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!

A Computer Genius!

Since Kaidyn began walking a couple 0f months ago she is constantly trying to push buttons and play with the mouse when I am on the computer. I remembered a computer game we had with the older girls. It was a game that they just had to push buttons on the keyboard randomly to be able to play. We used it so much that we wore it out. I remember throwing it away. So I got online in search of another copy. I found one, hence the pictures below. Kaidyn loves it!! She looks like such a big girl playing it, kind of makes me sad. She also has a nice hairdo going on in these pictures. She pulls out her rubberband all of the time so she is often sporting a nice mohawk.

Kendalyn's Field Trip

Kendalyn's class took a field trip to Sauvie Island for a hike. I let her take the camera so she could snap some pictures. She did a really good job. We have many of friends showing the peace sign. It was a really beautiful and warm day!

Sticky Sucker = Happy Baby

Kaidyn's first sucker, oh did she enjoy it! We brought treats for the soccer game which included suckers. Kaidyn's hands immediately went for the suckers when I opened the bag; I think because of she thought they were balls to play with. I kept them wrapped and she still discovered that they go in your mouth probably from watching the other kids. I broke down and opened one for her. She still was double fisted with one in each hand. She took turns sucking on each the wrapped and unwrapped one. She had a great time all the way home from the soccer game. Not a fun time taking it away, though.

Kestyn's 1st Soccer Game

Kestyn had a great time at her first soccer game today. She scored a goal and went running down the field with both hands in a fist and pumping both arms above her head in the air. I was disappointed to have not gotten that on tape; it was quite funny! This year they changed to the younger kids playing 3 on 3 which was just great. It was so much better than watching 20 kids on the field all on one big mass and the 2 -4 aggressive kids the only ones kicking the ball. Kendalyn didn't have much fun last year so she opted out of playing. After seeing Kestyn's game, she commented she may want to play next year. Today was suppose to be 86 degrees but the game felt like about 45. It was really cold and these morning games are just going to get colder. Oh, summer is over and I am so not ready for those cold and rainy days! :>(

Soccer pics

MMM.....A Baker's Birthday. :>)

Okay, guilt overcame me. I just had to do a little something for Kaidyn's 1st birthday that we never truly celebrated. Not that she cared a whole lot but it did make me feel like a bit better mother. I noticed that it was August 31st, exactly a month after her 12 month birthday so could we call it............a baker's birthday??? The girls and I baked her a cake which she enjoyed. I bought her a present so she had a little something to open and play with. We sang happy birthday to her with live music compliments of Kendalyn playing her guitar.