Kennedi's 1st Halloween and a few days before...

Hey everyone, its been a little while since I have updated the blog so this one maybe a little long but there are a lot of cute pictures of Kennedi to put in here...

These first two are added because I LOVE the dress she is wearing. This was a great find at a consignment shop that I often stop by. I rarely walk out of there without something for one of the kids in hand! She looked so cute dressed up for church in the dress with her little tights.

This past week Kennedi turned 12 weeks old. I have put some pictures that I took on Thursday (the actual day we got to celebrate the 12 week mark). We also got her 3 month pictures taken on Thursday. I can't wait to go back on Monday to view them. I am just worried on how much our purchase if going to cost us! It is so hard to go in there and NOT buy every picture they took. At least Chris will be there to help me decide what pictures to add to the collection.

This was also Kennedi's first Halloween. Of course she was so into it. At first Chris and I were not really planning on doing a whole lot. We were going to dress her up in her Auburn cheerleader outfit but then with Auburn not doing so great we thought we should make her first Halloween something better. We were actually doing some Christmas shopping the other day and we ran into what is now her costume. It was so cute, its a size 6-9 month so I thought she was going to swim in it. I was surprised when I got her home and it fit pretty well, it was a little big but nothing like I expected. We did not go to a lot of houses. We went to Kennedi's Aunt Karen's house but when we were sitting in the driveway we found out they were not home at the moment. So we took pictures in front of their house to prove we were there and headed to my other sister Barbie's house. Kennedi got lots of candy while we were there. She loved every bite of it too!! I think Reese's are her favorite so far! She is just like her mommy! Our last stop for the night was at Grandma and Papa's house where once again she got some candy!! I think she is set on candy for a little while. Here are some pictures of Kennedi throughout the day on her first Halloween. costume.

With Kennedi turning 12 weeks old this week it means that it is time for me to go back to work. My dreaded day is Monday and I hate to say it but I am not looking forward to it at all. I really hope that I will get used to leaving her behind. I think it is going to be extra hard (or I will feel extra guilt) because I stayed home with the boys but I also feel like I have to try to get out there again and work some. She will be in good hands next week and I am sure she will be spoiled! OK enough about all that.

I don't know how many times I have heard that Kennedi looks just like her daddy, I have to agree with them to an extent. I found the one picture of her and I as newborns that looked alike but have trouble seeing it in person. It is very hard to get past the cheeks that her and her daddy has. I came across this picture the other day and wanted to post it (its cute)....

of course it's cute... IT'S ME!! I think that maybe Kennedi is a really good mix of both of us but there are some pictures where its scary how much she looks like me! When she starts to crawl i will have to get a picture of her like the one above and really compare them!

Well I think I have rambled on long enough. I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween!

Tara and Chris

Kennedi and her 2 month check

This morning brought us to the pediatrician's office, it was time for Kennedi's two month well check (and that means shots).



Her stats were:

weight: 12 lbs 3 oz

length: 23 1/2 inches



She is growing great!! she has gained 4 lbs since her 1 week check and grown 3 inches. I guess I can not complain!!



Chris went with me (thank God) so when ti was time for her shots I was able to walk out of the room and let him deal with it. I do not do well when I see her get needles. It makes me so upset. I stood out of the room and counted the three screams and knew the three shots were all over. She did great!! Cried for about 2-3 minutes and then fell asleep for a few hours.



We go back for her 4 month in December.... that is when we will also start solids (that is just around the corner).....



Well until next time....



Tara

A Typical Saturday

Well, this Saturday started out like many others..... Avery had yet another football game this week. Wow was I impressed with the progress he has made on the field. He is really proving that you do not have to be big to play football, just smart and aggressive. Maybe the $5.00 a tackle deal that Chris made with him helps a little too. As of right now we owe Avery 15.00 for this game and 10.00 for last weeks. Avery plays defense (on the line... I think it was nose guard) and he was directly across from a kid that was HUGE... OK I am so not exaggerating on this, this boy was taller and much heavier than I am!! I was very nervous when I saw this and for a few moments really wished that Avery would take up swimming or tennis or something like that. It did not take long for me to get back into the football excitement (and still hoping that Avery would figure a way to go UNDER the guys legs to escape being killed). Avery did a great job taking his man out of the play, going around him and then going in for the ball and getting those tackles! I was so proud of him!!

Avery walked off the field once again with a huge smile on his face and another check in the win column.... we won 12-0. He is still not liking practices (but who really does) but LOVES game days. I am not sure what he will do next fall (he talks about going back to soccer, staying with football or playing lacrosse)... with Avery you don't know until last minute... This summer, before sign ups, he went back and forth between football and soccer. He chose football so he could be like his big brother who also decided to play.

