Little Tikes Dream!

It's here! Grandpa Jim and Daddy picked up the new playset and brought it home tonight! Kennedy was in heaven! :) Be prepared for photo overload!

Jeff's friend was going to throw away the Radio Flyer tricycle below b/c the rear wheel had been run over. So Jeff took it, ordered a new wheel, and it is good as new! Kennedy is a tad too short for it right now, but she still loved it and kept saying "Its MY bike!"

And.....Jeff and I both ordered new running shoes. And mine came today!!!! So now I have a really good reason to get back into running! I can't wait to try them out this weekend! There is nothing like a new pair of shoes!

Garage Sale Season Has Begun!!!!

Anyone who knows me well know that I love a good bargain! And where else can you find amazing bargains but Garage Sales!?!?! Since Kennedy was born I have become a PRO at hitting the right sales! I go through the classifieds the night before and have a "map" of where we are going! This weekend was great but next weekend will be even better! It is our home associations garage sale and it is HUGE!!!

This weekend all three of us hit the sales and Kennedy and Daddy got some goodies! Kennedy got some Disney princess dress up outfits and some play jewelry! She would put every piece on, say "I pretty?!" and then take every piece off. And repeat it! We also found an outdoor, Fisher Price basketball hoop and we only paid $3!!!! It is still a tad bit tall for Kennedy, but if she stands on the deck stairs she can reach!! Jeff found a power washer and only paid $10 for it! But it has rained so much he hasn't been able to try it out! But the best buy was a Little Tikes backyard playground for Kennedy! It is in excellent condition! It has tunnels, a look out area and 2 slides! We haven't been able to pick it up yet due to the rain, but I will show you all a photo when we get it! We were also able to hit the park which is ALWAYS a huge hit!

While at the park, I asked her if she could sit on the rocks so I could get her picture. She said "Yes!" and here is the shot I got!!! And no, I didn't pose her - she came up with this herself!Saturday night our neighboor had her high school graduation party. We had a lot of fun chatting with the neighbors and enjoying the outdoors! Kennedy was able to "jump" on the trampoline with the big kids! She thought she was hot stuff!

Saturday was National Scrapbook Day. After Kennedy went down for the night I was able to make a card and write out the journaling to one layout. I hope all my scrappy friends had a day filled with ink, glue and Bazzill!!!

I also want to take a moment to jot down a few cute things Kennedy has said and done this weekend!

• When she needs her diaper changed she used to say "I stinky " This weekend it turned into "I stinky winky!" Hmmm....could this mean she is ready for potty training?! ;)
  
• When asking her usual questions of "I honey, Mommy?" "I good guhl, Mommy?" she decided to throw in "Mommy, I smart?"
• While in the check out line at the grocery store she decided to belt out at the top of her lungs The Wiggles song "Fruit Salad!"
• She was very interested in the baking and helped with lots of stirring. And sometimes we would blurt out "Bate, bate, chocolate!" from Dora the Explorer!
• Friday night she ate two entire pieces of corn on the cob. She is a true Midwestern girl!

And finally, today at daycare Kennedy ran into the corner of a table. She got her first black eye! I am honestly surprised it hasn't happened sooner! She is a TOTAL dare devil!!

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Have a wonderful week everyone!!!!

Deanna Rose Children's Farm

A little over a week ago we went to Deanna Rose Children's Farm. I have been meaning to share the photos but just finally got around to it! Kennedy had a blast and is not afraid of ANY animal whatsoever!!! I think we will be making many trips there this summer!
Nothing else too exciting here. Here is a little recap of my last few days:

