Can you spot the princess?

I had to laugh when I received Kaidyn's preschool pictures.  She, of course, chose her favorite dress which she wears more days than not.  She insisted on the crown in her hair which I figured it would have long fallen out by picture time.  I was wrong.  So, can you spot the princess in the photo?

Wow, 3 1/2 years later....

I cannot believe over 3 years have past since I have blogged. I so wanted to keep this up but life just gets so busy.  I thought maybe I would start blogging instead of scrapbooking but neither has found a consistency in my life. I hope this year, I can get back into blogging. I love to do this for the keepsake aspect. I love looking a pictures and reliving memories but when you have words to go along with the pictures..well, that's just extra special. I have always been great about taking photos and that I am truly thankful for. I just need to find the time to keep them organized, cause this isn't working...

So with that said, I would like to make my goal very realistic.  Two entries a month would be grand.  I shall make a post by the 15th and 30th of each month.  Sooo, let's see how this works out for me..wish me luck!  And my number one reason to write this current post is to just see if I can figure this all out again.  Happy that I was able to post a pic.  And boy, would I love a class so much on this site is foreign to me.  Guess I'll keep it simple, good motto to live by.  :)

Live and In Concert.....The Hudson Sisters

Jason and I were privileged to be audience members of a special performance by the girls. Kendalyn wrote the song titled "Everybody Out". Her and Kestyn made up a dance to go along with the song. It was very cute!!

Yes, the laying on the floor was part of the routine.

Below is the Song Titled "Everybody Out!" It talks about "Everybody Out of My Heart...except You, because You have the key" Wow, a little mature for a 7 year old I would say. I figured she was plagerizing this but she wrote it herself. I am thinking maybe listening to Miley Cyrus is a little too mature for a 7 year old's soul????

After the performance, Dad grabbed the microphone to give the girls his rendition!! Yikes, not nearly as cute.

Sisterly Love

I am so happy to have three healthy girls. This week marks one year since Kendalyn's 105.4 degree fever that landed her in the hospital three times over three months with a misdiagnosed ruptured appendix. When I reflect on that time I get anxiety thinking about what a sick girl she was and how there are many things in life that just are so "out of our hands". I am so grateful to God for getting us through that rough time. Those were three of the longest months of my life. I cannot imagine having a child with a chronic illness such as cancer. My heart truly goes out to those families. Anyway, it is times like that that you can look back and learn that the little annoying things in life that frustrate us really aren't so bad. When I am at my witts end and want to pull my hair out because my kids are not behaving, I try to take a deep breath and remember that life is really good.

Kaidyn's first pig tails. Look really closely and you can maybe see them.:>)

It has been such a joy to have a baby in the house with two older sisters to play with her. Can I still call her a baby??? I really am enjoying this age so much; I would just love to freeze her. Everything is so new and exciting to her. She loves anything in the sky right now. Her face lights up, she points and get so excited making happy joyful noises when she sees planes, birds or even a flag flying. It is so much fun to just watch her explore and learn new things. Her sisters are such great teachers.

Kendalyn is always wanting to experience Kaidyn's "firsts" with her. Here is her first four wheeler ride with Kendalyn. Earlier in the day, she had a ride on Daddy's big fast 4 wheeler. Kaidyn loves to look at books.

On the other hand, the older girls are getting so independent it makes me sad. For the past couple of weeks they come home from school and jump right into "playing school". All they need from me is a snack and they are good to play for hours.

I found some of the cutest papers and had to take a picture of this note that Kendalyn, the teacher, was sending home with her student, Kestyn. Such treasured little moments.

Kendalyn's 7th Birthday Bash

Kendalyn turned 7 on September 19th!! I just cannot believe how fast this time has gone by. She is such a mature little girl with an abundance of creativity and intelligence that surprises me on a daily basis. A few weeks ago as the countdown to her birthday began, she asked me if she could have a sleep over to celebrate. I wasn't quite sure if this was an appropriate age to have one but figured parents could make the decision whether or not it would work. It turned out to be just fine. One girl didn't stay the night and one decided at 2:30am that she needed to go home. Bless her little heart, she just couldn't get to sleep.

The party went great. I took the girls to have their nails painted. We walked into the local pedicure/nail shop which was quiet and playing nice relaxing music. Two ladies were being pampered and as I walked in I kind of bowed my head as the not so soothing sound of 6 little girls followed in behind me. I was sorry to ruin their quiet relaxing moment. The girls were actually very well behaved and tried really hard to not be too loud and get too excited. It really was a perfect idea, they absolutely loved it.

Next we were off to Subway...........Kendalyn's choosing. We came back home and played a Who Knows the Most about Hannah Montana Episodes. It was really fun. The girls tried to go to bed around 1000pm but I think most were up until after midnight.

I awoke to Kendalyn extremely worried that her friend Alexa was "missing". She was the one I took home at 2:30am.

It was a great little party and really surreal to me that I have a 7 year old.

Daddy is Pretty in Pink

Oh, I am going to be in trouble again. Jason had already requested that I remove my first post "operation back hair" because of the flack he had received. Well, I came across these pictures today and I just could not resist. When we were in Sunriver, the girls and I had a great time giving Daddy a pretty pedicure while he was napping on the floor. Kendalyn and I were silently laughing so hard I thought he would have woke up. Kestyn on the other hand didn't think it was as funny. I think she thought it wasn't going to come off. Anyway, he woke to beautiful pink toenails and immediately demanded the nail polish remover. I tried to tell him I didn't have any but he wouldn't accept that answer. It was worth a good laugh!