Happy (belated) Valentines Day!

So, mommy got a little behind with blogging....wedding season has definitely gotten underway!


Kendall has also been keeping busy! Before Valentine's Day, Kendall and I hosted a cookie decorating party for our playgroup. Kendall really enjoyed "helping" make the cookies* and especially loved decorating her cookies with icing & lots of sprinkles, of course!

Next, we had a Valentine's day party with our playgroup. So I made these for us to share with our friends:
It was held at a local indoor playgroud and we had a great time! Kendall loves interacting with all of her friends:

Kendall taking a snack break with her good friend Rowan!

* None of the cookies Kendall "MADE" were made available for human consumption.

Crafty girl!

Kendall loves school! She loves her teachers, her friends, music class, playing outside on the playground, and especially making arts & crafts. So much so that I decided to try our luck at a paint-your-own-pottery place. She did pretty good, although it didn't hold her attention for too long (mommy had to help). But she enjoyed herself. In 12-14 days we shall have a fabulously glazed & fired ice cream dish, made by yours truly.

Just a swingin'

Kendall LOVES gym class. We go with our playgroup a few times a month and she adores it.
She especially loves the rings. She'll grab on,

swing until her arms can no longer support her,

then let go and land on her feet. It's so fun to watch.

She's quite the little monkey.

Jumping for JOY!

Doesn't this picture tell it all? This little bear LOVES the trampoline that Santa got her (and daddy so painstakingly assembled) for Christmas!

She is a hoot on it....trying to do the "splits" like mommy showed her! She sure does have a LOT of energy and this is a great way to let some of it out!

Such fun, this little one!

Kendall's first BIG GIRL haircut!

This past weekend we took Kendall to get her very first big girl haircut at the "fancy haircutting place" (as I coined it in an effort to get her excited about this new place, even though it doesn't have fancy little cars you sit in to get your trim like the place we've always gone before).
Boy, did she do great! She sat like SUCH a big girl throughout a shampooing, cut (and a detailed one at that), and blowdrying!

She looks SO grown up! Where did my baby go?!

Just the facts, ma'am!

name: Kendall Claire

nicknames: Kam or Kami, Kami-bear, Sam or Sami, “nen-nall clay”

born: 4.13.06

daughter to: Todd & Kelly

hobbies: gymnastics, dancing, swimming, jumping on trampoline, having friends over/going to friends houses, tormenting kitties Bailey & Chase, shopping with mom, chasing daddy around the house

favorite foods: avacados, hot dogs, cherry tomatoes, turkey, ice cream (birthday cake flavor, to be exact), cupcakes (sans the cake…frosting will be fine), candy (aka “honey”), sips of daddy’s Diet Coke (aka “cokey”)

least favorite foods: pretzels, raisins, hamburgers, the bread off most any sandwich

favorite books: Pinkalicious, Purplelicious, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, any Curious George book

favorite songs: Cup of Joe by Daniel Ho, Greg & Steve’s The Freeze, Player’s Baby Come Back, theme songs to Backyardigans & Curious George TV shows

most recent accomplishments: Can spell her first name out loud! Potty Trained (except at night)!!

sweetest thing she says/does: Recites the entire Guardian Angel prayer

not-so-sweet thing she says/does: Torments Bailey the cat (which results in lots of unpleasureable timeouts)

favorite family activities: Kemah Boardwalk, Moody Gardens, going to HEB!

favorite place to go with Mommy: The bookstore, Children’s Museum, the MALL!!!!

favorite place to go with Daddy: Any park, Best Buy

favorite restaurant: La Madeline, Pappasitos

an interesting thing you probably didn’t know about Kendall: she is missing one of her bottom front teeth…it never came in….dentist will eventually have to X-ray to determine if a permanent tooth is down below or if braces will be in her future!

Introducing the newest little member of the blogosphere!

Hi! I’ve finally succumbed to the world of blogging….as a way to keep family and friends up-to-date on the goings on in Kendall’s little life. Between playgroup activities, Mother’s Day Out, and family outings….she keeps quite a busy schedule! What better way to stay in touch with all of you who we don’t get to see regularly than a BLOG! It’s what all the cool kids are doing, after all!