPholHB2U2gGC1IG/s1600/IMG_1753.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLC7x4fJcoL7XALNkxlTmOrnw_UP5HTtv2ZlrwU0KWto-Wamzh_ATqFIoErfuhD8nDtMuAcnNmR7zEDSEFoNO79m1NurL0af1clAUK5kJNrvI33EhNa23K4tYI1dafPholHB2U2gGC1IG/s400/IMG_1753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636734539623746" border="0" /></a>Getting into things as usual<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_PBbBu9K1uWpTpiJQ3EH-C5iq1gkW76bJI0SKlGBDusUAy4IvhNxuMScCaPkhbtRjX590wqcNqHeSLn6laq3UyoLqOdn5bXSsFBuqqTGH_qLLNkyWyOrJwW7f-TfCcpptWYVgmKeKxkv/s1600/IMG_1746.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_PBbBu9K1uWpTpiJQ3EH-C5iq1gkW76bJI0SKlGBDusUAy4IvhNxuMScCaPkhbtRjX590wqcNqHeSLn6laq3UyoLqOdn5bXSsFBuqqTGH_qLLNkyWyOrJwW7f-TfCcpptWYVgmKeKxkv/s400/IMG_1746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636574233659154" border="0" /></a>One day she got into Matt's underwear drawer. It seriously entertained her for about 30 minutes.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i0sFC5b26X-FXo-qnfc4Ioa-LoyJPJHSIS6aAAcpew4j6B0v0ekjrHxvE64hA-y4wMRQwv0HdhrJlvbq7vhxXzDICpeVBkqY7ZSbbFsQuIG-ZYeLEh_DR7Ezwlh8MVedKGoOFOHKJM2m/s1600/IMG_1748.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i0sFC5b26X-FXo-qnfc4Ioa-LoyJPJHSIS6aAAcpew4j6B0v0ekjrHxvE64hA-y4wMRQwv0HdhrJlvbq7vhxXzDICpeVBkqY7ZSbbFsQuIG-ZYeLEh_DR7Ezwlh8MVedKGoOFOHKJM2m/s400/IMG_1748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636567898814978" border="0" /></a>Don't worry, they were clean :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9kPfcTUtlvSFzvtdKo2LOFtY9wQWaLw63S9WLmcZo8UtMRMkgK1ek_ZHFyvMyXtkBnoDwdKt0JLQaV_JabMqp4JmL1MjxXjpdue6DVZGK9WasnCwv1GwzAjjyQlFwfu89_BH1lgNznms/s1600/IMG_1757.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9kPfcTUtlvSFzvtdKo2LOFtY9wQWaLw63S9WLmcZo8UtMRMkgK1ek_ZHFyvMyXtkBnoDwdKt0JLQaV_JabMqp4JmL1MjxXjpdue6DVZGK9WasnCwv1GwzAjjyQlFwfu89_BH1lgNznms/s400/IMG_1757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636559339013586" border="0" /></a>Typical Kendyl right here. She was back in her playroom and came out like this...haha<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AxCgrJEs18EWECmo6yFCq_SrGlVWkJ8JkeslfoSWarxgl6P0MCzkLbHyCw-YBlGTISaEfVTJfRlbNUCoW_e_pYKICcR5VqT7Zj_to6jSapyFy7mhQuPlnewdrveZ8x1Y9r639_iZ-K_W/s1600/IMG_1758.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AxCgrJEs18EWECmo6yFCq_SrGlVWkJ8JkeslfoSWarxgl6P0MCzkLbHyCw-YBlGTISaEfVTJfRlbNUCoW_e_pYKICcR5VqT7Zj_to6jSapyFy7mhQuPlnewdrveZ8x1Y9r639_iZ-K_W/s400/IMG_1758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636556959009234" border="0" /></a>Getting ready to get in the pool. My mom got her this little swim suit...the top did not last very long though. Matt says she looks like the kid in "The Christmas Story"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbtaj1X51_mDjxckIN-sDm_7LwixZzVjG53a_31leJ-nhX4ovNHW0oawTa320CxdysRuOLAQ5IoPw1hm3kcw_CZ1ADzpMoSAoDZe_rgURC5foWSshPvwpppmQYZiTpklt3yTRjkjgFWKK/s1600/IMG_1762.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbtaj1X51_mDjxckIN-sDm_7LwixZzVjG53a_31leJ-nhX4ovNHW0oawTa320CxdysRuOLAQ5IoPw1hm3kcw_CZ1ADzpMoSAoDZe_rgURC5foWSshPvwpppmQYZiTpklt3yTRjkjgFWKK/s400/IMG_1762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636551491204850" border="0" /></a>At the play pad at San Tan mall.<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoEkqCvzNRvvr82K3iNFfqoi5jzIDNvGXjGqFgFtGL83pZCjs6gA7vZXQWHODPMOFrnjecrUw574Hen2Ga1PrkX0thIq7Nssy0YdoORtmlCp46wT2Uc5Pd8-iQaoxvHWFpkHfdHrK-uwn/s1600/IMG_1763.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoEkqCvzNRvvr82K3iNFfqoi5jzIDNvGXjGqFgFtGL83pZCjs6gA7vZXQWHODPMOFrnjecrUw574Hen2Ga1PrkX0thIq7Nssy0YdoORtmlCp46wT2Uc5Pd8-iQaoxvHWFpkHfdHrK-uwn/s400/IMG_1763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636071234662722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_X9oC3Kg7THoGhN6TAuCXQA81mn7AyJO-C8FWRkAWtdjRz_1kmFcN4ZbzWQWY6Gqi_Dz9dQSBhCcY8awuCpttHrMFcIKC3PW6fGgpTSYmtkF-B_GiQidwqWQUVnAaDLRyqYhy871UI_8/s1600/IMG_1764.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_X9oC3Kg7THoGhN6TAuCXQA81mn7AyJO-C8FWRkAWtdjRz_1kmFcN4ZbzWQWY6Gqi_Dz9dQSBhCcY8awuCpttHrMFcIKC3PW6fGgpTSYmtkF-B_GiQidwqWQUVnAaDLRyqYhy871UI_8/s400/IMG_1764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636065995268434" border="0" /></a>Happy Easter!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgja9030GU88vcsi5zajR5mZuoqN3nEHr1tcjVHuwvNjLCwGekf8hyphenhyphenD7i7HUNq-kIQQSx6P5u43NsiivJ3W6-XLWF398tY-0pVgQz2uKO8unB3wI0TXvjqUv1GQQulwuHdW5m4Du6bAlpYz/s1600/IMG_1765.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgja9030GU88vcsi5zajR5mZuoqN3nEHr1tcjVHuwvNjLCwGekf8hyphenhyphenD7i7HUNq-kIQQSx6P5u43NsiivJ3W6-XLWF398tY-0pVgQz2uKO8unB3wI0TXvjqUv1GQQulwuHdW5m4Du6bAlpYz/s400/IMG_1765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636061741771922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuO_FjpMcfDZTsGvFgKsfg25fscQXm7oW9CxcjeHhCZa7t2YT5LfbRhwE63s2Tf9q2eqU5mN4ykABIZZqRENHnvrFHq_EomGSB7GqmMH0fxM6ScbL9_FVMgK0-4HZhRut0cG6rrRWGPgZ/s1600/IMG_1771.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuO_FjpMcfDZTsGvFgKsfg25fscQXm7oW9CxcjeHhCZa7t2YT5LfbRhwE63s2Tf9q2eqU5mN4ykABIZZqRENHnvrFHq_EomGSB7GqmMH0fxM6ScbL9_FVMgK0-4HZhRut0cG6rrRWGPgZ/s400/IMG_1771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636056037585186" border="0" /></a>Eating smoothies...we try to do this when Dad's not home because he gets a little stressed about the mess.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGNQdIFvCsu87Se3_uh85c8csdEJzKXKjKA10Gj9IHanjYgzXXXaCYYPWd2rQoTrRAKzeNnYglMXMssOZa3mPMqIshb_4D-7QBZybWGdY4IMfb_vu1zl5sZSn4ucw4bNcP6BOGAQMxyTL/s1600/IMG_1772.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGNQdIFvCsu87Se3_uh85c8csdEJzKXKjKA10Gj9IHanjYgzXXXaCYYPWd2rQoTrRAKzeNnYglMXMssOZa3mPMqIshb_4D-7QBZybWGdY4IMfb_vu1zl5sZSn4ucw4bNcP6BOGAQMxyTL/s400/IMG_1772.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608636049852224850" border="0" /></a>We went over to my friend Jill's house to meet her new little guy Landon. I was very interested to see how Kendyl would do with me holding the baby. Instead of getting jealous she just wanted to hold him. He was such a sweet little guy and a good sport for letting a 1 1/2 year old "hold" him. My favorite was when we told Kendyl to give him a high five she unfolded his fist with one hand and gave him a high five with the other. Hopefully this is a good sign for things to come. While I am sure Kendyl will be jealous with the new baby I hope she can be loving too.<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-76252002439990459952011-03-19T12:12:00.001-07:002011-03-19T12:40:23.720-07:00A little bit of KendylKendyl is doing very well. She is little miss personality these days. Her favorite things right now are dogs and cats (oh my gosh does she love animals!), her yellow blanket, her glow worm (since 2 days ago, but she is really attached), fruit, walks, going for rides in her wagon, riding in the back of the cart in the grocery store (she will no longer let me put her in the front seat), playing in the cars, books, kids (especially Austin), playing chase, "helping" with chores, and the list goes on. For the most part she is a happy girl, but when she is having a meltdown look out! Unfortunately, she has figured out the temper tantrum. However, she also seems to be figuring out that it doesn't get her anything so hopefully they will go away! My favorite development of Kendyl's recently has been the word please...although she says it more like "pweese." It's funny because she will start to fuss for something, but then quickly correct herself and start saying please (repeatedly). I am pretty sure she thinks that if she says please though that she gets what she is asking for because when I tell her no she will usually fuss. Oh well, she'll figure it out. Since my last post on Kendyl we have moved (more on that later) and fortunately for us she did not skip a beat! I am so happy that she is more flexible than I am. Matt and I are having a lot of fun being her parents, and we are especially excited that she is going to have a little brother or sister to help entertain her soon :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qdZlQfev9xG4a3HJqBlCmN4LDbyTGSiebtVRO-jRMnTa1r8ACoKMfWljddbmoNzteLPiW5AUnTPv2Ie2sBxfHAonK6Ao1MMvtD9PDYsk9W2722xAe5vOe-If3qvuMYWlNgxUvXiOMXsk/s1600/IMG_1634.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qdZlQfev9xG4a3HJqBlCmN4LDbyTGSiebtVRO-jRMnTa1r8ACoKMfWljddbmoNzteLPiW5AUnTPv2Ie2sBxfHAonK6Ao1MMvtD9PDYsk9W2722xAe5vOe-If3qvuMYWlNgxUvXiOMXsk/s400/IMG_1634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585871771767014402" border="0" /></a>Like I said she LOVES cats/dogs...whether its on TV or in person does not matter. One day we were walking by Petco. They had an adoption going on and there were dogs in the front window. Kendyl ran up and practically smashed her face in the window. Needless to say we had to go in and see the dogs :) Another day we were taking a walk in the neighborhood and there was a cat roaming around. Kendyl ran right up to the cat and tried to pet it. I really hope she doesn't ask for a cat when she gets a little older...maybe I will use the same trick my dad did and tell her Matt is allergic?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJiYG0_F9SpqOYLwYuZlwwSiutAm4-50SXUQ1-IgRNIGPL98-74hZDx1zwKdXzhROSUTtH1Rn8ALyIGiIwRRz7YuKkSkfiJlhf8NNKmZvi4o-7r3EdsuhOf0NnEnsJAFbM5p05hxdWY3k/s1600/IMG_1700.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJiYG0_F9SpqOYLwYuZlwwSiutAm4-50SXUQ1-IgRNIGPL98-74hZDx1zwKdXzhROSUTtH1Rn8ALyIGiIwRRz7YuKkSkfiJlhf8NNKmZvi4o-7r3EdsuhOf0NnEnsJAFbM5p05hxdWY3k/s400/IMG_1700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585871764323786738" border="0" /></a>She went through a little phase where this was the "smile" I would get when I asked her to smile for a picture...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY6Bn8LqsKRI95het__a4lBCM9IhWStSmvBul80g_MLixOLSBnSv1FH8BvMj39ZLKg05Pd7Fd1KOPcLSzqmLlwZryNg1gJePZkOCIw3gfOOldmcf7lMKQUzq_Ri0-ZO_FK9DrB2Ylx8kz/s1600/IMG_1701.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY6Bn8LqsKRI95het__a4lBCM9IhWStSmvBul80g_MLixOLSBnSv1FH8BvMj39ZLKg05Pd7Fd1KOPcLSzqmLlwZryNg1gJePZkOCIw3gfOOldmcf7lMKQUzq_Ri0-ZO_FK9DrB2Ylx8kz/s400/IMG_1701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585871548414317218" border="0" /></a>Try #2<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fGl4aTcuAW2xMOTrU_vnoHxfQmhxX_eKpZnJv3hTDZpiH6teNQpHH2vtbqNnepdT7N7XiacvWTcJgapcV75BooVR8mgO1cGww8thztdkw7w4oB9n7eva2Ur_vH39LI6X1AF0_BbHLY9W/s1600/IMG_1702.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fGl4aTcuAW2xMOTrU_vnoHxfQmhxX_eKpZnJv3hTDZpiH6teNQpHH2vtbqNnepdT7N7XiacvWTcJgapcV75BooVR8mgO1cGww8thztdkw7w4oB9n7eva2Ur_vH39LI6X1AF0_BbHLY9W/s400/IMG_1702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585871543984066434" border="0" /></a>And try #3...such a goof!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JNPN0SktWl4YMNQPtbGqBiCvc5oV3RlHgnS1vwm024raZk_CYdwCE76HgC8Geb1UjKnLAnz70NIT7CQigTbukT84YknG1UAt8LhcFzgn_LhUqwtUgZ8-3lUgcHSXeSQZa6vdd08OWf2s/s1600/IMG_1703.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5JNPN0SktWl4YMNQPtbGqBiCvc5oV3RlHgnS1vwm024raZk_CYdwCE76HgC8Geb1UjKnLAnz70NIT7CQigTbukT84YknG1UAt8LhcFzgn_LhUqwtUgZ8-3lUgcHSXeSQZa6vdd08OWf2s/s400/IMG_1703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585871539168836402" border="0" /></a>One of her new favorite places to play are in our cars. This will seriously keep her entertained for about an hour! It was funny because I would let her play while I was in the hall packing and next thing I know she has the brights turned on shining into the house...haha.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VYstXGt0V9934pqB28EJQXIUxsD0I5KoWmfFrFWhAL9G8f8JxrB8AR81McvFZGCJPemINhd5tWyLKegoAStT5BuTiXkXnEtTx5iahZD4UZWFGHBSlg4EIQFzwggejZNNoAX308aWjZH9/s1600/IMG_1710.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VYstXGt0V9934pqB28EJQXIUxsD0I5KoWmfFrFWhAL9G8f8JxrB8AR81McvFZGCJPemINhd5tWyLKegoAStT5BuTiXkXnEtTx5iahZD4UZWFGHBSlg4EIQFzwggejZNNoAX308aWjZH9/s400/IMG_1710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585871534691132850" border="0" /></a>This child seriously loves Austin! She will just follow him around all day to see what he is doing. I don't have the picture, but we asked her to give Austin a hug and kiss and she'll go right up to him and stand on her tippy toes so she can give him a kiss. Cutest thing ever! In this picture we were driving home from lunch and apparently she felt like she needed to hold his hand. She did that the entire way home.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Vfz6GAQnfbiAttx1EwhS03zaw0Vjh8G73DPgjDkT-YFTDtJOjFHZH6afhs2q3tJg8TaXcSJIV3vk2pDm2wpUBEi_10ZpHOtWh5dM_QHvL-x9bRZVnklbYbt6t6mUAn-496dZNIfBqC5l/s1600/IMG_1734.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Vfz6GAQnfbiAttx1EwhS03zaw0Vjh8G73DPgjDkT-YFTDtJOjFHZH6afhs2q3tJg8TaXcSJIV3vk2pDm2wpUBEi_10ZpHOtWh5dM_QHvL-x9bRZVnklbYbt6t6mUAn-496dZNIfBqC5l/s400/IMG_1734.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585871530749932786" border="0" /></a>All dressed and ready for church. I got this new little dress for her and I love it, but trying to get her to stand still so I could take a picture was near impossible! This was the best one I could get.<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-31928298697163098212011-03-19T09:10:00.000-07:002011-03-19T12:11:56.631-07:00And then there were...FOUR! Well, at least there will be around September 25th. That's right, Matt and I are going to have another baby! It happened a little quicker than anticipated, but that's ok. We now can say that all of our birthdays fall within about 2 weeks of each other. I have to say it is so much different the second time around. I am almost 13 weeks and while I have been a little sick, all of the pregnancy symptoms seemed worse with Kendyl. There are actually times when I forget I am pregnant...until I look at my expanding stomach which seems to grow much quicker this time. I think that Kendyl keeps me so busy that I just don't have time to think about it. Maybe that's a good thing? As far as preference on the sex of the baby this time I would say that I am 60/40 for a girl and Matt is 60/40 for a boy. I really do like having a girl and would be very happy with another one, but I want Matt to have a son. 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There were no false negatives this time.<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-72535865848655481242011-03-19T08:10:00.000-07:002011-03-19T12:41:43.069-07:00Siblings Trip 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> 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We call it the "siblings trip" because Matt and I get our siblings (plus Matt's best friend Ben) together and all go on a weekend trip. The first time we went to Lakeside, but this time since a one year old would be joining us we decided to stay a little closer and go to Prescott. The trip consisted of games, going to the "square," hula hooping (I'll explain later), nearly getting ourselves killed while trying to drive to sunset point in the snow, playing Donkey Kong and playing outside in the snow. We had a BLAST!</span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojqJirOi6meAnPrMBrWWX0JtB4AuWjFacb6dv68Z0QgxaihAW8h20-57OnN8Ea7NDA3hg-BNsxb2d69wtyNz-0l5Sfjb5gX7wR0coOBNeoy5Kt7mxMo1DRozfhiUUdITWyUTeZTCT4fCx/s1600/IMG_1687.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojqJirOi6meAnPrMBrWWX0JtB4AuWjFacb6dv68Z0QgxaihAW8h20-57OnN8Ea7NDA3hg-BNsxb2d69wtyNz-0l5Sfjb5gX7wR0coOBNeoy5Kt7mxMo1DRozfhiUUdITWyUTeZTCT4fCx/s400/IMG_1687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585819634077622946" border="0" /></a>This was the whole group right outside the cabin<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMkBi06iLEb22ORfS44AJH3kqW8Irj3K0rnRMin1ALPxZNBotCtyAsC00ksmpXmXxzSJPB_cZdSKx4aSL6h2NplY98DLxnBw80F7g1Koj1HQ3EKbivzfuubzupa5KRx7P2dQlwTupTv8C/s1600/IMG_1680.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMkBi06iLEb22ORfS44AJH3kqW8Irj3K0rnRMin1ALPxZNBotCtyAsC00ksmpXmXxzSJPB_cZdSKx4aSL6h2NplY98DLxnBw80F7g1Koj1HQ3EKbivzfuubzupa5KRx7P2dQlwTupTv8C/s400/IMG_1680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585819630525439250" border="0" /></a>Katie really liked the rug. She was rubbing her face all over it the same way she does to wet towels.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W-q5e2FZykb3LEmRsR6XxMnrAVi7eJnZ0KvFV_tj8OZGZLrfphZlnqzStdjvrLqOk_VZs3wnqLvUkMrgasC1EKpC5ZyqdrcMWtesi4z4PcsQYENH_1JzU4xJNa7ss3OlH-ratsWdN0lX/s1600/IMG_1665.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0W-q5e2FZykb3LEmRsR6XxMnrAVi7eJnZ0KvFV_tj8OZGZLrfphZlnqzStdjvrLqOk_VZs3wnqLvUkMrgasC1EKpC5ZyqdrcMWtesi4z4PcsQYENH_1JzU4xJNa7ss3OlH-ratsWdN0lX/s400/IMG_1665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585819622471715250" border="0" /></a>Katie making friends. Anyone who knows Katie knows how rare this is. Cody (Danielle's boyfriend) should feel very flattered!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUh8U-joKoHBEDhicJ6m_K-Yi-j5-eqBt9dyH78aEXQMCG-BE2cIwPhP2PEorF9YIFPv5YGNuhlcDsln2ByKqZ6KSqJPawdMjYaR_B8CcitNmbQWKATLndufaduZyVrVYEQojf6-hLc8Y/s1600/IMG_1640.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUh8U-joKoHBEDhicJ6m_K-Yi-j5-eqBt9dyH78aEXQMCG-BE2cIwPhP2PEorF9YIFPv5YGNuhlcDsln2ByKqZ6KSqJPawdMjYaR_B8CcitNmbQWKATLndufaduZyVrVYEQojf6-hLc8Y/s400/IMG_1640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585811496073500562" border="0" /></a>The cabin was great. It was this quirky old place that I found online. There were a bunch of random decorations. This was one probably our favorite though. They had this on the deer head over the fire place. Courtney decided to try it on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd832IXS1k3ABQju-Lpt7nqO2_nZ-WTrCHLQNSUJUE-dTgaWEyykj0mJpPywpjjyUBqRZjmT_KbYUjcBXlDSaforu1FmNXtA7pbZWS3W5hydn7CDYP5MOC6u9ShudrZKHanM1T4GxzP8d/s1600/IMG_1658.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsd832IXS1k3ABQju-Lpt7nqO2_nZ-WTrCHLQNSUJUE-dTgaWEyykj0mJpPywpjjyUBqRZjmT_KbYUjcBXlDSaforu1FmNXtA7pbZWS3W5hydn7CDYP5MOC6u9ShudrZKHanM1T4GxzP8d/s400/IMG_1658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585813368329558786" border="0" /></a>There are quite a few...characters in Prescott, but these were our favorites! We were in the square and there was a small group of people who apparently meet up and hula hoop together? They bring their radios, a bunch of extra hula hoops, play rave music and just hula. Of course it caught our attention and they were inviting us to join in the completely random fun so...we did. Well, the girls did anyway. This girl's hula abilities were insane. She had several going at one time, to the beat of the music, etc. I admire her talent :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblvtcIFGZlCwGQTkld39cTQz6eLVeNZO4LeKyLpWOfx_iTxqDEpYzG3K020QMe48xCfIBW2wZaRjMUd0PzkV-5LCAVh6WQGfqasyqqVn1KrSgC8R7yeqVgg4f7jtrGS5ExOTwEwj4pC8q/s1600/IMG_1661.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblvtcIFGZlCwGQTkld39cTQz6eLVeNZO4LeKyLpWOfx_iTxqDEpYzG3K020QMe48xCfIBW2wZaRjMUd0PzkV-5LCAVh6WQGfqasyqqVn1KrSgC8R7yeqVgg4f7jtrGS5ExOTwEwj4pC8q/s400/IMG_1661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585813362499800386" border="0" /></a>Who knew Courtney was such a talented hula hoop artist?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZhXLDI3ADPDUUzO20Em5mDPzLqzWLBdY4025UF0Ve8dJibedPb0cf4BwPlYuuW2StK5-V9lLIkTglSo0f_xv9lJpXDXXoxDE1Fr7czmFlHsb97obbWd0rHSPQ0ln2P2oPeHffPcOesTH/s1600/IMG_1654.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE94KurBCpRH8hKkvN4sxaF6kiDlhPzRv5jo90mElobJF3xd9M9605GZ1vu_edOcZ7UCz5QYdXMFJ78qBHNZ7q4jtnescX3uMwYneFB0fNsNtP1SJgy8RHWbdf9F8n494tc3Nz44BYsZL/s400/IMG_1662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585813369356798306" border="0" /></a>Of course Kendyl had to get in on the fun :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhbJSbdwT7HBKxzMwGh7ekKNR2Fj8dqEoI44T_OW_EvdiVnEIqzZ34DLXC7-IRBwj7Vhpcc0-tFFaQo97iU-QiwB_aa1MHrtaofQPoVLjMUxRc_g6oxVwBC3MgVLdXb4iiR1OnnZoAF-5/s1600/IMG_1664.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhbJSbdwT7HBKxzMwGh7ekKNR2Fj8dqEoI44T_OW_EvdiVnEIqzZ34DLXC7-IRBwj7Vhpcc0-tFFaQo97iU-QiwB_aa1MHrtaofQPoVLjMUxRc_g6oxVwBC3MgVLdXb4iiR1OnnZoAF-5/s400/IMG_1664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585819618773309506" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She eventually just put it on the floor and spun in circles..haha<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyzNu8blLiummVe1PENW-7WogeCkgsbMpp4N03dP99pyV-u94LhPS_qQEiZAmQ7MGmbDdddmqIO3RAonm_eQH8wYkJorn17FOGRVEiAch1WOX9ZaFmMckRXBBtiq488HqHlhKchVzQdYt/s1600/IMG_1649.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyzNu8blLiummVe1PENW-7WogeCkgsbMpp4N03dP99pyV-u94LhPS_qQEiZAmQ7MGmbDdddmqIO3RAonm_eQH8wYkJorn17FOGRVEiAch1WOX9ZaFmMckRXBBtiq488HqHlhKchVzQdYt/s400/IMG_1649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585811508293281682" border="0" /></a>Out at lunch<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUX_mZ2BR1ONw81Jyx0mQ7fPKlz5bHH9qppeE81LN1tgPp3zTw9vkPJ1sPsQsvqWWZff8zc3ct1dtqF9XFI3DaGjzaVJ5EPrhkSlabFn3tR3nJMh1hqQ0Unstv2WM-ezjBZx870x9b-EY/s1600/IMG_1644.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUX_mZ2BR1ONw81Jyx0mQ7fPKlz5bHH9qppeE81LN1tgPp3zTw9vkPJ1sPsQsvqWWZff8zc3ct1dtqF9XFI3DaGjzaVJ5EPrhkSlabFn3tR3nJMh1hqQ0Unstv2WM-ezjBZx870x9b-EY/s400/IMG_1644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585811503088671986" border="0" /></a>Ummm....Kendyl in a pot on the stove. I had nothing to do with this!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIns43hF_asD_wej-m5qUse2VoWu-uXLCGU-0JwsHWNEVrjFoWf3IR-gQL66bPbmD9nrsjluIr9_PA-36CHoZHFZ0ULiQjNOmAndfAD75h7KBhwPdpLlGnxgOIYrwmJgFDOiwgwLiF10k/s1600/IMG_1642.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIns43hF_asD_wej-m5qUse2VoWu-uXLCGU-0JwsHWNEVrjFoWf3IR-gQL66bPbmD9nrsjluIr9_PA-36CHoZHFZ0ULiQjNOmAndfAD75h7KBhwPdpLlGnxgOIYrwmJgFDOiwgwLiF10k/s400/IMG_1642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585811500396322306" border="0" /></a>Just have to check a couple things here...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2RSeaIaZm8q21_zxsyoAy128G33zorfcC02G9UB-H-MRUP116nkxtONKztyilajO1By81Ji8XaT_YwSGY4ZMzF51zE4QnnfUCa-qiTTDJQJBBtOxY_ntIw4IX_w3BS9_Qky5c9AaY7hx/s1600/IMG_1637.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2RSeaIaZm8q21_zxsyoAy128G33zorfcC02G9UB-H-MRUP116nkxtONKztyilajO1By81Ji8XaT_YwSGY4ZMzF51zE4QnnfUCa-qiTTDJQJBBtOxY_ntIw4IX_w3BS9_Qky5c9AaY7hx/s400/IMG_1637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585811488110757794" border="0" /></a>At Kendall's in the square getting ice cream<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-24056509408565929452011-01-02T20:47:00.001-08:002011-01-08T17:22:42.167-08:00Random Kendyl<div style="text-align: left;">Sigh...I am finally caught up with blogging (4 posts in 1 day)! Some of these pictures are a little old, but it has been a couple of months since I have done an actual Kendyl update. Since my last post Kendyl is a walking talking machine! She loves playing outside, bath time, blankets, looking at pictures and fruit. She has taken a new interest in toys, music and books. She has about 5 books that she brings to me consistently. I think it's funny because she actually will search for these particular books. She loves feeding Katie but she also loves antagonizing her. This child LOVES animals. We were in Target last night and she saw this tiny little picture of a dog and cat on an endcap and she starts pointing and saying "cat." Though she doesn't always say it clear she definitely knows what a cat is because she points to them in all her books. In the past few weeks she has also started with dog and duck (again not perfectly clear, but she does differentiate between the two). She will say hi, bye, yeah, dada and Nikki. She used to say Mama. I don't know where it went, but I am not happy about it. She has learned how to vocalize her frustration...screaming (we have been working on this one). She likes to go in the pantry and when she wants something she sticks her hand out...or she will say "thank you" (she has her please and thank you mixed up). Last but not least we finally got rid of the pacifier. It took a couple of nights, but she is finally getting used to it. That pretty much wraps up the high points. Here are some pictures from the last couple months.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVcJmIejKGrBo43UigqkCmhdK78r3xR-6qqm-aDizmm90c9tWivDH1ZzjIjSekGVwMP4tLgHoYyRwR-iqj5c6xfparv9YkVrfG2W5HOmalJBPJzotceiaogUWAQoYdziXoeUL56qmKX6s/s1600/IMG_1407.