Career Day

Kendall had career day on October 30th. She wants to be an artist when she grows up.

Our House

Here's some pics of our house that took us forever to move into!! The weekend we moved, Kendall got the flu and then I got the flu so it was pretty miserable, but we survived. I've been busy putting up blinds and I'm trying to figure out what to do with these cream colored walls....yuck. I bought a couch - a white couch - yes, I'm crazy. And a new tv - but there's so much more to buy (gulp). Kendall is trying to figure out what to do with her bedroom, playroom and bathroom. Mostly I'm trying to steer her away from hot pink and lime green paint colors....

Our house is in a fabulous location - I'm 30 minutes to everywhere which I love. And we're near this cute little historic district - Woodstock Downtown - which has great restaurants and a little 'city' vibe and, to top it all off, our fave breakfast restaurant is opening soon. I was expecting immediate buyer’s remorse because it took me soooo long to find a house I liked, and then it took us so long to move in here that I couldn't even remember why I picked the house! But, it's the little things like walking into my laundry room and all the counter space I have in the kitchen that remind me why we chose this place to be our home. We did have to give up a few things, like a yard, but I think that's a pretty fair exchange for having good coffee and pancakes less than 2 miles away.

basement

"backyard" and deck

Kitchen

dining room/living room

front door/foyer

Hula Hula!!

My kid seriously cracks me up. Here is the one and only Kendall Grace hula hooping. That's my mom shouting and laughing in the background ;-)

Soccer - Spring 2009

Soccer pictures! Kendall scored 4 goals this season (3 of those in one game!). Her team only won two games, but we had a good time and made some awesome new friends.

Spring Break 2009 - Video

I just found this video of Kendall from the beach. I can't wait to play this at her high school graduation party ;-)

Not much to report. Soccer has officially ended. We're off to swimming lessons next and then we'll start soccer or cheerleading in the fall. I finally have Kendall registered for kindergarten - I can't believe she is going to be in REAL school! I'm going to have to really work on our morning routine. We're late to Prek every morning - we're just not morning people. But, apparently you can't be late for kindergarten...eek! We're still on the house hunt, hope to have that wrapped up by August. I'll upload some soccer pics soon.

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!