Too much fun

Apparently we just had too much fun this weekend. This picture is from the third time today that Kenna has fallen asleep while she was playing. She didn't even let go of the duck that she was playing with!

We had a blast this weekend with all of the family. Unfortunately, I was too busy being the 'hostess' to take any pictures. What you see above is what you get...sorry! All of the family that were here took tons of pictures so as soon as they get home and e-mail/post their pics I will upload them for you guys to see.

We are calling this our annual shopping and tanning extravaganza. The weather definitely cooperated this weekend as far as sunshine goes. Everyone got here about noon on Friday and we spent the afternoon at the Allen outlet mall and then had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (are you seeing a pattern here?). Saturday morning we hit Sam Moon and Kenna got to have her first experience with the craziness that goes along with that trip. We spent the afternoon at the pool and then had a cookout here at our house (once again, recall last weekend :). We all got to worship together this morning before everyone headed home.

At A&M, once you have done something twice, it is officially a tradition. I think I am definitely going to enjoy this tradition!!

Round Two

Last summer, for my grandmother's 80th birthday, we had a family celebration in Big D. Apparently everyone had so much fun that we are going for round two this weekend. Should be lots of shopping and pool fun. Can't wait until everyone gets here!!

Stay tuned for pics!

Hurricane Harbor

Yes, we went to Hurricane Harbor with a three month old...more about that later...

Thursday night, two of my sister's friends (and one baby) from Lubbock got to my house just in time for bed. I got up and went to work on Friday while they took care of Kenna. We met up at lunch and then hit the outlet mall...we had some shopping to do. I actually didn't buy that much, but Miss K did get a new dress. It is amazing to me how much more fun it is to shop for Kenna than for myself!! :) We left the outlet mall and headed to the Cheesecake Factory - yummy! And nobody even ordered cheesecake! We then went back home to feed the girls and get stuff ready for our Saturday adventure.

All of the spouses plus another couple arrived on Friday night. Counting my family, that was a total of ten adults and three girls under nine months under my roof. What fun!!

Saturday morning we loaded up the cars and headed to Hurricane Harbor. We wanted to get there early (when it opened) so maybe it would not be too crowded. We actually met another couple from Lubbock there as well.

This is why we went early - this is right before we left so it had gotten incredibly more crowded then it was when we got there at 10:30.
We all chipped in and rented a cabana. It worked out great for all the kiddos. We had a covered tent area with a large fan inside and they kept us stocked on ice and water. It was really nice to have a shaded, somewhat cool (I mean it was over one hundred yesterday) place to keep all of our stuff. We also got to spend some time people watching at the wave pool.
Kenna was still sleeping when we got to Hurricane Harbor so she got to finish her morning nap in her stroller with a fan just for her.

Once she woke up and ate, she was ready to hit the water! We found some floating swimsuits to use in the lazy river. She loved the lazy river. She would just kick and kick while we floated along. Of course, her daddy never let go so we never really tested how well the suit worked. We just wanted to have something extra to hold on to!!
Lathered in sunscreen and ready to go....

When lunchtime rolled around, we all headed out to the cars where we had coolers full of sandwich stuff stashed. It was nice to just sit in the shade and some AC while we ate.
We took advantage of the air conditioning in the cars so the girls could sleep. Kenna was sacked out. We stripped them down to their diapers so they could cool off a little bit.
It also appears that Miss K has officially found her thumb. Apparently (unbeknownst to me) she has done this a few times before...we'll have to see what happens with that!
After lunch, we put the girls back in their real swimsuits and hats and headed over to the kiddie area. They have a ride (for adults) where you can try to surf and all of the girls could sit in the shallow water (it is about 1-2 feet deep) and watch the guys attempt to surf.
Miss K and Abbye really enjoyed their little floats. Kenna's feet don't touch the bottom, obviously, and she would just kick and kick. I pretty much just sat on the bottom and kept her and her turtle floatie from floating away!

I L-O-V-E this picture...
Abbye and Kenna playing bumper floats
By the time we were ready to go home (about 5) the girls were completely worn out. They slept all the way home without making a sound and then slept for a little longer once we got there. We were really proud of them all...they did GREAT!! I don't think anybody ever threw a fit...
We let them sleep while we got hamburgers ready for supper and then we bathed them, fed them, let them play for just a little while, and then put them down for the night. I don't know who slept better last night...the babies or the adults!!

