Kennedy meets her cousin Ryan

Uncle Mike fed Kennedy a Popsicle to help cool her down on this hot summer day.

Patty Cake with Uncle Alan

Ryan acting silly after he finished his dinner. What a cutie pie. I can't believe how big he has gotten!

COUSINS! Kennedy loves her cousin Ryan. She kept reaching out for him to give him hugs and kisses. Ryan wasn't really sure he wanted to give any away though.

Visitors for the weekend...

Alan and Cate got into town around 9pm last night from Peoria and Mike, Lisa and Ryan flew in around 8:30am this morning. They are all here to celebrate Kennedy's baptism tomorrow. We were so excited to have them come visit and especially Mike, Lisa and Ryan because this was their first time to meet Kennedy.


Cuddlin with Aunt Lisa

Hanging out with Alan and Cate, she loves holding on to stuff :)

The boys making some homemade ice cream.

Lovin on her Uncle Mike.

We spent the day just hanging out and visiting. It was really hot out so we didn't spend too much time outside except for to cook and eat lunch.

5 MONTHS OLD!

Kennedy is now officially 5 months old... Where has the time gone. She is growing up way too fast! Here are the things that Kennedy can do:
sleeps through the night (11-12 hours)
blow raspberries
gives really good hugs and big slobbery kisses
rolls over from her back to her belly
she can roll from her belly to her back but doesn't do it much
laughs out loud
loves to hear herself make noise
grabs her bottle and pulls it to her mouth
grabs her feet and tries to suck on her toes
sits up somewhat assisted, can hold herself with her arms for about 5 seconds or so
stands up like a big girl with just holding on to Mommy or Daddy's fingers
she loves some rice cereal mixed with bananas
she is the biggest Daddy's girl I know... She smiles for her Daddy any chance she gets
her personality is coming out more and more every day... I predict she is going to be very outgoing and silly


Daddy feeding her some nannas and cereal for lunch... Mmmmm!

All done... What a messy girl!

We did a lot of cleaning this afternoon and Tom was very proud of his clean table. So what if I have hoarding tendencies and we haven't been able to eat at the kitchen table in 2 month. I have been busy, okay!

Patiently waiting for her good night bootle after her good night bath. What a big girl.

The Blog is Back!

We really missed Tom last weekend. He had to do 3 days this month so he left last Thursday night and got home Sunday night.

Daddy got home just as Kennedy was getting out of the bath tub. She was so happy to see him.

Yesterday Kennedy fell asleep while she was watching Clifford the Big Red Dog with Daddy. Riley wanted to make sure that no one bothered her. Too bad Mommy made her get down. :(

She was up really late last night. We talked to Mom and Dad on Skype and then she decided she wanted to stay up and play for a while. It was 8:45 before I decided to just go lay her in bed and she finally went to sleep.

Playing is just so tiring! She had so many things to play with she got all tuckered out! She is just too cute when she sucks her thumb when she is sleeping.

Nap time with her blankie from Aunt Karen. We got a nice surprise in the mail the other day. Aunt Karen sent her a really cute crocheted blanket. It is so soft and cuddly.

After bath time. Playing with her toes. It's crazy how she is learning all these new things. She just found her feet and she loves grabbing them and trying to suck on her toes. What a goof!

Our little smiley girl in her Sunday dress. She has such a good time playing on the floor with mommy.

Mallory's Shower

Sunday night I headed into Colo with Kennedy and dad so that we could go to Mallory's bridal shower. I won't be able to make it to her wedding so I wanted to make sure that I was there for her shower. We had a good time and everyone got to love on Kennedy a little more before we had to go home.



Hanne giving Kennedy her good night bottle. It's so weird to see Hanne with Kennedy. It seems like not that long ago I was up in Wisconsin staying with Donna for a week helping take care of her when she was just a little baby about Kennedy's age. I guess that is what Donna must have felt like when I was up there.

Mallory and Sydni playing a shower game. Mallory won!

Great Grandma Kaufman. Kennedy was having a great time playing on Great Grandma's lap. She was laughing and hamming it up for everyone.

Grandma and Grandpa got Kennedy up early on Monday morning so she would sleep in the car. They did a really good job keeping her awake but there was only so much they could do. She lasted until about 15 min before we left but it still worked because she was a good little girl the whole way home.

The next day.

After the wedding, everyone that spent the night at the hotel got up and ate breakfast together. We all gathered in our conference room and spent the morning catching up.


Cuddling with Great, Great Aunt Donna.

Uncle James and Gwynnie. Gwynnie loves her baby Kennedy!

Joy, Lily and Daisy getting some baby time before they headed back to Ames.

Great Grandma and Grandpa Kennedy with Uncle Jewel.

Drew and Kendra's wedding

Drew and Kendra were married on May 29, 2010. We had so much fun all day long; from getting our hair done, taking pictures, witness their marriage, and the reception! Congratulations Drew and Kendra. Welcome to the family Kendra!


Sisters! Getting our hair done before the wedding. Kendra was so happy and bubbly all day long. She looked beautiful!

The happy couple! They couldn't stop smiling at each other all day. They are so cute!

What a nice looking group of kids!

Pretty baby! Giving mommy some loving before the ceremony.

Water Baby

Memorial Day weekend we headed up to Iowa for Drew and Kendra's wedding. We left Thursday night when Tom got off from work and drove through the night. We pulled into Mom and Dad's around 8:30am on Friday. Friday afternoon we headed down to Pella for the rehearsal and got a little pool time in before we had to head over there.


Kennedy just loves bath time so I knew she was going to love being in the pool.

Her first swim. She was having a good time kicking and splashing around!

So Much Fun!

Fun in the pool with cousin Gwynnie and Aunt Kimmy.

2 weeks ago...

Kennedy has been such a playful little girl lately. She really enjoys discovering all the things her toys can do.


Playing with her rings on her swing.

Shirley and Riley enjoying the nice weather. Chillin' on the back porch.

She has so much energy. She absolutely loves bouncing in her bouncy seat. She really gets this thing going up and down.