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVcJmIejKGrBo43UigqkCmhdK78r3xR-6qqm-aDizmm90c9tWivDH1ZzjIjSekGVwMP4tLgHoYyRwR-iqj5c6xfparv9YkVrfG2W5HOmalJBPJzotceiaogUWAQoYdziXoeUL56qmKX6s/s400/IMG_1407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557820258018327778" border="0" /></a>She doesn't do it anymore, but she had a phase where should would line her ducks up perfectly in a row...I wonder where she got this organization from...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvW9UCnff9swVdhyphenhyphenekb3kfgvgFmozhvyD1HpKU5sReuo8FqGIWNOm6Xmjk0Y3E4f-L3Ezbe_JUWQDRnpVWJqIJWG_mWkL5gDoKahgiFlLnNSR_GDj1CJgi0DOUMFPWuWmcWNtH9ode42P/s1600/IMG_1412.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUvW9UCnff9swVdhyphenhyphenekb3kfgvgFmozhvyD1HpKU5sReuo8FqGIWNOm6Xmjk0Y3E4f-L3Ezbe_JUWQDRnpVWJqIJWG_mWkL5gDoKahgiFlLnNSR_GDj1CJgi0DOUMFPWuWmcWNtH9ode42P/s400/IMG_1412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557820251626663346" border="0" /></a>Just putting on the finishing touches...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uk0zOFWyDNA1t_zeazqrkC6qBy4IT-RTt93zmcAq1EIXVQbXhnR7khnYi6ZhqHlcK09XGJ0kI4yQ1iMk24V6fNEcZfApidAkmqlf0bSm6VIFgIMWwZve8TplVJZpUL0U8S4Zjp-YV4md/s1600/IMG_1413.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uk0zOFWyDNA1t_zeazqrkC6qBy4IT-RTt93zmcAq1EIXVQbXhnR7khnYi6ZhqHlcK09XGJ0kI4yQ1iMk24V6fNEcZfApidAkmqlf0bSm6VIFgIMWwZve8TplVJZpUL0U8S4Zjp-YV4md/s400/IMG_1413.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557820245574266434" border="0" /></a>There we go...I am just going to admire my work a little bit.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlygjGSJamHQpjxSAZNjeo0LnIpOjvtuf8yJiOm7rW0umtBqg4ql9aVNHme743KupCf7JShq_kVZvfRdTeI5AyIgMKXWVaE6Osy8l8gVZ5zE-BDdul0hvArG0hFRTUawR-nEfOMSyHCFE/s1600/IMG_1430.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlygjGSJamHQpjxSAZNjeo0LnIpOjvtuf8yJiOm7rW0umtBqg4ql9aVNHme743KupCf7JShq_kVZvfRdTeI5AyIgMKXWVaE6Osy8l8gVZ5zE-BDdul0hvArG0hFRTUawR-nEfOMSyHCFE/s400/IMG_1430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819485620032210" border="0" /></a>Kendyl learned how to get in the pantry...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8klWGX395hBRNXzqs5NFccCGto23w0mayH_GNCNdmEcvLp32mxafVE5FyuLlhIlcYrRG4kL1Fr3uB9kuO8Nh8Bf2UEzop5jUUkAS_BJXJkXsf7c9Qhviy8-D8twWmgKXUk59nZ6D0m8r/s1600/IMG_1431.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8klWGX395hBRNXzqs5NFccCGto23w0mayH_GNCNdmEcvLp32mxafVE5FyuLlhIlcYrRG4kL1Fr3uB9kuO8Nh8Bf2UEzop5jUUkAS_BJXJkXsf7c9Qhviy8-D8twWmgKXUk59nZ6D0m8r/s400/IMG_1431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819936646009330" border="0" /></a>...but it's ok because I share with Katie, right?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpY2GJljdldK2qPOpFlX_OtXBH6RF1N3ZDwTFilGZGEAJw-DAPAYDIlYCiXY5jYg19p3QkpqRtw6yA73C2Otm9dhhpzBJ3xlt-rnwdrj8-Hgbh6N4-WQ5uXM1lWdrwVSlSzWhC8DOF8cW/s1600/IMG_1437.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpY2GJljdldK2qPOpFlX_OtXBH6RF1N3ZDwTFilGZGEAJw-DAPAYDIlYCiXY5jYg19p3QkpqRtw6yA73C2Otm9dhhpzBJ3xlt-rnwdrj8-Hgbh6N4-WQ5uXM1lWdrwVSlSzWhC8DOF8cW/s400/IMG_1437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819933184594562" border="0" /></a>Caught in the act!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtUp7r0Qs4_7prLgt3TqM_MD5T9qGzA1OCY_Amf2l_iGHQojKhLPRlfRu-CcKJinaoMif8_dsv4GEQlEXCumXbMxjpGSlruEiW1un9bT8V6hh_kXRcwl4zoAMW6H3BnpQSuZ-4YzCFYj2/s1600/IMG_1439.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtUp7r0Qs4_7prLgt3TqM_MD5T9qGzA1OCY_Amf2l_iGHQojKhLPRlfRu-CcKJinaoMif8_dsv4GEQlEXCumXbMxjpGSlruEiW1un9bT8V6hh_kXRcwl4zoAMW6H3BnpQSuZ-4YzCFYj2/s400/IMG_1439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819490241118946" border="0" /></a>Kendyl + pantry + box of Life cereal = MESS! It was not long after this that we finally caved and bought a lock for the pantry. She was not too happy about it but oh well.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVBNVCZanF7FPfxbw8QbBq-WBrOynvYVZwZsyxiZgBym-H8_0WbqZC83DeNaeuvSwfPD0F5TLMI_gV1HfkFLWTsY8YTSy2p_UARRnovdPejTarcKymb3_s2upN7rhiXLjooyNyO6eDIS3/s1600/IMG_1467.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVBNVCZanF7FPfxbw8QbBq-WBrOynvYVZwZsyxiZgBym-H8_0WbqZC83DeNaeuvSwfPD0F5TLMI_gV1HfkFLWTsY8YTSy2p_UARRnovdPejTarcKymb3_s2upN7rhiXLjooyNyO6eDIS3/s400/IMG_1467.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819477801086898" border="0" /></a>One day we decided to go to a furniture store. Who knew that Kendyl would have such a great time? Here she is talking on the really neat "phone" they have attached to the bed.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzC0cPSbpsSUT1QQs5FklFrTRN1rjaJXJBMJXObo3EB3Ji9d-HF2zLQNqGQLg4QiSV_oOFEJNUiiLwJcIEc0wpnGf3tXY-I2VvSab-5a8Fpt918bSO_oJIgp8TpyWKaEbw9hg4lDNJNMz/s1600/IMG_1466.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzC0cPSbpsSUT1QQs5FklFrTRN1rjaJXJBMJXObo3EB3Ji9d-HF2zLQNqGQLg4QiSV_oOFEJNUiiLwJcIEc0wpnGf3tXY-I2VvSab-5a8Fpt918bSO_oJIgp8TpyWKaEbw9hg4lDNJNMz/s400/IMG_1466.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819090059260802" border="0" /></a>"Hold on Mom. I am trying to make a call"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam1IDvj29WP866rf-QdPiEw1C_IhWlW2Om-mAF9hTc7BbJFLPtU41_mr_lNw63azR4QtX9zDlwOJwKUIwxsdOKaN80I_IcevVdwsolUfILppCz5A4bjzHKaj7bpu4NdetvG4Y3FXstAnk/s1600/IMG_1461.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam1IDvj29WP866rf-QdPiEw1C_IhWlW2Om-mAF9hTc7BbJFLPtU41_mr_lNw63azR4QtX9zDlwOJwKUIwxsdOKaN80I_IcevVdwsolUfILppCz5A4bjzHKaj7bpu4NdetvG4Y3FXstAnk/s400/IMG_1461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819089621630210" border="0" /></a>Rolling and throwing herself all over the bed, just like she does at home.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH1yUKk0vz7QEjnU29cszLuVwWvSNKkpBd_qooR8NiKyupbATMTj0CgYM8XhsfwJdfFgJ4He86vijiJOzYudZbcvPRd8TRNSFn4rqTQyWmZzbOkApQCQlxg6adKBFIox46xoNavKBWxWw/s1600/IMG_1470.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH1yUKk0vz7QEjnU29cszLuVwWvSNKkpBd_qooR8NiKyupbATMTj0CgYM8XhsfwJdfFgJ4He86vijiJOzYudZbcvPRd8TRNSFn4rqTQyWmZzbOkApQCQlxg6adKBFIox46xoNavKBWxWw/s400/IMG_1470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819481670951538" border="0" /></a>Austin joined us later that day at the park.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGwIvJ60ooCKfSv0qArXLE93p0cat_bgExbo6KNvqSvvmHH8BEEFMLW0Sgri4EU928_wKvN93Cg0E4A-Ww-23XHz_c5t26lwPh5EYZr6YwlUJ2eD9fUbnY0eMdyYbdEBzuvjJD8eDDHvP/s1600/IMG_1469.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGwIvJ60ooCKfSv0qArXLE93p0cat_bgExbo6KNvqSvvmHH8BEEFMLW0Sgri4EU928_wKvN93Cg0E4A-Ww-23XHz_c5t26lwPh5EYZr6YwlUJ2eD9fUbnY0eMdyYbdEBzuvjJD8eDDHvP/s400/IMG_1469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819481001589522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV598THBmt54E7iR_9zw0ANaAxejCQNVpsm3QCoCMQxxx64T0Z4pqqoQ-iHWICSM7VxpjgmdR_vhyphenhyphenxqtKkcgvxUEQRfzi-M2OkLbUmLTtEyggJkwmpgCfY6IJaSYcorplDp7k0-gU-uUC/s1600/IMG_1473.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-dUql36HcQEJ0a6V9Z5AqU9RLVAZphLBTPvoL7jqVxFIQhjtKPY2rtZ9YYtfIg6ri9b9nMnC18haBiLQL0yucvICXgWrgCkB9Zuy12hJFLwznPTZBHivQSI4YteozxMO1aoDitfsE5bl/s400/IMG_1451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557819084100124674" border="0" /></a>At the park with Jack her future husband :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJovrVHQZEibbuLx504p_m3Ss-c3uRqvR-HIEm4dU0L4rVkVqBMtCzr71r8_Ji-KQYA5mdYlYMu87BS2r9dKZ6-B1ElA9XWQtTOpM5UmqVA1zCkSKPHHS10Jx-XAfwqe9UxpWdv7HMNavO/s1600/IMG_1458.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJovrVHQZEibbuLx504p_m3Ss-c3uRqvR-HIEm4dU0L4rVkVqBMtCzr71r8_Ji-KQYA5mdYlYMu87BS2r9dKZ6-B1ElA9XWQtTOpM5UmqVA1zCkSKPHHS10Jx-XAfwqe9UxpWdv7HMNavO/s400/IMG_1458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818563070731106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTcevIoq1yjdRMRxuMVGVju4ez8-sNpOGF3-WjQTJf6_giTScGiD38cMDyOmGzUZom0h3MfsSOTFkr9rczjlZzJ9qNazxXvQWHXpYWHKhDPw73QhykBo-HJk94H9j_OKSbkkHRQ2wgsjQ/s1600/IMG_1528.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTcevIoq1yjdRMRxuMVGVju4ez8-sNpOGF3-WjQTJf6_giTScGiD38cMDyOmGzUZom0h3MfsSOTFkr9rczjlZzJ9qNazxXvQWHXpYWHKhDPw73QhykBo-HJk94H9j_OKSbkkHRQ2wgsjQ/s400/IMG_1528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818558655265426" border="0" /></a>Kendyl has become such a little nester/hoarder. She goes around the house collecting random objects and then brings them back to her selected location and just sits there like she has created some masterpiece. Here she has my flip flops, my jacket, my cell phone, a wash cloth, and some numbing spray.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCMzy_QTygoLL6a7kMtaVTVtVKFgWq9KUPWGU2FOKOP7YPvdrO1wX16fLMJSOlOBP58DeqjnX5w8nveGZvfQOzoZGsYZtNuRdrPpLK4e79Biro5TBwi06AviehIMkr7eff7rVeQCFw2zN/s1600/IMG_1447.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCMzy_QTygoLL6a7kMtaVTVtVKFgWq9KUPWGU2FOKOP7YPvdrO1wX16fLMJSOlOBP58DeqjnX5w8nveGZvfQOzoZGsYZtNuRdrPpLK4e79Biro5TBwi06AviehIMkr7eff7rVeQCFw2zN/s400/IMG_1447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818558987927154" border="0" /></a>Reading the instructions to the washing machine...you know...typical 1 year old stuff.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vDEdirQhsqkj5F5vloNrC0hwz2Zm1N4M-wDlhJBmRpHEfkY0QN2ifi9P5jg6SujLg1CtJpkq2C9Dl82ETu3jSAk2UVHB3RylW_t8Qv821oHu02N52Vb_UCzvpXJiM4sf4sW-5-llQCv9/s1600/IMG_1449.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vDEdirQhsqkj5F5vloNrC0hwz2Zm1N4M-wDlhJBmRpHEfkY0QN2ifi9P5jg6SujLg1CtJpkq2C9Dl82ETu3jSAk2UVHB3RylW_t8Qv821oHu02N52Vb_UCzvpXJiM4sf4sW-5-llQCv9/s400/IMG_1449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818555686191074" border="0" /></a>Most likely asking to go outside...her favorite thing to do.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjh5tyjkrwDBICbEI32N4auLiu2D72rDB3-OkqO19KOTsfCpHRgeA3Fs1M4JHhgRi4sn-inStrRYOBKS7fyThfZcm4V8iQ5ywLwJ_HI6L6eG8vCICjjL9rfM9uekSwYq44iC187yhDJjBu/s1600/IMG_1483.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjh5tyjkrwDBICbEI32N4auLiu2D72rDB3-OkqO19KOTsfCpHRgeA3Fs1M4JHhgRi4sn-inStrRYOBKS7fyThfZcm4V8iQ5ywLwJ_HI6L6eG8vCICjjL9rfM9uekSwYq44iC187yhDJjBu/s400/IMG_1483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818551208028914" border="0" /></a>She has also found climbing in and out of laundry baskets can be a lot of fun...and another place to store "collectibles"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyPcPbGxOT4_uRfsasrzJ1sN6BveKCYJ4FvNF028nDofXgpWsc-7NKgX3umT6nSUsEfsti4ivOSMFPWPATJ2PND-2tPFfkhUwJGAf8qYJrd-xymoPGkDIltDnwS9ZOp1hYziFK-1MfpPI/s1600/IMG_1539.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyPcPbGxOT4_uRfsasrzJ1sN6BveKCYJ4FvNF028nDofXgpWsc-7NKgX3umT6nSUsEfsti4ivOSMFPWPATJ2PND-2tPFfkhUwJGAf8qYJrd-xymoPGkDIltDnwS9ZOp1hYziFK-1MfpPI/s400/IMG_1539.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818119317899346" border="0" /></a>Kendyl LOVES my purse. She used to just take things out of it and (dis)place them all around the house, but now she has started wearing it.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgT2HQb_7DocXbIzFR-GQbbqj-XqmRLljNBTNOMhQGB05PaJ-2CiTvgl6XB6Suj1T_jg5C_gk7eeKz8kjVQQQTK8fEKO6mov93374hw0sZqa_-myN1nIa01ZW3NknVrjpSneiZ_eEyZGa/s1600/IMG_1537.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgT2HQb_7DocXbIzFR-GQbbqj-XqmRLljNBTNOMhQGB05PaJ-2CiTvgl6XB6Suj1T_jg5C_gk7eeKz8kjVQQQTK8fEKO6mov93374hw0sZqa_-myN1nIa01ZW3NknVrjpSneiZ_eEyZGa/s400/IMG_1537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818114989426034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKe7yUCQmdcBa-C9C_lIZ1_No-5qF0rTCIlamJjrt0GwMJI3cxREl6C39xWI0Wu2C1QJpLuwFM_nAOqgVM0qwriPHnurYkIe-gCk2TG1QHS8jOdfm7L2uuYdXfxDsc9Ah0HBVy2SqPzh0/s1600/IMG_1534.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKe7yUCQmdcBa-C9C_lIZ1_No-5qF0rTCIlamJjrt0GwMJI3cxREl6C39xWI0Wu2C1QJpLuwFM_nAOqgVM0qwriPHnurYkIe-gCk2TG1QHS8jOdfm7L2uuYdXfxDsc9Ah0HBVy2SqPzh0/s400/IMG_1534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818116256509186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GQ3Xy389cM4Df3Wv57MGtZhyt7XoTJsfaLVvqqe-kxCnsnRSTjAu3A9-gcqRNS3vZtulFOpq1np52mL1CV1JW40vcQa7MAzjDn5AVcKIAOj6H_pT6XDAjoGb7Wy42jBjfFAxky4oOmy-/s1600/IMG_1543.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GQ3Xy389cM4Df3Wv57MGtZhyt7XoTJsfaLVvqqe-kxCnsnRSTjAu3A9-gcqRNS3vZtulFOpq1np52mL1CV1JW40vcQa7MAzjDn5AVcKIAOj6H_pT6XDAjoGb7Wy42jBjfFAxky4oOmy-/s400/IMG_1543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818113181029106" border="0" /></a>"See you later mom and dad."<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrph-7KPYUbKLbPs6S0m94cd7T7va-rBaELBd3HAJIj_I3lJ09KPmMcQoTkQLdL4PHRk9rVxHH-a7evSMc8rutV6et1YLCL4QFiOF9g5g5RuOlSQcEIE7CR03FRM86LifHwjW0FY-f7uD/s1600/IMG_1546.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrph-7KPYUbKLbPs6S0m94cd7T7va-rBaELBd3HAJIj_I3lJ09KPmMcQoTkQLdL4PHRk9rVxHH-a7evSMc8rutV6et1YLCL4QFiOF9g5g5RuOlSQcEIE7CR03FRM86LifHwjW0FY-f7uD/s400/IMG_1546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557818109328197810" border="0" /></a>The purse finally ended up with her in the laundry basket. Go figure.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz6XGbEa1Zf3NpA-3UVFJ-xUbaeVUyHVFLZCIv0VxCUuA8Z-74STEdvwNcAN82W-wmdK89vJSnZ5eKaO0lRJA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />Like I said before Kendyl loves animals. We took her to Uncle Bears and they have pictures of dogs all over the walls. Kendyl went crazy pointing and yelling. Matt and I were laughing so hard. Fortunately it is a pretty loud place.<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-34635583526160905782011-01-02T20:43:00.001-08:002011-01-08T11:14:20.912-08:00Christmas 2010Christmas was definitely more fun for us and Kendyl this year. Everyone always says that kids this age are more interested in the packaging that the actual present, but not Kendyl. She was all about her presents this year. While she still does not understand the concept of Christmas, she absolutely enjoyed all the presents and attention she got! These first pictures were taken by Brenda (Brenda Eden Photography). She asked if she could test out some ideas for a photo shoot with Kendyl. Of course I said yes and I am so glad because she got some adorable pictures! These are just a couple of them. I posted a bunch more on Facebook.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Bo0ncr3xc22gcI0x_GH64MEVyJ6QZRrYziP2U3UCBZT2uXwpLbCPcgTRKcWBUGk-PvutkgEoI03F_fzrmTVOCA8KLtO9Vp2IwSeQqq7gPQSauchy5cz1402DlhHZ7DGMfKtD_ypfpeGo/s1600/0383.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Bo0ncr3xc22gcI0x_GH64MEVyJ6QZRrYziP2U3UCBZT2uXwpLbCPcgTRKcWBUGk-PvutkgEoI03F_fzrmTVOCA8KLtO9Vp2IwSeQqq7gPQSauchy5cz1402DlhHZ7DGMfKtD_ypfpeGo/s400/0383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559894926497489554" border="0" /></a>Talking on her hand phone.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJADc3P8H51mSqo4aVdj6ZgwkdJ_Xw-nxbQyHTvJD9coVgHxWK9JvF_bskaCL-jy946EK3_gWH6ucRM0PlmCLiRjImjbW-7AcH_unlqJitgab0ACfoYBIuvu5I7xxK6ECgqSSs71jf3Hs/s1600/0160.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJADc3P8H51mSqo4aVdj6ZgwkdJ_Xw-nxbQyHTvJD9coVgHxWK9JvF_bskaCL-jy946EK3_gWH6ucRM0PlmCLiRjImjbW-7AcH_unlqJitgab0ACfoYBIuvu5I7xxK6ECgqSSs71jf3Hs/s400/0160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557821542387255762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBEs-cVNVWDZ7iIKLPIwJyi_JAMLLlmFtIc6U7AKFChnn7rupP4vz6n9Bbw-6UvvjjhbKBdHRCo-zLTZiOPunyZFBze9A5V2UiAB0ivLWxRNm5N5xtUxduscu2L7kpE4c6Qkki9pHTPXA/s1600/0119.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBEs-cVNVWDZ7iIKLPIwJyi_JAMLLlmFtIc6U7AKFChnn7rupP4vz6n9Bbw-6UvvjjhbKBdHRCo-zLTZiOPunyZFBze9A5V2UiAB0ivLWxRNm5N5xtUxduscu2L7kpE4c6Qkki9pHTPXA/s400/0119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557821541788184802" border="0" /></a>She did not like the taste of the orange :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9feMuo1X5PGq_swp7lsXklVfSIXuiRRBqLKRokajeacyMmzfRY850IxOMrSJExpzXVA-U0PNfdXakuxrW3pwWzciZxO58SmQ5HQ85YZZJQ-mwKvoYzY-6KN_xsat1d7eDgdwKJg8Q1pH/s1600/_MG_0215.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9feMuo1X5PGq_swp7lsXklVfSIXuiRRBqLKRokajeacyMmzfRY850IxOMrSJExpzXVA-U0PNfdXakuxrW3pwWzciZxO58SmQ5HQ85YZZJQ-mwKvoYzY-6KN_xsat1d7eDgdwKJg8Q1pH/s400/_MG_0215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557821539060854818" border="0" /></a>This is one of my favorites!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ3GfEKmHVodYIpoAO1e6j-EJcScM6veLM9ZXM8rnklCALDUFecnvqzVJJUXQm3if6PvOops5ubEXBYu__EYPsb4bSG651bWKoxD4orcdgnZkiUNNGS1JlCrGnVOj-Rh0u-K5L2F1Y-BG/s1600/_MG_0114.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ3GfEKmHVodYIpoAO1e6j-EJcScM6veLM9ZXM8rnklCALDUFecnvqzVJJUXQm3if6PvOops5ubEXBYu__EYPsb4bSG651bWKoxD4orcdgnZkiUNNGS1JlCrGnVOj-Rh0u-K5L2F1Y-BG/s400/_MG_0114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557821529824103698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHYTJaXn096lv4LB9_Rbh2zlEk49kD2Y-68MsSHV5nxtqMNE9z5Pe5taTQT9bLok4Vxub15f90T1s5QIPnQVq7ESd8RZveNgq1gPeER5xXEQ19TdHI-ohnnr-Nr99RXsHmsCXcrAkDIG7/s1600/_MG_0110.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHYTJaXn096lv4LB9_Rbh2zlEk49kD2Y-68MsSHV5nxtqMNE9z5Pe5taTQT9bLok4Vxub15f90T1s5QIPnQVq7ESd8RZveNgq1gPeER5xXEQ19TdHI-ohnnr-Nr99RXsHmsCXcrAkDIG7/s400/_MG_0110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557821526586232834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEmobWsXZalhZ14F0wXCYgVKkQZhfb8Yt6LcteeKPQ9nVY71vRwKpwtTR1y6tCwxfyUuhyQlq89g7_iflD-PyCjbElhv6Xhbvt75ad1Abp-ugGTQMyMzrKqWWonLHNWlbAwlYOx81cyoK/s1600/IMG_1620.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEmobWsXZalhZ14F0wXCYgVKkQZhfb8Yt6LcteeKPQ9nVY71vRwKpwtTR1y6tCwxfyUuhyQlq89g7_iflD-PyCjbElhv6Xhbvt75ad1Abp-ugGTQMyMzrKqWWonLHNWlbAwlYOx81cyoK/s400/IMG_1620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816611221221218" border="0" /></a>Poor Katie. Sometimes I think she struggles with not being the only child anymore. We do our best to include her, but a 1 year old can be pretty demanding. Though Katie does not like Kendyl she does a pretty good job of tolerating her. This tent was a present for Kendyl, but Katie decided she wanted to get in on this whole Christmas thing too (don't worry she did get some presents of her own).<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovyosUUhK1AUa60fyTZmbIhRyBlBqWwFrt_RZW77NqjYJtMhXCfMymu8QckRmULieYXsVme9lMup8BrClItPh0UKPNIvt9CgAxvdE2kHpmcXYZkSD7haEfM8NFdDJ26wChLs1keKz_i5X/s1600/IMG_1615.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovyosUUhK1AUa60fyTZmbIhRyBlBqWwFrt_RZW77NqjYJtMhXCfMymu8QckRmULieYXsVme9lMup8BrClItPh0UKPNIvt9CgAxvdE2kHpmcXYZkSD7haEfM8NFdDJ26wChLs1keKz_i5X/s400/IMG_1615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816606914389970" border="0" /></a>These were definitely some of Kendyl's favorite gifts. She had a blast on the rocking horse. I was surprised at how quick she picked it up. Everyone just was standing around watching her. Of course my little ham just loved that. This book is also one of her favorites. She brings it to me a couple of time a day...not so much because she wants me to read it. She really likes to look at the pictures and find the cats.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dKxuoKJg0O4yJsZz4lTSt0elxFtackrEBomid8XPJ03aib_MeqD4Ywrqhl3UuoSJbMngppKGRYpIHG__BqOJdy7077isxuwGXwpN7gzbJdQXqVerObQWwJjvQWz9nv4tX03ylm9KzoZP/s1600/IMG_1612.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dKxuoKJg0O4yJsZz4lTSt0elxFtackrEBomid8XPJ03aib_MeqD4Ywrqhl3UuoSJbMngppKGRYpIHG__BqOJdy7077isxuwGXwpN7gzbJdQXqVerObQWwJjvQWz9nv4tX03ylm9KzoZP/s400/IMG_1612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816601098900418" border="0" /></a>Aunt Courtney got Kendyl a bunch of gifts, but I think her favorites were this cell phone and the tacky little purse (I will explain the purse in my next post). One day we were getting ready to leave and Kendyl grabbed her purse and her Minnie Mouse and stood by the door saying bye. Matt and I just laughed. This child is such a character!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxyJTmQdv6JMYSFNhAZWHtWKMELd5C2-xqtVGSDhEXa2ryJU8Kz9zknjEy0qbo86yoDH2nwvocsZO9rWgQTJURh4SOi3faaXHHbA0hnvBmG_SiRhUzRQ3fWiZFfMSlvi9oRxS-NcDa988/s1600/IMG_1609.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxyJTmQdv6JMYSFNhAZWHtWKMELd5C2-xqtVGSDhEXa2ryJU8Kz9zknjEy0qbo86yoDH2nwvocsZO9rWgQTJURh4SOi3faaXHHbA0hnvBmG_SiRhUzRQ3fWiZFfMSlvi9oRxS-NcDa988/s400/IMG_1609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816595614896850" border="0" /></a>I love how she is standing in this picture. So cute!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYmFK5Y6LO9MTtjE2Ej23m0us35eQxhHVkkZjybLyu6FkZe_UTYTrrUhNEbhBaFLxFK7QYtFC8ZLLhFEykHaZ-V_G2kWg2DM8xwsiA7X1f6590h1u4ILi2PgMX6-c7ULfr25y5cW1VC11/s1600/IMG_1605.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYmFK5Y6LO9MTtjE2Ej23m0us35eQxhHVkkZjybLyu6FkZe_UTYTrrUhNEbhBaFLxFK7QYtFC8ZLLhFEykHaZ-V_G2kWg2DM8xwsiA7X1f6590h1u4ILi2PgMX6-c7ULfr25y5cW1VC11/s400/IMG_1605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816592270013458" border="0" /></a>Her new shopping cart!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9aIDljeOP7L7fFYNlu7jkFpYMLlp0CDQP2aveUNZGoTCgOcbJ-b7GY5bMZbGCS3FKgazJkviYirMPo08mYQKq9sgCrPA0DMYp0QMxaR7gGa_KchdJ9-SdlV6WbTnyVqdVyUnMtoBVKMC/s1600/IMG_1604.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9aIDljeOP7L7fFYNlu7jkFpYMLlp0CDQP2aveUNZGoTCgOcbJ-b7GY5bMZbGCS3FKgazJkviYirMPo08mYQKq9sgCrPA0DMYp0QMxaR7gGa_KchdJ9-SdlV6WbTnyVqdVyUnMtoBVKMC/s400/IMG_1604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816138305562066" border="0" /></a>Please excuse the goofy looking pj's. I guess I hadn't done the laundry, but this was Christmas morning. Santa's big toy this year was her Cozy Coupe. My siblings and I had these growing up so I really wanted her to have one. Turns out she LOVED it. Good thing too, it took "Santa" forever to assemble it Christmas Eve night! (34 steps!!) She spent a good 30 minutes just climbing in and out of it. I love this picture...this is what my mom looks like when she drives...haha.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4BCyXyo-DrrFQQyzmNPcYgi_Ze9FuIK9NuTOyDtarVZ7_W4j0Aokoj-mbOujWPdhhG0C84mFHZqm264WhLVUHJ7Ik9SNzcjxA_jjx31P6kWkq2vo1L8MM6gJKxE-0Bc6vNScoka42_U0/s1600/IMG_1603.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4BCyXyo-DrrFQQyzmNPcYgi_Ze9FuIK9NuTOyDtarVZ7_W4j0Aokoj-mbOujWPdhhG0C84mFHZqm264WhLVUHJ7Ik9SNzcjxA_jjx31P6kWkq2vo1L8MM6gJKxE-0Bc6vNScoka42_U0/s400/IMG_1603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816130738870114" border="0" /></a>"I have Dad's cell phone now I am all set."<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4L8yw4NbWB0PkdlxJQ31swOOedWHbLel4HpQ2j6Xk0GqJXHuzIiztjmohLfuftVzzcTjZMkGLOpVm9f0Qit-4l3_UoeaYlW6Q7WZE40w0YS0Y9AzlPpjIKMi9cykxh11Vm09DudFkB3Fh/s1600/IMG_1599.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4L8yw4NbWB0PkdlxJQ31swOOedWHbLel4HpQ2j6Xk0GqJXHuzIiztjmohLfuftVzzcTjZMkGLOpVm9f0Qit-4l3_UoeaYlW6Q7WZE40w0YS0Y9AzlPpjIKMi9cykxh11Vm09DudFkB3Fh/s400/IMG_1599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816130549041266" border="0" /></a>Playing with all the gadgets...these cars have come a long way since I was a kid.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXkl3uT2OKNDskN85BpO2hOgyon_PI0nZD565yohgboyipxgvxUL7PDElTnu0gG19rsC2SDF_H-VBwnzpPVEI0Wj7yLT3KGdgZ68GdiMCVbDnX5nJFT1Ny072Yi8X0-SMnlssTDoAhxCA/s1600/IMG_1598.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXkl3uT2OKNDskN85BpO2hOgyon_PI0nZD565yohgboyipxgvxUL7PDElTnu0gG19rsC2SDF_H-VBwnzpPVEI0Wj7yLT3KGdgZ68GdiMCVbDnX5nJFT1Ny072Yi8X0-SMnlssTDoAhxCA/s400/IMG_1598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816129610346002" border="0" /></a>This made the 34 steps all worth it :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdNqIF_8HOhoMUGxQhguYQgZVAr0pGsTu5Drywwz0ihqw4cWH-1PA9Yz3zEHnaEigmYIOSdRufNijBF_99BY9_X9ka61X3XOIwAuHpqxr3KaUZZTk2dhoa7rhs8a4hPZZeNMLdpn7XUgb/s1600/IMG_1592.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdNqIF_8HOhoMUGxQhguYQgZVAr0pGsTu5Drywwz0ihqw4cWH-1PA9Yz3zEHnaEigmYIOSdRufNijBF_99BY9_X9ka61X3XOIwAuHpqxr3KaUZZTk2dhoa7rhs8a4hPZZeNMLdpn7XUgb/s400/IMG_1592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557816124529598530" border="0" /></a>This was actually a couple of days before Christmas while I was wrapping all the presents. We got Kendyl a stool because she loves to climb right now. I think she was a little confused with how to use it.<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-86985357395701733282011-01-02T20:23:00.000-08:002011-01-08T10:50:18.794-08:00Thanksgiving 2010As usual we did the run around on Thanksgiving, but we definitely had a fun day with family. It is hard to remember any specifics of the day when you are this behind in posting. I didn't get too many pictures but Becky and Brenda (our family photographers) were nice enough to take some family pictures for us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn5m7DneKxZpMoz5h4LpYodvD39HKvwpGgzXVHqmmDniT473r-nnQ4Fd58NfGeO2doVIiqF_orjytSU7Bgx1VAjWAnnpi14G1IRQsT0YjmQoeKpg-4_1O0JUTVrFL4mzSvdDDBM-0t0Rw/s1600/057.