I just laugh....

Yes- Kendall lately has really wanted to have an opinion on her attire. Notice how she put on her headband. Hilarious!!This cracks me up because she was wearing her hat backwards just like Daddy and sunglasses in the house.

And this morning, I told her "Don't test me Missy" and she looks at me and says "Okay Missy, I won't test you." Have I told you how much I love 2 1/2 year olds??!!!

Kendall's 1st Gymnastics class

Sorry--no pics, but I'll bring the camera next time.

Kendall had her 1st gymnastics class this morning at the Metroplex Gymnastics center here in Allen. It was awesome and she did a great job. Well, besides the initial clinging to my leg for the warm up, she loved it. There were only 3 kids in the class so she got a lot of individualized attention. The teacher started the class with songs and tossing a bean bag in a circle. Kendall wasn't quite warmed up to all of this and didn't participate too much until she was allowed to get on the equipment. The gym has toddler sized uneven bars and balance beam, so she absolutely loved playing on those. There also was had an obstacle course set up and she fell right into rhythm. At the end of class, the teacher got the kids together again for bubble time and songs. Then, they got stamps on the hands for having a good day. So, for her 1st time going, I was pretty impressed with how she did and look forward to going back.

Look at her go....

Kendall on her big wheel shouting "Happy Mother's Day, Mommy!" Awwww....that's my girl.

Well I tried.....

....to get a picture of Kendall and Jace together. Here's how it played out.... Starts out OK with the above and below pics...

Below, Kendall's saying "Cheese" but she is clearly more interested in the yellow tube Jace is chewing on.

Ok...it's over. Kendall's already checked out and Jace is looking confused. :~)

Not sure if Kendall's about to kiss or bite his head. That's the end of that. We'll try again later.

Nate's Birthday

What a fun weekend! We travelled to Georgia for Cousin Nate's 1st birthday party. Jimmy was on his annual Orlando business trip, so it made for a perfect getaway for us, so we wouldn't big ol' Texas by ourselves. Aunt Kim and Uncle Brad planned the cutest "farm" themed party to celebrate Nate's big day. The kids had so much fun swimming, and Kendall showed some "cousinly" love by helping Nate enjoy his birthday cake.

Look at little man loving the water. Kendall filling up the pool at Nate's house

Jace got his 1st tooth

Yes, he got his 1st bottom tooth this morning. He's been a gnawing machine and I could feel it under the surface the past few days, Then today it made its appearance. It was a challenging night; he was up about 4 times crying, but we got a tooth out of it. :~)
Tomorrow, we are flying to Georgia for Nate's 1st birthday. Kendall is so excited! Jimmy happens to be making his annual trip to Orlando for work, so it worked out perfectly for us to make a weekend trip home for his birthday! I can't believe it's been a year since "Peanut" was born. We can't wait to see you! (I just have to get my Twizzlers ready for the plane ride. :~)

Jace's Funny Faces

Mr. Bright Eyes

Is that the sweetest face?!

Oops!

Playing before bedtime

More Easter Pics

What did Jace love best about his basket???

When we asked Kendall what she wanted for Easter, she would say "Candy Apple." We couldn't figure out where she got this from but look what the Easter Bunny left her. :~) This was a labor of love. I couldn't find candy apples anywhere, so Jimmy and I made them.

Kendall loved the Bunny. :~)

Kendall's Preschool Easter Program

Jimmy, Jace, and I went to see Kendall in action today at her school's Easter program. It was absolutely precious! She sang "Jesus Loves Me" like a champ. Sorry for the blurry video. We took a lot of other short videos but this was the least blurry of all of them. BUMMER!!

And I love how right in the middle of the song, she tries to get the little boy next to her on track. That's my girl!! :~)

Kendall with her friend Riley and Mrs. Keller

Kendall's Dentist Visit

First off, I am so disappointed I didn't bring my camera to her appointment, so I don't have any pics to post. So, the past few days, I've been playing it up to Kendall how exciting her 1st dentist exam is going to be and how they'll use a cool toothbrush to clean her teeth. And they'll even use this super neat camera (x-ray) to take a picture of her tooth (the one that's broken). But although I was outwardly acting that way towards her, I was dreading it. I kept remembering the x-ray fiasco last year when Kendall first broke her tooth!!! Not fun!!!

So, Kendall, Jace, and I head into the office and this sweet hygenist greets us. She showed Kendall "Al The Alligator" and how much Al loved to have his teeth brushed. She let Kendall practice brushing his teeth. Then, she began Kendall's cleaning and Kendall was an absolute dream, following all the hygenists directions to a "T". Kendall let her clean her teeth very thoroughly and even wanted to do it on her own when she was finished. (Maybe the "marshmallow paste" as the hygenist called it really tasted good.)

So, next is X-rays....dun, dun, dun..... all I can say is it was a breeze!! She sat perfectly still, I didn't even have to assist the hygenist, and they used an actual handheld x-ray "gun" to take the pictures. Boy, was I impressed with how easy this process was!

One last thing...her front broken tooth is a bit of a concern b/c of the amount of enamel that is gone from it being broken. The dentist says we aren't going to do anything to it unless it starts to abscess which is likely because of how grey it has become in the past few weeks. So, if that happens, it will need to be pulled. As of now, I just have to monitor it. So, no biggie!

And one more "one last thing".... here's a bit of our conversation today before nap:
Kendall: I want to wash my baby's hair.
Me: Well, the baby is bald and doesn't have any hair to wash.
Kendall: The baby's bald???
Me: Yes, when you have no hair on your head, you are bald.
Kendall: Baby needs to see the doctor.

So, if you are reading this and you are bald, you might want to go see your doctor. :~)