Ready for Summer!

Heading out to enjoy the summer sun and in our summer attire...have I said lately how fun it is to dress girls...any time of year!!!

Spoonin'

Kendal is enjoying the novelty of using a spoon. She was quite tired of me feeding her decided to loudly protest, making known her displeasure of my controlling methods of getting her to eat. I started by giving her the spoon every few bites and letting her feed herself, but she would become belligerent and grab the spoon from my hand and throw it across the kitchen...I got the hint after wiping food from my brow for the 3rd time. Yes, giving up the spoon was not an easy thing for me to do considering the very large mess I am left with after every meal...but I had to let go. (I still cannot let her eat soup by herself...but at the moment she doesn't seem to mind...whew!!)

At The Park

It was an incredibly beautiful weekend. We went to a park close to our house that overlooks the ocean. It is such a pretty place and the girls voluntarily bypassed the playground to: run on the grass, peer through the holes in the wall at the ocean, pick flowers, collect leaves, eat gravel (Kendal), chase birds, climb rocks and pet various dogs out for a walk with their owners. We loved it so much we went back on Sunday and met my dad there. We're so fortunate to live in such a pretty place!!

Hazely

Our good friend Debbie got a yellow lab pup, Hazely. She came over last Saturday to have a playdate with Terra...Lindsay fell in love.

Nona

We love to spend time with my grandma. Lindsay now calls her Nona her bestfriend which always brings tears to my eyes...I know, such a sap! When Nona was at our house last week she and Lindsay were comparing polkadots on their shirts (seen below). Of course Lindsay really wanted Nona to play hide and seek with her...Nona had other ideas and told Lindsay her guzitsa (croation for bottom) was much too old to play hide and seek. We also had dinner at Nona's house the following night where Lindsay decided to frolic about in her undergarments (minnie mouse) which my grandma thought was hilarious...it is so touching to see my girls enjoying their great grandma and spending time with her...each day is so precious!

Messiest eater award goes to...Kendal!

We certainly do not know where this young lady acquired her table manners...neither Mike nor I will take responsibility for this trait...but we do agree completely that we have never seen someone with such horrific table habits in our lives. Yes, we do know she is only 13 months old but WHAT A MESS!!!!!! I suppose we only have Lindsay to compare her to and Lindsay makes a normal amount of a mess when she eats...but it has never been to the caliber of what her baby sis is capable of. When Kendal eats she gets some food in her mouth...that we know by her size and weight, but the aftermath is unbelievable. She not only has food in her hair, eyebrows, ears and between her fingers, she makes a complete mess of the table, wall, highchair and floor! We rarely eat out because it is beyond a normal mess and we're embarrassed to leave the restaurant in that condition. Our dog has learned to sit at her feet while she is having a meal, which we're thankful for her help in eliminating some of the disaster. We do love our messy baby and needed to record this for her future...perhaps it will be part of her high school graduation montage...we'll see. These snapshots taken during last night's dinner really do not do justice to the mess she makes...stay tuned for more.

Overalls

We inherited these cute overalls from our good friend Debbie. Her son who is now 12 wore them, her duaghter who is now 9 wore them, Lindsay wore them and now Kendal is able to tumble in them...needless to say they have made their rounds. We love them and had to capture them on film...just because they are simply so cute!

My Comical Two Year Old

Lindsay and I have an ongoing dialog about whose baby she is. I say to her "Are you my baby?" and she responds, "No, I'm Dada's baby"...and usually the routine is I pretend to cry which of course makes her laugh.
So we're on our way to pre-school the other day in the car and our conversation goes something like this.
Mom - Lindsay are you my baby?
Lindsay - No, I'm Dada's baby!
(mom pretends to cry for a few seconds, stops, turns and looks in the back seat at her daughter)
Lindsay - Keep cryin' mom (with a smirk on her face and everything).
We both laughed...funny kid...you just never know what they're going to say...surprisingly it can often be very witty.

Had to show off the braided hair while I was posting photos...so cute!

Books

So if you know anything about me you know I LOVE children's books...what could you really expect from a teacher! But now I LOVE that my girls share my love for books. In the last month or so Kendal has become very interested in books...when she is out of my sight for a few minutes I will find her sitting next to one of our many baskets of books, taking one book after another, turning the pages, talking to herself and occasionally laughing. The other day when I finished doing the dishes I found her here...reading away...what a grand sight.

Kendal 13 Months

The girl is on the go constantly. Since she began to walk 3 months ago she loves to pace...just for the sake of pacing...I think she is so thrilled to walk that she does just that! She is also now attempting to run which is hilarious to watch. Kendal loves Dora just as her sister did at the same age. She can also sit through an entire Disney movie...how bout that for an attention span...and for allowing mommy to have a little down time...what luck!

Snuggly Things

Kendal has this favorite little pink blankie with a pink bunny on top, it is made by "blankies and beyond" and she does not ever sleep without it. I can only find them on ebay now...which I am tempted to pay top dollar for a spare because she is going to rub the ears right of it's head...as you can see in these early morning photos she is quite attached.

Bathing Beauties

Bathtime is becoming easier now that the girls are bathing together...if only I could get Kendal to stop drinking the bath water...she's a nut!