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyn5m7DneKxZpMoz5h4LpYodvD39HKvwpGgzXVHqmmDniT473r-nnQ4Fd58NfGeO2doVIiqF_orjytSU7Bgx1VAjWAnnpi14G1IRQsT0YjmQoeKpg-4_1O0JUTVrFL4mzSvdDDBM-0t0Rw/s400/057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557815548972741778" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakWABJHMpEbT-qfZwa1dD9zYTQOICmSAYJTp8krYY_elk0TSvXqxKa5cX9t2DP-esR4kMDlivRxVU8aKa3Y1-fPfXo-6YB-X2U4BSq-3Qu2BWX_e_cf1_qiJp1ZqGztQym3NUI2GIGrWq/s1600/049+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakWABJHMpEbT-qfZwa1dD9zYTQOICmSAYJTp8krYY_elk0TSvXqxKa5cX9t2DP-esR4kMDlivRxVU8aKa3Y1-fPfXo-6YB-X2U4BSq-3Qu2BWX_e_cf1_qiJp1ZqGztQym3NUI2GIGrWq/s400/049+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557815543387602818" border="0" /></a>The Smith family<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTbz9Z9jG0cc2wxIgzBn4V9MBoloiUu37qXDA1oXJ83CSqurBJcxiVrJOjuyv05NKjvaq2t-EiX0F_NmNGrSZwV8cWhTN8dBWUtF6xT-91-mVL6FfPzHcMoCKiSDd1olq_2ZAOYabCj_l/s1600/IMG_1527.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTbz9Z9jG0cc2wxIgzBn4V9MBoloiUu37qXDA1oXJ83CSqurBJcxiVrJOjuyv05NKjvaq2t-EiX0F_NmNGrSZwV8cWhTN8dBWUtF6xT-91-mVL6FfPzHcMoCKiSDd1olq_2ZAOYabCj_l/s400/IMG_1527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557811171126336578" border="0" /></a>Kendyl hanging out with Granny<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcKZeksrsk7fQ5gwImXKQYrMUGOjZ6sU63IzsSWY5r2-I9ftZc5sNwlAw2xXx9A3WIAiOg_6WzipValZufdV0NP1fPK7XpJkEjb8S7lXhJW0P1OBLZYuNNmtHPYj3ukzQnuLzkhb1YVxj/s1600/IMG_1511.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcKZeksrsk7fQ5gwImXKQYrMUGOjZ6sU63IzsSWY5r2-I9ftZc5sNwlAw2xXx9A3WIAiOg_6WzipValZufdV0NP1fPK7XpJkEjb8S7lXhJW0P1OBLZYuNNmtHPYj3ukzQnuLzkhb1YVxj/s400/IMG_1511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557811169893576002" border="0" /></a>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-87773158119471270072011-01-02T20:20:00.000-08:002011-01-08T10:46:44.647-08:00HalloweenFor Halloween this year we decided to dress Kendyl up but we didn't actually take her trick-or-treating because I wouldn't have let her have the candy anyway...and it drives me crazy when adults take babies trick-or-treating! She was in a mood this night. As you can see I was not able to get any real pictures of her because she was more concerned with raiding the candy basket. Hopefully next year will be a little more exciting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQSWeDHNT33SqL4T_aYVoZIrkGDoYgDP83TuF54CoOCEeo3-TKR9QveYTP_fTB5xWKf_5QcHGT41hacT0iGFj-o0B7ZfsIQB-oNKu8ZWAWVGhrP-XW2EDIK9tymhM6EMZUaWW0NXPcVqe/s1600/IMG_1428.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQSWeDHNT33SqL4T_aYVoZIrkGDoYgDP83TuF54CoOCEeo3-TKR9QveYTP_fTB5xWKf_5QcHGT41hacT0iGFj-o0B7ZfsIQB-oNKu8ZWAWVGhrP-XW2EDIK9tymhM6EMZUaWW0NXPcVqe/s400/IMG_1428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557810577737065122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVc8jgDMh2obH0dYYkfKQZF3VSYf0eMuse57-omwtMlDnHzWAR1jGydxRnjMy6u2MSAzMJlUVzfzKRea03oas8ds5BZtN6GiFdCoSDmqsHhDjkU3zk_cHZ7hIxUacJTq1lITE7cZQdvTi/s1600/IMG_1426.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVc8jgDMh2obH0dYYkfKQZF3VSYf0eMuse57-omwtMlDnHzWAR1jGydxRnjMy6u2MSAzMJlUVzfzKRea03oas8ds5BZtN6GiFdCoSDmqsHhDjkU3zk_cHZ7hIxUacJTq1lITE7cZQdvTi/s400/IMG_1426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557810580702550018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQis1ITtNspIrLg4ageoZ_xh99_dxKXAceW7N3jxSWvvhMCu_hXCsxx1h7pHxba-FKUkBkV3rs0np8ja0nRGQQmx7zGuVY6cU6-xGKSCWhZPrgxF6Y9Oj4qvvpwXFNA1k7FhoaQwXWU5Jr/s1600/IMG_1425.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQis1ITtNspIrLg4ageoZ_xh99_dxKXAceW7N3jxSWvvhMCu_hXCsxx1h7pHxba-FKUkBkV3rs0np8ja0nRGQQmx7zGuVY6cU6-xGKSCWhZPrgxF6Y9Oj4qvvpwXFNA1k7FhoaQwXWU5Jr/s400/IMG_1425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557810575785132418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHzRpEIlQbv7jMk28eWf7ih2I0UFSX4r8NPSNgvvcfZCyhYXuCXvhdGVx2vR2uz_iy7fMUZMAWZ4yIQ4ZQg03xGWqxzBagXNivuzALGxa9jxyIMhqKJrxheCrHkEyjYd20h9euVDGFp1V/s1600/IMG_1423.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHzRpEIlQbv7jMk28eWf7ih2I0UFSX4r8NPSNgvvcfZCyhYXuCXvhdGVx2vR2uz_iy7fMUZMAWZ4yIQ4ZQg03xGWqxzBagXNivuzALGxa9jxyIMhqKJrxheCrHkEyjYd20h9euVDGFp1V/s400/IMG_1423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557810570240953154" border="0" /></a>Running away with candy ;)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh349cJJvwRc7WlEV5qhduN7V0E2VAdoesDfqjLG9wW3eSoGdRLHLKsHoYhoamg2J9W-ZK7IudV1gPCiIJVaFDHOSmWgzT7u7NGsynCVwnt9AYpzpyKn_O-iBk4hhzR8BykEYeAcc_8OaxL/s1600/IMG_1415.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh349cJJvwRc7WlEV5qhduN7V0E2VAdoesDfqjLG9wW3eSoGdRLHLKsHoYhoamg2J9W-ZK7IudV1gPCiIJVaFDHOSmWgzT7u7NGsynCVwnt9AYpzpyKn_O-iBk4hhzR8BykEYeAcc_8OaxL/s400/IMG_1415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557810566924345250" border="0" /></a>This is at a birthday/costume party for a friend. She kept trying to crawl around, but the Pooh belly was dragging on the floor so she was a little annoyed with her costume.<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-85186122064273031262010-10-17T12:16:00.000-07:002010-10-17T13:11:51.754-07:00Maryland!!!We took Kendyl on her very first trip to Maryland. I was SO excited to go and have her meet all my friends and family, but was definitely nervous to fly a very active one-year-old across the country. Lucky for us Kendyl did excellent! I have always been some what of a drill sergeant with "the schedule," but while we were in MD I kind of had to let that go and have her squeeze in naps whenever it was convenient. Generally speaking she is like clockwork, but she pretty much went with the flow in MD despite the hectic schedule, lots of time in the car and a 3 hour time difference. She had SO much fun playing with all of her cousins. Unfortunately, this is not something she gets to do very often in AZ because we don't have a whole lot of cousins here. It was so nice to have all the extra help with the kids. I would say that I forgot something upstairs and before I could get out the sentence one of the girls was running to go get it. We even got to go out to dinner one night and sit at the adult table while the kids watched Kendyl at the kid table! We also got to see my friend Lindsay's son again. The last time we saw him he was only a couple weeks old. It is incredible how fast kids grow, but he is one cutie pie! My friend Kelli also came by with her son Ryan who we hadn't actually met. Ryan, Kendyl and and flight of stairs do not mix well. We were definitely on our toes the entire time! We really had such a nice trip. I get home sick...a lot so it was really nice just to go and visit with everyone. I wish we could have stayed a little longer :( Thank you so much to Tina and Amy for making some extra space in their houses for us. We had an awesome time hanging out with you all!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXhUrVWkgt6ntyOkkl157pWGCuUCX33nnCtsMT_G4bg5BXW27Ifi64_zKBHR3AmJldg0uMl3jxead05zA7itWAyDT4f1zp49CXx6n4JVcu1pKPDl5PfVeGgvEKIEulxoxwC88Tma8Ku4m/s1600/IMG_1373.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXhUrVWkgt6ntyOkkl157pWGCuUCX33nnCtsMT_G4bg5BXW27Ifi64_zKBHR3AmJldg0uMl3jxead05zA7itWAyDT4f1zp49CXx6n4JVcu1pKPDl5PfVeGgvEKIEulxoxwC88Tma8Ku4m/s400/IMG_1373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102663114707602" border="0" /></a>Ryan and Kendyl. I have known Lindsay and Kelli since I was in 2nd grade. We ended up having kids within a couple months of each other so it was really fun to get the kids together to play. They look so happy don't they. Ha ha!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQxvzE6h0NId0KY3P4Nf9K88mBei-Dhh9i8uejZuLLOnU9xBnbGRKp4OR-fvWnshalSSTzTcwob6K5JEIWneVFlrMEXA2mO7NXC5n8J9xp2TEabi_ddxHjtNW6MlUYRHaRxa0yg288BI_/s1600/IMG_1369.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQxvzE6h0NId0KY3P4Nf9K88mBei-Dhh9i8uejZuLLOnU9xBnbGRKp4OR-fvWnshalSSTzTcwob6K5JEIWneVFlrMEXA2mO7NXC5n8J9xp2TEabi_ddxHjtNW6MlUYRHaRxa0yg288BI_/s400/IMG_1369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102626514686482" border="0" /></a>I didn't notice this until I was looking through the pictures. This is Ryan making this face...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxt5W977TnXqHLgiMvBYsmFZNFiyN193fuMI34m3svrLfFr5COnvHEbDIFe_-SB7p_ty4FXgbrA7vxEqVtLeQOwramC4V3jqtg_d9asdUemDulup2DUkmkg4KrpvEZ_npQJ9wr9cjlyNq/s1600/IMG_1371.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxt5W977TnXqHLgiMvBYsmFZNFiyN193fuMI34m3svrLfFr5COnvHEbDIFe_-SB7p_ty4FXgbrA7vxEqVtLeQOwramC4V3jqtg_d9asdUemDulup2DUkmkg4KrpvEZ_npQJ9wr9cjlyNq/s400/IMG_1371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102641816674850" border="0" /></a>...and here is Kendyl making a similar face.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght-e6gzsJgX1D6yepZJ5G1Lbt9ffwds2Tq7B62vS1On2Qx6SBsjGqaDZUxADMQliCFLz8Nh-2GGkK5_NmcjKNyuw4sLGwvUtJmfmPn2CswQCZmboyBKQikQl8vsAMVj6yr75XO03zWyOB/s1600/IMG_1367.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght-e6gzsJgX1D6yepZJ5G1Lbt9ffwds2Tq7B62vS1On2Qx6SBsjGqaDZUxADMQliCFLz8Nh-2GGkK5_NmcjKNyuw4sLGwvUtJmfmPn2CswQCZmboyBKQikQl8vsAMVj6yr75XO03zWyOB/s400/IMG_1367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102614477361554" border="0" /></a>The adult table at dinner :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHIjEBntZSWvVHPwPt7sR8t8u0KH1RYP-4yP57p5GyibD2kJj6JqcCCTmHwV3TplNkLhP30rEkpNAz6Zn-Q4Cpwt7hNTZUQIhmkXK__v8VBKVPMjepLDQ1-8Pm9K5W6k2GjP65TT6p2FT/s1600/IMG_1363.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHIjEBntZSWvVHPwPt7sR8t8u0KH1RYP-4yP57p5GyibD2kJj6JqcCCTmHwV3TplNkLhP30rEkpNAz6Zn-Q4Cpwt7hNTZUQIhmkXK__v8VBKVPMjepLDQ1-8Pm9K5W6k2GjP65TT6p2FT/s400/IMG_1363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102219493096178" border="0" /></a>The kid table at dinner. I love these kids :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IZjRzyuIRvwfyC5Oo73bR8CjE_z4IaoPi-GQA3Q6L63x2meSp0ubOPk9XF5MtfrewMVq3a3-w3F4SwKyq8teg-627xkE2EnVSxvP0dihNB-FiukjFKBvoK5F5fsTQxocxV3DzuvMUpXI/s1600/IMG_1366.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IZjRzyuIRvwfyC5Oo73bR8CjE_z4IaoPi-GQA3Q6L63x2meSp0ubOPk9XF5MtfrewMVq3a3-w3F4SwKyq8teg-627xkE2EnVSxvP0dihNB-FiukjFKBvoK5F5fsTQxocxV3DzuvMUpXI/s400/IMG_1366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102593184293762" border="0" /></a>Kendyl and Lauryn. Kendyl seriously loved these girls. They carried her around all night long and she was just loving life!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1dqLJAEvUTB2q5UxQ3mKnaV74ypRIbRyv0mPjqqh-UxoRPb53130Iw3lN5cuOULrvKTpZ8__4O3tDYUQDQT29S56eyb8NF5i3JwhK3pf0YTZM_d_LEbLErwyOWOthlFqSrqLfgfj50J3/s1600/IMG_1365.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1dqLJAEvUTB2q5UxQ3mKnaV74ypRIbRyv0mPjqqh-UxoRPb53130Iw3lN5cuOULrvKTpZ8__4O3tDYUQDQT29S56eyb8NF5i3JwhK3pf0YTZM_d_LEbLErwyOWOthlFqSrqLfgfj50J3/s400/IMG_1365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102250838832498" border="0" /></a>Kendyl and Hailey<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY23rE6yfs8VEYPcC_s_RnlUKlPzNVKD0evynAG5x2qppdU_CZooYqnSHSDBHYc0Bt3Eg2vzEvaVKAp8ufs5B9R20TfNbNTpV3Q0h0YkzTpU8bvYoPVnXyIhgOf5XKyPnugzFISET9sEsL/s1600/IMG_1364.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY23rE6yfs8VEYPcC_s_RnlUKlPzNVKD0evynAG5x2qppdU_CZooYqnSHSDBHYc0Bt3Eg2vzEvaVKAp8ufs5B9R20TfNbNTpV3Q0h0YkzTpU8bvYoPVnXyIhgOf5XKyPnugzFISET9sEsL/s400/IMG_1364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102233814704914" border="0" /></a>This is my cousin Abby. She asked me to take a picture of her and this is the "pose" she decided on. She is such a little comedian. We were walking down the stairs and she looks at me and says, "It's so nice having people here for 3 and a half days." Another time we were watching the video of when Kendyl was born (Not the actual birth. We didn't record that.) and she looks up and says, "This is going to make me cry." You could seriously write a book of Abby-isms!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHH77dPVt-CkZy4OCo9FmVgF9bWNxJKPWiU5JwB2u-7vv0mT4ZJt4G8CN2ufuosgEYGbRkIYvKDQuLAh4UHOWBUaG1V5bV7OH-w31xhYRZ_2cG9NsRFgV41vedL9ro54lsfFGfUBjdZCH/s1600/IMG_1361.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHH77dPVt-CkZy4OCo9FmVgF9bWNxJKPWiU5JwB2u-7vv0mT4ZJt4G8CN2ufuosgEYGbRkIYvKDQuLAh4UHOWBUaG1V5bV7OH-w31xhYRZ_2cG9NsRFgV41vedL9ro54lsfFGfUBjdZCH/s400/IMG_1361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102213495415954" border="0" /></a>Kendyl doing her hand-flip wave.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-9PRJeROa2d7tS1yjIweL27KAy5ZrbtPNw2OdxOubrDp8oWJBz3bPyiAhCEBve7J5TIe1GmxwCiy9LpNg2fZbyTSKDCLctgokBEzIwdE6CB6m2jT_92jHTX9bC3Q_vU6E8z0WlwMNWc5/s1600/IMG_1354.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-9PRJeROa2d7tS1yjIweL27KAy5ZrbtPNw2OdxOubrDp8oWJBz3bPyiAhCEBve7J5TIe1GmxwCiy9LpNg2fZbyTSKDCLctgokBEzIwdE6CB6m2jT_92jHTX9bC3Q_vU6E8z0WlwMNWc5/s400/IMG_1354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102204213726018" border="0" /></a>Kendyl and Jeffery. We met up for lunch and then went to the library to this little play center for the kids. It was really neat. I love this picture of the two of them.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfimGhDLx7tnrYKfFSlaH4AElmAOkZ-DBmG43zrFjLZyS6lZXzoj-fRWx-uhLHw3W7exVI3mm_ynBO3Ujoi4Awt_UxthTreED6QC1sYKBbEW7F83AWpEG5HHnvyRrwaLu-XIQthLPZHrpw/s1600/IMG_1352.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfimGhDLx7tnrYKfFSlaH4AElmAOkZ-DBmG43zrFjLZyS6lZXzoj-fRWx-uhLHw3W7exVI3mm_ynBO3Ujoi4Awt_UxthTreED6QC1sYKBbEW7F83AWpEG5HHnvyRrwaLu-XIQthLPZHrpw/s400/IMG_1352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529101887782618386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemvNi1eYyPVW7UNH3Vot4SD0c5b0Lt3AgFZIVkBmRSbQqC1iUAajYuL-nd7rkIzxZ909sTtdIZG4AY2v4NJQt08pabWl7leOh1nZBrouAAklvQrmp2m6BKSxWN5uj8qnzNwgi7hRRfeg2/s1600/IMG_1347.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemvNi1eYyPVW7UNH3Vot4SD0c5b0Lt3AgFZIVkBmRSbQqC1iUAajYuL-nd7rkIzxZ909sTtdIZG4AY2v4NJQt08pabWl7leOh1nZBrouAAklvQrmp2m6BKSxWN5uj8qnzNwgi7hRRfeg2/s400/IMG_1347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529101874706435858" border="0" /></a>Kendyl's first trip to Jimmie Cone.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNIVjNEygnNBtT_0qS5cGQf-coBI6Zw6P3NVn6_Gs8zmSwXbGgpaohtTxQUltcHUEZRZpsgSheNZQaw4zA-pXrPR0eqVUKkN2CxwhbYmSZi5IehmonkyHrpO0ztaVxCCgm-w7RX-lVP5T/s1600/IMG_1385.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNIVjNEygnNBtT_0qS5cGQf-coBI6Zw6P3NVn6_Gs8zmSwXbGgpaohtTxQUltcHUEZRZpsgSheNZQaw4zA-pXrPR0eqVUKkN2CxwhbYmSZi5IehmonkyHrpO0ztaVxCCgm-w7RX-lVP5T/s400/IMG_1385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102780740654562" border="0" /></a>Kendyl's last trip to Jimmie Cone :(<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70MLnK2XQwVQqTb7Y6Wi7Tlv45Pd8FRdCzjbyyOA_hkx1d6fA99IPlmMAU8q-NLgLdijH2rY5ng50kIxSBoiS03JNDCapQnBtPnra3arabnrXlcfAYXoDQjXeHLE8O_2Wu81qroLpvboO/s1600/IMG_1390.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70MLnK2XQwVQqTb7Y6Wi7Tlv45Pd8FRdCzjbyyOA_hkx1d6fA99IPlmMAU8q-NLgLdijH2rY5ng50kIxSBoiS03JNDCapQnBtPnra3arabnrXlcfAYXoDQjXeHLE8O_2Wu81qroLpvboO/s400/IMG_1390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529102796638286578" border="0" /></a>Kendyl, Abby and I on our last day in MD.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHG0cDDa9EXH4-7P99x2xDuWszEecIkJk_r56iY4kj1Ostmmjh2A463SSAhSlYp4VDHctT92uUHOa8py411fENgitUBaH7INGqAqa7U965YkfOioSMhe260U4nhXvSzkxo_UwIwIcE9gA/s1600/IMG_1343.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHG0cDDa9EXH4-7P99x2xDuWszEecIkJk_r56iY4kj1Ostmmjh2A463SSAhSlYp4VDHctT92uUHOa8py411fENgitUBaH7INGqAqa7U965YkfOioSMhe260U4nhXvSzkxo_UwIwIcE9gA/s400/IMG_1343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529101858789414258" border="0" /></a>Kendyl and Abby share the same birthday and my aunt Angelique also has an October birthday so my Aunt Tina had a little birthday party for all of them. Kendyl was not having this picture though. Look at the pitiful little face.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLEvvwoHWDtP-LhybYCdLlynqtwBLtF4Fvo-D2jNvCvAq8BeZlksiiFjyhNPdnsDRpUIRL1hZGJjwGGM8X7FHu1WPqv-wNrEJPn0NL8degS4G9jJwQfppM-JO3pTeiKhJsTG9a5s2ZsT-/s1600/IMG_1338.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLEvvwoHWDtP-LhybYCdLlynqtwBLtF4Fvo-D2jNvCvAq8BeZlksiiFjyhNPdnsDRpUIRL1hZGJjwGGM8X7FHu1WPqv-wNrEJPn0NL8degS4G9jJwQfppM-JO3pTeiKhJsTG9a5s2ZsT-/s400/IMG_1338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529101848241831906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1VjPHwePApbF3dsTDCdi7xob3txjLZrqQRtSf1BsEwXs8MwPOAnKCGO3ZOjeNyLQV_h12miD0oZFagmxto11V2i3ag3iTnQerNByoLU1ChnBSwv79ehLIfMVkkIHYjh0FUOoIkxO4N4-/s1600/IMG_1336.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1VjPHwePApbF3dsTDCdi7xob3txjLZrqQRtSf1BsEwXs8MwPOAnKCGO3ZOjeNyLQV_h12miD0oZFagmxto11V2i3ag3iTnQerNByoLU1ChnBSwv79ehLIfMVkkIHYjh0FUOoIkxO4N4-/s400/IMG_1336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529101831139730562" border="0" /></a>Hope we can come back soon. We had a BLAST!<br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-58848428743242705532010-10-17T11:02:00.000-07:002010-10-17T12:13:59.309-07:001st Birthday!Kendyl's first birthday was bittersweet for me. I mean on one hand it's a huge milestone and it's super exciting. On the other hand my baby is growing up. Either way she had a wonderful birthday with lots of friends and family around and she certainly did not mind all the attention :) This year has been incredible. She has brought so much to our lives and we are so thankful to be her parents. Matt and I look at each other all the time and say wow she is such a good baby. Being a parent certainly comes with it's fair share of hard days, but when she gives us slobbery kisses, waves goodnight or takes those first steps none of the hard days seem to matter. She is such a joy and a blessing and for all the people who told me it was all worth it when I was pregnant you were 100% right. Kendyl bear, we love you very much and thank God every day that you are in our lives. Happy birthday peanut! Now, on to the pictures. We are lucky enough to have a photographer in the family who was willing to take some pretty incredible pictures of Kendyl on her birthday for us. There were so many wonderful pictures to choose from. I tried to narrow them down, but there are still a ton!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-pAHzo3cH9nfz82m3f1IqvK3eMyvNnh1lbDMju1xjuP1vWeo2JslhUg6IPvKoV52gtMWofNPOLKjY_Vj-qYDDyEU5F1ih6mWjRo0CEFESOD382jc8uY9s5K1FwAio9txrETieHytn3kD/s1600/133_0028.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-pAHzo3cH9nfz82m3f1IqvK3eMyvNnh1lbDMju1xjuP1vWeo2JslhUg6IPvKoV52gtMWofNPOLKjY_Vj-qYDDyEU5F1ih6mWjRo0CEFESOD382jc8uY9s5K1FwAio9txrETieHytn3kD/s400/133_0028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529093252945460962" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLKVjIIq-iICvTfkCbICNsn8nUXObXVwFYAAR6CS0_RQ-9Q55DioPJyUkUTn88PZgYwpgW5Fz3Dp3vdZd2AD1Wp-pDu3F3sZw5r9w_NJMjMfr8hFr0LYl3dmfvfq2XvZ73HT_Je_K_0Ml/s1600/123_0006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLKVjIIq-iICvTfkCbICNsn8nUXObXVwFYAAR6CS0_RQ-9Q55DioPJyUkUTn88PZgYwpgW5Fz3Dp3vdZd2AD1Wp-pDu3F3sZw5r9w_NJMjMfr8hFr0LYl3dmfvfq2XvZ73HT_Je_K_0Ml/s400/123_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529093234068685618" border="0" /></a>She LOVED her cake!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7InEskX-puzhXeI1HxXDa9g4Xj6RfpprPp2ryBoFr4d6vy6RM4LqaarD_yikv73x0Fjh1i_j0bK6XOLM_ccNC6A1g9cCqqPSMrCHRxr8VB9AVDc5H7v7ohdGZCmBtGQuSAKudVlKjoI4/s1600/113_0014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7InEskX-puzhXeI1HxXDa9g4Xj6RfpprPp2ryBoFr4d6vy6RM4LqaarD_yikv73x0Fjh1i_j0bK6XOLM_ccNC6A1g9cCqqPSMrCHRxr8VB9AVDc5H7v7ohdGZCmBtGQuSAKudVlKjoI4/s400/113_0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529093212114215666" border="0" /></a>I am letting my child reach for fire...hmm. Mother of the year!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCJHmgzUgU-yvctFNB8qNR0s8i5rqhVTQMlZmZJGDijNXY_ZpUncJ01kk1Yo5auQIDB6TWY_oPFJQtJRQePjDf4N43HW9g2_SsJM6rUgVsRmgOuwl6rVPqoYRCrK8XdbrMVnkrVhxwQgd/s1600/134_0026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCJHmgzUgU-yvctFNB8qNR0s8i5rqhVTQMlZmZJGDijNXY_ZpUncJ01kk1Yo5auQIDB6TWY_oPFJQtJRQePjDf4N43HW9g2_SsJM6rUgVsRmgOuwl6rVPqoYRCrK8XdbrMVnkrVhxwQgd/s400/134_0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529093367366618578" border="0" /></a>3 generations of Crooke boys<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvRfhgL8bPVQUGE-evyYj3ZJ8p1CXELrIm-lyLJkTGF9pily2Rbynv_7zGVid89Qlnx_kCun6E1YHHfQHqBrPfSc7ZIx_QxHtN8hymaTxCQoBooeWuT8DlB0hBtpwiZNAjROugZQ7lCen/s1600/096_0185.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvRfhgL8bPVQUGE-evyYj3ZJ8p1CXELrIm-lyLJkTGF9pily2Rbynv_7zGVid89Qlnx_kCun6E1YHHfQHqBrPfSc7ZIx_QxHtN8hymaTxCQoBooeWuT8DlB0hBtpwiZNAjROugZQ7lCen/s400/096_0185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529093183286233890" border="0" /></a>The Crooke-Small family<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyLHDu234H2ucd7JnFP4HBG77sW4TdwYw9Wl-RBxeTOG1Nm_T8SY8ADtaoWU_ZhqKGt4gTFYLiFDXT3dwCWfWifDsEasnUGGpznpB5eWzmrV5a8TVDYUed0a-tTGoIJgRnYfkIeq5TEBP/s1600/092_0189.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyLHDu234H2ucd7JnFP4HBG77sW4TdwYw9Wl-RBxeTOG1Nm_T8SY8ADtaoWU_ZhqKGt4gTFYLiFDXT3dwCWfWifDsEasnUGGpznpB5eWzmrV5a8TVDYUed0a-tTGoIJgRnYfkIeq5TEBP/s400/092_0189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529093156893234258" border="0" /></a>Austin was so excited to pull Kendyl in her new wagon. I don't think we were prepared for how fast he was going to pull her. Ha ha.<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZxG7ONtsjN-I9hudu-25WGBvsA7OJnpC6VwlkWtTMrEXIAt9HTIkM10FVX-fIwqab46gzkt9TcU2TGlYVhvFObuDifGzHjAbdoYbMXgF83L1IOXIKcs5yO17Fkm8Cp7gmLOooC3n8YPX/s1600/079_0202.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZxG7ONtsjN-I9hudu-25WGBvsA7OJnpC6VwlkWtTMrEXIAt9HTIkM10FVX-fIwqab46gzkt9TcU2TGlYVhvFObuDifGzHjAbdoYbMXgF83L1IOXIKcs5yO17Fkm8Cp7gmLOooC3n8YPX/s400/079_0202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529092843775085122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJk4rRplgkqweMjVoIxeWwbDVTIUXue4gI1dJ72_K_c3b1sdEYPGLYxdMtQbKSiQ7AtgEnc3JTlwAkiQRXxo7I1XKOlvlKpuR0bHF3Nif3ec5n6PoIv4gZRpxxcz78VAyS6-KdB651Sui/s1600/071_0210.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF10h7tcSNiXIauIpWOntTnSX2OOf0F2Mbsk5GZy7aLfnGKLzvF840OHhn81klMvOJrN5qJUd7IS0d8L_tVIQ92-uJoIW70SrFcmUBQiTrj5ntcOUxBA2Q8zA5JpW_qUk-VT0A0UB0b7NU/s400/063_0218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529092777671498754" border="0" /></a>Aunt Debbie, Aunt Sherri and Grandma<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbtVKmkSQdwGbj_YbQtkvIaqWJ_1xHpWKlaL7aoD1BxEpFgN86wKZ_RQyQctjMue0k2M3WpswJKEdLBDcc5LgFe3TEziZccazpZdDoPL1dCvp9UsZ_vTKQTK9itw0xf9_7Bma3k42u4Uk/s1600/057_0224.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbtVKmkSQdwGbj_YbQtkvIaqWJ_1xHpWKlaL7aoD1BxEpFgN86wKZ_RQyQctjMue0k2M3WpswJKEdLBDcc5LgFe3TEziZccazpZdDoPL1dCvp9UsZ_vTKQTK9itw0xf9_7Bma3k42u4Uk/s400/057_0224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529092755203761298" border="0" /></a>Grampy Mike and Kendyl<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1l56ToX21t6OZ40uRvcPg1raf7Hhyphenhyphen-MSfMegE14TcBd1EoyRrdhFWK7YNHh5C4uLQJoU4dhoP4LMowhMQEDRedrOMV4QHD5nDGYJRy2H1XY-wo7ffJ8HuFOV0NxNkR7YBGkAaHQmP9fw/s1600/052_0229.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1l56ToX21t6OZ40uRvcPg1raf7Hhyphenhyphen-MSfMegE14TcBd1EoyRrdhFWK7YNHh5C4uLQJoU4dhoP4LMowhMQEDRedrOMV4QHD5nDGYJRy2H1XY-wo7ffJ8HuFOV0NxNkR7YBGkAaHQmP9fw/s400/052_0229.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529092339443768674" border="0" /></a>Giving the dinosaur "kisses"<br /> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElnehibvH4YK_0gGQ8RH095stOG7k2IMpFAXmJ1xx4J2HKaSX9COEMSP9noxcNpvjKDHDFqdyXyUdgNc2xrzPlSNNBpfOB-OpAit1R9nXZKjAS6LnmNh9fLK5JiiPwMVOOltsqVRfbR54/s1600/048_0233.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElnehibvH4YK_0gGQ8RH095stOG7k2IMpFAXmJ1xx4J2HKaSX9COEMSP9noxcNpvjKDHDFqdyXyUdgNc2xrzPlSNNBpfOB-OpAit1R9nXZKjAS6LnmNh9fLK5JiiPwMVOOltsqVRfbR54/s400/048_0233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529092271951290674" border="0" /></a>Grandpa Mally<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcaHIkuYu2ay-MYWREp2Lg7j3XLE-sdkqbPAJdIw_BMuPAazhgA2w7ly4oExWW5Khm5ISJGId_fdv2ECAt7DXMCy10gUCACPeXrRNG35xq7w3KQoYyoLpSe_EbROjipsCZEj28zTbeLLm/s1600/047_0234.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJySJIPwa0am2k64UlV0zko63WpbMzYg6U5Cau2qkgwwVrq3BTjGyioJoWZv7iTBLr-huIMmpZ_EKfO8G5cUfc8DjWuQ7LP2zdCICBLKpFDCPEBPtwpJEbJEeo1w0pF1aDuyal4SuVwy16/s400/037_0244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529091750404413938" border="0" /></a>This is my favorite picture!