Kennedy's 1st Birthday Party!! June 16th, 2007

I have been informed by many, many people that I need to update our blog. This has occurred to me many times over the last month and a half since I updated and I have tried several times. The problem lies with my lack of knowledge when it comes to computers. I am laying all on the line here, admitting my complete idiocy with computers. This silly blogger program occasionally decides that I shouldn't be allowed to upload pictures, and what's a blog update without pictures?? It takes me a long time to remember what I'm supposed to do in order to fix the problem and thus it becomes a long time before there is an update. I also feel quite inferior when I look at other people's blogs because they are so well organized, with the pictures arranged so and the text laid out beautifully. Our blog is not so because I can't figure out how! I do not like the "edit Html" button because I don't know what to do. I try to rearrange the text/pictures but when I go to preview it usually looks worse than before. So, alas, I ignore the blog for awhile. It is much easier to ignore it than to do something about my stupidity. I feel like I should know much more than I do, but alas I remain clueless. And now that it has been so long since I have posted anything, this post will likely be a very long one!!!
Our first group of pictures are from Kennedy's first birthday party. Yes, she has turned one!!! Hard to believe for us but it's true. She really is no longer a baby. Her party was lot's of fun with as many close friends and family who could make it. She made a fine mess of her birthday cake which was exactly what mom and dad wanted. What's a first birthday without cake everywhere? And because of the chocolate gooey mess, we took her shirt off. And then we left it off for the rest of the party. There are many pictures of her with just her pants on and she will be mad at us when she's older, but for now it is simply hilarious!
The party was awesome, the presents were numerous and Kennedy had a blast. All in all, a good day. I can't resist posting a picture of the cake that I made. We originally had planned a monkey/jungle theme but didn't really know how to do that so it ended up just being a monkey cake. It was chocolate/banana flavored and delicious if I may say so myself.

Poolside fun!

Last weekend I decided it was time to bring out Kennedy's pool. It was FINALLY nice in Winnipeg and I was anxious for her to play outside. I got it set up early morning and filled it so it would warm up. Once she woke from her nap around 11:00 am I got her ready and out we went. Well, it was still much too cold and she really wanted very little to do with being IN the pool. This picture is of Kennedy the first minute she was in. That's as long as it lasted! The rest will be of her on the outside. She had fun, just not in the water like I'd hoped. The last picture is of Kennedy after trying to blow bubbles in the frigid water. She didn't like it too much but she kept doing it. Silly monkey.

Raining in Winnipeg

For the last couple of weeks it has been raining in Winnipeg so we have spent a lot of time indoors. I feel like I never get original shots of Kennedy when we're inside for so long so I haven't posted in a while. I don't want to bore my loyal blog readers with the same old pictures over and over again. Also, Kennedy really doesn't sit still long enough to have her picture taken. She is one busy girl. Her mother has a hard time keeping up and she's not even walking on her own yet! Wow do I have some fun in store for me.
So, in order we have Kennedy playing in her "house" (thanks Elie! I play with it every day!), sticking her tongue out for the camera, playing with a spoon and doing her usual tricks of knocking over the gate and trying to climb it. The fun never ends around our house, not with this monkey hanging around!

Never Cuter

How could I not share this picture? This is ultimately the cutest almost-one-year-old EVER.

our version of camping on may long

our family took a trip to Grand Forks, ND over may long weekend. it was sort of a celebration of me having been off of work for an entire year and returning to work in the near future. a final hoopla, you might say. Kennedy was not in a good mood most of the weekend so we really don't have much for pictures. that and we spent most of our time shopping, so who has time to take pictures!

here's Kennedy relaxing on our king size bed and a picture that a stranger took of us while at the mall.

Spring is here....

Just a couple of pictures of Kennedy hanging out with her dad on the front lawn. Haven't been taking many pictures lately, really need to get on that...oh, and sorry for the sideways pictures. if anyone knows how to rotate them here on blogger, please let me know. i'm computer dumb and need lots and lots help!

The joy of toilet paper!

Well, Kennedy has discovered toilet paper. I knew it wasn't going to be long since she loves to pull herself up to standing. I honestly don't mind her playing with it every once in a while; all it means is that the toilet paper roll doesn't look all that neat when you put it back. The problem we have here in our household is that she wants to eat it! What a silly kid. Anyway, here are a few pictures of Kennedy discovering toilet paper for the first time.