A few more pictures from our trip

Taking a break from swimming to eat some chicken nuggets
LOVES being in the water playing, the only way i can get her out of the bathtub is if i pull the plug and let all the water drain out.

Came up to hangout with the girls while we were getting ready

All dressed for the wedding, walking down the hall with grandpa.

Eating cake with my daddy and I love it! (on a side note, i just had to wash the heck out of those shirts he is wearing to get the cake out of them)

The next morning at brunch. Watch out for them Murray (Hackley) Girls!

While we were in CA it was very very important for us to meet up with my Great Grandma who is Kendall's Great Great Grandma. She is just about to turn 99 years old, her vision is almost completely gone but she is still very happy and healthy. My Great Great Grandma Hanni lived until she was 103. In the picture above is 5 generations of us girls. I am very glad we got to see her even though it was just for a few minutes.

*** Apparently the only person i didn't get a pic of for today was Patrick, oops, I might have to make him his own special post.

Recap of the last few days

Wednesday we left on an airplane headed for CA. Our first flight left without any problems and Kendall did really well, only whining from having to be cooped up and not able to move around a lot.

We almost missed our connecting flight in Seattle due to the fact that they failed to mention the gate we were departing from switched. I am glad i went and asked what was taking so long.

Our flight was on time and we went to my Grandparents (my moms parents) house for dinner, it was my Grandpas very first time meeting Kendall.

Then, we went to my other Grandparents (my dads parents) to stay for the night.

Thursday morning we relaxed for a little while and then headed over to my Aunts to participate in some wedding preparation. Kendall rearranged the seating chart (It was already finished and finalized before she tore every name off of it).

We went out and had ourselves some Hot Dog On A Stick for lunch, it was delicious but more expensive then i remember it being.

The rest of the day was pretty laid back, i played some cards with Grandma while Kendall napped. I got to see my Uncle Glenn who looks EXACTLY like my dad. We had dinner there and then headed back over to my Aunts before it was time to check into the hotel.

Friday morning my parents took over Kendall while I had wedding things to do like getting our nails done and going to lunch.

After lunch, I drove my sister and I back to the hotel (my first driving experience in CA, thank goodness i didn't get lost) where we hung out the rest of the afternoon until it was time to go to the rehearsal. Which was followed by the dinner where I drank entirely too much wine.

My Saturday started at 5:30AM. I needed to shower before getting hair and makeup done at 6AM. It was an extremely long day but it was nice just hanging out in the hotel suite getting pampered with all the other bridesmaids. The wedding started at 5PM and the Angelos Golf Course it was outside and the weather turned out perfect (there was an expected rainstorm)

There was A LOT of talk that one of us girls were going to trip walking down to the aisle or let alone just standing up front, we had on these high heels with a very thin back that sunk right into the ground, luckily we walked both ways down the aisle with our chosen groomsman. None of us fell and as soon as we finished up pictures we had flip flops to change into.

Kendall did so well the whole time, she whined a lot from being in a new place and not getting lots of sleep, but she enjoyed playing in the hot tub with her dad. It was really cute watching them play together. I never got a chance to take her swimming but from the suite when we were getting ready i could see them playing from out the window.

Driving in CA even just being the passenger in the car gives me serious anxiety. We had a direct flight home last night that took about 2 hours, Kendall did really good then and fell asleep almost as soon as we took off. However she had drank a lot of juice and when she woke up(right before we landed) she peed all over herself and me. It was a fun trip but a lot harder on us then we realized it would be.

Terrible Twos at 13 months????

This sweet little monster can throw one heck of a temper tantrum. She is 13 months old and is already getting into her terrible 2's. It is quite frustrating for all of us. She can walk on her own but for some reason she is scared to walk down the hall so she wants you to hold her hands and walk with her. We will do it with her sometimes, like when it is time for dinner we will talk with her down to the kitchen and put her in her chair. But when she doesn't get her way or get to go the direction she wants to go she throws a terrible fit and throws herself on the floor and starts crying.

