Sur-PRISE!

My sweetest neigbors and dearest husband conspired to throw me a party at the last minute since we will be out of town for my real birthday. (Our mail will be secure, so you can still send all the checks/money you were planning on sending me :)) It was truly a surprise and such a great opportunity to get everyone in one place and socialize. We absolutely have some of the best friends in the WORLD!

Purse-onality

Kensley looks prissy and dolled up most of the time. However, since she rarely plays with girly stuff, I didn't think she would love purses so much, either. Boy, was I wrong! Kensley is a Vera-totin' little girl and loves her Vera's as much as I love mine. It makes a mama so proud to pass on the love of purses to her daughter!

Big Buds

Kensley's buddy, Joanna, FINALLY came back into town and BOY are we THRILLED! They thought it would be nice to ditch us for 6 weeks and brave the ALABAMA heat - I mean accompany Randy to a class in AL. It was fun for all of us to get together again this past weekend as neighbors and just shoot the breeze, catch up, and "chill." We are always in awe of Joanna's ever-evolving skills. The physical milestones come so easily for her, while Kensley uses vocalizing from her bag of tricks. Together, they play and explore and provide us with the comedy routine we need at the end of the week. Our barstools - an endless source of entertainment! Just playin' We share with our friends.

Big Girl Comin' Through!

Hey! I see you!

OOOoooooooooo! Hmmm. I've never noticed that before?

It has become quite the strain to put Kensley in the carrier carseats, now, even with leaving them in the cars. It was also time that we began looking for a carseat that big girls can sit in. We didn't want to purchase a new carseat every year, so we opted for the grow-with-me type of thing. Mike installed it for us today. She is 2 months shy of having it forward-facing, but definitely exceeds the weight requirement - shhhhhh, don't tell.

Hindsight being 20/20, I should have carried the video camera to capture all of Kensley's ooooo's, whooooooaaaa's, and wow's... which are standard sentiments coming from our little person. Big girl seat = a hit!

Uncle Wa and Aunt Nay

Uncle Rob and 'Aunt' Renee came to visit us this weekend, showering Kensley with hugs and kisses and ...presents. Uncle Rob thought since he hadn't showered Kensley with an abundance of gifts lately that she deserved something new. It is a singing and giggling giraffe with some kind of roly ball maze. (Mike and I really like it, too!) See, Kensley is a dancer. I don't know how, I don't know why. Mike nor I would consider ourselves talented in that department, but Kensley loves music and loves to dance to it. She can hear a commercial and start jamming, so the giraffe is a perfect addition. Dance with one hand! Whooooo! Boogie, baby, Boogie! Wuv you, Wa. Kensley looooved crawling to Nay and being so silly with her. See? Put the balls in giraffe's mouth and they roll down the chute. It is also a good lesson in probability.