all tuckered out.

This is what I came home to after grocery shopping tonight. It was just too adorable to wake her up. She didn't even have a pillow. But she did have her baby.

I love my new pool!

Grandma Julie & Papa Brian & Rachael got the biggest beach ball EVER! They blew it up and brought it to our house:) K thought it was amazing. She could barely lift the thing, but she enjoyed chasing it all over the yard. And....because we have decided not to put the big pool up this year, we thought that K needed a little one. I got this cutie petutie pool at Target and it is sooo cool! It has a slide and a sprinkler waterfall and it is just the coolest. We love it.

Our flower girl

Today we got an aunt. Aunt Ann. We are soooo excited:) We were the flower girl, and we practiced very well. Ann's mom showed us how to walk down the aisle w/ our little basket and we basically mastered it. The big question - did she do it during the ceremony?Looks like it. But, no. Joel walked Carole down the aisle to be seated. Then it was K's turn. What did she do? Sat on the floor and dumped the petals on the ground. And cried. And cried. So I picked her up and we walked down and tossed out the petals. Then, AFTER the wedding was finished, she decided to walk down the aisle and pick up the petals and put them in the basket. Go figure:)Then she ran down the aisle and out the door. Woo Hoo! (she says that now by the way)

"huggggggg!"

Kennedy and Papa Brian went fishing at Grandma Fae's house! For the 3 day weekend we went to Keosauqua so Daddy and Papa could fish (oh, and there was that 30 year reunion to prepare for!). We had sooo much fun! Kennedy was soooo excited to help Papa put the worms on the hooks. First cast brought back a fish! Kennedy was not afraid at all to reach out and touch!

And I am sooo not joking, but she is screaming, "hugggg!" in this picture. She just wanted to hug the fishies!

beauty and the teeth...

So. Funny story. We were peacefully and happily playing out in the backyard - meeting our new neighbor - 2 week old Jacob (and such a little cutie), when I look back into the middle of the yard, only to see Kennedy sitting in the grass w/ her foot in the air. By the way, she was yelling, "YUCK!" Yep. You guessed it. Stepped in dog poop. I actually can't believe this is the first time it happened, but gross none the less...so we RUSHED in to the bathtub. After quite a bit of hefty scrubbing, we came out smelling fresh and clean. After the bath we had to play w/ our vanity and "brush tee, I brush tee!" which is what we have to do every time we go in the bathroom. FUN!

This is the COOLEST vanity ever - if you can find one, I say GET IT! K loves it, as you can see:) It has this little fake shower head w/ a cord attached to the base unit. She seriously thinks it is a phone. She constantly picks up the shower head and tries her hardest to reach it to her ear and says, "Hallo." and then "Bye."

Doesn't this look just say-

'Excuse me, Mom. Did you need something? I am actually on the phone!'

May 2009 Swimsuit Model.

Where's my POOL??!!! Today we got K a cutie petutie swimsuit from Target. We think it is ADORABLE, a teensy too big, but if I can't find a smaller size, it will do...it does hide the "food baby" belly. We also got some pink flip flops w/ the heel strap. They are hard to keep on, so we weren't able to get a pic w/ the flips AND the suit. That would just too much for one little peanut!

"helping" mommy rake. "helping".

This is Kennedy's idea of "helping" me rake the grass. New concept - I rake into piles and Kennedy picks up the piles and throws the grass into the air! Sounds delightful, doesn't it? Sure got a few little squeals out of the babe!

Oh, and that rake thing, it's for STANDING on. You knew that though.

Looking a little mischevious, don't you think? This was after she pushed her baby in her stroller directly into the grass piles. When the stroller got stuck, she tipped the baby over into the grass pile and proceeded to get upset b/c the baby had grass matted into her "beautiful" blond locks...she kept saying "yuck" as she tried to clean it up.

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"Cheese!" This is our best shot for our homemade mother's day photo frames that we made on Saturday night. After 4 hours of being drug around from place to place and K screaming at each stop, we put on our new nightgown (which she loved btw...) and said cheese ONE time only. This was it. This was the picture that was saved. There were no other options. But it pretty much sums up K; her lopsided crazy hair and her silly grin full of teeth. That's the one we love.

We hope all of you Mother's out there had a delish day yesterday.
Happy Belated Mother's Day!