Thursday, March 19, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Geocaching Adventure
This weekend we went on a geocaching adventure. Jake just got a new GPS unit and maps, and after resolving some technical difficulties, we were able to load caches on it. After we dropped grammy and grampy off at the airport, we found a string of about ten along a dirt road near 5600 West. It was a very successful trip and a beautiful day (but cold in the wind) to be out. There was a nice bonus of several horse pastures nearby to help keep Kennedy occupied. She also insisted on holding the GPS ("daddy's phone") up to her ear to make some important calls. After her nap, we went to a park near our house and found one more. Then it was time to cheer for the Runnin' Utes in the MWC tourney!
The next day we went to the Jordan River Parkway to find more geocaches. This time we weren't as lucky - we only found one. But it was another nice day reminding us that beautiful spring weather is almost here. We stopped at a playground along the trail and all took turns going down a giant corkscrew slide. Kennedy loved sliding down by herself, and possibly laughed even harder when I went down the slide. It's the kind where you get somewhat stuck near the top but then get going so fast at the bottom that you're practically dumped out on the ground! Good times!
The next day we went to the Jordan River Parkway to find more geocaches. This time we weren't as lucky - we only found one. But it was another nice day reminding us that beautiful spring weather is almost here. We stopped at a playground along the trail and all took turns going down a giant corkscrew slide. Kennedy loved sliding down by herself, and possibly laughed even harder when I went down the slide. It's the kind where you get somewhat stuck near the top but then get going so fast at the bottom that you're practically dumped out on the ground! Good times!
Happy Birthday Kennedy and Grampy!
Pictures coming soon!!!
Kennedy and her grampy recently celebrated their shared birthday – she’s two and he’s sixty-five! I love that they have this special day in common. It just adds to the very close bond that they’ve formed since she was born.
Jake and I gave her a Sesame Street card and some presents first thing in the morning. She got a tea set, shopping basket and some fruit to “slice” with a wooden knife. One of her teachers told us that there is a similar job at school that she loves. We had to immediately have a tea party and then tote it all over to grampy’s house.
I joined Kennedy and grampy at The Little Gym for class, which was fun even though Kennedy pretty much wanted nothing to do with the group activities or skills for the day. Later we all went out to dinner at East-West Connection, where Kennedy enjoyed one of her favorite foods – rice! Then we went to the Utah gymnastics meet to see the Red Rocks. She’s done so well at the meets this season, typically staying focused and content to sit on our laps through at least three and a half rotations and stay up way past her bed time. She loves to look for the “chicken” (Swoop) and point him out to everyone sitting near us.
Saturday we cleaned and decorated our house for a family party. The Nelsons came over for dinner (kebabs and…more rice!) and cupcakes. Kennedy and Huck seemed to be having an eating contest. She’d ask for more rice, and then he would. She’d ask for more strawberries, and then he would.
Sunday we took advantage of the clean house and party decorations to host my family for more birthday party fun. Mimi and Kathy were in Coronado, so it was a smaller group than usual. After dinner and cupcakes we opened gifts, and by this time Kennedy was really getting into the idea of presents! She was so excited to open each one, and then they all had to be removed from any packaging and investigated/read/played with. Grampy got his present from us on the actual birthday, but he got to open a few more things too. He’s making good use of his new flip video camera already. We knew he would, and that we would definitely benefit from his filming!
Kennedy loves all of her birthday gifts from the amazing weekend! Thank you to everyone for your generosity and love. Here’s what else she got: a big wheel, Fancy Nancy books, dinosaur books, two puzzles, trains and tracks, doctor’s kit, a dress, money, and variations on the kitchen/food theme (which was totally unplanned and amazingly nothing was duplicated even though we all seemed to shop at the same store) – vegetables, more fruit and bread to slice, cookies to slice and bake, and pots and pans. Monday she’s taking a poster to school with pictures of her as a baby and they will sing to her, but Tuesday it is back to reality.
