The Catch Up Post

There has been A LOT going on with our family hence my being M.I.A for several weeks. We've had house projects, rental property projects and yard projects, Kendall projects, as the pictures will show, and baby news. Our new little person is scheduled to arrive late February early March so we are very excited. I am feeling more like myself and getting a little energy back....I was SO tired.

Kendall is talking like crazy; no sentences yet but each day several new words. It's really neat. Today at lunch she sat there and pointed out my head, nose, eyes, mouth and ears. We are a pro at our alphabet, but mommy really needs to get K caught up on her numbers. We only know a few. 2 years old is just around the corner for our little girl. We can't believe it!


Falling asleep with my hand in the Cheez-It bag

Yummy, grape Popsicle

Swimming to beat the ridiculous heat

Look what I found in my daddy's closet.....

I'm wearing his boots. See I'm signing and saying boots!!!

Helping my mommy make chocolate pudding

Washing the pudding off

I'm the Big Sister!!!

Kendall likes to point to the sonogram and say "Baby". When asked 'is that your baby' she replies "Yeah". When asked ' do you want that baby to live with us she replies "Yeah".....sure you do Kendall.

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!!!! :-)

Drumming - Splashing - Up & Down

We have had a jam packed summer and it has just started. We've been trying to stay cool and occupied now that Kendall's doesn't sit still. We have been going to the pool and our neighborhood splash park were Kendall makes all kinds of friends.

Last weekend Troy and I went to a nice dinner with his his parents and brothers and their wives. The food was amazing and so was the wine! Then we drove around town in a limo and went dancing getting got home at 2am. The next day we had a Griffis Family BBQ. Kendall loves playing with her cousins especially because she gets to play with their toys...this time it was drums and piano! She may have musical inclinations unlike me ;-)
















Kendall practicing her up & down. We can say down, but with Up we aren't quite there yet.