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxGbV6k6N27VOcYVLcTzQfy2JxSpxHiaY33cWBfLAns_0wU7a8OZd1wVYTRcpupL4STOOXDPlL6_iKBhpprADhhPhRxfdMg0TtM6hs0vvz8HCJ8lIMRk3x9ApZ9i6XWrh9xI5LGysz9uD/s1600/030_0251.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxGbV6k6N27VOcYVLcTzQfy2JxSpxHiaY33cWBfLAns_0wU7a8OZd1wVYTRcpupL4STOOXDPlL6_iKBhpprADhhPhRxfdMg0TtM6hs0vvz8HCJ8lIMRk3x9ApZ9i6XWrh9xI5LGysz9uD/s400/030_0251.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529091729556334130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFq6WBm-m-oDPB8YtiPAXFxzAWd1f6zdnEbmSO_-7CeW66LkO3nQzp3GIbjtC2ifLGLNwE_ntez1vgG_SfgNsGOawIIMSsTkPExhn-lbHLzX_j5EfhWVceiwYGMznt0P_6htIVXBX0sSV/s1600/051_0230.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAOC-JVYFeV3IG2mw48Xbeg1ARNqNBUe4A-9yeTVtJCRvXNikPJi02gdmu5XY_rdM5myppjuejiRjETEiXifxiPU8n8KBBcjuZ4Voq27HrUm2LgMCStso8vNCPi_x8J-ifI61Sx7sM5fH/s400/002_0279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529087579745692898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFggOjmKKflFwdbyV87XHhL8dr-jGNGZs9hysZoSheZx65uncS14EEJSBcoXswlLPt8uoAlTGoyOGG_T3Ex7iDmqPe3RTCvmsjGoUAV_BFy7KfsvGdyHnKC01-Fq_HX1ZOF2TIuSEOW1TO/s1600/001_0280.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFggOjmKKflFwdbyV87XHhL8dr-jGNGZs9hysZoSheZx65uncS14EEJSBcoXswlLPt8uoAlTGoyOGG_T3Ex7iDmqPe3RTCvmsjGoUAV_BFy7KfsvGdyHnKC01-Fq_HX1ZOF2TIuSEOW1TO/s400/001_0280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529087563087468754" border="0" /></a>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-63503990181278941472010-10-17T10:25:00.000-07:002010-10-17T11:02:23.257-07:0011 monthsYet again I am way behind on posting. Kendyl is doing fantastic. 11 months was really fun. She reached the major milestone of walking. Her first official steps have been taken although they are still not the preferred mode of transportation. Matt and I will sit a couple feet apart in the family room and let we walk back and forth to us so she can perfect her new skill. Plus, she has a lot of fun doing it because we clap and get all excited each time. She is starting to really understand small commands such as say hi/bye, goodnight or come here. She has the waving thing down and does it often. I especially love her queen wave. Though she still only has 2 teeth I am letting her eat more solids now. So far she is not a picky eater at all. I try to let her try all kinds of foods so she becomes used to different tastes. I am terribly picky and I definitely don't want her to be the same way. As she gets older she manages to get more and more mischievous. She has gotten really good this past month at opening cabinets and pulling things out. One day she spilled half a box of cheerios on the kitchen floor. She is still in a size 2 shoe for the most part and she is in 18 months for clothes. If she had it her way though she would just crawl around in nothing but a diaper all day. She hates when I put shoes on her and if possible will pull them off. One night it got cool enough to put her in pants and it was so funny because she was pulling at them like "what are these things on my legs?" Her favorite toy in the whole world is rocks. When she sees them she will make a beeline over to them. Poor thing has bruises on her shins from crawling in them, but she doesn't seem to care. We recently ordered her a forward facing car seat and she loved it. The night we got it we took her for a "test drive" and she was just looking all around and smiling and talking the entire time. It is so much nicer to put her in this car seat because she actually likes it now. She is back to letting me rock her again. I found that if I grab one of her blankets that she will sit with me for a few minutes and snuggle. Those are my favorite times. Though she is pretty independent she definitely can be a sweet heart too and I love that. Lastly, her new thing is to crawl around the house with my flip flops on her arm. She puts them on like they are a bracelet. It is the funniest thing!<br />Here are her pictures from 11 months. I never actually took and "11 month" picture :(<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixghyKgegTmYcrmvhHrxErHRqlxhrtsEHqoNdmQvgxdPze2deDRYnMNrLbQdYDVNOM-Re56dYvEd6CeGnpCNsrRN499Wjez-t0_kLSt1WMWNRG7lGwGfYEyN_-yzmkq8wgpfo0zoTteYZX/s1600/IMG_1283.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixghyKgegTmYcrmvhHrxErHRqlxhrtsEHqoNdmQvgxdPze2deDRYnMNrLbQdYDVNOM-Re56dYvEd6CeGnpCNsrRN499Wjez-t0_kLSt1WMWNRG7lGwGfYEyN_-yzmkq8wgpfo0zoTteYZX/s400/IMG_1283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073765908163186" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bSckv4PnsBSSDYfJFKnlfnI4qKzRM17yKw2bcTD_b0KEXt0ufuqkSd7osJMeqvuztTYQyhYkeHdMQlhXnL9uhVZKD-xsaQ1zYsbneUCHH_555KwMyI3j-uR8iSipXbXWJKFczzOm5ee3/s1600/IMG_1301.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bSckv4PnsBSSDYfJFKnlfnI4qKzRM17yKw2bcTD_b0KEXt0ufuqkSd7osJMeqvuztTYQyhYkeHdMQlhXnL9uhVZKD-xsaQ1zYsbneUCHH_555KwMyI3j-uR8iSipXbXWJKFczzOm5ee3/s400/IMG_1301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073916863892082" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE7M4mndy3TCKSMyOTaIqhqseKoH3sbQC6vfjJ6IvAeCOF_sTKf0ObWXWFwxbXn7XxhYVNQFKKwjYml1Tbf06zqyYP5VXr7OETfj2C5j1i-HDU3iyJ-SxVhmYqGbObAxy8hcISDox5J8S/s1600/IMG_1296.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE7M4mndy3TCKSMyOTaIqhqseKoH3sbQC6vfjJ6IvAeCOF_sTKf0ObWXWFwxbXn7XxhYVNQFKKwjYml1Tbf06zqyYP5VXr7OETfj2C5j1i-HDU3iyJ-SxVhmYqGbObAxy8hcISDox5J8S/s400/IMG_1296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073922853711890" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yt9B2YiRB69sdPnbQNzLsdqI8fvlKU1pk3XMX14mzwrdiv6DF2ArsEi6bV-jQkG49ctFXMEkjIO25GN2nFcTb064kAj6L15ZZ22hopXazTkTSTbPlNDxIFYRbf2htjR8O0UyCu3jX1co/s1600/IMG_1302.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yt9B2YiRB69sdPnbQNzLsdqI8fvlKU1pk3XMX14mzwrdiv6DF2ArsEi6bV-jQkG49ctFXMEkjIO25GN2nFcTb064kAj6L15ZZ22hopXazTkTSTbPlNDxIFYRbf2htjR8O0UyCu3jX1co/s400/IMG_1302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073960356248130" border="0" /></a>She loves getting into my purse.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VJSINOpPbFXgui9c6m0rElNGMN7OJfz-lCKyVIm2wNuCxBKd6VmpBEOFz_LZ7LLFX1Tp-8pFmbiGxaxNkKan8bQdmqJi8DKMKfwdzjYYM_U78UlxORasrUV3bK6FWVzq8HK4xEfbWo6j/s1600/IMG_1314.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VJSINOpPbFXgui9c6m0rElNGMN7OJfz-lCKyVIm2wNuCxBKd6VmpBEOFz_LZ7LLFX1Tp-8pFmbiGxaxNkKan8bQdmqJi8DKMKfwdzjYYM_U78UlxORasrUV3bK6FWVzq8HK4xEfbWo6j/s400/IMG_1314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073757974555202" border="0" /></a>First night in the "big kid" bath. Aside from bottle time this may be her favorite time of the day.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBGTVLJ6n7PiD0tRiPfvYVR6vGJwoIAsuuY5QqPLNhpYaZxwQFd-kaH1PZlAKVT8-qjnCp8uK_cpLF6RGb3YuoBV2IkLAVg1_M-d9wtF0B3H7NBybATzAUQcRk4s_EpIOvltqP1izqgoP/s1600/IMG_1281.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBGTVLJ6n7PiD0tRiPfvYVR6vGJwoIAsuuY5QqPLNhpYaZxwQFd-kaH1PZlAKVT8-qjnCp8uK_cpLF6RGb3YuoBV2IkLAVg1_M-d9wtF0B3H7NBybATzAUQcRk4s_EpIOvltqP1izqgoP/s400/IMG_1281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073432743825106" border="0" /></a>Right before we switched her to the tub she learned she could drink the water from the faucet.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPR_a0tL_y8oj9kULZIs1x2nDBhEI7QG65xQ6WBXFd03mc1p9GWvV8hvCL9hIDAUl9fVtxtD4EcUG2sU-cSySVgnLCqD2JVcfY7ZhyM0Ve6Ke9tw3ooJSzzFyxC-sE-zfGUMVClc2T9l9/s1600/IMG_1309.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPR_a0tL_y8oj9kULZIs1x2nDBhEI7QG65xQ6WBXFd03mc1p9GWvV8hvCL9hIDAUl9fVtxtD4EcUG2sU-cSySVgnLCqD2JVcfY7ZhyM0Ve6Ke9tw3ooJSzzFyxC-sE-zfGUMVClc2T9l9/s400/IMG_1309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073737906631058" border="0" /></a>We call this her Mowgli crawl because she looks like Mowgli in the Jungle Book. Normally though she will drag her knees in the rocks.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgiMVYDq7-712jfhrJq-fmqRKnhmFaK8PTGhwXdqzyW-iOXaMfw4DRiDA78C002HYjBJpv6B_siJ66CfK6yZNN7_ooOL_HvSHxVl_ZPCua5DpGwrrz2ugI-TLPu_edpr76D-b4dQnTc6E/s1600/IMG_1329.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgiMVYDq7-712jfhrJq-fmqRKnhmFaK8PTGhwXdqzyW-iOXaMfw4DRiDA78C002HYjBJpv6B_siJ66CfK6yZNN7_ooOL_HvSHxVl_ZPCua5DpGwrrz2ugI-TLPu_edpr76D-b4dQnTc6E/s400/IMG_1329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073442198446722" border="0" /></a>Snuggle time with Katie :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LIvbfrT2hMN3AqRnURZp0cU7JYDLKdqZjnCS85iuyAHoUauuAbHFw7UJfGEUqCPZquns4Ug9D_3vgjYnAylwKtvRTgvZHAk1XHeZEgYF___CX2eGuJD-3JH9pUB96fS6JMVTVq00xsGw/s1600/IMG_1323.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LIvbfrT2hMN3AqRnURZp0cU7JYDLKdqZjnCS85iuyAHoUauuAbHFw7UJfGEUqCPZquns4Ug9D_3vgjYnAylwKtvRTgvZHAk1XHeZEgYF___CX2eGuJD-3JH9pUB96fS6JMVTVq00xsGw/s400/IMG_1323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073462958556962" border="0" /></a>"I found your flip flops mom"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohrD9skd_gcV0rqBWsReuGASQdA-ED1HWODTim066My7nAgtOEbzhcWO1rPGTswmBSzNLOpSzKY8nV4kP8JRpX0n4RBq3e2tuGIRWxpSSr2Gp020SxfAuvom7uhM775j9mfNxHj0mvF7W/s1600/IMG_1322.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohrD9skd_gcV0rqBWsReuGASQdA-ED1HWODTim066My7nAgtOEbzhcWO1rPGTswmBSzNLOpSzKY8nV4kP8JRpX0n4RBq3e2tuGIRWxpSSr2Gp020SxfAuvom7uhM775j9mfNxHj0mvF7W/s400/IMG_1322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073448623970754" border="0" /></a>"Now let me just put them on like this"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64EJz2dlcBA2VOJ69LBI0PdTCwyePTuGkxAuQHCF8o6eSu1ZKdJ2BrjODkFT2pd816UzimcpWgje2rOiLVPwwYGN2OF0vD7EKLouv2SIjobR94gsldzqcrwmPp-4UwHGLj0GeYiToLngU/s1600/IMG_1325.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64EJz2dlcBA2VOJ69LBI0PdTCwyePTuGkxAuQHCF8o6eSu1ZKdJ2BrjODkFT2pd816UzimcpWgje2rOiLVPwwYGN2OF0vD7EKLouv2SIjobR94gsldzqcrwmPp-4UwHGLj0GeYiToLngU/s400/IMG_1325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073477629567010" border="0" /></a>"I can crawl with them on different hands..."<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEZT5Jv2VkF4SVs1jvKEnaPHMcp63L5KfzXCgN4dyQ6HvlUOKagh-YdiOsRLSUXYpMNZBOFX5bBxxcRv17d_gyowiuainyls4jdwHFpeNMZiCaRVE82q6yu2bBu_PNA_vGKHur8JXSQWf/s1600/IMG_1328.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEZT5Jv2VkF4SVs1jvKEnaPHMcp63L5KfzXCgN4dyQ6HvlUOKagh-YdiOsRLSUXYpMNZBOFX5bBxxcRv17d_gyowiuainyls4jdwHFpeNMZiCaRVE82q6yu2bBu_PNA_vGKHur8JXSQWf/s400/IMG_1328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529073734678029586" border="0" /></a>"...or the same hand!"<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-13209719244343548262010-08-29T15:11:00.000-07:002010-08-29T15:43:24.183-07:0010 months!We are officially in the double digits. I cannot believe it! I just want to put her in a time capsule and keep her this way forever because 10 months was so much fun! She is super close to walking. She has even managed a step or two, but were not there quite yet. There are still only 2 teeth, but the other day I noticed one of her side teeth on the top is very close to popping through. She is getting into EVERYTHING! You literally cannot take an eye off of her for 2 seconds before she has managed to make another mess. I love this curiosity though. She gets so excited when she finds new things to get into and I get such a kick out of it. Since she is getting older is starting to develop some likes and dislikes I thought this month I would compile a list of those things so I will not forget them:<br />Dislikes:<br />Being rocked or held like a baby<br />Green vegetables (there is only one kind that I can get her to eat)<br />Her car seat. I cannot wait to turn her around!<br /><br />Likes:<br />Dogs. Especially small ones. She starts screaming and squirming whenever she sees them.<br />Katie...kind of goes with dogs, but the two of them are getting along a lot better these days. Katie has developed a real patience for Kendyl<br />Bottles, snacks, chicken...food. Especially whatever we are eating<br />Music. She has started to dance to it a little which is pretty cute.<br />Playing on our bed. She thinks its the coolest thing to throw herself backwards because she lands on soft pillows.<br />Pictures of people that she knows...or of herself.<br />Her crib. She has learned to bounce while holding on to the side of the crib which she thinks it pretty exciting.<br />Blankets. She doesn't have one narrowed down. but she loves to roll around in them.<br />Being outside. I try to take her out every night once it cools down a little.<br /><br />Here are the pictures from the month:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzh-5Y8P5s1hDnJwD666hWsKaT-7Zm3Kh35ImAz41ybRjSZrOwPRcunFWmQ_9KgzJZrdIjS65gySRmA31oG0Ipaoc_Xs1eKd2v4vD0WvGU__0_9pjcUUXkhWYJEU3qtdkFTdvhgKu5OOem/s1600/IMG_1263.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzh-5Y8P5s1hDnJwD666hWsKaT-7Zm3Kh35ImAz41ybRjSZrOwPRcunFWmQ_9KgzJZrdIjS65gySRmA31oG0Ipaoc_Xs1eKd2v4vD0WvGU__0_9pjcUUXkhWYJEU3qtdkFTdvhgKu5OOem/s400/IMG_1263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510960869709148850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7d5gtSJm2jKRLxNeLRmk5RgEy-qMTmsEz8egfqnEa3-Gn2kDMJvVrj6yNAZ6DEbABV19AcHd0gVJJpH_8HKnitml6lmMuTvdIzwOhGv0JSf_2ER9-63lyciJ6vjj3Z1Ebc_DdUQrMM77/s1600/IMG_1266.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7d5gtSJm2jKRLxNeLRmk5RgEy-qMTmsEz8egfqnEa3-Gn2kDMJvVrj6yNAZ6DEbABV19AcHd0gVJJpH_8HKnitml6lmMuTvdIzwOhGv0JSf_2ER9-63lyciJ6vjj3Z1Ebc_DdUQrMM77/s400/IMG_1266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510960888821894818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu400QuxRLapIBJq2BhPuPZnHGBWe1rni2KEVBurIwQDtcHzD_ow07o0IILujE6TjGp9nw2xY_u8OghUGYf4qRMOGcMtTi7XjAIATIfC9i-rxlc-UrqJ7MknomBDu0odHdwJiAIe8-nE-q/s1600/IMG_1262.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu400QuxRLapIBJq2BhPuPZnHGBWe1rni2KEVBurIwQDtcHzD_ow07o0IILujE6TjGp9nw2xY_u8OghUGYf4qRMOGcMtTi7XjAIATIfC9i-rxlc-UrqJ7MknomBDu0odHdwJiAIe8-nE-q/s400/IMG_1262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510960876390929378" border="0" /></a>She does this little hoppity thing when she gets excited. She was trying to get the camera.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA11ErRbpO2EKzjJMV6zK_s-k5lf6Rif84aPEjoOnODWfKxnuyOXTriI7vwHurlWOHvYSzcHiWW_UUtTTLV3dFKgPdfNHQGfcBAoZ4EizJfqUFhfZAEZi1ji49cC4yW-yqCvtWpj8O-Kb/s1600/IMG_1257.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA11ErRbpO2EKzjJMV6zK_s-k5lf6Rif84aPEjoOnODWfKxnuyOXTriI7vwHurlWOHvYSzcHiWW_UUtTTLV3dFKgPdfNHQGfcBAoZ4EizJfqUFhfZAEZi1ji49cC4yW-yqCvtWpj8O-Kb/s400/IMG_1257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510960864240153874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uLy7E6adhfB3V6cKjGKrKpNBiajNU1PlcUJf0TFH0NMzuTtReFqD4_F3AvN7qzkOVgLEF_3f56IkbRiuxRtq4c1F5fa9RKeEGBoFOTtVs22QO37EyU97Nr-WA097FUMVZvb07BEZNQ-E/s1600/IMG_1255.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uLy7E6adhfB3V6cKjGKrKpNBiajNU1PlcUJf0TFH0NMzuTtReFqD4_F3AvN7qzkOVgLEF_3f56IkbRiuxRtq4c1F5fa9RKeEGBoFOTtVs22QO37EyU97Nr-WA097FUMVZvb07BEZNQ-E/s400/IMG_1255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510960857517743410" border="0" /></a>Love that face!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyv1hd_3OyBQ8m8__46Vgy4LzaZAFAICw9w3KFxf3ycsppwFjwk1dEtvv6GDh-NLS_VPUcN7t7jdpuNlnMN842bvs3CbTjeJam2bvy3_Adb8eV0P_jnoa5fZj17oP82kwc_d3TTWdZyoi/s1600/IMG_1252.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyv1hd_3OyBQ8m8__46Vgy4LzaZAFAICw9w3KFxf3ycsppwFjwk1dEtvv6GDh-NLS_VPUcN7t7jdpuNlnMN842bvs3CbTjeJam2bvy3_Adb8eV0P_jnoa5fZj17oP82kwc_d3TTWdZyoi/s400/IMG_1252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510960167513500610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsZEAlJFat__Sg9_4MJZP4RNoKqxWqJR9rSjrWpyXr67gnmif9DAlvl8frlosKH-7gpiOL8UXZFmqEWZ3t-hLRyjosjX_bHDrPZQNb12gKnEBY0RcQUcM9zUSPMf-IycCRDdeAMD3ewUj/s1600/IMG_1250.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKEF7EFBzfB1cTr_-pZ27vPFBIktg0K3Cw8Ktjo5PC8-2wEPjltkhqmyFuUXO8FSnlMNopRXve0Z7hixrDmAtHq86vElmhDelcmR9u6QF4h21Xt6avMlWA5PboG3GPCWyetUXeGC2FksF/s400/IMG_1231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510959471127256674" border="0" /></a>This is her new smile...haha!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwCHgsJ7QYQ_b65269x7yhunDQhug2rSM_rskjlc7MaszlZ4AqoxK9YhT4dlh9Q9iEVYqSX8mmMhw0h2r99Qc2BFsfhIRUhNiDCmOens9dCl_-16QyTNRq-R8G8t6Kymqj__H8lEAVWMF/s1600/IMG_1227.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwCHgsJ7QYQ_b65269x7yhunDQhug2rSM_rskjlc7MaszlZ4AqoxK9YhT4dlh9Q9iEVYqSX8mmMhw0h2r99Qc2BFsfhIRUhNiDCmOens9dCl_-16QyTNRq-R8G8t6Kymqj__H8lEAVWMF/s400/IMG_1227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510959460043431986" border="0" /></a>This picture just makes me laugh<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EZrKp1bxXftz5yPJ6t_HbZ8GGmv3xkvZIEpbxCilRVLjMPnQiPBlDgSQV4zL49DKXm8N9VNwsy6o8jARCOmZhS2l9pNjUsyBBnL292x4_j3QJi1zF6VBRj7NevIVt93cF8cEXXjqOIB6/s1600/IMG_1226.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2rQzlLmzkQzaBH4hVf5VJzVvO7HcQC2NUDjOh8XiG3_5itnLfZvzCBYKCvvH0kI9bPiUWZpAXOK3TA5WdaomArb9Lx_j9WzyVor1WvADUeLOYn90n9FtkZGzouHrR6-s7f6j9x6jDzlc/s400/IMG_1217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510958377964220370" border="0" /></a>Her golf ball rolled under the couch :(<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxAE8ZEg8srwWdsJAoAslzHnYssQQy5oc1pGYHWsncCbBDOKacK3JY82-F3nH6rvYKoDOmdCde6ZCMj21snhaGi1vLfgXlIhSsJeDlQpDJr0rYnGypxgOH9ANke-MpCh_ocTlFmhl2a1V/s1600/IMG_1212.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxAE8ZEg8srwWdsJAoAslzHnYssQQy5oc1pGYHWsncCbBDOKacK3JY82-F3nH6rvYKoDOmdCde6ZCMj21snhaGi1vLfgXlIhSsJeDlQpDJr0rYnGypxgOH9ANke-MpCh_ocTlFmhl2a1V/s400/IMG_1212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510958369730187506" border="0" /></a>Kendyl and Uncle Jay<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgLJtqbR7_CkkkH6pijmfr6G-JpHfCWWgHjve2kyc4A6yPvuj9z_-0dlXqDdcffUyugDEJjz_sWZZ00a8N82HQO47wwM7EIrJ9JpWB9dZPpt48eDKleQaLWEH6l3Mw0iaxEqXgminn6XL/s1600/IMG_1205.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgLJtqbR7_CkkkH6pijmfr6G-JpHfCWWgHjve2kyc4A6yPvuj9z_-0dlXqDdcffUyugDEJjz_sWZZ00a8N82HQO47wwM7EIrJ9JpWB9dZPpt48eDKleQaLWEH6l3Mw0iaxEqXgminn6XL/s400/IMG_1205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510958360355562594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnczLnRxW5l4rGZlfDNmXJANHj_Qcodi79ANTDLXXDtssUKwSMJdkpiyk8GLHg43xGR0Xxe8BEBMd8iSd3GTAy2rmQG1_7kZA_dcisNRN1ajJcHXuCX5LdbgPfT3f9Ss_yChruJaTO-o3b/s1600/IMG_1206.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnczLnRxW5l4rGZlfDNmXJANHj_Qcodi79ANTDLXXDtssUKwSMJdkpiyk8GLHg43xGR0Xxe8BEBMd8iSd3GTAy2rmQG1_7kZA_dcisNRN1ajJcHXuCX5LdbgPfT3f9Ss_yChruJaTO-o3b/s400/IMG_1206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510958352129065474" border="0" /></a>She wont crawl with her knees on the grass :)<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-43961349043101587692010-08-29T14:26:00.001-07:002010-08-29T15:10:29.471-07:009 monthsI am way past due for this post. We have been so busy now that I am back at work. Hopefully I am able to remember everything I wanted to put in this post. So far each month continues to get more and more fun. I miss her being my little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">snuggly</span> baby, but watching her grow and explore is such a blast. She is now standing on her own and waving. She understands small commands such as come here or give kisses. Her favorite word is "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">mukum</span>." Not quite sure what it means since she doesn't say it at any particular time. She still only has her 2 bottom teeth. At her 9 month appointment her doctor said that it looked like she had her top 4 teeth coming through but there is still nothing. Her personality comes out more and more each day. She is a very curious, independent little girl. She will not even let me rock her to sleep anymore. I guess this is a good thing, but it definitely makes me realize how fast they grow up. Her sleeping and eating are still excellent. We have these little Gerber snacks for her that she just goes wild for! She is making a lot of noises and babble and she get get around a coffee table pretty quickly when she holds on to the side. The "I only want mom" phase seems to have subsided. She definitely bonded with Matt when I had to leave her for a work trip (for 5 whole nights!). At her 9 month appointment her weight was 20.6 lbs (75<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> percentile) and her height was 26 3/4" (25<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> percentile).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEr7ixV9Vg5-rYseif7q749Ah87Zv0JB2Fk756fQz2pCsSfs2pL6mW6yWCsfQJyNtSHSzlbFj0bwjYWSLnwMBA2NdJN2vUFpXi0U5KOAxXEgQ1XPNCk44lh5QfK9HuxG-Ugi7u_vgGK1e/s1600/IMG_1176.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEr7ixV9Vg5-rYseif7q749Ah87Zv0JB2Fk756fQz2pCsSfs2pL6mW6yWCsfQJyNtSHSzlbFj0bwjYWSLnwMBA2NdJN2vUFpXi0U5KOAxXEgQ1XPNCk44lh5QfK9HuxG-Ugi7u_vgGK1e/s400/IMG_1176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510948297498624610" border="0" /></a>9 month photo shoot<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv27yw13jN9y1Ze3D-cYbt6K-giXM6RYD3gbeVW_1Rooi0L7pIlxwzUxFkTIlLRbSbGYgbH1TNESS5kwtVj_Z_wwEhz01nAq4ZGHR41k4VBA42DWg8EmsG5bOpyZrPTQaGI9Q0xm3Wipb0/s1600/IMG_1185.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzDeR5WmeudEhQvbeyGvd4nm_ITfl4BrOgQf8Gcz84yAtggHlPuVdueZ6xGj7WOyl9feY9ZdIU11rpRPI7IUbbQVOCJsAziqLlS1uXrUEhBuigFbGbxi0I4UtQa6KgDURmGXmmv1_wwDp/s400/IMG_1157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510947734214147458" border="0" /></a>Her curiosity landed her under the glass on our coffee table<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsnUzksRHKY-8pnDrVgeGxvChiBjgDLcyh2NqAzFrNi25c8jNhsEuEioPZThsZ-AHrpQVPKkhHyTWp0ziSPt5QoaprNdoVvIvecBJZqlXnWbLDSh2s3SZQVF4a2byeKtRf62nhCiLeifT/s1600/IMG_1194.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsnUzksRHKY-8pnDrVgeGxvChiBjgDLcyh2NqAzFrNi25c8jNhsEuEioPZThsZ-AHrpQVPKkhHyTWp0ziSPt5QoaprNdoVvIvecBJZqlXnWbLDSh2s3SZQVF4a2byeKtRf62nhCiLeifT/s400/IMG_1194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510948332306025218" border="0" /></a>I still wash her in the sink because it is much easier to keep her in one place (most of the time)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATxKiArA9WcLn7-tl_lmbIj6wY4-UaxUUJvuc4d-ehcEdo8DkikyvkepWIIOBTQ_Kp-WsomxUHYj9WiY26zsDLLRKLijxRk8YdlivnwDzNg-ebNCUQLX2vCkUu10od2-6G_dFvjbPo9jd/s1600/IMG_1101.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIe_YZbFWhqZPHVP7JFkg8LZyPzOuGH1b8hEGNlM6aLX6v6wEw8h75fzM-Ssql1grrz0vSGGwNbpDvc_4Z55YaU_W7ehIk7rgTxJpQ1vYt4LaTPmJDjqpw2kyhHiPGQVoqjJU9VyoxydU/s400/IMG_1091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510946734172664914" border="0" /></a>Poor thing was sick as a dog this day. She has 103 degree fever and was completely lethargic all day. At least I got some cuddle time in :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4ku1fCk2jMGdCh7iTUnjCRN9Sy24TOJ5QKyNxHRriz8bcsWTuMXIqI1-5P-8C8REXJTCGohZJXdNWlFEZw7p9I0d2uNi2jwm-D8VpNrJgx_tER9bt35cq65OQ2Eu73nkBqDzLRDkPGBd/s1600/IMG_1082.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSgX8MKT84hjlka7gdMaCfrU0SLf1FVUfT3VgqpnzK9XilsbO4qTYrZvhZsjWFLLym8E_kjJLVR-dy-Rp_uu9TOaNf9Zh085uQrcY5tIg9OyVH13hlKrSXN5C9uXetTiQec6tpW0m2BiK/s1600/IMG_1100.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSgX8MKT84hjlka7gdMaCfrU0SLf1FVUfT3VgqpnzK9XilsbO4qTYrZvhZsjWFLLym8E_kjJLVR-dy-Rp_uu9TOaNf9Zh085uQrcY5tIg9OyVH13hlKrSXN5C9uXetTiQec6tpW0m2BiK/s400/IMG_1100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510946746902779442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K0N2lUzuRhRYk3p7ux8HJS2WgUBLcKjuxeiO4Wdec2aOkVYk_ma_1b9wd4cCaCKQvLRWz_G9Zx9OOe7YAujT1_QiRNrCcKHyEqmNffywpQAUMnzqzhENH2PnnHuYNimO774RQ1C2aE7A/s1600/IMG_1093.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K0N2lUzuRhRYk3p7ux8HJS2WgUBLcKjuxeiO4Wdec2aOkVYk_ma_1b9wd4cCaCKQvLRWz_G9Zx9OOe7YAujT1_QiRNrCcKHyEqmNffywpQAUMnzqzhENH2PnnHuYNimO774RQ1C2aE7A/s400/IMG_1093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510946744702528114" border="0" /></a>"Helping" get her breakfast ready<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-7198350614835127372010-07-24T09:41:00.000-07:002010-07-24T10:28:50.270-07:00San Diego 2010We decided to take a family vacation this year so we could take <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kendyl</span> to see the beach. We were also testing her to see how she would do with traveling since we plan to go to Maryland in October. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kendyl</span> did pretty well until the last 2 nights. Since she was sleeping in our room we had some issues with her waking up in the middle of the night when she saw us. Aside from this she did wonderful! I am somewhat of a drill sergeant about "the schedule" so it was good for me to see that we could throw her off a little bit and everything would still be fine. While we were there we went to the beach a couple of times (Coronado and La <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jolla</span> mostly), a farmers market at Ocean Beach, shopping at Seaport Village and walked around Old Town. Overall, it was just nice to get out of the heat. We went out to eat at some of our favorite spots and we tried some new ones as well. My personal favorite were El <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Indio</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hodads</span> which were featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Network. Both were super yummy! Here are some pictures from the trip:<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sK9iqcnSTy2tKWpJfPLrytja3_WJ6AjcaBI2rvCFyIQFmtJc2e1-uQj10SsQQqxtwk7QE-F9KRFQHD0UBw9dOSlUm38mAM2Y1jx7kETeFRcyBYKATnQDOIs7h-he2MZ13TmxX4ClNDgK/s1600/IMG_1108.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-sK9iqcnSTy2tKWpJfPLrytja3_WJ6AjcaBI2rvCFyIQFmtJc2e1-uQj10SsQQqxtwk7QE-F9KRFQHD0UBw9dOSlUm38mAM2Y1jx7kETeFRcyBYKATnQDOIs7h-he2MZ13TmxX4ClNDgK/s400/IMG_1108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497516740747072786" border="0" /></a>This was our first night in SD. We went to the beach on Coronado Island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXgJj8x-Y1MWpJZxoDdF1MFTqiU70zm2mf2WlFelI_XQy4AhUh4R3tD-4HKCLp6pqOVSpldDFvard2_Mq7h4rFYLgAXFxZsn_FeB32kAaXN8LZ3d6joJusNMul3GJKp0tTzqHSXRbePGo/s1600/IMG_1109.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXgJj8x-Y1MWpJZxoDdF1MFTqiU70zm2mf2WlFelI_XQy4AhUh4R3tD-4HKCLp6pqOVSpldDFvard2_Mq7h4rFYLgAXFxZsn_FeB32kAaXN8LZ3d6joJusNMul3GJKp0tTzqHSXRbePGo/s400/IMG_1109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497516748956093250" border="0" /></a>So pretty!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0v7QR-f3XR2Fjniy3nisHYrHjERQdi5jIMkm_-_20b_S6RMKzQmWs5swGPfjQtwajzv59UuMjy8YKESjL9daIU2VP2ki3nXdE9QoiZuwOUr8vkQ1vLMIaBsrCMaU0d3xiWd-mkyIxfbI/s1600/IMG_1125.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0v7QR-f3XR2Fjniy3nisHYrHjERQdi5jIMkm_-_20b_S6RMKzQmWs5swGPfjQtwajzv59UuMjy8YKESjL9daIU2VP2ki3nXdE9QoiZuwOUr8vkQ1vLMIaBsrCMaU0d3xiWd-mkyIxfbI/s400/IMG_1125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497516777844076786" border="0" /></a>We went to a hat store in Seaport Village and had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Kendyl</span> try a bunch of hats/glasses on<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_gKhJIsqsS-2qUkiYTVK6WkekCcC2_s5YNq59za6Q2oeLJBVFjZub0RSpWppgz0hXLX8KePz5x7Pc6ISy1FYljUQLYSnJEehVoAlTqnPASuPbTzC_MMj-10y-sVdcPF-cVFSQRVDpT8W/s1600/IMG_1121.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_gKhJIsqsS-2qUkiYTVK6WkekCcC2_s5YNq59za6Q2oeLJBVFjZub0RSpWppgz0hXLX8KePz5x7Pc6ISy1FYljUQLYSnJEehVoAlTqnPASuPbTzC_MMj-10y-sVdcPF-cVFSQRVDpT8W/s400/IMG_1121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497516762327576914" border="0" /></a>I probably should have cleaned her face...oh well<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD22SnwvgGdk5ZpCDAaAGEPSYeBVZuHROr4Lp1u1XlB57_9w0AjItWSlqv_85pIJoHdvZ-TqmXFOusBVAsA_arx2ZRukkdvIy0C17CSC8GQkURB6WqamOHfM5qpMcAmiHVWvGJvszAbEgp/s1600/IMG_1114.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD22SnwvgGdk5ZpCDAaAGEPSYeBVZuHROr4Lp1u1XlB57_9w0AjItWSlqv_85pIJoHdvZ-TqmXFOusBVAsA_arx2ZRukkdvIy0C17CSC8GQkURB6WqamOHfM5qpMcAmiHVWvGJvszAbEgp/s400/IMG_1114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497516755830071186" border="0" /></a>I am pretty sure this was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Kendyl's</span> favorite thing she did while in SD. She had a blast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VIDwpHRX5Zk9hn4s33gkojQQSpD1x3DcpmduVthVc7gmNzrGkjGaShTgbEt9u4tud5fjLTML90rE7cy6AREd6UKgh7rLD7Z4cND6ifpPZliKdN0uF2o2Mrj9NrdJAO77noATgoe7lZdI/s1600/IMG_1127.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VIDwpHRX5Zk9hn4s33gkojQQSpD1x3DcpmduVthVc7gmNzrGkjGaShTgbEt9u4tud5fjLTML90rE7cy6AREd6UKgh7rLD7Z4cND6ifpPZliKdN0uF2o2Mrj9NrdJAO77noATgoe7lZdI/s400/IMG_1127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497518239611055538" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">At La <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Jolla</span>. It was actually pretty cold the first 2 days we were there, but there were no complaints from us. We were loving the cold weather!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLALJcBTaM-8M8GWQSd_ly9SQvYwCrL604W8gtYlXezEjjw2uS70zTQqEX_tmh5xrYFPkfEqFAlHPn2qn0EaKMSiSWzPKOGRJmMwTkWGvTW-RDY7EP7BlRWsSBBfnCkOR4gBS8VBd9iqYz/s1600/IMG_1129.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLALJcBTaM-8M8GWQSd_ly9SQvYwCrL604W8gtYlXezEjjw2uS70zTQqEX_tmh5xrYFPkfEqFAlHPn2qn0EaKMSiSWzPKOGRJmMwTkWGvTW-RDY7EP7BlRWsSBBfnCkOR4gBS8VBd9iqYz/s400/IMG_1129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497518249711674818" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Kendyl</span> and Dad<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWTWs5ZWAf9YrvF5WXHiDhSAGUys0Ep3qobjM_jrdxK_LJYueYao7QbzIFO9ejg7EhbYF_SajAop4HDiKJ_4e-xB2xS6mGRvASsSk8EUJCYSizzQoEYoidutaWFE6JcP2ARzEKDDXAOOk/s1600/IMG_1130.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWTWs5ZWAf9YrvF5WXHiDhSAGUys0Ep3qobjM_jrdxK_LJYueYao7QbzIFO9ejg7EhbYF_SajAop4HDiKJ_4e-xB2xS6mGRvASsSk8EUJCYSizzQoEYoidutaWFE6JcP2ARzEKDDXAOOk/s400/IMG_1130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497518253549606866" border="0" /></a>La <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Jolla</span>. It is not your typical sandy beach but it was so much fun to walk around on the rocks and see all the tide pools with sea creatures! This was probably my favorite thing we did.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89o9sZnMbCDml8HaMpUt0Q_hQl-lmQm1xG2rSZ7fL0R6M_mHw1ux0nhaQfHHVrcKwsmH4ml7E9I5EOI2eGIw0r0z9HV59COKB3duuGuonleBgMTd69HLqjrY8zDFWWHAx5iQov8RQn5te/s1600/IMG_1134.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89o9sZnMbCDml8HaMpUt0Q_hQl-lmQm1xG2rSZ7fL0R6M_mHw1ux0nhaQfHHVrcKwsmH4ml7E9I5EOI2eGIw0r0z9HV59COKB3duuGuonleBgMTd69HLqjrY8zDFWWHAx5iQov8RQn5te/s400/IMG_1134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497518261529200482" border="0" /></a>These guys came and sang "It's a Small World After All" to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Kendyl</span>. She thought they were pretty great! I couldn't even get her to look at me for the picture. Ha ha!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sqUMIDogTFBgUoNz1D1De4PZZxOBDkfqjlRZFwZKoVanUqF00aryU4JOCodIMu1tKBTJq1uDUR-vshCpv7y2XgJi1G4yv5VZywiSrZ89vE_Y4icAv8Qe5-SXsixfvYeJygbljsgX8JxO/s1600/IMG_1136.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sqUMIDogTFBgUoNz1D1De4PZZxOBDkfqjlRZFwZKoVanUqF00aryU4JOCodIMu1tKBTJq1uDUR-vshCpv7y2XgJi1G4yv5VZywiSrZ89vE_Y4icAv8Qe5-SXsixfvYeJygbljsgX8JxO/s400/IMG_1136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497518268803967474" border="0" /></a>Just walking around Old Town. I LOVE this picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zVAytH3UNEhy3mDuFkz-QNpniMYqFazutfXwx4FLkbDk12AWedT296WVflxk_MaXYTEvUUC6WNTAx2lTbU2TifAXohtkLpdWgJU5_F0O38ZX9benwv1HBHnWTFTh29cz3fsTiNOZTE3J/s1600/IMG_1139.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zVAytH3UNEhy3mDuFkz-QNpniMYqFazutfXwx4FLkbDk12AWedT296WVflxk_MaXYTEvUUC6WNTAx2lTbU2TifAXohtkLpdWgJU5_F0O38ZX9benwv1HBHnWTFTh29cz3fsTiNOZTE3J/s400/IMG_1139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497520173344625826" border="0" /></a>Matt and Ben at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Hodads</span>. Nice face Ben...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rCHGBDfP2vGLbNoQq5lJIIJ569-e6NUuQqnv1OAu1arYdle9YzDBs7Tr1QGFnEmtE1kXovrxit7q5bHK5sLhNWtlSMuForYYTh0vspDXfqUooXu3C7RA4ly_cn4noXuWs42DZMLmdksF/s1600/IMG_1138.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rCHGBDfP2vGLbNoQq5lJIIJ569-e6NUuQqnv1OAu1arYdle9YzDBs7Tr1QGFnEmtE1kXovrxit7q5bHK5sLhNWtlSMuForYYTh0vspDXfqUooXu3C7RA4ly_cn4noXuWs42DZMLmdksF/s400/IMG_1138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497520163675637490" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Kendyl</span> at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Hodads</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHfEvMzI3weLhSBXW-Jwzn2eJWTsbYEPTnVMAD9EH33COekY8ZPWLiPLXrEV2WxfQ4g2YCCSfhtWAsmYT-TS_McI2nMSZZSbbIYpnChpFXuaK6PiIQkDOw6ajYxo9_jgYKByiLRFM5msL/s1600/IMG_1143.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHfEvMzI3weLhSBXW-Jwzn2eJWTsbYEPTnVMAD9EH33COekY8ZPWLiPLXrEV2WxfQ4g2YCCSfhtWAsmYT-TS_McI2nMSZZSbbIYpnChpFXuaK6PiIQkDOw6ajYxo9_jgYKByiLRFM5msL/s400/IMG_1143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497520192652724402" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Kendyl</span> and Dad at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Hodads</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorPwgojNjF4n7PSzHGvhC2pxBgkBESF4pL3y98ktZIIUQ88_Iryy5kISMINjuB0DZyPDhZeWIgPh7zv_hgGiyMDwKFy_9jfCrl5SO4dtU0fAG5XS4v3AOJZ0-UZEZ47fXdT7yprBFgWAz/s1600/IMG_1140.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorPwgojNjF4n7PSzHGvhC2pxBgkBESF4pL3y98ktZIIUQ88_Iryy5kISMINjuB0DZyPDhZeWIgPh7zv_hgGiyMDwKFy_9jfCrl5SO4dtU0fAG5XS4v3AOJZ0-UZEZ47fXdT7yprBFgWAz/s400/IMG_1140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497520183978909090" border="0" /></a>The food at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Hodads</span> is pretty awesome, but the milkshakes are the best I have ever had! I got the strawberry and Matt got a chocolate malt. So good, but a little too big. We were only able to finish about half of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMRE7WSIhX9DhTm1Io9bIHombLELCBL8mlF7rGTkTpT12brIOuYoOtWKPQQHRSrdx7KQlJnXwRSq0U5ltOSJ60mBC_tgSxkaLQIzsC2CywLC0g35TeYmhBWUqfKAgzVWQzYZ92qqAvThS/s1600/IMG_1147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMRE7WSIhX9DhTm1Io9bIHombLELCBL8mlF7rGTkTpT12brIOuYoOtWKPQQHRSrdx7KQlJnXwRSq0U5ltOSJ60mBC_tgSxkaLQIzsC2CywLC0g35TeYmhBWUqfKAgzVWQzYZ92qqAvThS/s400/IMG_1147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497522105386437202" border="0" /></a>All ready for the beach! I wanted to let her finish her nap so before heading down to the beach with Matt and Ben <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Kendyl</span> and I went on a walk for about an hour.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV9HEhzHayX-GnNewX4xIIiw-RfzL8QXtsxxslOGPVcFXn52RCy5yDCMZYumY5a2jm6jp4jkpn5a-8zSnwY7DXQ8VAgiHdQSQ8voE1lNMOjUFLC7BN1A6zvxPe51GTc0E03h22C8EPH_-/s1600/IMG_1146.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV9HEhzHayX-GnNewX4xIIiw-RfzL8QXtsxxslOGPVcFXn52RCy5yDCMZYumY5a2jm6jp4jkpn5a-8zSnwY7DXQ8VAgiHdQSQ8voE1lNMOjUFLC7BN1A6zvxPe51GTc0E03h22C8EPH_-/s400/IMG_1146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497520199993338418" border="0" /></a>On our walk I saw my dream house! Sigh...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-3nw38Sx3ZWiBJB6z2K2jfFdQJnE9_ze1RLuHvtNiEMSbVhnSfVWuL9QPW5RRJA2Kiso79RTJAiTZBoRX2ecboMG5e64-nGf_zabIkj6vUiwGT3185snfqmKA-tuZs94u-22ysUi-RoM/s1600/IMG_1155.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-3nw38Sx3ZWiBJB6z2K2jfFdQJnE9_ze1RLuHvtNiEMSbVhnSfVWuL9QPW5RRJA2Kiso79RTJAiTZBoRX2ecboMG5e64-nGf_zabIkj6vUiwGT3185snfqmKA-tuZs94u-22ysUi-RoM/s400/IMG_1155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497522132680635058" border="0" /></a>At Pizza Bella on our last day. Most babies make a hilarious face when they eat a lemon. Not my kid she thought it was yummy?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAKEs084E1W8mQjNWXDL7n3Cj82RZWIERpK9Hl8w20DNwWo5vuHoppzTDBKUDSIgH-xsne2L4MztvLXPsRGUIAoPCxNvNjowvu4EPN4C7QKmfSpwhZf_AmX2PlyKZvhSWdqr_6xvYe1zA/s1600/IMG_1149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAKEs084E1W8mQjNWXDL7n3Cj82RZWIERpK9Hl8w20DNwWo5vuHoppzTDBKUDSIgH-xsne2L4MztvLXPsRGUIAoPCxNvNjowvu4EPN4C7QKmfSpwhZf_AmX2PlyKZvhSWdqr_6xvYe1zA/s400/IMG_1149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497522116953322274" border="0" /></a>This was the view from the balcony. Instead of staying at a hotel we rented a condo which worked really well with having a baby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzsCAEUL3arnch-wC-M8QY3fMIqZp9ywAm1jaG7G70KpuLwvYZSRhNtN6C9mYf513nWfBCCLvcwLrnITouE2FB6AYdKL8pzsiSAPbU4s1o5KKPZFK58RFBS7SIfaEoykg6ZeB7egs5fmK/s1600/IMG_1153.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzsCAEUL3arnch-wC-M8QY3fMIqZp9ywAm1jaG7G70KpuLwvYZSRhNtN6C9mYf513nWfBCCLvcwLrnITouE2FB6AYdKL8pzsiSAPbU4s1o5KKPZFK58RFBS7SIfaEoykg6ZeB7egs5fmK/s400/IMG_1153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497522128243001394" border="0" /></a>The night time view :)<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-67729628723319278992010-07-24T06:41:00.000-07:002010-07-24T08:07:50.503-07:00I did it!Back in March I had to take an AEPA test (Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment) in the area of secondary math in order to be deemed "highly qualified" by the state of Arizona. In order to teach resource (special education) math I have to be certified in special education, but I also have to be highly qualified in the content area that I teach. The tests cost $105 and take about 4 hours. While I knew the algebra and geometry on the test I have been out of touch with the trigonometry and calculus for a while. Naturally, I was pretty stinkin' nervous! I studied like crazy (which was very difficult to do with a baby while working full time!). I went in to take the test and it took me the entire 4 hours to finish. There were 100 multiple choice questions and an essay portion (yes there is an essay question on the MATH test). Just to give you an idea, one of the questions was this: A telephone connection pole is 80 feet tall. If the cable wire hits 40 feet high on the telephone pole with a slope of 2/3. If they moved the wires to hit 60 feet high , how long will the cable be if the slope stays 2/3...sadly, this was one of the easier questions! So I was moving through the multiple choice questions. Some I was able to figure out while other I had absolutely no clue. Then...I got to the essay question and I blanked. I knew there was a way to solve it using right triangles, but I couldn't figure it out! I was so frustrated that I wrote down what I could and turned in my test. Sure enough I figured it out once I walked out the door! Needless to say I was not feeling terribly confident, but I thought there could be a small chance. I impatiently wait a month for the results. They were released in the middle of the school day, but there was no way I would be able to wait until I got home so I pulled them up while I was at work. I didn't pass. As if that wasn't bad enough I missed it by 4 points!! Aside from being crushed I was embarrassed. I had never really failed a test before.<br />A couple days later I sign up for the next test in June. I knew that if I didn't pass this next test that I was going to have to take classes which I REALLY didn't want to do. The thought of working full time, being a mom AND a student made me sick to my stomach. I know there are a lot of teachers who can do this, but I don't have any idea how. I spent my first week of summer break studying like a crazy woman. I seriously have never been so stressed out in my life! Just like last time it took me the entire 4 hours. I left the testing room feeling the same as I did the last time; not too confident, but thinking there could be a chance. I pretty much told myself I didn't pass because I knew I would not be able to handle failing again. I spent the next month praying, begging and pleading with God. Sure enough the day before the test results came out I saw this:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVIS_h1tpLEicYAY0N2wTWGy1qkdZ4YWVD32T3c8O3UdoNkkaRoAS1xocjzPicdNi7m3ox03eQO6ykCYE0a329JRN7RiiTQt9Hfvj4pleNep0QwZdACy2TJAWCZ-z9cKhDV32Sz4dc9Ky/s1600/IMG_1085.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVIS_h1tpLEicYAY0N2wTWGy1qkdZ4YWVD32T3c8O3UdoNkkaRoAS1xocjzPicdNi7m3ox03eQO6ykCYE0a329JRN7RiiTQt9Hfvj4pleNep0QwZdACy2TJAWCZ-z9cKhDV32Sz4dc9Ky/s400/IMG_1085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497486503724309506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUxtrbrCIb6dE5PD01mh0JtH-LdH-buDoaJTMRxSt_WA26CwvRu3Y-Ng1s7khCVlCu8ZGny8vGUFh2ahv8l0iHU2KOXiM5LW7rlpYWTOu5ghkfCN43bblvpYnBcA8oy6sKXhHC-BLnXbS/s1600/IMG_1084.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUxtrbrCIb6dE5PD01mh0JtH-LdH-buDoaJTMRxSt_WA26CwvRu3Y-Ng1s7khCVlCu8ZGny8vGUFh2ahv8l0iHU2KOXiM5LW7rlpYWTOu5ghkfCN43bblvpYnBcA8oy6sKXhHC-BLnXbS/s400/IMG_1084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497486512853229170" border="0" /></a>My grandma :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">If you want to know the story behind this I posted it on an old blog post: http://mattandnikkismith.blogspot.com/2009/05/good-news.html<br /><br />June 6th rolled around and my grandma had worked her magic again! Aside from Kendyl being born and my step-dad coming home from war I don't think I have ever felt such relief. As of June 6th, 2009 I am now a highly qualified, special education certified resource math teacher and it feels pretty awesome!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8hRKfTrcpf-YgeWzruWOob3ZQ-IxMKEf1ESKG_yCnLubsW1lGdwvnJuilxclUBqaj9ORFqyU15lNqMvv319lxefT42lnY4cXfdkfkCIKuza6O_l6K2-xrc8J1if_4bGZ0w_D65ujnB6Y/s1600/IMG_1099.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8hRKfTrcpf-YgeWzruWOob3ZQ-IxMKEf1ESKG_yCnLubsW1lGdwvnJuilxclUBqaj9ORFqyU15lNqMvv319lxefT42lnY4cXfdkfkCIKuza6O_l6K2-xrc8J1if_4bGZ0w_D65ujnB6Y/s400/IMG_1099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497487356032707778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUujuLI7HIljDVaA9r5mY_g3BevuDJ0s0Nprgc6JSZoUwcdohwH1msAkOFSg4ETpaOWRnxFLUm3YQ6K8wNXsRBqdfUX8o0Pymiw5WffKWDYx5YV87ND3A9G7nYB49BE0OzBGTCJNDGm3a/s1600/IMG_1098.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUujuLI7HIljDVaA9r5mY_g3BevuDJ0s0Nprgc6JSZoUwcdohwH1msAkOFSg4ETpaOWRnxFLUm3YQ6K8wNXsRBqdfUX8o0Pymiw5WffKWDYx5YV87ND3A9G7nYB49BE0OzBGTCJNDGm3a/s400/IMG_1098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497487365799285394" border="0" /></a></div>To make an awesome situation even better my husband came home with this!<br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-19244283642386046172010-07-01T20:03:00.000-07:002010-07-02T07:56:52.847-07:008 months!Kendyl is two-thirds of the way through her first year of life and it breaks my heart. I just want her to stay my baby forever. On a more positive note though she just keeps raising the cuteness bar! I have been able to stay home with her this month because I am off work for the summer and I seriously do not know how I am going to go back in the fall! We have so much fun together during the day and I do not want to miss a second of it! It is pretty safe to say that she is the most lovable, mellow baby ever. She continuously amazes me with how well she can roll with the punches (this is not a trait that she got from me!). She generally wakes up between 6:30 and 7. She takes two naps; one at 9:00 and the other at 2:00. Her naps generally last for about 1-2 hours, then she goes to bed around 7:30 or 8:00. She still eats cereal for breakfast (her favorite meal of the day) and a vegetable or fruit for dinner. She talks all the time and has gotten her b, m, g, and k sounds down really well. The crawling has been mastered and she is now able to get from room to room which keeps me on my toes all day long. The mommy's girl phase is still in high gear though she really enjoys playing with Matt. Some of the things I want to remember from this month are:<br />-Getting her ears pierced. She actually did pretty well and only cried a little bit.<br />-We will hold a stuffed animal up and say "give so and so a kiss" and she will lean in and kiss them. It is so stinkin' cute!<br />-One day we were out in the back yard and she crawled off into the grass. She crawled halfway into the yard with her butt up in the air so her knees would not touch the grass! I got it on video camera if I ever take the time to figure out how to download it.<br />-She loves to hold her diaper cremes especially the tube of "Butt Paste"<br />-She loves playing with Katie even though Katie hates it.<br />-She has become even more dependent on her pacifier...oops!<br />-She LOVES going shopping with me! She smiles at random people in the store and just has a grand old time digging through my purse and throwing things on the floor. Walmart will forever have a pink pacifier under the shelves in the baby food aisle...<br />-She does not like her shoes. I pretty much never made her wear them until now. When I first put them on her she would bend her knees whenever we tried to make her stand so she didn't have to stand in the shoes.<br />-She now has her 2 bottom teeth.<br />-She is learning to share. She will take her toys and hold them out to us. Sometimes she lets us take them...other times she just likes the idea of sharing, but not the act of it so much.<br /><br />Here are some pictures from the month. As usual there are a ton of them!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBHskXKjCL6RtK8r7qGg0gcA0yVg-I8PRAXYnQgSEvfCTTYmjdidmx6FADYh5Qc5mif9xYv7K4hqRPyB_dQk89U_HnfhB6xEq-21sIrbNNeShPiDBvQJhKI1UDETV2LdvWiRnzII3-PC7/s1600/IMG_1033+%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBHskXKjCL6RtK8r7qGg0gcA0yVg-I8PRAXYnQgSEvfCTTYmjdidmx6FADYh5Qc5mif9xYv7K4hqRPyB_dQk89U_HnfhB6xEq-21sIrbNNeShPiDBvQJhKI1UDETV2LdvWiRnzII3-PC7/s400/IMG_1033+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489149016789931538" border="0" /></a>8 months<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6kFBWuR9PQoxXebDCoHC2e9ditIyf-iZNIcsZPZZnl-gX_4JbcZDGcOoeycettTjMCPHnA4IfTl1afsbMTvVJ6caU8-6y5M3NMeChLzKMDKNBfjkDCxxHadG2Oh2YFAgWHZc7UtlSgMZ/s1600/IMG_1043.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6kFBWuR9PQoxXebDCoHC2e9ditIyf-iZNIcsZPZZnl-gX_4JbcZDGcOoeycettTjMCPHnA4IfTl1afsbMTvVJ6caU8-6y5M3NMeChLzKMDKNBfjkDCxxHadG2Oh2YFAgWHZc7UtlSgMZ/s400/IMG_1043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489149009145362178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hGUsUIrk0tViHq-muiujWVPNJlhqIjmj9WFZaWqIc_cvRQD9QVm1SOxJsfzIEa41mWb_pRW9v23kub1ANyzu7haAcCtQRBKZ9g37Zqkt01Hjmp3PeHLhAVqqXhR2J8UseVxqLS3A4yZq/s1600/IMG_1021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hGUsUIrk0tViHq-muiujWVPNJlhqIjmj9WFZaWqIc_cvRQD9QVm1SOxJsfzIEa41mWb_pRW9v23kub1ANyzu7haAcCtQRBKZ9g37Zqkt01Hjmp3PeHLhAVqqXhR2J8UseVxqLS3A4yZq/s400/IMG_1021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489148837906601474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh930HCjHP4jljn_7sG4T-8m4ubWYk215ogY2BYXeiDrVsADiLH6-yB2w4efv7S1eKo60eZvDsmHGM3GaU2QlOe0AYKO864rhP_DPUq64gA2eu5dhfBO6YjjryFGcGX_sMW0LX-cJY0PCy7/s1600/IMG_1037+%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh930HCjHP4jljn_7sG4T-8m4ubWYk215ogY2BYXeiDrVsADiLH6-yB2w4efv7S1eKo60eZvDsmHGM3GaU2QlOe0AYKO864rhP_DPUq64gA2eu5dhfBO6YjjryFGcGX_sMW0LX-cJY0PCy7/s400/IMG_1037+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489148832296817714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1HziZ6x4RJO5yjaJMSD00hrfPiJ-SsfpYSqZQVQ5accBKl6xJydZaj40VZw8pmlI9no4-0wK8FhuzzrOfDKxHoOuGf8wtg8jIyLPp7KRyYRfzXgxokLsoMGKUoyPniHoISJm8YyI2LK7/s1600/IMG_1045.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1HziZ6x4RJO5yjaJMSD00hrfPiJ-SsfpYSqZQVQ5accBKl6xJydZaj40VZw8pmlI9no4-0wK8FhuzzrOfDKxHoOuGf8wtg8jIyLPp7KRyYRfzXgxokLsoMGKUoyPniHoISJm8YyI2LK7/s400/IMG_1045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489148823154287938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0hq4wUn0oAkZTTt_zzRK4kpEWxeC-mfZG3hep7Dgww_YF5VEA3b2jymPiV9OxsPM07m9QkDrsghRAr5Hc8xomPmqFIzPss6COQ5UJ0WE9ltKDvi1aQyBfq2Emty5o8sse4dEIOlFHuhG/s1600/IMG_1053.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0hq4wUn0oAkZTTt_zzRK4kpEWxeC-mfZG3hep7Dgww_YF5VEA3b2jymPiV9OxsPM07m9QkDrsghRAr5Hc8xomPmqFIzPss6COQ5UJ0WE9ltKDvi1aQyBfq2Emty5o8sse4dEIOlFHuhG/s400/IMG_1053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489148818702027858" border="0" /></a>That red spot on her lip was blood. She fell and hit her lip on her dresser drawer knob. I have never seen her cry so hard...mother of the year!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPIuam2lDfluTSGRpjci8hBjHXMJgbNhWMlm9IFuB0S_4b7fodHk3iGyhm5icGyVu1NZa82ggVm1sp98Gs1qk-r67wioXZaS-nakAW6Dk_6Zc2RlH2GbJwR_jf-3fczB-xas1TJ0YYyap/s1600/IMG_1058.