• I called the cops yesterday on some guy who was driving next to me drinking a beer. They had me follow him until they pulled him over! {Citizen's arrest!!!!!} I just will not tolerate people who drive under the influence.
• Kennedy got locked in the van yesterday with the keys inside. While picking her up from daycare, she and Jada were playing in the front seats pretending to drive while Debbie and I chatted. They must have hit the lock button on the doors. So we got ready to leave, I strapped Kennedy into her seat, closed the door and walked to the driver's door. Locked. My heart dropped and I almost panicked and freaked. But thank goodness my father-in-law is a locksmith! He was there in a flash to free Kennedy! I was more traumatized than Kennedy - she never knew anything was wrong!
• Not being a morning person AT ALL it was all the more astonishing that I was able to get up before work and go walking!!!! I am so proud of myself!
• While eating dinner on the deck this evening, Kennedy was making note of all the birds flying around. Then, out of nowhere, she made a pouty face and said "Shut up!" I almost fell out of my chair!!! I wanted to laugh but held it in and told her we didn't talk like that. Not 2 minutes later she commented on the noisy birds and told them to "shut up!" again! I think she must have picked this fun little phrase up from daycare because we really watch what we say around her! Either way, the look on her face and her seriousness were totally priceless!
  

Also thought I would share some silly photos of Kennedy playing in the yard. She loves to be clothesless, which is really too bad considering the ungodly amount of cute clothing her mother has gotten her! ;) She was having great fun throwing the basketball over the edge of the deck and then running all the way around to go get it. For those of you that haven't seen our back yard, she had to run pretty far!
Have a great day friends!

The latest....

Busy, busy, busy week around here!!!! I taught my first class at the Scrapbook Page on Monday! I was very pleased with how it turned out and all the gals left with a complete explosion box!

Work is always crazy this time of year - cramming to get the curiculum covered while preparing for final exams! Some sad news was that one of my former students whom I had in class for two years got himself in big trouble on Monday. He brought a gun to school and is now in juvenile detention. My heart breaks that this kid made such a horrible choice and now will pay dearly for it.

I started Weight Watchers this week with some cyber girlfriends! I have been exercising again and it feels great!! Wish us luck!

I was able to get one scrapbook page done this week! I used Dana's sketch for the Designer Diaries blog and lots of yummy Fancy Pants paper and chipboard. I also hand stitched the entire title - which took me longer than I care to share!!! Bunny Eggs are what Kennedy calls Easter Eggs! The layout is too lumpy to scan so I apologize for the not-so-hot photos of this one!

This weekend's weather has been PHENOMENAL!!!! Today we went to the Dog Park! It is always so much fun! You can see Kennedy trying to touch our dog Isabel after she went for a swim in the lake!

I also get the award this week for World's Luckiest Mom. I am *very* lucky I didn't burn our house down! I had a candle going on our kitchen countertop. Ya know, one of those Yankee type candles that are in a glass jar and smell so yummy? Well, while I was upstairs bathing Kennedy it somehow burned itself out, but also burned through/cracked the glass container, melted the countertop and started burning the wood under the counter!!! How in the world that happened I have no idea. But here is the proof!The spot is about the size of Jeff's fist to give you an idea.
Needless to say we will be getting new countertops soon!!!!

That's all for now! Feel free to leave me a note hello everyone! :)

Photos to Share!

Sunday was Grandma Shelly's birthday! So we had a fun little breakfast get together! I was able to grab some good shots of little Elijah and I just wanted to share them!!! :)

And I don't think I ever shared my latest scrappy news! I had another layout picked up by Scrapbook Dimensions! It was a Jenna Lynne hybrid layout and will be used in some "new" project the magazine has going on! Yippee!

Dade, a picnic and plants!!

We have been very busy having fun the last few days!!! So much to share and so little time! So I will make this brief and post again soon!

Our daycare provider, Debbie, has a son, Dade, who is a little person. He recently had to have surgery on both his legs. They were becoming very bowed so the doctors broke them and reset them straight. So Dade, a 6th grader, has been in double casts. He has been such a great sport about it all! Dade (and the entire family!) is a huge KU fan (notice the red and blue casts!). So Jeff worked out a surprise meeting for Dade just to let him know that we think he is one amazing young man! Dade thought Jeff was taking him out for dinner. Little did he know that he was also meeting 6 members of the KU basketball team! It was a huge surprise and they all had a blast!!!

