BALLOONS

This weekend we went to Grammy and Grampy's house for Grampy's 60th bday celebration! Kenna found the balloons and was immediately entertained for the afternoon, as were the rest of us! She is SUCH an entertainer (gee, wonder where she gets that??) and when she knows people are laughing at her or enjoying what she is doing, she'll do it more and more :) She's so funny!

We were lucky enough <-- enter sarcasm :) to get to bring the balloons home with us and Mackenna couldn't have been more excited! Her eyes were barely open the next morning and she was already holding on to all the balloons with her cheesy grin!

She even had to have them right next to her while she was eating her breakfast :) balloons in one hand and waffle in the other! Oh the little things in life!!!

Silly Minnie!

Mackenna is just adorable with her giant Minnie she got from Santa. Minnie's permanent resting spot is in Mackenna's chair that we keep in her room. Well now we have a routine that before bed, Kenna has to give Minnie a kiss and watch mommy and daddy tuck her in (in her chair) with her own blanket. In the morning, the first thing we have to do is take the blanket off and say, "Good Morning, Minnie!" Here are a few pics of her enjoying snake time with Minnie and just loving her up with her cheesy smile :)

Lover Girl

This picture was sent to me from daycare the other day - Kenna looks to have a new love interest in her buddy Chase :) She is just in love with babies these days, so this picture is only fitting!

Chilly!

Well I think Winter is finally here to stay! It was a balmy -7 degrees this morning on our way to daycare, but Kenna was all bundled up and cozy!

Smiley

Just wanted to post another adorable pic of Kenna being all smiley as usual :)

Kenna's World...

I can't believe Kenna is going to be 19 months on Monday!!!! As I always seem to be asking, where is the time going?!?! This morning when I dropped her off for daycare, she turned, gave me a big hug and then headed into the kitchen all on her own (maybe doesn't sound like a big deal, but for me, it was) she's just growing up so fast!!! It was pretty darn cute to watch :) She's been doing lots of new things these days - aside from perfecting her dance moves, she's talking a lot more and seems to be trying to have full conversations, even though you can't understand most of it. She's absolutely in love with Wrigley (dee dee) and Wrigley is becoming fond of her too. She is very conscious of babies!!! She loves to say 'baby' and sometimes she will call an older kid 'baby', so we think she just likes to say it :) She is quite the grazer these days and loves to hang out in front of the pantry and pick out exactly what she wants to eat :)


She's been trying to eat with her fork and spoon, but we kind of have a messy eater as is, so adding the utensils has been a tad interesting to say the least; but we're trying!


Her 18 month well check went well too! They did another x-ray on her tummy to see how things were moving in there and thankfully it looked better, but we still have a ways to go to get her digestive system and colon back where it should be! She was just over 24lbs (55%) and growing tall at over 32 inches(80%)! We couldn't be more proud of her and are taking each day at a time and enjoying everything to its absolute fullest!

Dance, Dance, Dance!!!!!!

Kenna truly has a love for dance! She stops dead in her tracks to dance if she hears ANY music :) she has even figured out how to turn music on with my iPhone so she can move and groove!!! Jess at daycare even told me at pick up yesterday that she can't sit still because all she wants to do is dance (makes me smile ear to ear!!!) can't wait to get her into class hopefully in the fall!!!! She has mastered what Nate calls the 'snowboarder' move and of course,her hip shaking! Here's a little taste of her dancing for herself in front of the big mirror!

Visit with Santa

I am happy to say we didn't have a little girl in tears when she went to see Santa! Nate and I got her Christmas dress on from Grammy and Grampy Harrison and headed to Mall of America before the crowds came out. She went right on his lap with no hesitation!!! Although she wasn't her usual smiley self and more into checking him out, we got some great pictures with them together! She even showed him how great she is these days at clapping :)

Me and my friend Izze

Brandi, Jon and Izze were home for the holidays and we were lucky enough to get to see them a few times while they were here! We not only got to celebrate Izze turning 2, but we all went to Macy's 8th Floor together. The girls were so cute and Brandi and I couldn't help but chuckle that they are totally going to be like we were as they grow up together - TROUBLE!!!! :) It was so good to see them and we can't wait to do it again - hopefully soon!

Christmas was a success!

Happy New Year! We made it through Christmas and it was so much fun! Even though there was no snow on the ground and we didn't feel like it was really Christmas, the genuine excitement we got from Mackenna with her gifts and all the fun things around her, was good enough!! Although she loved to rip the paper and open the boxes, we think she genuinely understood the concept and after her 4th gift opening with family, she was totally into it :) It was so fun to wake up Christmas morning and have her see what Santa brought - her giant 4ft Minnie - to date, she makes sure Minnie is covered up with her own blanket (she sits in her Mackenna chair in the corner of her room by her bed) and she kisses her good night, sometimes she'll even have me read her a story while she is sitting in Minnie's lap!! SO CUTE! Nate and I enjoyed the LONG time off from work we had and really got used to being at home with her again and I hope some day, I can be at home with her and maybe more babies too ;)