The group from Lubbock got up this morning and headed back west. They went to church with some college friends in Grapevine and then stopped at Cabela's before heading out. We had a blast with everyone and can't wait for them to come back. They even started laundry (sheets and towels) before they left!!

Kenna napped all through church this morning, but she woke up long enough to play with her Aunt Mercy at lunch!

And now, Miss K is back asleep. I guess we completely wore her out! I wonder how well she will sleep tonight..... :)

House full of fun

Dan, Kenna, and I have got to spend the week with some of my family here. My mom, grandmother, sister, and niece got here Monday night to spend some time with Miss K while I went to work and Daniel got to do some stuff around the house. Abbye and Kenna have had a lot of fun together and have spent a lot of time on the play mat together.

Kenna seemed to have a little more energy than Abbye the other night. (Of course, Miss K had an afternoon nap and A did not.) Kenna still wanted to play but Abbye just wanted to snooze.

We eventuallywanted to wake Abbye so we could feed her, but she was having none of that!
Gran had so much fun and tried to keep both babies in her arms as much as possible!

More play time...
Abbye made herself comfortable on the Boppy... she loves to arch her back and throw her arms back.

Here are a couple of videos Daniel made yesterday of the girls playing...I think they mostly just stared at him.



Mom and Gran left yesterday but Amy and Abbye are still here for a few more days. Amy's friends are headed this way to spend the weekend doing some shopping and such in Big D. They are all staying at my house so we should have some more stories and pictures soon!

Car Seat Blowout

This is what happens when your normally very regular (2-3 times a day) daughter goes almost three days without a dirty diaper....you have a massive blowout and everything gets stripped down to be cleaned...daughter included.

Daniel and Kenna went to visit his parents today and Miss K decided to empty everything out when they were almost home. By the time I got home from work, Daniel already had it all cleaned up and drying outside. We (maybe I should say he) had to take the car seat completely apart and then I had to go get the base out of the car and clean it up as well. Hopefully that won't ever happen again. Poor baby, no wonder she has been acting like her tummy hurt - she is pretty happy now!

Kenna and the firefly

My dad asked me last night if my computer was broken...sorry I haven't posted any pics of Miss K in awhile! I don't even know why it has taken this long to update.

Kenna has just recently gotten to where she like to play with her toys. She has laid on the play mat and tried to hit the things hanging down but has never really been interested in anything other than that. Last night, she discovered how much fun her toys can be. The wings on the little firefly crinkle when you move them and she just thought that was so much fun. The tummy will light up also but Kenna hasn't exactly figured out how to make that happen. She also loved being propped up on the boppy...she could see so much better. We had a praise baby dvd playing and she would occassionally look up and then turn her attention back to the toys.
Once she got tired of the boppy, she still didn't want to give up the firefly so we sat her up in the bumbo (so many interesting names for baby gear these days) and let her play some more.
Of course, she eventually wanted to taste the firefly...everything is going in her mouth these days!
The end of a yawn...time to take a little nap!

Miss K is so close to rolling over. She can make it from her back to her side but then she gets stuck. Apparently she and her daddy are practicing during the day. Hopefully we will have pictures of a succesful attempt soon.

Birthday Weekend Pics

Kenna and I had a great trip to Muleshoe this past weekend. My grandfather was very surprised that everyone was there to celebrate his birthday. We had a big dinner Saturday night with family and friends. Kenna even signed her own card for her PaPa before we left on Friday. (She grabbed hold of the pen herself and then we moved the card around...it seemed to work well) Saturday morning Abbye and Kenna dressed in their A&M onesies before we went to MaMa and PaPa's house to visit. They were just talking and talking to each other but stopped as soon as we started videoing.
Kenna and Abbye with the birthday boy.
Saturday night we took a picture of my grandfather and his granddaughters - Twyla, me, Amy

Kenna and Papa seemed to have a good conversation.
PaPa and two of his sisters
Twyla's son Lane found Kenna's bow and decided to try it on. Won't this make a great photo for a wedding video?!? Kenna is in the background making sure he does not run off with it forever!

My aunt and uncle Lary and Wanda were on the same flight as us yesterday and they were a lot of help. It is so much easier to get through an airport when you have other people around!

Kenna was so tired when we got home from her traveling weekend that she fell asleep an hour and a half earlier than normal. She just could not stay awake!