Friday afternoon we went to Shawnee Mission Park for a picnic dinner! Kennedy was much more interested in playing than eating! While Jeff and I ate, Kennedy danced around with the table cloth singing "Skip to My Lou!" repeatedly! Then we played forever at the playground and went for a long hike! It was great fun!
Earlier in the week Kennedy and I went to pick out some flowers for the deck. She helped me choose the colors and types and helped me carry them around the store! When we got home she helped repot some - gosh this girl loves dirt!!!! And of course the best part of all was watering them! She got to use her brand new Princess watering can that she got for her birthday from Grandma Shelly! We had such fun watering the plants that we then had to water the bushes, the grass, the sidewalk, our feet....... :)
Tomorrow I will be teaching my first class at the Scrapbook Page! Wish me luck!!!

Backyard Adventure!

Isn't that lil guy cute?! While working in the backyard today I discovered this little tree frog sitting on our fence! It is the cutest thing!! Kennedy was quite taken with it!! She got her magnifying glass to get a closer look with Dad!!!

She was so brave! She wanted so badly to touch it so Daddy placed the frog on her hand. It climbed up her arm and across her back and she loved it! We followed it around the yard for nearly half an hour!
We sure hope it hangs around our yard all Spring and Summer!

Saturday Daddy andKennedy went to a birthday party for lil Sophia who turned one! There was a clown and lots of fun safari gear and goodies! I was so sorry I had to miss it! I was working a Make n Take at The Scrapbook Page. It was great fun! I was able to work on some layouts for an upcoming Summer class I will be teaching there. I am using a new line from Heidi Grace. My friend Michelle has been raving about all the Heidi Grace items and we finally got them in at The Page! Oh, they are delicious! I am very excited about this upcoming class! :)

Also, while talking to my mom this weekend, she mentioned how much she loved the picture of Kennedy below. It was taken by her amazing daycare provider, Debbie. Mom thinks that Kennedy looks SOOOO much like I did at her age!

So... I decided to look for some photos of me from that age. Turns out I don't have very many. But I scanned two below. Let me know what you think! Do we look alike? :)

Hope you all have a great week! And I hope that those of you getting snow begin to thaw out soon!!!!

Birthday Fun and the Easter Bunny!!!!

Busy, busy weekend!! Kennedy turned 2 last week so we had a big party this weekend! My family came down from Iowa and lots of friends came over! The kiddos had an Easter egg hunt and got TONS of candy!!! Kennedy thoroughly enjoyed eating her cake (that she picked out!) and opening her gifts! I think Aunt Kate may have given her what became her favorite gift! A new babydoll and a doll stroller!!! She also loved a game from Grandma and Grandpa Hunter called Elefun! I am suggesting it to all my friends who have toddlers!!! It was a great day!!!!!

Sunday we headed to church! Kennedy was so good during the service! We all came back home and Lindsay (my sister in law) and I made eggs, french toast and pancakes! Kennedy had another Easter Egg hunt! And Roxie the dog wanted in on the goods!!!!

I have to thank my friend, Michelle, for inspiring me to try a collage in Photoshop! I loved the one of her girl, Alyson so I really wanted to try! It wasn't as hard as I thought!! Thanks Michelle!


And this is my layout for the Designer Diaries blog! I am really pleased with how it turned out! I just love these photos of her! AND I love the Scenic Route yummies that I got from MaryCroppins.com!!!

Bunny Eggs

Before I forget, I wanted to take a moment to write down some funny things that Kennedy is currently saying!

• I like it! Water! I like it! Diggers! (I like it followed by whatever she likes!!!)
• Mommy - I honey? (I call her my honey so she wants to make sure she is still my honey!)
• I two! (holding up 2 fingers, usually!)
• Woo-woo!! (calling Isabel the dog)
• Aaahh boawd! Choo Choo! Chugga Chugga! (she breaks into this all the time, whether a train is near or not!)
• Mommy - I guh girl? (Am I a good girl?!)
• I yuh you! (I love you!)
• sauce sauce (applesauce)
  

And here are some photos from this weekend's Easter Egg Hunt!!!! She is still talking about bunny eggs!!!!!

And here is my latest....using the YUMMY Scenic Route from MaryCroppins!