April 2012

First, we will start out the month with Easter.  Kennedy was so excited to see what the Easter bunny brought for her this year.  

Blake and Kennedy on an egg hunt.

Kennedy showing her wares from the mighty successful hunt at Grandma Karen's.

Just preparing a few last minute items for our new baby. 

Kennedy thought she needed to try out the car seat to make sure it still works.

A few last prego pictures

side view

Front view

Kennedy also wanted Blake to carry her in the car seat.

Kennedy thought it would be cool to try on the elk antlers.

Last family picture of only 3.

April 18th is the day our new baby girl Stoker will be joining us.  I will blog more detail in a blog dedicated to her.

Filling out paperwork for the hospital.

WELCOMING

LEXI MICHELE

Born 18 April 2012

Time: 1:54 pm

6 lbs 9 oz

20.5 inches

Kennedy Hanging out with Dad while

Mom is in the Hospital with baby Lexi

Lexi's First Bath

Oh so little.

Kennedy one day found some old knee highs of mine and wanted to play dress up with her "new" socks. She was hitting a fashion trend and didn't even know it.

VOGUE

Sorry so blurry.

Kennedy was in the car a lot this month go back and forth with my parents to the hospital.

Kennedy lovin' her new sister. 

Hopefully they stay best friends.

One week old.  She looks like a little boy without a bow.

My friend Kenzie came to the hospital and the house and took some really cute pictures for me.

Love Kennedy's expression.

I really like my pictures to go in order but this post is a bit out of order.  I was able to unload some pictures before blogger decided to have an issue with loading pictures in html format.

Before we had Lexi, Kennedy was obsessed with going to the park.  We decided to purchase a swing set and bring the park to us.  One of the main reasons we bought the play set, was I didn't plan on walking very far after having a second c-section.  Kennedy loved the idea of having her own park.

Blake took on the challenge to build the swing set himself.

He did this after we got home with Lexi from the hospital.

The play set came in all individual parts.

Our builder.

Kennedy's First slide

My grandma Connie offered to come help one day after coming home from the hospital.  I don't think she knew what she was getting into.  Kennedy conned Great Grandma to play "house" with the new play set.

The new swings put to use.

Kennedy also picked up something.  She is "trying" to get milk for her play babies.

August 2011

The month of August. 

First off Kennedy was invited to a swimming party for Reagan (my good friend Whitney's daughter.)  Reagan turned 2.  Blake wasn't able to go.  I ended up only getting pictures of Kennedy.

 Little Miss Daredevil.

I hosted a baby shower for my friend Mindy who was expecting twins.  A girl and a boy.  Their due date was mid Novermber.  I took some pictures of the food I prepared for the shower.  I have to thank my aunt Sharon. She was the one who came up with all the cute ideas for the food.



 Main table

 Cupcakes

 Shooters filled with ranch dip, carrots, and celery.

Behind was light and dark green and white rock candy.

 Chilled Strawberry soup.

Turkey and swiss sandwiches.

Miss Ellie my cousin Keri's little girl also turned 1. 



 Megan and Ellie the birthday girl.

Kennedy at the "photo" booth.  Keri had a carnival theme.  It was so so cute!

The last weekend of August my mom, Kennedy, and me met Blake and my dad out at the the Bookcliffs.  Blake was so lucky again to draw a limited entry tag.  This year it was for a deer.  You think hunting in Africa was good enough for one year.  HAHA.  My dad and Blake spent 10 days out there.  They had a whole setup.  I should have taken some pictures of the camp.  They had the fifth wheel, the horse trailer, the horses, the four-wheeler, the four-wheeler trailer, etc.  This was a pretty nice setup.  My friend Whitney's husband won an elk hunt to the Bookcliffs.  She told us not to go out there because it was so sage brushy and windy.  Which on top was true, but my dad and Blake found a really nice canyon that actually had some aspens and lush green grass with some shade.  On top there was no shade.  The neatest part was Kennedy and I were there when Blake shot with his bow the deer.  We found the deer, and then watched Blake stalk, aim, and shot the deer with his bow and arrow at 30 yards.  I don't think Kennedy got what was going on till Blake came back with it to the trailer. 

We went on a four wheeler ride looking for a herd of deer and with a deer noteworthy to shoot.  Well, Blake and my dad found one. 

 My mom

Kennedy and Me 

 Showing Kennedy where all the deer are. 

Kennedy in my shades.  Lookin' good.

My dad

 My mom

So before we got to Blake, my dad, mom, Kennedy and me had to go back to the trailer to take them back and get some supplies.  On our way back my dad found this "trail' for four wheelers in order to get to where Blake was.  I was trying to keep up with him.  Needless to say I rolled the four wheeler.  Really I just put it on it's side.  I was trying to come back across and my wheel got caught in the run off channel which caused me to roll the machine on it's side.  Opps.  I was not hurt and the machine was uninjuried as well.  Blake I think was more worried about his four wheeler than I was. 

 Blake and his deer

 Packin up to take the deer back to camp.  They had to put the deer in the horse trailer for the night. 

We were in bear country. 

August Randoms

 Reagan, Kennedy, and Savannah all in Kennedy's toddler bed.

 Kennedy getting ready to go to church in her high heels. 

The funny thing is the dress she is wearing is 12 month dress, but she is 27 months old here. 

 She has found a "special" drawer in our bedroom.  She thinks she is playing dress up.  This is the second time she has done this.  I have since moved the "special" drawer.  Again in her high heels. 

She loves to put her toy bucket on her head when she is in the bath.