Kennedy and her grampy recently celebrated their shared birthday – she’s two and he’s sixty-five! I love that they have this special day in common. It just adds to the very close bond that they’ve formed since she was born.
Jake and I gave her a Sesame Street card and some presents first thing in the morning. She got a tea set, shopping basket and some fruit to “slice” with a wooden knife. One of her teachers told us that there is a similar job at school that she loves. We had to immediately have a tea party and then tote it all over to grampy’s house.
I joined Kennedy and grampy at The Little Gym for class, which was fun even though Kennedy pretty much wanted nothing to do with the group activities or skills for the day. Later we all went out to dinner at East-West Connection, where Kennedy enjoyed one of her favorite foods – rice! Then we went to the Utah gymnastics meet to see the Red Rocks. She’s done so well at the meets this season, typically staying focused and content to sit on our laps through at least three and a half rotations and stay up way past her bed time. She loves to look for the “chicken” (Swoop) and point him out to everyone sitting near us.
Saturday we cleaned and decorated our house for a family party. The Nelsons came over for dinner (kebabs and…more rice!) and cupcakes. Kennedy and Huck seemed to be having an eating contest. She’d ask for more rice, and then he would. She’d ask for more strawberries, and then he would.
Sunday we took advantage of the clean house and party decorations to host my family for more birthday party fun. Mimi and Kathy were in Coronado, so it was a smaller group than usual. After dinner and cupcakes we opened gifts, and by this time Kennedy was really getting into the idea of presents! She was so excited to open each one, and then they all had to be removed from any packaging and investigated/read/played with. Grampy got his present from us on the actual birthday, but he got to open a few more things too. He’s making good use of his new flip video camera already. We knew he would, and that we would definitely benefit from his filming!
Kennedy loves all of her birthday gifts from the amazing weekend! Thank you to everyone for your generosity and love. Here’s what else she got: a big wheel, Fancy Nancy books, dinosaur books, two puzzles, trains and tracks, doctor’s kit, a dress, money, and variations on the kitchen/food theme (which was totally unplanned and amazingly nothing was duplicated even though we all seemed to shop at the same store) – vegetables, more fruit and bread to slice, cookies to slice and bake, and pots and pans. Monday she’s taking a poster to school with pictures of her as a baby and they will sing to her, but Tuesday it is back to reality.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Update on baby
I'm way behind on blog posting. We had a second ultrasound on February 23rd to see how big baby sister is getting - I guess you could call it a perk from having to deal with gestational diabetes. She's doing great and was measuring at about the 54th percentile (estimated 4.5 pounds). She has hair (it's so amazing that they can see this) and a very cute profile. Her arms and legs were folded up over her head so we couldn't get a good 3-D shot this time. Mama, Daddy, Kennedy, Grammy and Grampy were all there watching. This pregnancy has really gone by fast, but now that I'm in the last trimester it seems like I have such a long time until the birth.
For anyone that hasn't heard yet, baby sister's name is Macy. If you ask Kennedy what her sister's name is she will tell you, and the way she says it is so cute! I'll do another post sometime about the origins of both girl's names.
For anyone that hasn't heard yet, baby sister's name is Macy. If you ask Kennedy what her sister's name is she will tell you, and the way she says it is so cute! I'll do another post sometime about the origins of both girl's names.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
What's New?
Kennedy has been so sick! We assumed it was some kind of stomach flu because she's been throwing up off and on all week. She calls it "had to spit" and she's been saying that she's "really, really, really, really cold!" It's the only time Kennedy is content to sit in our laps and snuggle. We took her to the doctor on Friday for a second follow-up on her ears...and she still has an ear infection! We're trying round three of antibiotics now. Her doctor thought that maybe the infection was the cause of her other symptoms.
