Houston Trip

Kennedy made her second trip to Houston.  She hadn't seen her great grandparents in 6 months so we headed up to see them.  Barrett had a bachelor party for a good friend in San Marcos so Kennedy and I headed up to Houston for the weekend.  As always, the girl got no attention.

Kennedy loves dogs.

Sweet baby.  This post is almost a month old now, shocker I know.  My goal is to be better now that I am off for summer.  

This picture was before Grandpa scared her.  Why does he have to do that?  We have no clue but he does it every time to every baby, starting with Blake.  

Grandma perked up with Kennedy.

Grandma loved getting to feed Kennedy.

Kennedy went through withdrawals of attention when we got home, I have no idea why?

Just to document how this always happens.  The women are always in the kitchen!

Talk about spoiled, Kennedy didn't even have to hold her own teether.  Talk about the life!

Good to see Grandma smile.

I just love the face she is making in this picture.  She was the queen all weekend with Uncle Tommy and Pa at her side the entire time.

Kennedy's first guitar lesson from Uncle Tommy.  She was pretty good.  I am attempting to upload videos if blogger will ever allow it.  I am going to try a few more times and if it doesn't work then I will once again publish a post without the videos.  boo!  So after holding this post for a week and still not being able to upload a video, I give up.  P.S.- I hate you blogger.

Our make shift bed.  Kennedy sleeps horrible in the pack-n-play and after a first sleepless night Aunt Amy and my mom rigged this up for night 2 and it was perfect.  Kennedy slept all night!

Don't mind the mismatch outfit, it was only so she would have pants while she napped.

Special Events

Barrett's fraternity had a formal at the end of April.  It was during the 6 week stretch of being out of town or having company.  Barrett's best friend, Josh, and his girlfriend came to stay for the weekend.  We had a  great weekend.  The boys had a softball tournament, which they lost to the active members, and they had a formal.  The formal was really nice.  It was at the Art Center and had a beautiful view of the sunset over the bay.  Barrett and I were so excited about a night out.....or should I say a few hours out.  Yep, the babysitter called about 10:00 and Kennedy had woken up and Laura couldn't get her back to sleep.  I knew if Kennedy woke up that no one else would do but me because that seems to be the pattern.  So we rush to say goodbye and come home.

We also celebrated our 6 year anniversary, which we didn't take any pictures of.  We got a hotel room on the Padre Island and had dinner out.  The next morning we spent about an hour at the beach.  Amazing anniversary, just what we needed.

Next, was my first officially Mother's Day.  Of course I considered last year my first Mother's Day because I was still providing for her during my pregnancy, but this was much more enjoyable.  Here I was with my first Mother's Day rose and 20 weeks pregnant.  

Barrett and I typically don't do big gifts and usually only for Christmas and birthdays.  We don't get gifts for Anniversaries or Valentines etc.  But Barrett and Kennedy gave me a great Mother's Day gift, a special day for just me.  Barrett let me sleep in past 6 am, a massage ( a "momma's gift" from Aunt Dawn and Uncle Jim when I had Kennedy), a facial (thanks groupon!), lunch with a good friend Tammy, and shopping.  I just went yesterday and it was amazing.  Thank you to the loves of my life.

Wind, Hail, Flood

April showers brought May tornados and flooding.  Barrett was out of town in Atlanta for a business conference and we get a tornado watch and warning.  Great.  I am home with Kennedy by myself and I have to say, I got scared.  The wind was so strong, and it was pouring down rain and hailing.  Kennedy slept through the beginning of the storm which was a shock because the hail was pounding down on her window.  When she woke up I grabbed some diapers and some toys and headed to my bedroom to keep the tv on to listen to the weather.  I was minutes away from lining the bathtub with a comforter and getting Kennedy's mattress to cover us up in the tub.  But, then the storm passed.  We had reports of a tornado in the next subdivision over and one in Flour Bluff.  

Here is a video I took from my front door at the beginning of the storm.  It was difficult for me to close the door because the wind was so strong.  I don't think I want to live somewhere like OK where tornados are frequently occurring.  No thank you.

My Birthday

I had such a wonderful birthday this year.  Mom and Kennedy drove out to Bishop to meet me for a birthday lunch.  We met at Dairy Queen because it was the only restaurant in Bishop, of course I am never going to complain about a Blizzard.  It was so nice because it gave me something to look forward to.

Barrett and Kennedy got me the best gift, a girl's trip to Dallas!  I am so excited.  The trip is booked and I head out in 2 weeks for a weekend of staying up late with girl talk, sleeping in late, pool, pedicures, manicures, and tons of laughing.  CAN NOT WAIT

Kennedy was a big helper.  Barrett surprised me with a dinner to the Republic of Texas Steakhouse in the Omni.  We had a great night with such a beautiful atmosphere.  It is always a treat to have alone time and great conversation with the man I love.  We always have fun together and he still makes me laugh.  How can someone still be so funny after 12 years together?  So thankful for his humor.

The traditional cookie cake that I look forward to all year, so delicious.

These next pictures aren't from my birthday but just some cuties that my mom snapped while with Kennedy.

These pictures are mostly out of focus and blurry, but I still love the rich colors and that sweet baby.

This picture reminds me so much of  a picture of Barrett when he was little.

This girl likes her exersaucer for about 10 minutes.  I use to save it for emergencies like preparing dinner or unloading groceries.  However, now she won't be in it at all.  She has learned that she can walk around with assistance and so that is all she wants to do.  In fact this weekend, we took this exersaucer apart for her to walk around and hold on to because she would NOT go in it anymore.  Growing up...

We recently lowered her crib as well as she can pull her self up to stand from a seated position.  She is so close to being able to sit up on her own as well.