Maui-Wowi

I would have written sooner but I've been having blog difficulties, but I'm back up and running now. We had an amazing time in Maui. We met my parents, Jon, Lou, my aunt and uncle Lapachet and cousins plus their significants in paradise. We had a great time. Swimming in the pool and ocean, site seeing on the road to hana, snorkling, hiking, boogie boarding and eating yummy food...you name it we did it. Troy even took a helicopter ride around Maui; I opted out as I've been in a helicopter before and almost got sick many times during that flight. Kendall had a blast too; she loved her some Uncle Jon and Aunt Lou. She thought the ocean was great but not so much the sand...she wouldn't touch it. She is very particular what touches her feet. Best of all, we had babysitters coming out our ears. It was a wonderful vacation. I'm ready for another one!!!! :-)

What's New With You

It's been quite a while since I made a post. We have been busy. We visited my parents for two weeks, had a family photo shoot, a Cake Smashing Photo Shoot, caught up with friends and family, visited my brother and his wife Laurie at their home in the Bay Area, went to my girlfriend; Meredith Felde Hoffman's wedding, threw K her first birthday party, and had her 1 year check up with the doctor.

Kendall is 30 inches long and weighs 18.9 lbs. She's a lean, mean fighting machine! She has 5 teeth with more on the way. She is cruising, saying Dada, Momma, Uh-oh, baby and tons of other things I can't understand but love to hear. She is extremely active and wants to walk so badly but doesn't quite have the balance down yet. This means that Troy and I have to help her walk everywhere because she doesn't want to crawl and wants to do it on her own. She dropped a nap this week and is now down to one...upside is that though she is sleeping less during the day she goes to bed earlier at night. Bye bye 9-9:30pm...hello 7:30pm. She is really branching out on her foods as well which is really fun. I am in the process of weaning her which is interesting...not as easy as I thought it was going to be. Why did I think it was going to be easy?!?!

We had a great time at Mere & Kevin's wedding. It was so beautiful. The bride looked stunning and the gang had a great time catching up. Everyone got their groove on especially Troy. Mere got asked if she hired dancers as my husband proceeded to take over the dance floor when "Billy Jean" was played by the DJ. We had such a good time that we all decided to meet up after for a nightcap. Now that we all have kiddos...we don't get out much. We all lasted about a half hour and then called it a night. We were exhausted and had to be ready to get up with the kids at the crack of dawn :-).


The Lovely Bride and Groom -Kevin & Meredith Hoffman

Josh & Amy Elson

Lisa & Tyson Kunst

Troy & Tyson BFF (Lisa and I should have never let those two sit together)

Jimmy & Jenny Williams

Troy & I

Uncle Jon & Kendall saying goodbye

Grandma Lap & her granddaughter

Kendall taking a bath in Grandma & Grandpa Lap's kitchen sink

What's that your eating Kendall? Looks like an orange popsicle

What are you doing eating a popsicle?

Sure looks like you are enjoying it

No wonder you are buds with Grandpa Lap...this explains a lot

Golfing with Grandpa

Kendall & Grandpa Lap riding the bouncing firetruck

Are you having fun at the park Kendall?

You and your silly faces!

One man band

This is a video of Kendall climbing my parents stairs. Babies are amazing. How to they know how to climb stairs...this is K's first stair climbing experience. Praise the Lord we have a one story house!

Visit to Grandma and Grandpa Lap's

Two Saturday's ago, Kendall and I got back from a 10 day visit with my family in CA. We had a great time. Kendall had a blast with the Grandparents as always. We visited with the usual suspects - G & G Lap, Great Grandma Digi who by the way Kendall just loves to smile at, Uncle Jon & Aunt Lou, girlfriends from high school, family friends, met up with two friends from when I lived/worked in DC, and a friend I use to work with at Hutchins Street Square. We went shopping, to the park, on walks, had play dates, went to a baby shower and did tons of other things that are escaping me at the moment.

Kendall came back with several new things from CA:
-Went with 1 tooth, came back with 3
-She is saying Dada like crazy; hasn't associate it with Troy yet but working on it
-Speed demon of crawling and increased her distance and stamina
-Now is my little side kick crawling after me everywhere I go around the house; I love it!
-Now likes snacks and likes to put them in her mouth herself
-Loves to have books read to her especially ones about monkeys. K also loves to turn the page and is patient to wait until she is told to turn it.
-Has learned to stand up in her crib and then drop and bounce up on her bottom

It's amazing to see how much of what Troy and I say that she really understands. It blows my mind! Babies are so smart.

The day K and I got back from CA, Cousin Ashlee and Grandma G watched her that evening while Troy and I went to a friends wedding. They had an old photo booth there were Troy and I had a great time taking some crazy pictures that I have now proudly displayed on our frig. The day before K and I left for CA, Troy and I went on a double date with our great friends, Rolando and Shandra. They have twins so the four of us lived it up at the Jack Johnson Concert. We had such a great time. It's so nice to spend time with friends.

Kendall, Caleb & Baker humoring me for a picture. What sweeties!

Audrey & Kendall having some girl time

Moms and Daughters: Lisa & Audrey, Me and Kendall

Goofing around with Grandpa Lap


Kendall and Uncle Jon playing at the park



Grandma Lap, who's swinging hirer me or you?

Aunt Laurie~ that's my hat!

See it fits me a little better than you.

New fun toy for Kendall to play with when she visits G&G Lap


We got to meet Isaac Horton for the fist time.

Issac and his mommy, Christie. We met up for yogurt.

Grandma Lap trying to entertain K while I visit with Christie

Kendall was exhausted after our visit

Good Morning Camera!

Spending time with Aunt Lou & Uncle Jon before they had to go home