Moving on... after the game Chris, Conner, Avery, Kennedi and I headed to Auburn for the game (one we thought was in the bag). Conner and Avery had a great time tailgating (before and after the game) as did Chris and I. I can not say the same for the game itself... I am going to leave that alone!! Hopefully one of these days Auburn will pull through and win a game that we should win. If not.. I guess there is always next year!!

I guess that is all since I do not want to get into commenting on the game. I want to keep this blog kid friendly!!

Have a great one!

Tara

pumpkin patch....

Friday the boys were off of school for a teacher work day so after a lot of thought we decided on going to a pumpkin patch and corn maze. I had been doing a lot of research on the Internet the past week on one to go to that we would all like. I knew that Conner and Avery were out of the pumpkin patch stage and would absolutely loathe heading out to one for the day and i knew that Kennedi would not remember ever going to one but I had to have my yearly pumpkin pictures. Exactly what I thought, when I found one and mentioned it to the boys they were so not excited at all. They were troopers and came along for the fun anyway. I had the thought that if I could just get them there then they would see the fun but also realistic to the fact that they may be miserable. Whew I am so glad with the outcome.
We decided to take the trip over to McDonough, Ga to Southern Belle Farms. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a pumpkin patch/corn maze. family fun day!! When we went to pay to get in (with my coupons in hand) we were told that the cow in the goat pen had just given birth about an hour before and was still not walking. OK I am a city girl so I have never seen a cow that was just birthed! I was more excited then the kids I think. We sat and watched the calf for a few minutes and while we were there she (or he) got up and walked.

After that we headed to the corn maze. This maze was huge..... here it is...

it was divided into 3 sections (easy, med and hard). We did the easy one first of course and had trouble finding our way through!! we got smart for the other 2 trails and took a picture of the maze and we were able to navigate somewhat with that. Our legs were TIRED after walking through all of that!
There was so much to do at this place, we shot corn in the corn shooters, rode the pedal bikes, raced the ducks and played in the corn pit (its like a ball pit but filled with corn... off the cob of course). Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the pig races.... that was hilarious and kinda fun to watch.
We ended the day with a hayride around the farm and some pictures in the pumpkin patch. It was so much fun and when we left with both boys saying they wanted to go back next year. I was shocked with their reaction to the place.... It is really a great place to spend the day and worth every penny that it costs to get in.
Here are some more pictures from our family day on Friday!.... enjoy.
Avery shooting a corn cob...

Conner's turn...

Conner CAN NOT take a serious picture!!

Children of the corn...

Children of the corn.... part 2

children of the corn.. part 3



waiting for the pig races to start...




pumpkin patch kid...

Kennedi's first pumpkin...

A huge step!!

Wow... 9 weeks old already... Its been a fun week!! Kennedi is really smiling and reacting to things now. She is so cute. I sat with her in my arms just a little while ago and was sticking out my tongue at her and she was watching me and then started to do the same thing. It was too cute.... Chris thought it was entertaining too, he was laughing at us. She is really starting to learn to move any way she can. She starts out on her play mat looking at everything above her and ends up on the carpet beside the play mat. I am not sure how she does it but she gets there.

Last night was a HUGE night for Kennedi!!! It was the first night that she SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!! I don't mean most of the night she was asleep but I mean we put her down at 11pm and she did not wake up AT ALL until 7:45am!! SWEET!! I woke up at 6:30 and had to think about if I had gotten up in the middle of the night to feed her or not. I really thought that maybe I was just so tired that I didn't remember it. Then I thought for a minute and realized that, no, I didn't see any of my new (old) favorite show, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. It took a few minutes to sink in and then Chris went in to check on her and make sure all was well. He came back into the room and said the blanket was over her head. But she was fine and that he was not about to move the blanket and wake her up. So I then got up and moved the blanket... like I would be able to get back to sleep if I didn't! We then realized that she had moved down in her crib. What a night!!

Conner came home from practice today and started to play with Kennedi until she spit up on him. Then he turned and called her "juice box". I did not hear him the first time so I asked him what he said and he told me.... then he added... because when you squeeze her she spits up! HA HA Leave it to Conner!

Avery had practice tonight and came home excited! He was told that he was going to be on first string defense!! Avery is proving that you do not have to be big to play football. He said the two smallest boys on the team were put on first string because they were getting into the plays and tackling. I cant wait to see him in the game Saturday. We owe him ten dollars from last weeks game, I wonder how much in the hole we will be after this weeks.

Well its time to relax a little bit, there is no school tomorrow and we are hoping to hit a pumpkin patch and corn maize....

have a great Friday!!

Tara and Chris