We have made great use of our family zoo pass this year! Sunday Kennedy was feeling better and we met Grampy and Grammy there and had a nice time seeing all the animals. We learned more about the 1 year-old Kangaroo, Foster, from a zoo keeper. When he's full grown, he'll be able to jump six feet (much higher than the fence, as Jake pointed out)! Kennedy got to ride on the buffalo on the carousel and she even saw two friends from her school class. It was good to get her out of the house for some fresh air. Daddy bought her some cool new sunglasses - she chose the ones with alligators. People are always amazed that she will keep her sunglasses on, but she's been wearing them since she was just a few months old!
The Nelsons all came over for a fun take-out dinner of Cafe Rio to celebrate Grandma Sue's birthday. It was so fun to see the kids play together. I think Kennedy enjoyed spending time with her cousins, Eliza (3) and Huck (2), and they enjoyed the opportunity to play with some different toys. The three of them seemed to love crowding into the Dora tent and then tipping it over - there was lots of cute laughter coming from upstairs.
We have made great use of our family zoo pass this year! Sunday Kennedy was feeling better and we met Grampy and Grammy there and had a nice time seeing all the animals. We learned more about the 1 year-old Kangaroo, Foster, from a zoo keeper. When he's full grown, he'll be able to jump six feet (much higher than the fence, as Jake pointed out)! Kennedy got to ride on the buffalo on the carousel and she even saw two friends from her school class. It was good to get her out of the house for some fresh air. Daddy bought her some cool new sunglasses - she chose the ones with alligators. People are always amazed that she will keep her sunglasses on, but she's been wearing them since she was just a few months old!
The Nelsons all came over for a fun take-out dinner of Cafe Rio to celebrate Grandma Sue's birthday. It was so fun to see the kids play together. I think Kennedy enjoyed spending time with her cousins, Eliza (3) and Huck (2), and they enjoyed the opportunity to play with some different toys. The three of them seemed to love crowding into the Dora tent and then tipping it over - there was lots of cute laughter coming from upstairs.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Being sick is no fun!
I've been sick since last Monday - seems to just be a bad cold, but being pregnant makes it so much worse! Tuesday and Friday I didn't go to work. I missed an important training session, but Jake told me that they don't give out medals for going in when you are sick and I need to take care of myself and the baby. I felt too guilty to go after that. Luckily with the holiday weekend I had an extra day to rest, but I'm still not over it. Here's what I managed to accomplish with my four days (mostly spent on the couch)...
- Lots of reading. I think I'll actually finish the book for book group this month, and it's The Count of Monte Cristo (1,000+ pages!)
- Lots of tv. I was able to catch up on some guilty pleasures - episodes of The Real Housewives of Orange County and Top Chef. I also got to see the start of the Amazing Race, which is one of my favorite shows, while Jake and Kennedy went to dinner at the Nelsons' to celebrate Ben's birthday.
- Two exciting outings. We drove to the cemetery to look for deer. We went to Home Depot for light bulbs and tile sealer. I tried to do a few projects around the house, but had to abandon most and start resting again after about 15 minutes.
Jake has been fabulous helping with Kennedy! He's had to take her to the doctor's office (she still has an ear infection), read her all her favorite stories, keep her entertained while I was napping, fix our meals and he took her to the zoo. He's the best dad!!! Thanks to my great husband and girls I got a sweet Valentine's Day card...and they got nothing. I'll have to make it up to them when I'm back on my feet.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
"What Not to Wear" - Toddler Edition
I love the TV show "What Not to Wear" and I think Kennedy (and likely most kids this age) might end up as a subject of the show if she could dress herself everyday. Here she is in an ensemble she created: scarf-hat that daddy made for her at gymnastics, alligator vest from Halloween, diaper and Jeff's vintage Reebok sneakers. Not quite enough bows and ruffles to be "Fancy Nancy" attire - it looks more ghetto fab to me. What's that line from the Apple Bottom Jeans song? "...and the Reeboks with the straps. She turned around and gave that big booty a smack..."
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