Spring Break 2009

We spent spring break in Okaloosa Island, FL this year. It was a beautiful beach! The condo we rented was right off the water and you could hear the ocean waves as you fell asleep at night! Kendall had sooo much fun digging through the sand and even met another little girl to play with. I literally sat on the beach for 3 days and didn't move - it was great. Can't wait till next year!

I'm FIVE!

Kendall turned 5 on April 3rd - totally crazy - it feels like I just brought her home from the hospital. I remember the day clearly. I attempted to play a trick on my aunt by pretending to be in labor when my mom and I picked her up from work on April 2, 2004. Well, the joke was inevitably on me because about an hour after I revealed my prank I began to have REAL contractions. Fast forward 20 hours later and Kendall Grace Smith introduced herself to the world! She was absolutely beautiful (I'm not biased at all) and had big gray eyes. I remember being disappointed by how very little hair she had - I thought all the heartburn I had would amount to a huge mop of hair on her head - old wives tale for sure! And she was so wiggly in my arms so I nicknamed her 'noodle' which I still call her sometimes and she'll say "Why do you call me noodle?" Kendall loves for me to tell her about the day she was born and I love telling the story to her. I can't believe 5 years have passed already.

Kendall, Madison & Gabe

For Kendall's birthday we went to Benny's Bear Factory where Kendall and her friends built bears and 'adopted' them.

The M&M cake was Kendall's idea!