a little bit of this and a little bit of that

in what started as an attempt at getting 2 year pictures, i have come to conclusion that i need to accept the fact that i am never going to "always get a good shot". Uncooperative is not even the word when it comes to trying to get kennedy to stand still for five seconds, let alone smile. as a result, i am going with the excuse that even though she may not be smiling (mother) it is still a good picture. ;-)

things around the house are about the same. next week is my last week of classes for this quarter so to say i am looking forward to the break would be an understatement. i added a specialization to my master's degree; forensic counseling. it was really a no-brainer... two extra classes and i add a specialization... needless to say, i signed the forms pretty quickly! ;-)

and alas, a smile-- even if she was not looking at the camera.  ;-)

trying to get a good picture for christmas...

Happy Birthday Kennedy!

we celebrated and partied it up on kennedy's birthday. we had a slew of family and friends come to town to help us get down. somehow, i managed to not get a very good shot of K on her big day. i am blaming the stress of leaving for minnesota! ;-)

this is ethan rockin' away and a great shot of ada and megan

this is megan and kennedy dancing and playing with the bubbles. i think of all the miscellaneous

stuff i bought, the bubble machine was by-far the best!

kennedy and megan sharing some yummy bacon early in the morning. these two were like peas and carrots!

aunt marci and uncle robbie giving k lots of sugar...

this shot turned out really good. megan is turning two on the 15th of this month and i am going

 to blow this up and give it to ada.

wordless wednesday...

all from scratch...

thomas decided he would make a pinata for kennedy's birthday. i will be the first to admit that I really didn't help all that much. to be totally honest, i put about 15 minutes into it, and made sure to capture it on camera!

when he first mentioned making a pinata, i wasn't sure how it would turn out. i googled "pinata and paper mache" and instantly had 20+ websites telling me how to do it.

see, here is where I helped for a few minutes and then made sure to document it so when thomas said i didn't help, i could prove him wrong! ;-)

i think the finishing touches took the longest to complete. it took three layers of paper mache and then two additional days to dry. it held $40 bucks worth of candy-- which reminded me that every year candy will be super cheap b/c of halloween. lucky for us!

the birthday girl got the first whack at it... then we let the kids hit it in order of their age. it worked out really well b/c the oldest boy, Daniel, got the last whack and then the candy came falling down. it is something that we will do for all of kennedy's birthdays in the future. ;-)