Most of the time we just ignore her and turn away from her and when she sees this she will crawl around or over you until she is in front of you so you can see her. I hope she grows out of this stage very fast. She can communicate very well and will tell you what she wants, which usually she just does the sign for "more" and says berries which sounds like bee. We have spoiled her a lot so not spoiling her now is a little hard, but she needs to understand that we cant constantly give her everything she wants and that she needs to eat things other then just fruit.

On Wednesday we are headed down to California for a long weekend for my cousins wedding. We are really looking forward to Kendall (and Jason) getting to meet everyone and to spend time with all the family. It is going to be a lot of fun. I will let everyone know how the plane ride down there goes. I will also be taking lots of pictures (the camera is already packed in my bag so i don't forget it).

Yogurt Bites

I made these yogurt bites last night. These pictures are not mine so they are not the greatest quality.

They are extremely easy to make and Kendall loved them.

Step 1: Get a small zip lock bag, open it and place it in a cup (so you can fill it easily)

Step 2: Get your favorite yogurt. I used blueberry cause it is Kendall's favorite. I also just used 1 small container, it goes a long ways when making these.

Step 3: scoop yogurt into the bag that is in the cup. Zip the bag closed, squeezing some air out.

Step 4: cut a little tiny piece off of the corner of the bag.

Step 5: squeeze out little dots of yogurt onto a cookie sheet until the cookie sheet is full or you are out of yogurt. I would say dime-nickel size dots are good.

*** A problem i ran into is the blueberries kept plugging up the hole in the zip lock

Step 6: Place cookie sheet in freezer for about an hour.

Step 7: Quickly enjoy or refreeze

*** The second thing i noticed about these, is they melt FAST as soon as i took the cookie sheet out of the freezer it didn't take long for them to start getting soft. I gave them to Kendall 1 at a time or else it would have been a puddle of mush on her tray. Once I started to notice them melting I took them off the cookie sheet and put them in a little Tupperware and stuck them back in the freezer.

She really did enjoy them and it is a nice healthy snack for her.

Just a few things

The picture is a tad dark, due to bad lighting in Jason's living room (the kitchen and dining room have tons of light but not in the living room, there is no overhead lighting only lamps).

At his house, she has a basket of toys so we don't have to transport things back and forth between houses every time we go there. She always has had a fascination with the basket so the other day i set her in it and started handing her toys and she kept placing them in their with her until it was almost all the way full. It was fun for a few minutes but by the time i took the picture she was done.

We are off to the doctor again this afternoon, she has a wicked cough and possibly another ear infection. We have all been sick on and off all winter, and i hope with spring arriving it means we will be able to get rid of the germs.

I am having just a little anxiety. Next week on Wednesday I fly down to CA with Kendall by myself. My Dad, Mom, Sister and Jason fly down Thurs night. I am getting there a day earlier since I am in the wedding i have a few extra things to do. The one thing i am mainly stressing over is if she will do well or if she will be one of those babies that cry the whole time. I am thinking she will be so fascinated with all the unfamiliar faces and people she will be to distracted to do anything but stare and look around. We fly in the middle of the day, during lunch time, nap time and snack time so that will be interesting. We arrive right around dinner time, so i can totally see her having a melt down and being overwhelmed with the whole day. We fly out on the following Sunday, but we all are on the same flight that time so it will be much easier. It is a short trip filled with lots of things to do so i can just picture in my mind towards the end Kendall is going to be exhausted and possibly having a fit, but i could be wrong.

What's for dinner???

One of the things i have recently been struggling with (other then finding time to blog) is what to make Kendall for meals. I don't really like wasting food and when i make her something and she doesn't eat it, it bothers me to have to throw it away. She LOVES fruit and will eat it at every meal, but she cant live off of it so i try to give her other things too. She really likes food with lots of flavor. Chili and enchiladas seem to be among her favorites.

She is really big into snacking which isn't the greatest habit for her to have. After dinner she will go over to the diaper bag where she knows there are snacks and dig in there until she finds them and will proceed to bring them over to me so i will give her some. She is at a stage where she can pretty much eat whatever we are eating but there still something i don't like giving her. Meat is not among her favorites and neither is corn for some reason. The other night i made spaghetti and all she wanted was to eat the sauce and no noodles.

She is also very independent about eating and does not like to eat things she cannot feed do herself. Its a battle everyday that will get easier with time, i hope.