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPIuam2lDfluTSGRpjci8hBjHXMJgbNhWMlm9IFuB0S_4b7fodHk3iGyhm5icGyVu1NZa82ggVm1sp98Gs1qk-r67wioXZaS-nakAW6Dk_6Zc2RlH2GbJwR_jf-3fczB-xas1TJ0YYyap/s400/IMG_1058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489148811951320338" border="0" /></a>Giving kisses to Mickey :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMedbThhpo9vRGpfLbfPzK0k9634eJDW9w9wZI9_N_PgFNc7gGQaRpG4mviZssHHIRtB4WK1gQ6X1CipHNPcrBo6F3TO188CQcLTP9ZOPxf1VgqLBltxEoT3Yr8aPdTCGxNV1ADWeSFp2/s1600/IMG_1062.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMedbThhpo9vRGpfLbfPzK0k9634eJDW9w9wZI9_N_PgFNc7gGQaRpG4mviZssHHIRtB4WK1gQ6X1CipHNPcrBo6F3TO188CQcLTP9ZOPxf1VgqLBltxEoT3Yr8aPdTCGxNV1ADWeSFp2/s400/IMG_1062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489146374807571266" border="0" /></a>She was eating a raspberry<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcacegLpIG92lFsmlumYNFRQ4JSkZDlY_a5ZUgGYbzTfQwxmB-CHqz433Z8OrpVqidbf3BgSy7YdfL8J2usvoYx1nQJStAQ7XMjJiWhDsMLIQXpOycqRimbfVWuKysKCsx4oiiuSY2bCO/s1600/IMG_0340.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcacegLpIG92lFsmlumYNFRQ4JSkZDlY_a5ZUgGYbzTfQwxmB-CHqz433Z8OrpVqidbf3BgSy7YdfL8J2usvoYx1nQJStAQ7XMjJiWhDsMLIQXpOycqRimbfVWuKysKCsx4oiiuSY2bCO/s400/IMG_0340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489147255103153682" border="0" /></a>This is Kaeden and Kendyl when they were about 1 month old...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgPHtTHDGqIpxBAw5cAV6YTMsTC_gObhE7-cdwDu4-w22uMqcjPD_GgmQaHRTe6s_Mo1MZ6wnPOmb1wS_2YWNdPi2QkBGUYFulyJU4_wXdMBpvXQuBHXlfyTt7jMY6A-yT7JkYTMp4LpC/s1600/IMG_1065.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgPHtTHDGqIpxBAw5cAV6YTMsTC_gObhE7-cdwDu4-w22uMqcjPD_GgmQaHRTe6s_Mo1MZ6wnPOmb1wS_2YWNdPi2QkBGUYFulyJU4_wXdMBpvXQuBHXlfyTt7jMY6A-yT7JkYTMp4LpC/s400/IMG_1065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489146368623214962" border="0" /></a>and this is them now. These guys were born 2 days apart. Kaeden is the son of my friend Heidi at work.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt29462didOplUqe5OrBp0wQcZ-Y1O4FDZ5IUVgOCkGq_wEPdNd1MqEgul1B6JSDSk1LpEK5ewRhlBxzjPRey09UcyzxK7DBLtswBktMYICA5R7v_RP8BAxRTJq7fZH-I5ZHgu6MhD9aI/s1600/IMG_1069.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt29462didOplUqe5OrBp0wQcZ-Y1O4FDZ5IUVgOCkGq_wEPdNd1MqEgul1B6JSDSk1LpEK5ewRhlBxzjPRey09UcyzxK7DBLtswBktMYICA5R7v_RP8BAxRTJq7fZH-I5ZHgu6MhD9aI/s400/IMG_1069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489146359198933810" border="0" /></a>We got her a new walker<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdc2kP9GXv4DbIQibwgf82X7wkcq49ezWeb0DgjXQ67Z2KT_8iHQPdzZg5TzMLEEMxcU7pF3zSUrXZiCj09vSD6eimhGBasJloBVZDpfyOjkTxnAeSyaPop1qKG3g822h5GvYk7L-OIZFd/s1600/IMG_1070.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdc2kP9GXv4DbIQibwgf82X7wkcq49ezWeb0DgjXQ67Z2KT_8iHQPdzZg5TzMLEEMxcU7pF3zSUrXZiCj09vSD6eimhGBasJloBVZDpfyOjkTxnAeSyaPop1qKG3g822h5GvYk7L-OIZFd/s400/IMG_1070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489146350402982722" border="0" /></a>She didn't really want to walk with it though she she kept trying to sit down.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCtXY_rte7vfEyVGMDwLLurjpt9qYT3eUn4ZJNTvYzZWBJWoE2uj5LFQAkOeVrg9s1I2R1Ja0NeF2IMdtxaZm4LBlNMoHm-5aRVdggR5LIaBhCc07atZEfEIavbhTETr4-FOzwULFyJJY/s1600/IMG_1067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCtXY_rte7vfEyVGMDwLLurjpt9qYT3eUn4ZJNTvYzZWBJWoE2uj5LFQAkOeVrg9s1I2R1Ja0NeF2IMdtxaZm4LBlNMoHm-5aRVdggR5LIaBhCc07atZEfEIavbhTETr4-FOzwULFyJJY/s400/IMG_1067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489146339100663666" border="0" /></a>She eventually got her way and decided to crawl with it...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9um7keRTIXC9y27r6GTRGZUDGO6fZngB_tIa_FLbpebDzbV9WXIAaGyCZkwUukpJvZDajmq6KIODyCqbWw176J8egE-CvXzpanycK_vU6FwL0Pa1qo6SHXVGPjOwU9sqBD0wBEu24r7ha/s1600/IMG_1075.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9um7keRTIXC9y27r6GTRGZUDGO6fZngB_tIa_FLbpebDzbV9WXIAaGyCZkwUukpJvZDajmq6KIODyCqbWw176J8egE-CvXzpanycK_vU6FwL0Pa1qo6SHXVGPjOwU9sqBD0wBEu24r7ha/s400/IMG_1075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489145475581420962" border="0" /></a>Such a priss<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbLm2SItpjlz90SJ1jG8NaMEyB8Jdygg8-rA5fxYPEIO5JuQteqMjc52lu1aiSGG6loRyJTFdeAUZLxLOexfmbjYK28-kS4DqVSgH3vidzO6HF7v_QDKxtN2gfm2BJcHRo9illgzkc3zM/s1600/IMG_1079.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbLm2SItpjlz90SJ1jG8NaMEyB8Jdygg8-rA5fxYPEIO5JuQteqMjc52lu1aiSGG6loRyJTFdeAUZLxLOexfmbjYK28-kS4DqVSgH3vidzO6HF7v_QDKxtN2gfm2BJcHRo9illgzkc3zM/s400/IMG_1079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489145469578388034" border="0" /></a>It might be time to use the regular bath. She has learned to crawl out of this one...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-2fKxpJu6gvJx5UmxlpG8NUiIywH8NM0p5NTgJlCcUyBOUX9ZKNEssv_kvA2qQ4_UjS0Epm_eG9U54tfvlaiUCi7hkMo9AcNaSogmUEoYv-NTaRnk3a6NbZO5fScENhpHVkj9DjYAgbi/s1600/IMG_1080.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-2fKxpJu6gvJx5UmxlpG8NUiIywH8NM0p5NTgJlCcUyBOUX9ZKNEssv_kvA2qQ4_UjS0Epm_eG9U54tfvlaiUCi7hkMo9AcNaSogmUEoYv-NTaRnk3a6NbZO5fScENhpHVkj9DjYAgbi/s400/IMG_1080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489145458203511154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtStUANic4tasv-6Psvle4gxmVnCA-c5tqlvRGVFADd7KoWbGn1KEcrYfu8PcGWP-u0QEbWIlPL_tOZx6-uqVx_ibICgI3yuZs14PEBD5EfgyloSlkK0GTr5dsLhBazzvgGndpgRL72df/s1600/IMG_0978.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtStUANic4tasv-6Psvle4gxmVnCA-c5tqlvRGVFADd7KoWbGn1KEcrYfu8PcGWP-u0QEbWIlPL_tOZx6-uqVx_ibICgI3yuZs14PEBD5EfgyloSlkK0GTr5dsLhBazzvgGndpgRL72df/s400/IMG_0978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489145446669427698" border="0" /></a>Pulling clothes out of a laundry basket...go figure!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8Az0Iv4RzvpIrn515oBnVb7pfddYY8j76GiAuCbXx-A74G8QXg1K-ilfMdL0Px9eRXw4ib7pl1h6MEdP_e2oBLOZwDknVXVQIa1-SU_T1deOSso5jgzJVTxZyr9JHWQPIzyCpsOJ3NNt/s1600/IMG_0977.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8Az0Iv4RzvpIrn515oBnVb7pfddYY8j76GiAuCbXx-A74G8QXg1K-ilfMdL0Px9eRXw4ib7pl1h6MEdP_e2oBLOZwDknVXVQIa1-SU_T1deOSso5jgzJVTxZyr9JHWQPIzyCpsOJ3NNt/s400/IMG_0977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489145439432770114" border="0" /></a>Oooh! I can get into some of dad's movies now!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYfk9wDcM7EMLr0-UkLImkdZSEVtmRarxH9US0r2KYGkB3VlehZZhjdPYCB9uqUfHECAEsm__rY1w7cGrho4OnAGyOR-2xzKbWwzzjP9Tno_ibjEz4Hb8lCN_ZnCdlUn5GGcy75NjN22C/s1600/IMG_0973.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYfk9wDcM7EMLr0-UkLImkdZSEVtmRarxH9US0r2KYGkB3VlehZZhjdPYCB9uqUfHECAEsm__rY1w7cGrho4OnAGyOR-2xzKbWwzzjP9Tno_ibjEz4Hb8lCN_ZnCdlUn5GGcy75NjN22C/s400/IMG_0973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489144784193673090" border="0" /></a>LOVE that dimple<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizldN9DaJuQX-OcQdJ0U6R4i0Gl7wWcQ9WHFecxfh0x6z_M_CHj-5xKhP3_LX8f07rB9Ju9Am0h19aQD5EKbquh-YIi2-od_Za-qJRzp22w5Xmb14gm1GaQkAM9KYhpBhiSg42HWC6qVm1/s1600/IMG_1042.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizldN9DaJuQX-OcQdJ0U6R4i0Gl7wWcQ9WHFecxfh0x6z_M_CHj-5xKhP3_LX8f07rB9Ju9Am0h19aQD5EKbquh-YIi2-od_Za-qJRzp22w5Xmb14gm1GaQkAM9KYhpBhiSg42HWC6qVm1/s400/IMG_1042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489144778279258850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF64-YN7SeSEHBEO74r3l20tQlx79Tk6tqrkBu3RoIFTLFs_LLE8wKbkhcLWXTOxiEwL4G2KgN5BOLOqc6gL7OHK1xYIZWTWdeJETQbyUrHgrT4opijX_uoiE7Prov-FXrMYcPZ0OcE9bg/s1600/IMG_1014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF64-YN7SeSEHBEO74r3l20tQlx79Tk6tqrkBu3RoIFTLFs_LLE8wKbkhcLWXTOxiEwL4G2KgN5BOLOqc6gL7OHK1xYIZWTWdeJETQbyUrHgrT4opijX_uoiE7Prov-FXrMYcPZ0OcE9bg/s400/IMG_1014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489144770332587170" border="0" /></a>Floating in the raft that Granny got her!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQbF-BtGQS2034AiMdpTPQogy46iCOHCVfM90IDBKokYmOFVzlR5TNj_BEOpaI4nN1Wr7na1uzmOTksIWjMJ7DdNCZk8qaDEBzLmvnc5C58-WrdTnJh9a6iaF5jZAFQhs4zvBa9ofB44X/s1600/IMG_1012.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FxW1BDsF1zzbhX6fFmttKGkVPJQx0XnPTVwjZJDcbzYZ-AgZSXimNeOMiPV_jsMdrmKIoDLre4lbc-lGpyteMp5Y9wBXz6aoYvwNqFeJJzKGUIPRvtMlF3jx_l4hlVV-5buSTQ44I4SF/s400/IMG_0997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489144082977430802" border="0" /></a>She kept this on for the longest time. I think she liked it!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauQWrfrXZksopd6l_nh4b9PErUoYwVcSf2reTF52lq4fa2wzhsrVcv9GYOfwgKuXkOSNMznUIKYvbdnHNyTsNc8YmmTjXSw7_XEojbNlSDfMUZ5EMpvyZ6QfOJJ4OV6FjyULuGVe7SLor/s1600/IMG_0996.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauQWrfrXZksopd6l_nh4b9PErUoYwVcSf2reTF52lq4fa2wzhsrVcv9GYOfwgKuXkOSNMznUIKYvbdnHNyTsNc8YmmTjXSw7_XEojbNlSDfMUZ5EMpvyZ6QfOJJ4OV6FjyULuGVe7SLor/s400/IMG_0996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489144072418543650" border="0" /></a>This one is for Courtney. She is the only one who will find this picture as hilarious as I do :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIq5-17YcPqHZz1vN5LiBztHSujmOUN0BWYqGj7zHuJboGmTNkkM6CR-OLPvEHCih0l-ialfIRuv7SiEb0Azc-TD8I4joobZ0Reyd7qQFJirUPWiesx-_EzLSaS5F8QstoilFbPmQZnwU6/s1600/IMG_0995.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIq5-17YcPqHZz1vN5LiBztHSujmOUN0BWYqGj7zHuJboGmTNkkM6CR-OLPvEHCih0l-ialfIRuv7SiEb0Azc-TD8I4joobZ0Reyd7qQFJirUPWiesx-_EzLSaS5F8QstoilFbPmQZnwU6/s400/IMG_0995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489144063002843122" border="0" /></a>"Helping" with the dishes ;) Don't worry I moved all the knives<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGRktL48WOWopArd0q8hG6-aU1HU0WUDL3WZbECYybX_CxYDsrSt4C9TmmHciTvCszAMII0w0cT3CfBAZ1BDhRnaYHZGrXJQkxOB_SjY-21Rx2ZTuBEsQtignLmnfXu4hjpOM2Yft0NR1/s1600/IMG_0992.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGRktL48WOWopArd0q8hG6-aU1HU0WUDL3WZbECYybX_CxYDsrSt4C9TmmHciTvCszAMII0w0cT3CfBAZ1BDhRnaYHZGrXJQkxOB_SjY-21Rx2ZTuBEsQtignLmnfXu4hjpOM2Yft0NR1/s400/IMG_0992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489142891644608226" border="0" /></a>Katie HATES when she does this...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKx6mqTVBe497VuySuEOG5-oorONrJ5-GUtkyf9eAjOFEXDwMuSSdSR1UmmeZlXogp6ksIMN17rEfC2pb3hH31PP2cjNqhcKdZbsJgg88yk_-dpl9yt_30vl5qniclCkJRcEnFm_jTCL8/s1600/IMG_0991.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKx6mqTVBe497VuySuEOG5-oorONrJ5-GUtkyf9eAjOFEXDwMuSSdSR1UmmeZlXogp6ksIMN17rEfC2pb3hH31PP2cjNqhcKdZbsJgg88yk_-dpl9yt_30vl5qniclCkJRcEnFm_jTCL8/s400/IMG_0991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489142884851009650" border="0" /></a>but I don't think Kendyl cares.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxu_QdtdqtPGOnJ-F-y9MtHVOMohP1S9msJ0vBUO93JpuDZgTMTACFYh6SX4OOvCF1DaxnOZVXQ5U0urE8OzCtnKNF-fbxGvejxknF52T-OLaYh817fiAFbC7cxMgHxiYKTHwXZz7Jrjm/s1600/IMG_0989.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxu_QdtdqtPGOnJ-F-y9MtHVOMohP1S9msJ0vBUO93JpuDZgTMTACFYh6SX4OOvCF1DaxnOZVXQ5U0urE8OzCtnKNF-fbxGvejxknF52T-OLaYh817fiAFbC7cxMgHxiYKTHwXZz7Jrjm/s400/IMG_0989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489142872133326034" border="0" /></a>Kendyl cries = mom takes a picture. Ha ha!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreZopB1wjRE5XTD3ba0r0ypWQaGfxsK7o6kJEs4GwpqypHIa6OzNHf-LawssoZ80FLAKIZIqFXeFSo8WE5Q8Vzy_3H1Wd5WhsYVeF7-7c1crS_ZkRX5BtaVtfvBVjkcQNEC1PG67z6tVy/s1600/IMG_0971.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreZopB1wjRE5XTD3ba0r0ypWQaGfxsK7o6kJEs4GwpqypHIa6OzNHf-LawssoZ80FLAKIZIqFXeFSo8WE5Q8Vzy_3H1Wd5WhsYVeF7-7c1crS_ZkRX5BtaVtfvBVjkcQNEC1PG67z6tVy/s400/IMG_0971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489142852773351970" border="0" /></a>Who needs toys when there is a bowl full of water on the floor that I can get into?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6lj-5IoKZhQNuS6xKwJpZ-s9emyxWbAaB4k5QflNqcSfhK75trgCmzTMeLbxbXm7py9_WchECFgZEEZza6cquA11ln_cgnRjLJuzx64sz1veyiao09ycprjxZp67FUMLipRO9ZuBtNm_/s1600/IMG_0968.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6lj-5IoKZhQNuS6xKwJpZ-s9emyxWbAaB4k5QflNqcSfhK75trgCmzTMeLbxbXm7py9_WchECFgZEEZza6cquA11ln_cgnRjLJuzx64sz1veyiao09ycprjxZp67FUMLipRO9ZuBtNm_/s400/IMG_0968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489142835465671618" border="0" /></a>She has put at least 10 pieces of dog food in her mouth!<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-9930540094898206712010-06-10T09:36:00.001-07:002010-06-10T17:03:38.983-07:007 Months7 months was such a fun month. She is really getting such a personality of her own. I am definitely loving being a mom. I weighed her at the end of the month and she is now around 19.6 lbs. I forgot to measure her though so I am not sure what her height is.<br /><br />Things I want to remember from this month are:<br />-Swimming for the first time.<br />-She has really taken off with the crawling. It didn't take long before she was pulling her self up too. I guess she could not get into enough when she was just crawling.<br />-She loves to get into EVERYTHING! I spend the better part of my day chasing her around making sure she is not pulling the trash can over or the dishwasher rack out of the dishwasher (she has done both of these things).<br />-How nosy she is! If she hears a sound she looks all over the room to find out where it is coming from.<br />-Her giggle. One day we were getting ready for work and I hear Kendyl start cracking up. I figured Matt was making her laugh so I go to find her, but she was in the hallway by herself. As it turns out, Katie was running around like a loony tune and Kendyl thought it was hilarious.<br />-Towards the end of the month she cut her first tooth. I always hear such horror stories about when kids get their teeth, but she really didn't seem too bothered by it. She continued to sleep through the night and wasn't even that fussy.<br />-She is beginning to understand peek-a-boo. She likes when I cover my eyes with her feet.<br />-She cannot stand it when things are put away! She HATES when laundry is in a basket, when Katie's toys are in her toy box, when toys are stacked on top of each other, when stuff is in her diaper bag, etc. Her favorite thing is pulling anything out of where it is and knocking over anything in piles. I have started waiting until she is asleep to fold laundry because if not I would have to fold it 3 or 4 times.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z0c1WPXi8VK25pDA0qsAuzoovIOdVSEzvYa3xI8Otee09tzIfgCXe1Fk4OYPxSMVo-Lx8yJtPvc_cO0goATkfULBGRy4ml2bj40WQ1AQy-nhH41OAjGEf0_-j3wMlN-zW7SFKgEuobnK/s1600/IMG_0935.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z0c1WPXi8VK25pDA0qsAuzoovIOdVSEzvYa3xI8Otee09tzIfgCXe1Fk4OYPxSMVo-Lx8yJtPvc_cO0goATkfULBGRy4ml2bj40WQ1AQy-nhH41OAjGEf0_-j3wMlN-zW7SFKgEuobnK/s400/IMG_0935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481187304221025202" border="0" /></a>This was the only picture I could get that she wasn't sucking on her bottom lip. I guess her teeth were bothering her that day?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRACNhyphenhyphendpv7OrAXem_N3e4hGAVPZ0lPqswbmckSG0AGApJuEDeAhCr16IDnV-7XNH7HQnDP3E0iMGrNSJwGRX5l6hjcJ18mHaeBdLY9-YMczGQnNVhL79TIJfy2jumLM2b5T5alxLBxO_M/s1600/IMG_0941.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRACNhyphenhyphendpv7OrAXem_N3e4hGAVPZ0lPqswbmckSG0AGApJuEDeAhCr16IDnV-7XNH7HQnDP3E0iMGrNSJwGRX5l6hjcJ18mHaeBdLY9-YMczGQnNVhL79TIJfy2jumLM2b5T5alxLBxO_M/s400/IMG_0941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481204453267261794" border="0" /></a>This one makes me laugh. The "cheese" smile is back!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocC4tKJL13xoPdvmDg0zmN6cISowIDnqaoIORW6krmJuchIpgq_5X5q5FNNrXH9Ze0Gx-83J-qVoizxE4EzRiIoLoeBYR9hG9etVrqwxX-V9BHe3JaQ_njov32TIYbfyo_-hU68nFOpxj/s1600/IMG_0949.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocC4tKJL13xoPdvmDg0zmN6cISowIDnqaoIORW6krmJuchIpgq_5X5q5FNNrXH9Ze0Gx-83J-qVoizxE4EzRiIoLoeBYR9hG9etVrqwxX-V9BHe3JaQ_njov32TIYbfyo_-hU68nFOpxj/s400/IMG_0949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481204468666849026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYePVaF3ZbrjSBR5mVi5l1Sqxmlgos9VoYpqvTDi6vsy7NrGEQRbxGLdsKFHerUqEVBFzB0aGSJtojzPhWG5PsbpItqEjKrwpfyJ1FggOWpl6vOoDB5C3nYaiRDy6yqzo0Hpw774qID3H4/s1600/IMG_0944.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYePVaF3ZbrjSBR5mVi5l1Sqxmlgos9VoYpqvTDi6vsy7NrGEQRbxGLdsKFHerUqEVBFzB0aGSJtojzPhWG5PsbpItqEjKrwpfyJ1FggOWpl6vOoDB5C3nYaiRDy6yqzo0Hpw774qID3H4/s400/IMG_0944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481204461345562530" border="0" /></a>I love her little face in this picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdpZ9ASTSuGUH-Q8DDXuedWC950dQpsf423Omyc6tUanWSiuAsqlmNRysxpJRarFDs-fuvROxB5w9Lu3_2d2Z_1usyoB37LNEDPO2zR8zZ1h86GJyEFw0xjdrXjEZT8No2EaRZBKJo-G8/s1600/IMG_0855.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdpZ9ASTSuGUH-Q8DDXuedWC950dQpsf423Omyc6tUanWSiuAsqlmNRysxpJRarFDs-fuvROxB5w9Lu3_2d2Z_1usyoB37LNEDPO2zR8zZ1h86GJyEFw0xjdrXjEZT8No2EaRZBKJo-G8/s400/IMG_0855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481203215863577298" border="0" /></a>Katie and Kendyl :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWXQ84UVwWbqx8E5ot77mfYhuOoW2E9qYJIQo7ayqyGm_45u3wbNj8TuYYTLiKedH09h62PEcNIyzRpaEpxqDbhorXsrOb4W1iMe6WmfkdLIUbZchs2LXElUvGvx10eGIdoceGfYxNHoI/s1600/IMG_0856.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWXQ84UVwWbqx8E5ot77mfYhuOoW2E9qYJIQo7ayqyGm_45u3wbNj8TuYYTLiKedH09h62PEcNIyzRpaEpxqDbhorXsrOb4W1iMe6WmfkdLIUbZchs2LXElUvGvx10eGIdoceGfYxNHoI/s400/IMG_0856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481203224567327842" border="0" /></a>These were her first attempts at crawling :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZg3J_N4fGsC1FsCg8ETvnkA3gFzLbOCm8cpf9Q87GsRhvDj3uqMfq7at4wsBuX3n_4PUQNM90jq4oJnSDwAuiUHL4osnAZNTpLH3OE4yFtNK2qGGptimFQ3MeK7Tx2q5xcqMWGOQWkz7/s1600/IMG_0925.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZg3J_N4fGsC1FsCg8ETvnkA3gFzLbOCm8cpf9Q87GsRhvDj3uqMfq7at4wsBuX3n_4PUQNM90jq4oJnSDwAuiUHL4osnAZNTpLH3OE4yFtNK2qGGptimFQ3MeK7Tx2q5xcqMWGOQWkz7/s400/IMG_0925.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481187299670488210" border="0" /></a>Uncle Ben feeding Kendyl while we were at Costa Vida.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmDXOiNsojVJbJRGUDHFNh9_dRRUwQT_BQcQBQ9V8zd1lYntoxpPacb9XSC-pyYeFrDWozWGWNBFD41-Td9QfiicnyQaTJ01k7qc2z4uK700asZfDmZIcXL55NsUX0VzbwOujYbLCOFba/s1600/IMG_0924.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmDXOiNsojVJbJRGUDHFNh9_dRRUwQT_BQcQBQ9V8zd1lYntoxpPacb9XSC-pyYeFrDWozWGWNBFD41-Td9QfiicnyQaTJ01k7qc2z4uK700asZfDmZIcXL55NsUX0VzbwOujYbLCOFba/s400/IMG_0924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481187282980016866" border="0" /></a>She loves nestling her face in the cushions.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OFGZQij44fobjYDR395xlPeIfikwiV_numn_7dgnpjRYUe2BpGSiRwoRpgeENE5-Ey8ST66dOcwQVr7btCjO3-kRSiIR4YxahwRNKhI3VWRIXex2_SwAMHTlQMubCuUzMBJeIX5kvlsm/s1600/IMG_0920.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OFGZQij44fobjYDR395xlPeIfikwiV_numn_7dgnpjRYUe2BpGSiRwoRpgeENE5-Ey8ST66dOcwQVr7btCjO3-kRSiIR4YxahwRNKhI3VWRIXex2_SwAMHTlQMubCuUzMBJeIX5kvlsm/s400/IMG_0920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481187280500108146" border="0" /></a>Hmmm....I am going to "help" dad with the dishes.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bqYtKFbneq-ZOG_Pr8dlW9kDJegSv4p43fiTLO6VZd-zLYTEXna7EYfQBFaIZU4BSzSOLkuG4VNbDbpf_U2JUJ2zTNmsQ96-7Jty3iyri1t32HAjuyBi_rbKIVAdGeS8XW0N81SW75bR/s1600/IMG_0914.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bqYtKFbneq-ZOG_Pr8dlW9kDJegSv4p43fiTLO6VZd-zLYTEXna7EYfQBFaIZU4BSzSOLkuG4VNbDbpf_U2JUJ2zTNmsQ96-7Jty3iyri1t32HAjuyBi_rbKIVAdGeS8XW0N81SW75bR/s400/IMG_0914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481186930063198450" border="0" /></a>At the peach festival<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLox8NcKwogVBaZ4Tid7hp2NuxCYpiHSLK1SevC-vJiQBzRBa-8U7_vHvhUmyekjQvAmWMfyzAoi2IUr6b5sOG_yNXsRRqzrgcI7sYGYhOOm3gT2HNcEWZj9_S62RSupJ2gJy2NXPyax7/s1600/IMG_0912.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLox8NcKwogVBaZ4Tid7hp2NuxCYpiHSLK1SevC-vJiQBzRBa-8U7_vHvhUmyekjQvAmWMfyzAoi2IUr6b5sOG_yNXsRRqzrgcI7sYGYhOOm3gT2HNcEWZj9_S62RSupJ2gJy2NXPyax7/s400/IMG_0912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481186914653072242" border="0" /></a>Kendyl and Dad<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCC2kDFcT36G543HuY3lBc_HWlub3HPvENLCF3Jf_euqaQ48VSBlfnyHoyiDqTzi-FcQSee3hZHKEN4W77C_x8I2WKKzWuy7Nznz2t1H1CO6hMqEoBCq1c8KpfSW8deOTcB6pNoEmVpMN/s1600/IMG_0911.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDXqMGv3xh_OAW6k83sbN01PRkLqgORY882OYfoI-VS2nwm4EwQEWEXSqk1XPPx6YFhpYCup2j6Pi3jP-bOUp5epus26jljiZA6IeVgWQPaA1lbf7hOm_uawo9gLLzA1EnNvILcCT7Y3J/s400/IMG_0910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481186899385274002" border="0" /></a>Kendyl's future husband and mother-in law :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLXVP3DBuWNgrTk0m0pkSXuU5eU0NK5SqrEl4jEx13YS7hjAXq4HaFxXFkk1tSEOsd6RTzJhN_UCAUeRx62p7f7mB3uR3xgKDR21KcbbHrBZJ8QPKAxQe1H_mPvrZ0C2A7tc1Q3y282Kb/s1600/IMG_0919.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLXVP3DBuWNgrTk0m0pkSXuU5eU0NK5SqrEl4jEx13YS7hjAXq4HaFxXFkk1tSEOsd6RTzJhN_UCAUeRx62p7f7mB3uR3xgKDR21KcbbHrBZJ8QPKAxQe1H_mPvrZ0C2A7tc1Q3y282Kb/s400/IMG_0919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481187258001898690" border="0" /></a>Rough day at the peach festival!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY22UhVSetkS0Hm8etCaRTsuCoRVMx9MC9_4IqeNVMV6_EzDBUuHctIqUBvo5ysttjJQ9g4e-3lTLuX5uE2On_9VWhwrJgn9dvwS-PgXIepZJC1eyoisFPdd9vRFyBZUmopNTYxZkVDcox/s1600/IMG_0883.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY22UhVSetkS0Hm8etCaRTsuCoRVMx9MC9_4IqeNVMV6_EzDBUuHctIqUBvo5ysttjJQ9g4e-3lTLuX5uE2On_9VWhwrJgn9dvwS-PgXIepZJC1eyoisFPdd9vRFyBZUmopNTYxZkVDcox/s400/IMG_0883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185841120393826" border="0" /></a>I saw this chair at Target and had to take a picture with Kendyl in it.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1r1Kl9lbMajhozYYdoFsC9P4kDP98DsQYHao1gw_DPbolc41qX11r6ZYd3af3j6Y3itkjM9Y89oEcLVu9m-CvZ0-RK7_Z8nfRVwXINA8BAts2fuuULQNXsGw9hUoFuFJQ3954Fr2nL1v4/s1600/IMG_0882.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1r1Kl9lbMajhozYYdoFsC9P4kDP98DsQYHao1gw_DPbolc41qX11r6ZYd3af3j6Y3itkjM9Y89oEcLVu9m-CvZ0-RK7_Z8nfRVwXINA8BAts2fuuULQNXsGw9hUoFuFJQ3954Fr2nL1v4/s400/IMG_0882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185838995758978" border="0" /></a>She LOVES her crib!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGi18-WB4M6XJVShuSC6uezNHhaJ_hiH6Y1Eq6elgpgnngzi918d-TG3tHM0r9ub5UAluDxneQLD1ZeOpowN6kWKBVA2nL4-YvUEWbvRkdroTFz11V3vDW6uAl6cC_ZxHz1i7KGZn9_GN/s1600/IMG_0881.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGi18-WB4M6XJVShuSC6uezNHhaJ_hiH6Y1Eq6elgpgnngzi918d-TG3tHM0r9ub5UAluDxneQLD1ZeOpowN6kWKBVA2nL4-YvUEWbvRkdroTFz11V3vDW6uAl6cC_ZxHz1i7KGZn9_GN/s400/IMG_0881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185819810256370" border="0" /></a>She got herself all wrapped up in the blanket...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhoIEvKbainPBZ9PtbyT8oYeUUCrTyCNim9lg89dBgX4aQMG7zzeWywQjiezUFBkD26973mbHKavVlNSkJE4_X0xLoIcILSsBKGhtl6s_t4j24gxXHrf8UBmo3VZIELSNxRCwdPjqsfJj/s1600/IMG_0877.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhoIEvKbainPBZ9PtbyT8oYeUUCrTyCNim9lg89dBgX4aQMG7zzeWywQjiezUFBkD26973mbHKavVlNSkJE4_X0xLoIcILSsBKGhtl6s_t4j24gxXHrf8UBmo3VZIELSNxRCwdPjqsfJj/s400/IMG_0877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185509728936434" border="0" /></a>Katie was VERY intrigued!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jnz8-TQV2WeSf-IckgibfNPaXAdpNpiqXulsKsUkDVP3OlJG0L5vAr8XsRI6Pmmnd4Ukpb_VXYdEili0igLZ0Vh9NsmlYhh9LNR7HPcjPtJlGYdWNL6Ou-L2l9N7FbFB-4hXcwR34T_D/s1600/IMG_0880.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jnz8-TQV2WeSf-IckgibfNPaXAdpNpiqXulsKsUkDVP3OlJG0L5vAr8XsRI6Pmmnd4Ukpb_VXYdEili0igLZ0Vh9NsmlYhh9LNR7HPcjPtJlGYdWNL6Ou-L2l9N7FbFB-4hXcwR34T_D/s400/IMG_0880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185828470179842" border="0" /></a>She finally stopped squirming so I looked under the blanket to see what she was doing and this is what I found :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVM2MQT8FT2sBlF-SMdflTJ6JuuiZxrx23ATk03JkxANwii5HQQ6kDlsJXPkpjHFI4J_IfVwCpX98Mjky1QKflCTNtkS_yVARSHKGQdegCInvVJPDZzmWKGIjNdkPKlpJ3zwMW7nhQOv-/s1600/IMG_0876.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVM2MQT8FT2sBlF-SMdflTJ6JuuiZxrx23ATk03JkxANwii5HQQ6kDlsJXPkpjHFI4J_IfVwCpX98Mjky1QKflCTNtkS_yVARSHKGQdegCInvVJPDZzmWKGIjNdkPKlpJ3zwMW7nhQOv-/s400/IMG_0876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185507829214578" border="0" /></a>Getting into Katie's toys<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoWgJcQ1i85s2rYqbD8N_H8Fs36YKZDdtoE_HjhXVyTJZuHWv27eVqjPVxE-Rhd5OQQ_w48kzv8CJJx6I1Y67iF0mfLt_AEEM18BeWehWIn4cl4xNx3At-_w2ljojFTYhK42oxce4H_7T/s1600/IMG_0868.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoWgJcQ1i85s2rYqbD8N_H8Fs36YKZDdtoE_HjhXVyTJZuHWv27eVqjPVxE-Rhd5OQQ_w48kzv8CJJx6I1Y67iF0mfLt_AEEM18BeWehWIn4cl4xNx3At-_w2ljojFTYhK42oxce4H_7T/s400/IMG_0868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185480391328658" border="0" /></a>Getting into my ribbon box...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wzAEHs1IoTmGmRv7bIJaxhM8nq5WpkzlhY9YZNsQxtdn9Xm3DzfhcohmT4-h5qxLTqYI-XslFYL_UegV3YDYKWQl6Jiu0BLB72AkuRQlEpzffj6p6GIz7AJJav3QwEV3WyLms7MHvHP5/s1600/IMG_0869.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wzAEHs1IoTmGmRv7bIJaxhM8nq5WpkzlhY9YZNsQxtdn9Xm3DzfhcohmT4-h5qxLTqYI-XslFYL_UegV3YDYKWQl6Jiu0BLB72AkuRQlEpzffj6p6GIz7AJJav3QwEV3WyLms7MHvHP5/s400/IMG_0869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185493163936946" border="0" /></a>First time in her new big girl high chair. She seriously loves sitting in this chair!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0oFoXI2lz9YaHeKdQK_QzxJwmHw-yPnbV9gFDUTVOTwHLpYwhZihHBQPNUzoV1C3G7moz4x3XiUT2pL8Dj0QlFDLP9d5Wnor1WmNaJDlqIGIDgKCtctUfnBKSayQlBUSrbdyT_iXq43q/s1600/IMG_0872.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0oFoXI2lz9YaHeKdQK_QzxJwmHw-yPnbV9gFDUTVOTwHLpYwhZihHBQPNUzoV1C3G7moz4x3XiUT2pL8Dj0QlFDLP9d5Wnor1WmNaJDlqIGIDgKCtctUfnBKSayQlBUSrbdyT_iXq43q/s400/IMG_0872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185485355721874" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MpnQwSPuSkooyMj-0Gtmpgq0M9If87Riftcgru5egAXUA6_5J5PeXC1-lOaK7JjBholWJ0CweJq4kUe9zLavv2aeQiN5sF9FiMAsNiAq5V2dAi3772X1-5QsGCW89ZQWFeMI184LpjTg/s1600/IMG_0867.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MpnQwSPuSkooyMj-0Gtmpgq0M9If87Riftcgru5egAXUA6_5J5PeXC1-lOaK7JjBholWJ0CweJq4kUe9zLavv2aeQiN5sF9FiMAsNiAq5V2dAi3772X1-5QsGCW89ZQWFeMI184LpjTg/s400/IMG_0867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185198057946066" border="0" /></a>After bath time<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiigVppdp2H7xlWe1mzZlIb2WKNtPwpY-RFvQqPljkJR-4NncK1LOHWDD40BmAO5vJOwhMq-c_KzTnWc5SvRt9lgJm8kemIp7dHEBbmEsRYLVN23wE5Cz5lcdDtUE4AQaHnOL0lGyzhohs/s1600/IMG_0863.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiigVppdp2H7xlWe1mzZlIb2WKNtPwpY-RFvQqPljkJR-4NncK1LOHWDD40BmAO5vJOwhMq-c_KzTnWc5SvRt9lgJm8kemIp7dHEBbmEsRYLVN23wE5Cz5lcdDtUE4AQaHnOL0lGyzhohs/s400/IMG_0863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185187843071842" border="0" /></a>She LOVES to pull the tissues out of the tissue box. Apparently she likes to eat them too?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OzdxOBsTjgfig7kaUM7OFEATMw7cAPmpkTNwSYKLuFYApLPnD2i0qON7Vo3KgZ1Jsj3rxiad3neesA_ze08nE8NEtNXWL5Tn54OQhdLqusx56QPX0vjNf05zRTK4Qri7xxkTDloggLGs/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OzdxOBsTjgfig7kaUM7OFEATMw7cAPmpkTNwSYKLuFYApLPnD2i0qON7Vo3KgZ1Jsj3rxiad3neesA_ze08nE8NEtNXWL5Tn54OQhdLqusx56QPX0vjNf05zRTK4Qri7xxkTDloggLGs/s400/IMG_0859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185171611322818" border="0" /></a>We started giving her water in a sippy cup. It's one of her new favorite toys!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORYbkxoFdXUCse1nE98vjbTj23l23Pg6i105G63SIN1p4g9yLomjym3ZUwwz6-uU7Tv39pEmled9T3vlqZs-T9JxYlyG1AHFFklWlpR_u-qB1TVeu-5XgyZcoxsafNbAx6gFXHgn8-6GC/s1600/IMG_0894.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORYbkxoFdXUCse1nE98vjbTj23l23Pg6i105G63SIN1p4g9yLomjym3ZUwwz6-uU7Tv39pEmled9T3vlqZs-T9JxYlyG1AHFFklWlpR_u-qB1TVeu-5XgyZcoxsafNbAx6gFXHgn8-6GC/s400/IMG_0894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481186201516562690" border="0" /></a>Swimming for the first time. At first she was a little unsure, but she eventually warmed up to it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63h2UQxnVoTS6Wn_D8F-KgLd95vBjRfUTzQ3qa03j7-n31K3ogejBUwCN5Uw4P63UaIY6rg79KlWhjX-fPmuzIy7af_Ifeo0SuzsvRHo1LqsBfEF2xWI3fMdceDjS7Xo3e70sQlGz5vJc/s1600/IMG_0897.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63h2UQxnVoTS6Wn_D8F-KgLd95vBjRfUTzQ3qa03j7-n31K3ogejBUwCN5Uw4P63UaIY6rg79KlWhjX-fPmuzIy7af_Ifeo0SuzsvRHo1LqsBfEF2xWI3fMdceDjS7Xo3e70sQlGz5vJc/s400/IMG_0897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481186226809751666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmB_q_wt7YL4eZoAR0Y342fOk-TSTt1Rap6MHe8zSjfvYI04-cNe3FcKD3fqUPVWwF2PDcMQ1gA3vzdCWuedcJK0KhJc7T4KgENIusb6lgTmdr2D3BZ01CSM7DJxPS0mPiO5ecDAsDVpcR/s1600/IMG_0896.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmB_q_wt7YL4eZoAR0Y342fOk-TSTt1Rap6MHe8zSjfvYI04-cNe3FcKD3fqUPVWwF2PDcMQ1gA3vzdCWuedcJK0KhJc7T4KgENIusb6lgTmdr2D3BZ01CSM7DJxPS0mPiO5ecDAsDVpcR/s400/IMG_0896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481186221158971506" border="0" /></a>I love this picture :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbfAEE7dQlkT_j3j7ZWnbDNbYbRXoVkTWsoJgoCU7Cud-Sjfr65C66d-B7gXyY3rsOuGHZXw7t5-L4g4QdHELzZoMsLVnCL0Vug24V1-FcMy00PUPv3K3idMKpPK2_k8WbruUvVT32JIU/s1600/IMG_0895.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbfAEE7dQlkT_j3j7ZWnbDNbYbRXoVkTWsoJgoCU7Cud-Sjfr65C66d-B7gXyY3rsOuGHZXw7t5-L4g4QdHELzZoMsLVnCL0Vug24V1-FcMy00PUPv3K3idMKpPK2_k8WbruUvVT32JIU/s400/IMG_0895.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481186209627059298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL3kOFAoV7CKolAxUQqbOlu5248fN8wGxSeD2s6KL326zIottKmLwMG-u30cXlFUt20bvGe-GIGPNVE54-5vRToj8z6aoWcHX7_zq0js0aRew735tm32xqZbYsRaXR_jRuBaoLM1bxR93/s1600/IMG_0889.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL3kOFAoV7CKolAxUQqbOlu5248fN8wGxSeD2s6KL326zIottKmLwMG-u30cXlFUt20bvGe-GIGPNVE54-5vRToj8z6aoWcHX7_zq0js0aRew735tm32xqZbYsRaXR_jRuBaoLM1bxR93/s400/IMG_0889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481185848328503634" border="0" /></a><br />This was so funny because she kept splashing the water and it would splash up in her face. She hated when the water would splash her yet she kept doing it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx4up_Iys1_ZpFg0dG1jhaujgJRnzoT3J6ZObiuJFny4A16NInVUFqdBXj0XyJBug_PEKUODbg7DCBV0dpxjA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3cmuC0cb6RQ5m25NVNhyphenhyphenb6sJ0nW9UXSwK4tmX7xncHDoY1e5oGqGQe2ZiLhGVlntPip7gflPwdt6DchKmap2XWAXKnOV63DcGzwxeSBgrYLx2h7IGqLVLZWDONBvucaYm7fvlC_BAob7/s1600/IMG_0855.JPG"><br /></a></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-73298854455541535112010-06-10T08:58:00.000-07:002010-06-10T09:48:17.948-07:006 monthsI know this is long overdue, but in my defense I have been SO busy. I was slacking a little bit with taking pictures during the 6th month but more than made up for it in month 7. At her 6th month appointment she was 25 2/3" (50th percentile) and weighed 19.1 lbs (97th percentile). The doctor told us to start feeding her cereal for breakfast instead of milk to decrease the calories she was getting. It took a little getting used to at first, but now she LOVES her cereal! She did pretty well with her shots. I am pretty sure it is harder on me than it is her. Fortunately, Matt makes sure to be at every appointment so he can help the both of us ;) Speaking of Matt, during this month we celebrated our 3 year anniversary. My sister was nice enough to babysit for us so we could go out on a date. We decided to go look at model homes (something we used to go do all the time before Kendyl) and then went to dinner at Nando's. Although it is not always easy to leave it is definitely something we need to do more often. We really enjoyed our time with just the 2 of us. The things I want to remember from month 6 are:<br />-The ahh game she would play with Matt. He could be in the other room and say, "ahh" and she would look all around for him and then reply, "ahh." This would seriously go for about 5-6 rounds. It was so cute!<br />-Toward the end of the month she started crawling. Not very well, but she could get from point A to point B.<br />-Sleeping through the night...every night! Since 6 months she has been going to bed around 7:30 or 8:00 and she sleeps until 6:00 or 7:00 the next morning. She still takes 2 naps a day which helps me to get some stuff done around the house.<br /><br />Here are some pictures:<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHX7xKBIqBM7dsPnvWRMEV4M5kBQIN58T2TxjoDaDsbJb3fEvIXnjNDRSvUc9sHqPHtq-t2XFWLTdBpgY-TDpHfKvF4ipLPlSVLYP-GQvKUK1wCB941Zpsb2qv7_89sg3isEv6_DdMhG3/s1600/IMG_0832.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHX7xKBIqBM7dsPnvWRMEV4M5kBQIN58T2TxjoDaDsbJb3fEvIXnjNDRSvUc9sHqPHtq-t2XFWLTdBpgY-TDpHfKvF4ipLPlSVLYP-GQvKUK1wCB941Zpsb2qv7_89sg3isEv6_DdMhG3/s400/IMG_0832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176536323227410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTEkMrO_K22MZGWinAHCfWTN7P0G-JB5CbRN5lKxJK9cAArSRiLWAxtGOfYqGh9y3kXbskx0IYkLkbY8XlaLNvevswgTKR5R6QwntC1NuzouQ4CthGtC0JBqwj7S3yVQH-tIvnb0MbKHL/s1600/IMG_0835.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTEkMrO_K22MZGWinAHCfWTN7P0G-JB5CbRN5lKxJK9cAArSRiLWAxtGOfYqGh9y3kXbskx0IYkLkbY8XlaLNvevswgTKR5R6QwntC1NuzouQ4CthGtC0JBqwj7S3yVQH-tIvnb0MbKHL/s400/IMG_0835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176837867626706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4hBfRmlpEWEmezxDEf_QUGCgMpxynZ67YmLve3DcsJfl9yJFAf8rQXZ05J6QyFc3J75OC1ZXXJAlN-6UPPaB6L3Xybg-b3Bfk-xkLljCQZegPqosdX99qaBHJyecgl12TZ6-ep02eK4l/s1600/IMG_0827.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4hBfRmlpEWEmezxDEf_QUGCgMpxynZ67YmLve3DcsJfl9yJFAf8rQXZ05J6QyFc3J75OC1ZXXJAlN-6UPPaB6L3Xybg-b3Bfk-xkLljCQZegPqosdX99qaBHJyecgl12TZ6-ep02eK4l/s400/IMG_0827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176530753590018" border="0" /></a>This dress was my mom's dress when she was a baby. My mom was so excited to have her wear it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7r7lKddoao83XVHDY0AZ6M9fyeBOHtG9phJaBlRrXcY-z0cJQLEX_JZDSiyDcC_TYa2FxEM2nDiT9Ud2gZsrKGifxiOaNgpHYBF74-QkmnmWiTY5ssHJkCE8mA9V-qTzTtjvAQVjmVBm/s1600/IMG_0843.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7r7lKddoao83XVHDY0AZ6M9fyeBOHtG9phJaBlRrXcY-z0cJQLEX_JZDSiyDcC_TYa2FxEM2nDiT9Ud2gZsrKGifxiOaNgpHYBF74-QkmnmWiTY5ssHJkCE8mA9V-qTzTtjvAQVjmVBm/s400/IMG_0843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176858574653506" border="0" /></a>Matt's cousin had a baby 4 months after us. This is Kendyl meeting Arlen on Easter. Holding a newborn again gave me the itch for another one big time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDUSQqiJP_TpEBo6EpMwQrvCTIpN3WsPpRpJa4Ra3T49QvufRYSoalxiIETn1q1QTe8ua9xJA9B35W6gcNl2UCN6TBEXwivl80XWHOEeci3PUQdnzWvmy4gvlUSHlDR6v7zWuysnbuvJn/s1600/IMG_0842.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDUSQqiJP_TpEBo6EpMwQrvCTIpN3WsPpRpJa4Ra3T49QvufRYSoalxiIETn1q1QTe8ua9xJA9B35W6gcNl2UCN6TBEXwivl80XWHOEeci3PUQdnzWvmy4gvlUSHlDR6v7zWuysnbuvJn/s400/IMG_0842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176849210173938" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Snuggling with her new bunny from Uncle Jay :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfJhk3TEg6AipPjlIz6bvZN6WtY77Q9wg_2F1u9Q423oMdKIcV37FVeOXIE4E_7Thh74wQX-53y3sz6DJnGV4F1bnyueET6zXYV3pXXQDR4uvWRhJItP-VP0_jn2415spotmoKnNyPYD0/s1600/IMG_0806.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfJhk3TEg6AipPjlIz6bvZN6WtY77Q9wg_2F1u9Q423oMdKIcV37FVeOXIE4E_7Thh74wQX-53y3sz6DJnGV4F1bnyueET6zXYV3pXXQDR4uvWRhJItP-VP0_jn2415spotmoKnNyPYD0/s400/IMG_0806.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176503089765426" border="0" /></a>I love Katie in the background of this picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLsSB7DhkAyC6L8l0ETVQedEWDMLJG7X2FSyWobd6jfkhNMWZEBoFLw6zx6qP0eQw7Radc2ooPlCuW4DmTjMNpgR6_15NefFoox01UrqFDeFzrZu5yppD9IkhhGI81zcF1r6rNAf53wKv/s1600/IMG_0814.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLsSB7DhkAyC6L8l0ETVQedEWDMLJG7X2FSyWobd6jfkhNMWZEBoFLw6zx6qP0eQw7Radc2ooPlCuW4DmTjMNpgR6_15NefFoox01UrqFDeFzrZu5yppD9IkhhGI81zcF1r6rNAf53wKv/s400/IMG_0814.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176513291770530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPcLMDXpREWvG-2QR5QIR5Fn4fmj6WgKNDpVFOOJLxwv7FBURh5Eh6D-IiJrOCouWeM2dxsnmFmsEgDZsnARcAjqlBJLa31feVaZJrx1o5ELvj-4_oVMU3FEw6gqn8Gqsr5O9z_qJeasq/s1600/IMG_0818.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPcLMDXpREWvG-2QR5QIR5Fn4fmj6WgKNDpVFOOJLxwv7FBURh5Eh6D-IiJrOCouWeM2dxsnmFmsEgDZsnARcAjqlBJLa31feVaZJrx1o5ELvj-4_oVMU3FEw6gqn8Gqsr5O9z_qJeasq/s400/IMG_0818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176523540518338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rmxAHOdnn3D7bCwAGUyP82Oor6tEiOmXh8uA8LCUr0tE2YGgabyN10vUq6e3kqAgEzkDuUkxl3gVIXfQWnfrrpJVUexN4IIhlU37FDvDZD42G4XNTtjLN837VOrLQrc6LKFlyLu4K6fA/s1600/IMG_0850.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rmxAHOdnn3D7bCwAGUyP82Oor6tEiOmXh8uA8LCUr0tE2YGgabyN10vUq6e3kqAgEzkDuUkxl3gVIXfQWnfrrpJVUexN4IIhlU37FDvDZD42G4XNTtjLN837VOrLQrc6LKFlyLu4K6fA/s400/IMG_0850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176873426821250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRZKdhFbNpJg3rJ4A5RWs_YA2H-q6z07kWuyc3XsRwbfxdooJj3pQIB3pPDB0gmgilP3WYxQ59YGeI26ahk1iLYQdFVVQUBVQfxQodF_veF990d4cVFOzKbXdJDeOje5vhUj8r2Z9ENjs/s1600/IMG_0845.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRZKdhFbNpJg3rJ4A5RWs_YA2H-q6z07kWuyc3XsRwbfxdooJj3pQIB3pPDB0gmgilP3WYxQ59YGeI26ahk1iLYQdFVVQUBVQfxQodF_veF990d4cVFOzKbXdJDeOje5vhUj8r2Z9ENjs/s400/IMG_0845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481176865193347730" border="0" /></a>Her new thing is sucking the water out of cloths. She does it to paper towels when I wash her face, (clean) wipes when I am changing her diaper (I take these ones away from her), and her wash cloth during bath time.<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-2832623601527446482010-04-02T13:07:00.000-07:002010-04-02T20:30:54.598-07:005 months!5 months has been so much fun. Kendyl is getting more and more personality everyday and Matt and I are having a blast watching it develop. It is especially fun since she has such a great demeanor. She is generally pretty mellow and happy which makes being a parent that much more fun. Here are a couple of the highlights (and low lights) of the month:<br />-Kendyl has started to get into EVERYTHING! She wants to play with anything that is in front of her...unfortunately, sometimes this was mom's study guide for her big math test.<br />-Still no teeth, but I am not going to complain about this because I am not ready for her to start biting me.<br />-She has started laughing a little more. For whatever reason she finds my mom's dogs especially hilarious...I don't get it.<br />-She has become a real mommy's girl this month. It's not that she doesn't like Matt or anything, but towards the end of the month she started a phase where if I was in the room she only wanted me and when I would leave she would start to cry. I think Matt's feelings have been a little hurt because she has always been such a Daddy's girl. I am sure she will come back around.<br />-She has also started pushing up on all fours recently. She has a real desire to get into things which I think will kick the urge to crawl into gear pretty quick.<br />-Apparently she does not like to sleep on her back anymore. The doctor's at the hospital made such a big deal about babies sleeping on their back to reduce the risk of SIDS. Naturally, I was all freaked out about it, but now that she can roll over she has been consistently sleeping on her stomach and it stresses me out! I know that she can roll herself over if she needs to, but she is sleeping with her face buried in the mattress. I have asked around a little and people seem to think that it's completely fine, but I am not sold yet.<br />-Probably the biggest thing that happened this month was when we had to take Kendyl to the ER. She had been back into a routine of waking up in the middle of the night so we thought that instead of feeding her carrots at dinner we would try cereal. In an effort to be healthy we bought the whole grain kind. Everything was fine. She ate it with no issues, but after we put her to bed for the night Matt and I heard her in her room coughing really loud so I went into her room only to find that she was covered in throw up! I pulled her out of her crib to clean her up and noticed that all the color had drained from her face. She was completely lethargic but was not running a fever. Obviously I was worried so we called the on call pediatrician and they suggested that we take her to the emergency room. While we were driving Kendyl began dry heaving which completely broke my heart. Fortunately, we got in pretty quick. Everyone kept saying how she was such a good baby. They had to get her temperature and check her blood pressure and she just rolled with the punches. To make a long story short they gave her some medicine to calm her nausea, but ultimately the cereal just didn't agree with her. I was very grateful there were no food allergies! Since then I have learned that you should really start with rice cereal because it is easier on their stomachs.<br /><br />Here are some pictures from her 5 month photo shoot:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhW4FAao_jBQpigljZA8fVaqgbtRtybMSe5IhhBU4N4QIE8nzDSnWs-wpluqupg_4j3rn4P5tIWsu3esIbv90gOoRpSH9RyFQ1PB_ASH8SCOFha9ZMvwbz8JP4GfIVIwhG1tfdvVjfEKC/s1600/IMG_0776.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhW4FAao_jBQpigljZA8fVaqgbtRtybMSe5IhhBU4N4QIE8nzDSnWs-wpluqupg_4j3rn4P5tIWsu3esIbv90gOoRpSH9RyFQ1PB_ASH8SCOFha9ZMvwbz8JP4GfIVIwhG1tfdvVjfEKC/s400/IMG_0776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455672171757473474" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtyuFsob86SamQ-A7CBRCQ5t9giJznr63Cva2TyL2jrdddDUBE1DClXBZ10CPCTg1s85AfZalYbYHiHqzp1B6x8jph2lTiSXvlkJr4Jfvc8ZBbEKWnmEZzTV080HgGRmj4cW44dGAa-MY/s1600/IMG_0759.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtyuFsob86SamQ-A7CBRCQ5t9giJznr63Cva2TyL2jrdddDUBE1DClXBZ10CPCTg1s85AfZalYbYHiHqzp1B6x8jph2lTiSXvlkJr4Jfvc8ZBbEKWnmEZzTV080HgGRmj4cW44dGAa-MY/s400/IMG_0759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455635319210097506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEE-fq7ACf7ooJBGwmBC7CHeohwwPz71NboUYSznWfzZfaatGlTo5JsUpT8zBhZcYdg4pdZDnGiQ-rdZHd95KFdl1tXul4yUoeviyuT-gL8pAbI2yREiAlqVXzYdB1QvRPHLsG4LvqsA-/s1600/IMG_0754.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEE-fq7ACf7ooJBGwmBC7CHeohwwPz71NboUYSznWfzZfaatGlTo5JsUpT8zBhZcYdg4pdZDnGiQ-rdZHd95KFdl1tXul4yUoeviyuT-gL8pAbI2yREiAlqVXzYdB1QvRPHLsG4LvqsA-/s400/IMG_0754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455635311200739154" border="0" /></a>This on made me laugh so hard because it looks like such a phony smile.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1w6DWMHfLYYRyf0ooXNYf7jfDGzP9FgBK1QdR9YmttI0O63OM0CT0m6WPJvJQjDXZ7jGE8fO5JdCvcfC0OJgyvLLj6h6XWxhpeyRTjEZBerOtE0xihvhqvpRg5Bj-33YU2zdSWIJi6-n/s1600/IMG_0761.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1w6DWMHfLYYRyf0ooXNYf7jfDGzP9FgBK1QdR9YmttI0O63OM0CT0m6WPJvJQjDXZ7jGE8fO5JdCvcfC0OJgyvLLj6h6XWxhpeyRTjEZBerOtE0xihvhqvpRg5Bj-33YU2zdSWIJi6-n/s400/IMG_0761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455635326126677650" border="0" /></a>Of course Katie had to try and steal the show. Kendyl doesn't seem to mind.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nh-ynBt6zFdTQQFrE9s5YeD7noqNHFNIp9NsL1ouHK6xQfwsxjGnX3yNwaqoMDLHkAqHcNzmwanVe789STmOYYpYILHiitHzVcaUo0mYhnhP-f_3dRFPcabucLeCGKECDYi1ap7A_7sG/s1600/IMG_0794.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nh-ynBt6zFdTQQFrE9s5YeD7noqNHFNIp9NsL1ouHK6xQfwsxjGnX3yNwaqoMDLHkAqHcNzmwanVe789STmOYYpYILHiitHzVcaUo0mYhnhP-f_3dRFPcabucLeCGKECDYi1ap7A_7sG/s400/IMG_0794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455636026436487090" border="0" /></a>Sitting in a high chair like a big girl. She loved it because she could get into everything.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWO2SlNkKIeQ_h0ZZTMWDf4FBC-FJ3e_Du_meW-hQpoBOHRxqlLzxRIDyJX2uLk9WUbBd_38KliQTf1ghATpjI-iLAMfMoeqbv1l7I3lZzr9w-rgzoXAA3vismRT5Wp7Vg9RED1beE72L/s1600/IMG_0783.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWO2SlNkKIeQ_h0ZZTMWDf4FBC-FJ3e_Du_meW-hQpoBOHRxqlLzxRIDyJX2uLk9WUbBd_38KliQTf1ghATpjI-iLAMfMoeqbv1l7I3lZzr9w-rgzoXAA3vismRT5Wp7Vg9RED1beE72L/s400/IMG_0783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455636012186629874" border="0" /></a>One of my new favorite towels. Thanks Wendy!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7sKVcXfjTJOYqlFMsBMFR1Ah4Z-NolRm20tW3AqwfJX_JRI2nnsqXsMXWHQFUwyT5Wf-wfbLTB0iYpwrkkT4BvBGFhGRhW8zHa5GTp4BsARirXm35tFU0b4f1Fwm92bk00f3_91a_dZE/s1600/IMG_0792.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7sKVcXfjTJOYqlFMsBMFR1Ah4Z-NolRm20tW3AqwfJX_JRI2nnsqXsMXWHQFUwyT5Wf-wfbLTB0iYpwrkkT4BvBGFhGRhW8zHa5GTp4BsARirXm35tFU0b4f1Fwm92bk00f3_91a_dZE/s400/IMG_0792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455636018174176130" border="0" /></a>Cuddling with Matt :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOMswYpqX46eiau_H2_VT9k-rBq_Vb5hNPO_pfX4cwtOpvx1aaS2lB0KTVAURgqBcfcSYjc88vVnXV6TIeOSkUbLzvawqr7GSVT-naZdz4u_a5SsAcZORfS_vgS0Y9E4apot85gbhEo-1/s1600/IMG_0782.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOMswYpqX46eiau_H2_VT9k-rBq_Vb5hNPO_pfX4cwtOpvx1aaS2lB0KTVAURgqBcfcSYjc88vVnXV6TIeOSkUbLzvawqr7GSVT-naZdz4u_a5SsAcZORfS_vgS0Y9E4apot85gbhEo-1/s400/IMG_0782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455636010981170610" border="0" /></a>More time with dad reading a book.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiKEMtRj9xecRj70-6H7zyjAhnKnCX8NKE_1uTWX_kU0Kxo7XCOXM3GCtzioJgYE4E8JpRgDcv0grG2ee5otE2qI8OPhg6fQRztBFfERo-J-JwMQXvCQLbZsh6RpeFMkwqkEXOmAyf0wA/s1600/IMG_0750.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiKEMtRj9xecRj70-6H7zyjAhnKnCX8NKE_1uTWX_kU0Kxo7XCOXM3GCtzioJgYE4E8JpRgDcv0grG2ee5otE2qI8OPhg6fQRztBFfERo-J-JwMQXvCQLbZsh6RpeFMkwqkEXOmAyf0wA/s400/IMG_0750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455635669517017234" border="0" /></a>Kendyl and Austin. She only napped 40 minutes this day. Normally she takes 2 naps (a total of 3 hours). She did not want to miss a thing while he was over.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYGfw8JRVZNQG5SP1OkM0-NaXY970Y8IUtRok4pq_f__L-OaBpyg2OU7eVyY_9CXJKo8P9SdMtlsoWobz5cCeRo-BVu2yjIHA7DbFzxnhwwb5wRm4txuUD4j1Dk7ss_7RZ8FxqBkq_VnU/s1600/IMG_0752.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYGfw8JRVZNQG5SP1OkM0-NaXY970Y8IUtRok4pq_f__L-OaBpyg2OU7eVyY_9CXJKo8P9SdMtlsoWobz5cCeRo-BVu2yjIHA7DbFzxnhwwb5wRm4txuUD4j1Dk7ss_7RZ8FxqBkq_VnU/s400/IMG_0752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455635676757905218" border="0" /></a>My poor Kendyl bear when we were in the ER. She was SO tired.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDvMFgh7M9MHJW8mcizPO40Ljl0pgVxFrjvGszPFc9z-FU0AOPRzWjHaXEU_hswvFUcl70JfCqz3StAGfRoY-9w_63pK1FqRc_ijfwVdciBrUTUD7NRK3yvpfrnHoiEYrShYnZgv58pp6/s1600/IMG_0802.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDvMFgh7M9MHJW8mcizPO40Ljl0pgVxFrjvGszPFc9z-FU0AOPRzWjHaXEU_hswvFUcl70JfCqz3StAGfRoY-9w_63pK1FqRc_ijfwVdciBrUTUD7NRK3yvpfrnHoiEYrShYnZgv58pp6/s400/IMG_0802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455636687937655074" border="0" /></a>This is how she sleeps now. You can see why I get so freaked out. I wake up about 10 times a night to check the monitor.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMYd4mJfTbcb7YYOs-Mw43tuNQ2haPdZ4cAnfmgGoA7nAkvYoDcFXm6Bi9H2vc0K2PufTLXqcg10EYz1fSInZs3smq8_vnthaYUFfyxCSlQPhkpc-KVNX5U1LyefFKEOjol2hnZW_ST7M/s1600/IMG_0742.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMYd4mJfTbcb7YYOs-Mw43tuNQ2haPdZ4cAnfmgGoA7nAkvYoDcFXm6Bi9H2vc0K2PufTLXqcg10EYz1fSInZs3smq8_vnthaYUFfyxCSlQPhkpc-KVNX5U1LyefFKEOjol2hnZW_ST7M/s400/IMG_0742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455635653634928738" border="0" /></a>Giving Katie kisses :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PPtMfaPblLnNB3VoLNqpZbFTTQmVzEqy-iwARKoqj8hGxOFxjbU2C4k7w1PGY1q7_eghw7aErKlwPfkHWImcA2sK-NXvRbKiRLEnHqnzzTg6eer8v7SaF4K5lj1v-_g_OLLwBEFEIHpL/s1600/IMG_0798.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PPtMfaPblLnNB3VoLNqpZbFTTQmVzEqy-iwARKoqj8hGxOFxjbU2C4k7w1PGY1q7_eghw7aErKlwPfkHWImcA2sK-NXvRbKiRLEnHqnzzTg6eer8v7SaF4K5lj1v-_g_OLLwBEFEIHpL/s400/IMG_0798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455636035264120642" border="0" /></a>This was Kendyl's smile for a couple of days. I don't know why but Matt and I thought this was so funny.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLl4hCY-aQR0IQuNhl7FBwsOPs1lDk7u-6PFrycR89xGZ_STQGaRhnmqDoyvKEqNDNcqEiGp4DblHkj3K1bX20gGWvwhagHjSzdMj6iAZGrEVmSb8rv65lLWzrjeURAPG-6XwLCVGCtO6/s1600/IMG_0741.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLl4hCY-aQR0IQuNhl7FBwsOPs1lDk7u-6PFrycR89xGZ_STQGaRhnmqDoyvKEqNDNcqEiGp4DblHkj3K1bX20gGWvwhagHjSzdMj6iAZGrEVmSb8rv65lLWzrjeURAPG-6XwLCVGCtO6/s400/IMG_0741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455635648628154338" border="0" /></a>So cute!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLg0nMxrU3H1yjB8gkUpR9328sBisWpYxBxPQ4oBG1KQ36yITiTxYfSE6hqHGfMCBZZnDn0CcvdMFn3FC2ZzlyaTp3C5g5KHRRQ-MXzHGsAThsQcX-eZezsX82Y_FmNhFpSrCjo4PHyRT/s1600/IMG_0749.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLg0nMxrU3H1yjB8gkUpR9328sBisWpYxBxPQ4oBG1KQ36yITiTxYfSE6hqHGfMCBZZnDn0CcvdMFn3FC2ZzlyaTp3C5g5KHRRQ-MXzHGsAThsQcX-eZezsX82Y_FmNhFpSrCjo4PHyRT/s400/IMG_0749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455635662671240018" border="0" /></a>After church<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpnt9yeVo5rizSX0dru2YMxpPBBXh45g38ebeH0zIXqhFjGAXCoIM3f8B0tB327keeCn_xuZO7tLiJMah-0-M74Dg6xieGjgrKlm8Zw0AKkyk9aptiCSWXTQAG7QKUPzLBaaQ8m2JhYrH/s1600/IMG_0740.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpnt9yeVo5rizSX0dru2YMxpPBBXh45g38ebeH0zIXqhFjGAXCoIM3f8B0tB327keeCn_xuZO7tLiJMah-0-M74Dg6xieGjgrKlm8Zw0AKkyk9aptiCSWXTQAG7QKUPzLBaaQ8m2JhYrH/s400/IMG_0740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455634958811148898" border="0" /></a>Look what I can do!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs_9Gz7h7DP-kONR8FV6dmQ_mrDlnI-T8Lpyg862t-r6I06LKFLpmqbUNVckBLrdXkg1yuqA7jstZh7L4oAtx4INGYNKnZmRyo_CZs6S0qgpQbk6eiZ9lDBETfCdZxvQgX-oZt8yT56Qs/s1600/IMG_0728.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs_9Gz7h7DP-kONR8FV6dmQ_mrDlnI-T8Lpyg862t-r6I06LKFLpmqbUNVckBLrdXkg1yuqA7jstZh7L4oAtx4INGYNKnZmRyo_CZs6S0qgpQbk6eiZ9lDBETfCdZxvQgX-oZt8yT56Qs/s400/IMG_0728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455634947905748818" border="0" /></a>My sweet bear :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjJLT4AWB_78Uv9ZH-rBVFbHq9AW3hnJIR2RnCJtWX1uV4wNr690i3T-1Cf9H3gh3WFaRYWOGFzC_9engtxqTQjpUgEkmoV3FdNi-fBi19t1QmSWaajxlXip6jKENdACB9qZmWgIz-5Wc/s1600/IMG_0720.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjJLT4AWB_78Uv9ZH-rBVFbHq9AW3hnJIR2RnCJtWX1uV4wNr690i3T-1Cf9H3gh3WFaRYWOGFzC_9engtxqTQjpUgEkmoV3FdNi-fBi19t1QmSWaajxlXip6jKENdACB9qZmWgIz-5Wc/s400/IMG_0720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455634944010048226" border="0" /></a>I walked out of the room for 2 seconds, came back in and she unfolded the entire pile of laundry that I had folded.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZXreyB8O4mwTRRee364-UPhDOqIABZbPrajAQ0ztF4V6cq9vDnlSNBmLqOvrmYjbGkNgkENs8mkvNJFy5FrUuOBYAyWo4e5MRUKxVBxEe2VZWQlYL0H_hCMpVfQ-KIkRzcYlcMgfvF0V/s1600/IMG_0716.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZXreyB8O4mwTRRee364-UPhDOqIABZbPrajAQ0ztF4V6cq9vDnlSNBmLqOvrmYjbGkNgkENs8mkvNJFy5FrUuOBYAyWo4e5MRUKxVBxEe2VZWQlYL0H_hCMpVfQ-KIkRzcYlcMgfvF0V/s400/IMG_0716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455634939534625234" border="0" /></a>Katie and Kendyl on the way to work. (Yes we bring Katie to Grampy Mike's too).<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKY3_-NF4wzXM3zVa7AJ1P4hxEYYw2gtGxqHyZshS6GeGteo3uevWBOhMoxikCWyhC9WUnZEUJAaoaZ99Su-192t7oCcMEorYthidC-1h4Tmhfep3VCyvlN-m-GUVfe1VMoI3p-VYMMtQo/s1600/IMG_0710.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKY3_-NF4wzXM3zVa7AJ1P4hxEYYw2gtGxqHyZshS6GeGteo3uevWBOhMoxikCWyhC9WUnZEUJAaoaZ99Su-192t7oCcMEorYthidC-1h4Tmhfep3VCyvlN-m-GUVfe1VMoI3p-VYMMtQo/s400/IMG_0710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455634933020892658" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9v_J95R36GENjk_TbxI2yp6_4sKZpgl6XILVkRrmA4Mo6bDPzBe8txTFbQEMOwOAe-7gumCLA4Bvo6cXJPPzXcgw7DE_j1DKHCfo7k-Wv6w0U90TvaTVLI-Do1rWIbY_jvOpA9OlgYVs/s1600/IMG_0800.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9v_J95R36GENjk_TbxI2yp6_4sKZpgl6XILVkRrmA4Mo6bDPzBe8txTFbQEMOwOAe-7gumCLA4Bvo6cXJPPzXcgw7DE_j1DKHCfo7k-Wv6w0U90TvaTVLI-Do1rWIbY_jvOpA9OlgYVs/s400/IMG_0800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455636684822995362" border="0" /></a>Oh my gosh this was SO funny. We tried a new food (harvest vegetables and mixed grains). Kendyl HATED them! Matt and I were laughing hysterically!<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-31359303326105195442010-02-28T12:07:00.000-08:002010-02-28T13:05:28.266-08:004 months!Our little baby is 4 months old now and this has been a big month for her. She is learning all the time and has been picking up a couple of new tricks along the way. Her schedule is now pretty consistent. She has been sleeping through the night (at least 8 hours) for a couple of weeks now which has been AMAZING! We decided to start feeding her carrots at dinner time which appears to be working for now. She smiles all the time and unless she is tired or hungry she is generally a pretty happy baby! Aside from Matt and I her favorite people are her grandparents and aunts and uncles. She especially LOVES Austin and Katie. She is also really starting to enjoy her toys and blankets. She has not yet narrowed down any favorites though. I think she just likes to have as many around her as possible? She is also sitting up now. On occasion she will need some assistance, but she pretty much has the hang of it now. I am not sure if we are just looking for it, but she really seems to like basketball. Whenever it is on the t.v. she just goes into a trance like state. As you can imagine, Matt just loves this about her.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Things I want to remember this month:<br />When she spits out the tip of her tongue (yes, just the tip. She is very lady like about her spitting :)<br />When she yells to get our attention...this may get old after a while but it's kind of cute for now.<br />When she would scream in between each bite of carrots indicating that she wanted more. I have already worked on stopping the screaming because she would get really loud, but it was a little funny.<br />How happy she gets in the mornings when Matt and I go in to get her out of her crib. She has a grin from ear to ear and kicks her feet frantically.<br />When I made her laugh for the first time. She still doesn't do it very often, but when she does my heart just melts!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some pictures from this month in no particular order...there are A LOT!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8CFF5SeeQ4ePBKlzUs6MLzcb02Ss2yo6DchJf50FnaI4omtmxthFUsWU5xgPV6qCCRzzH8LTS4gjFO43SL0ljdNLayaHlV5rtBZyxNXgf8e83Zstfk_XM8DQOQSd2QLie31CYgjsS_yX/s1600-h/IMG_0689.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8CFF5SeeQ4ePBKlzUs6MLzcb02Ss2yo6DchJf50FnaI4omtmxthFUsWU5xgPV6qCCRzzH8LTS4gjFO43SL0ljdNLayaHlV5rtBZyxNXgf8e83Zstfk_XM8DQOQSd2QLie31CYgjsS_yX/s400/IMG_0689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443398651172755298" border="0" /></a>She is actually 2 days shy of 5 months here but oh well...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPwxpdQiRTjNJOG8SifZOYIXVEAPjFpRHM3LLZoI231-wJFjFVblFGRY5j5UmRBGjuXmmGsZE440ZlrQgn3axOC8STEvjSTowmx_dak6Hx4hOT3YTdm9DZYEC0_se1_T5Y23fj7ar2eew/s1600-h/IMG_0694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPwxpdQiRTjNJOG8SifZOYIXVEAPjFpRHM3LLZoI231-wJFjFVblFGRY5j5UmRBGjuXmmGsZE440ZlrQgn3axOC8STEvjSTowmx_dak6Hx4hOT3YTdm9DZYEC0_se1_T5Y23fj7ar2eew/s400/IMG_0694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443398661846257202" border="0" /></a>She thought it would be more fun to play with the sign...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapdMHM7cNbVQbZGsRsTNdV3pt9Eabm3X6TnK-uoBgxYzZSasg7Lq5Kaodfpp6chO-geD-q8jNADmXi5wNzCQw93ECL9BILvZ17RRHTOeiYxTLjyHrv3oSGZfuqcq4wDEuqxMKYfOpNxtp/s1600-h/IMG_0690.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapdMHM7cNbVQbZGsRsTNdV3pt9Eabm3X6TnK-uoBgxYzZSasg7Lq5Kaodfpp6chO-geD-q8jNADmXi5wNzCQw93ECL9BILvZ17RRHTOeiYxTLjyHrv3oSGZfuqcq4wDEuqxMKYfOpNxtp/s400/IMG_0690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443398658462980578" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">...then eat it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6wkHTcwQpT3mO5LukcL3DzrU8QAvFqJIIbDXguDivd6d2oqb1OF0OCa5JgkRomtnyHuiOoGrOnBrAm2S0quvhyphenhyphenPOHLpnEwZfnI0cT_NOxIzry5ihDm_Lsv3Idc1fl83tcDnX19HJe1wo/s1600-h/IMG_0706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6wkHTcwQpT3mO5LukcL3DzrU8QAvFqJIIbDXguDivd6d2oqb1OF0OCa5JgkRomtnyHuiOoGrOnBrAm2S0quvhyphenhyphenPOHLpnEwZfnI0cT_NOxIzry5ihDm_Lsv3Idc1fl83tcDnX19HJe1wo/s400/IMG_0706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443398678411209282" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So we lost the sign, added a bow, and a tongue!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2O9wIQGKR31oJsoi6lGjLCeM2s1OwjWS2nHbETBSBgmekQ4-HI7mrrVDbW50sihjYypI2kDkQK_W7L0EKtgSlG5tB3SEVnAkbg13LFniDQ_zIQFvRK1_Op3RneQOMr5OYA4RFuexSm0a/s1600-h/IMG_0703.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2O9wIQGKR31oJsoi6lGjLCeM2s1OwjWS2nHbETBSBgmekQ4-HI7mrrVDbW50sihjYypI2kDkQK_W7L0EKtgSlG5tB3SEVnAkbg13LFniDQ_zIQFvRK1_Op3RneQOMr5OYA4RFuexSm0a/s400/IMG_0703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443398673423584050" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This may be one of my favorite pictures :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjXqfAXq71aJgLoPwLq__RN-R2WgAtaUhNqRCBE-Px-utpjBTjYoqZz_0j00qpmtpDPNdcLx6yYIsq-IRDuDBI3oCulIvdphXFssHonNUZRcRn0dSrZioWqMlx6dTOVvEX78eo43iIZvP/s1600-h/IMG_0601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjXqfAXq71aJgLoPwLq__RN-R2WgAtaUhNqRCBE-Px-utpjBTjYoqZz_0j00qpmtpDPNdcLx6yYIsq-IRDuDBI3oCulIvdphXFssHonNUZRcRn0dSrZioWqMlx6dTOVvEX78eo43iIZvP/s400/IMG_0601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443394027479956210" border="0" /></a>In her big girl pj's<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3V04W3EuuPqOittNNpzJeI9SnPCRD-AEViwfsJXQqxsWp_9ZCr6W4gDOB7ELCyws8IQTUIkwLH9wxAV_Zfjf6CrnwTPGIBgrk4BxqrNexSZs_j24_SnyyTfmfAKXSJ1SY1VW7nQskVQ0/s1600-h/IMG_0608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3V04W3EuuPqOittNNpzJeI9SnPCRD-AEViwfsJXQqxsWp_9ZCr6W4gDOB7ELCyws8IQTUIkwLH9wxAV_Zfjf6CrnwTPGIBgrk4BxqrNexSZs_j24_SnyyTfmfAKXSJ1SY1VW7nQskVQ0/s400/IMG_0608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443394040697608914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotpXQAB04zNf81tkdR90067VGQ-A53XwGJmvMK0U40pONLEX0LOV0WT2IqoH_e8VJuUWLl0sr8CAgCEH4jd06CO5VZMa4WLf4rhbsMgQYpRXskCeiicUG-D_sPGcONAZmCvQFFgUZi9hD/s1600-h/IMG_0626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotpXQAB04zNf81tkdR90067VGQ-A53XwGJmvMK0U40pONLEX0LOV0WT2IqoH_e8VJuUWLl0sr8CAgCEH4jd06CO5VZMa4WLf4rhbsMgQYpRXskCeiicUG-D_sPGcONAZmCvQFFgUZi9hD/s400/IMG_0626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443394054911859362" border="0" /></a>Watching the basketball game<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVhVPjV6ETHmNDm0MZiyERwCuoWGeLt9A9teknYgwVNnrmukNR0Qta9s_Y1kgQnXLzdpEgonp2XpAU2lZQx-Octa4Egq5fz18FPirH6BJKo5QHASydCE3GNNyp0Wjl3CLPyDnJS3NraP8/s1600-h/IMG_0615.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVhVPjV6ETHmNDm0MZiyERwCuoWGeLt9A9teknYgwVNnrmukNR0Qta9s_Y1kgQnXLzdpEgonp2XpAU2lZQx-Octa4Egq5fz18FPirH6BJKo5QHASydCE3GNNyp0Wjl3CLPyDnJS3NraP8/s400/IMG_0615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443394044966467714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuOJlP-bTu6sZiZvUJaNVqwvNMFdjQ7yFHAUNVX5CBQpWJgldEDu0N5SM1slrVN__lmaNp2fL5E1mhuIIevOj_q9NGmQOw59vT7oXPFu-hqF5SL2WlgZ1FFW3DAsscTx3iUga5JetXrZR/s1600-h/IMG_0631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuOJlP-bTu6sZiZvUJaNVqwvNMFdjQ7yFHAUNVX5CBQpWJgldEDu0N5SM1slrVN__lmaNp2fL5E1mhuIIevOj_q9NGmQOw59vT7oXPFu-hqF5SL2WlgZ1FFW3DAsscTx3iUga5JetXrZR/s400/IMG_0631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443394059840124066" border="0" /></a>First time eating carrots. Such a mess but she loved it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWJQ2z0KTJ5hzMXgmSt9cgj1OZdVJMJanyOgPwqecdMfMywfFkfRC0Kc_qzVFvhXPjdX0bRLtb_IYRAvnr4vKFLnip8ftiOdE5HYC9-WcEoIi4tNiJczg3h609AusS7dqCmrY-e8GFyGJ/s1600-h/IMG_0638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWJQ2z0KTJ5hzMXgmSt9cgj1OZdVJMJanyOgPwqecdMfMywfFkfRC0Kc_qzVFvhXPjdX0bRLtb_IYRAvnr4vKFLnip8ftiOdE5HYC9-WcEoIi4tNiJczg3h609AusS7dqCmrY-e8GFyGJ/s400/IMG_0638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443395081021685954" border="0" /></a>Happy Valentine's Day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfQJfhZJ9KFtje3pvYy9_6HCCK02wJpWnxmvdjmH3vNjs3SsUHimb00SR85nQNVh3NWOCCLvQS6SK8lePknprT0GZGkG6l5WnLNWkskA5-xif_AtUWH4X5n8b_p0yGeYA7K44CNnDKUbF/s1600-h/IMG_0634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfQJfhZJ9KFtje3pvYy9_6HCCK02wJpWnxmvdjmH3vNjs3SsUHimb00SR85nQNVh3NWOCCLvQS6SK8lePknprT0GZGkG6l5WnLNWkskA5-xif_AtUWH4X5n8b_p0yGeYA7K44CNnDKUbF/s400/IMG_0634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443395070838785858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlJCYWIhjNQD-_Jwv_mwEt1Uba9yOun88kZhTY2nIcpL7vlSZTxMJroec7dqrTYK89TEJn8zsaMBUFj1FDDjXu3FY97d5nzUudKT50D4BGAIkX5Ibm_L7J5Dui7L5m1o8sL7LoBOzoSTu/s1600-h/IMG_0661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlJCYWIhjNQD-_Jwv_mwEt1Uba9yOun88kZhTY2nIcpL7vlSZTxMJroec7dqrTYK89TEJn8zsaMBUFj1FDDjXu3FY97d5nzUudKT50D4BGAIkX5Ibm_L7J5Dui7L5m1o8sL7LoBOzoSTu/s400/IMG_0661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443395067682570194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXQQ0Ev7DFfMzYVdpWQbPJhpkvm7BG99dj2vl1CoEgV1poIdB09mv7j_3s9mfnvgCl0f3zkS6vcU0545aePxSltnlQ8BTDyWKDf-uUbPbplY1njmdml4rMiDCMcygMq1Zj26lNQpduVup/s1600-h/IMG_0657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXQQ0Ev7DFfMzYVdpWQbPJhpkvm7BG99dj2vl1CoEgV1poIdB09mv7j_3s9mfnvgCl0f3zkS6vcU0545aePxSltnlQ8BTDyWKDf-uUbPbplY1njmdml4rMiDCMcygMq1Zj26lNQpduVup/s400/IMG_0657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443395092985551058" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think she looks like Matt in this picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMrzytHdHbG3W2KyI81ah-czbBt796l2x3Q6smOTopG4jDAaH5pJ5MIE2TD7_h6gVWfEU6bAgQN1Lf8dCJaobzenV8RZ058cBnQkET67510TNO6k5_BBR5W7a_C8wFf1XpZLXRXNhm_dy/s1600-h/IMG_0644.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMrzytHdHbG3W2KyI81ah-czbBt796l2x3Q6smOTopG4jDAaH5pJ5MIE2TD7_h6gVWfEU6bAgQN1Lf8dCJaobzenV8RZ058cBnQkET67510TNO6k5_BBR5W7a_C8wFf1XpZLXRXNhm_dy/s400/IMG_0644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443395091946588210" border="0" /></a>There it is...the tongue :)~<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjerka3ILmM_pkA2vTomxAAWAfKlzUabUNGeUFgMmbAUYBNgE0rYKJyyzv2VnFTj_Ikyvamt2pbYGZBXNulN2znQQM2lWh00d25OFtCgwpEjEtEeGcgcbiNQtUVGtj_uHYn9ZPcNTngcr/s1600-h/IMG_0675.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjerka3ILmM_pkA2vTomxAAWAfKlzUabUNGeUFgMmbAUYBNgE0rYKJyyzv2VnFTj_Ikyvamt2pbYGZBXNulN2znQQM2lWh00d25OFtCgwpEjEtEeGcgcbiNQtUVGtj_uHYn9ZPcNTngcr/s400/IMG_0675.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443396492389470642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9ksbtwGs93PEeOnPGy2IMbtEGKmjX-YwQDrJWoDyhhg3E-32KpiwjpxZIbC6kNywz-pEx1BmnBcPSafOoE00AVt3GeCRh8FOmLVNSfMlNe4mMFwX5OXVopLriizWQ0ZXLWhRiVFZ3Gkw/s1600-h/IMG_0673.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9ksbtwGs93PEeOnPGy2IMbtEGKmjX-YwQDrJWoDyhhg3E-32KpiwjpxZIbC6kNywz-pEx1BmnBcPSafOoE00AVt3GeCRh8FOmLVNSfMlNe4mMFwX5OXVopLriizWQ0ZXLWhRiVFZ3Gkw/s400/IMG_0673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443396472123369826" border="0" /></a>It might not look like it in this picture, but Katie really likes Kendyl too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlD3JZcyDKw2nwb_hkx3VX61HxuKNA4AFfdItgjw321dPskNy9Aa4pouOKkDWFDUsumXK8cnI52-kchJ4xfc9Mdr3Ak3nJ6mFVj6VnQyHTDfEdD74XJCCdeyMmC_2EJqpF0NQs7AGqut8Z/s1600-h/IMG_0658.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlD3JZcyDKw2nwb_hkx3VX61HxuKNA4AFfdItgjw321dPskNy9Aa4pouOKkDWFDUsumXK8cnI52-kchJ4xfc9Mdr3Ak3nJ6mFVj6VnQyHTDfEdD74XJCCdeyMmC_2EJqpF0NQs7AGqut8Z/s400/IMG_0658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443396454144249986" border="0" /></a>She pretty much thinks Austin is the coolest thing that ever was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj326gWnsdvffremdUC_WWix5uN3rjhDhrFLhE4zB1q4slULPYHM39_6aCBMiMfyDN7r0pPbSBP2sQk0iWiKbsNXMcCHA9owJKIJpWtPUXd7Gr3ZEerXEcN92WfqFp4oj4uEZ_I9CN8-0zk/s1600-h/IMG_0662.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj326gWnsdvffremdUC_WWix5uN3rjhDhrFLhE4zB1q4slULPYHM39_6aCBMiMfyDN7r0pPbSBP2sQk0iWiKbsNXMcCHA9owJKIJpWtPUXd7Gr3ZEerXEcN92WfqFp4oj4uEZ_I9CN8-0zk/s400/IMG_0662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443396463455221378" border="0" /></a>Basketball is not enough. Matt wants her to like video games too...hmm<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO6SSPGZMixcR4NQUlDBewJKKvWISBSkxaEUa-uD3LI3VoMBudn3mkKujMczxDC5bPZro8sVwyJUcfrTKCzx6yjA546GhnzRCBiCBhM77b1cGR2l9HM3kgOE1pmHwY1TAz_kBr3vI5trw/s1600-h/IMG_0669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO6SSPGZMixcR4NQUlDBewJKKvWISBSkxaEUa-uD3LI3VoMBudn3mkKujMczxDC5bPZro8sVwyJUcfrTKCzx6yjA546GhnzRCBiCBhM77b1cGR2l9HM3kgOE1pmHwY1TAz_kBr3vI5trw/s400/IMG_0669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443396480753961010" border="0" /></a>Happy girl :)<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8928569844867730288.post-67073407633291938852010-02-15T14:15:00.000-08:002010-02-15T14:45:30.813-08:003 months!I know it has been a while, but having a 3 month old and working full time can really rob any free time that you have. Going back to work is really hard. I miss her so much during the day, but it makes the time I have with her that much more special. We are incredibly lucky because we have family who is able to watch her. Depending on the day she is with Matt's dad (Grampy Mike), my mom (Granny) or Aunt Danielle. It helps put my mind at ease knowing she is with family.<br />During her 3rd month Kendyl began sleeping through the night (about 8-9 hours). It was WONDERFUL but short lived. She also began sleeping in her crib though when she got sick we caved and let her back in our bed again (for at least part of the night). Based on our scientific method of weighing ourselves and then weighing her we are guessing that she is somewhere around the 15 lb range. We didn't end up measuring her height though. The girl is growing like crazy. She is wearing 6 month clothes right now but at the rate she is growing she should be out of them within another month or 2. She is still only on breast milk, but it doesn't seem to be keeping her full through the night so we may have to start supplementing with some food or cereal.<br />Things I want to remember from this month:<br />-She LOVES bath time. She gets really excited and starts kicking. It makes a huge mess, but oh well.<br />-Rolling over for the first time (back to stomach only)<br />-Sitting (with assistance)<br />-First belly laugh...she has only done it the one time but oh my gosh was it the cutest thing EVER!<br />-She loves her little "playstation" that Meghan and Cindi got her. She is now starting to reach for toys and this one seems to be her favorite.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some pictures (in no particular order):<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzZRZVEmsPet7GMBBjynDtkvBAYrP86-ydgGdTUTjXItdWhWAOVFyIVhXPDAzxGJKOdFl_Dkb73x2NNyjxeXPa8pd8jpgLkybv4u0Qrp0NFQcJ6VRJnZRE3a_F_xia71j7elrZdhL6b4y/s1600-h/IMG_0592.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzZRZVEmsPet7GMBBjynDtkvBAYrP86-ydgGdTUTjXItdWhWAOVFyIVhXPDAzxGJKOdFl_Dkb73x2NNyjxeXPa8pd8jpgLkybv4u0Qrp0NFQcJ6VRJnZRE3a_F_xia71j7elrZdhL6b4y/s400/IMG_0592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438603460595108034" border="0" /></a>This was towards the end of the month, but of well.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUdS3TDa2DKo532RilMHMQAvMRJkIsz3GlAtLJIpqmOacvLWlOmOPd4Toiec0VN8gCLIoQhgIQ3fE87zvHmNPQQzvrfsCePu_rKwvyoMDh6uQRbc7jQKY4JeqqsbpVg6ChvFo4DTdivyj/s1600-h/IMG_0505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUdS3TDa2DKo532RilMHMQAvMRJkIsz3GlAtLJIpqmOacvLWlOmOPd4Toiec0VN8gCLIoQhgIQ3fE87zvHmNPQQzvrfsCePu_rKwvyoMDh6uQRbc7jQKY4JeqqsbpVg6ChvFo4DTdivyj/s400/IMG_0505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438602255606939634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0w0s5wHkmHCFkCLT6axP1kUVGDUkBOfNRbvIDGr_glw6gp5KbPmSA-d97FhnDFTBE5oQA7xVQiFumTkP8zPUMzhMzdPFYo9-g4_mgwmJNoh2URiwNOslcb4cq2Bmr-GMGh3xtzVw5w_9/s1600-h/IMG_0586.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0w0s5wHkmHCFkCLT6axP1kUVGDUkBOfNRbvIDGr_glw6gp5KbPmSA-d97FhnDFTBE5oQA7xVQiFumTkP8zPUMzhMzdPFYo9-g4_mgwmJNoh2URiwNOslcb4cq2Bmr-GMGh3xtzVw5w_9/s400/IMG_0586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438602280305771986" border="0" /></a>Sleeping in Mom and Dad's bed<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jT5gT_lseq_lvcv-_VkQ5zyDpQTRW4vaEojD_xHlwMwlD6KpzJjBWSN6KtwT5mBEoG4WO7gYnk71Y4sUr4jbm97b3mPaeOJpjLtqrHQ1XqHs_f5vERwaDBGC_XyMXbBkmzslnFSPqrCy/s1600-h/IMG_0588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jT5gT_lseq_lvcv-_VkQ5zyDpQTRW4vaEojD_xHlwMwlD6KpzJjBWSN6KtwT5mBEoG4WO7gYnk71Y4sUr4jbm97b3mPaeOJpjLtqrHQ1XqHs_f5vERwaDBGC_XyMXbBkmzslnFSPqrCy/s400/IMG_0588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438602272763111826" border="0" /></a>Sitting in Austin's chair at his birthday party<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpyXUehXS2QIFN3hGASXZ3poltUCsZ_wyr3yv0llL8uuyd5l3xKgmHmOOOe4JfpgI8iLbfLM_mHMzctlu2Wi_0L0aLUiv6QDRi_XbXh9P7TQKCegBxwVi4I0N4UT1jNG_ZskWMQequKov/s1600-h/IMG_0559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpyXUehXS2QIFN3hGASXZ3poltUCsZ_wyr3yv0llL8uuyd5l3xKgmHmOOOe4JfpgI8iLbfLM_mHMzctlu2Wi_0L0aLUiv6QDRi_XbXh9P7TQKCegBxwVi4I0N4UT1jNG_ZskWMQequKov/s400/IMG_0559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438602262348359682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JiobtOavkkw2R30E_pUfhnmbiS7GF2kVuVQmMhmdUAyj72SD1CwN9rdm9Pb2lLaLD-sC3k6SEoI-JbDoSpnJOyYRY2JupWNHHPiCnQ2kC0StB6ZOvfPzlyQpYlqV5dzqpt8a_d5CP0DE/s1600-h/IMG_0573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JiobtOavkkw2R30E_pUfhnmbiS7GF2kVuVQmMhmdUAyj72SD1CwN9rdm9Pb2lLaLD-sC3k6SEoI-JbDoSpnJOyYRY2JupWNHHPiCnQ2kC0StB6ZOvfPzlyQpYlqV5dzqpt8a_d5CP0DE/s400/IMG_0573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438602293841034914" border="0" /></a>She makes this face every time I wash her cheeks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMuCPYDLo4pfJshrT039ZBG64qrIE4I3GffXSeW8hiNyT4I6hxwMbcmgvubouvZLQSYQPhZ1ivs5gzWAErSju4oq0koVzuRNmw-76lVyvn7jAKgTn8BTtc8PW2rAcyJSNhBAZEHdgRSr8/s1600-h/IMG_0572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMuCPYDLo4pfJshrT039ZBG64qrIE4I3GffXSeW8hiNyT4I6hxwMbcmgvubouvZLQSYQPhZ1ivs5gzWAErSju4oq0koVzuRNmw-76lVyvn7jAKgTn8BTtc8PW2rAcyJSNhBAZEHdgRSr8/s400/IMG_0572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438603445447561250" border="0" /></a>Loving bath time :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUMSCxdKXT-aEBTBrap2ajT8oo1thMTc0CXyAKE3fBn7_1aE9JqnEwyyCnH3wLnHEtTFI5Nb-hx0hOkkAe-guxuwLakAUXg3Wp8w2TNOYd2PcOoOH5Mlw03oX_-kGNCy50e2e0V0HfHpt/s1600-h/IMG_0584.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUMSCxdKXT-aEBTBrap2ajT8oo1thMTc0CXyAKE3fBn7_1aE9JqnEwyyCnH3wLnHEtTFI5Nb-hx0hOkkAe-guxuwLakAUXg3Wp8w2TNOYd2PcOoOH5Mlw03oX_-kGNCy50e2e0V0HfHpt/s400/IMG_0584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438603452816699682" border="0" /></a></div>Playing in her new favorite toy<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E37d7jQGIjX1w1TdogGVQvPlwHkmZ1KjrE4a3mxDNI-NkJC2DqTXJ3rK7ViiGkxSx-oGUa3Np7gxXhohd5YTPZe4_f2C00yLkhupowi5oXcOjDBCubDKqHDYhcQYXUOQP7dzqJ9VLM5O/s1600-h/IMG_0575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E37d7jQGIjX1w1TdogGVQvPlwHkmZ1KjrE4a3mxDNI-NkJC2DqTXJ3rK7ViiGkxSx-oGUa3Np7gxXhohd5YTPZe4_f2C00yLkhupowi5oXcOjDBCubDKqHDYhcQYXUOQP7dzqJ9VLM5O/s400/IMG_0575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438603478361486114" border="0" /></a>Just being cute<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHKr1hVP6r1v143foJssIK7kZoyFfAb353i9e7I6sFErViZIzj0Fs9szH5JHoUL1dzkqg61gMzxfSB2kvisLKityq_kuKJ3xcxGd_4u_QNPmaOWZZmU-iLNwtNQrih4h0mmb0EiLUjXxs/s1600-h/IMG_0568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHKr1hVP6r1v143foJssIK7kZoyFfAb353i9e7I6sFErViZIzj0Fs9szH5JHoUL1dzkqg61gMzxfSB2kvisLKityq_kuKJ3xcxGd_4u_QNPmaOWZZmU-iLNwtNQrih4h0mmb0EiLUjXxs/s400/IMG_0568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438603469354907746" border="0" /></a>After sleeping in her crib all night...such a big girl!<br /><br /></div>Matt and Nikki Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000427257222483961noreply@blogger.com2