Fun in the Sun!

We could not have asked for a better weekend! Kendal got off work around 10:30am on Friday morning so we headed down to Isle of Palms (our local beach) We had lunch at the restaurant where Kendal & I met, we always love going there. We ate outside on the patio and Kennedy just loved being in the sun. Then we walked out to the beach where we met up with my girlfriend Aubrey & her two little ones. We hung out on the sand for a good two hours, then decided to pack up and head home because mommy and daddy were a little red. Friday evening we had some friends over for dinner and watched a movie. Saturday afternoon we went out to our local outlet mall and did some shopping, We bummed around the house for the rest of the day until around 6. Our babysitter had come over to watch Kennedy for the evening while Kendal and I went out for our date night! We SOOOOOO needed it! We headed downtown had an awesome dinner, walked the old market, had ice cream, walked to the pier and then headed home! It was only three hours, but it was perfect!! Sunday morning we woke up early and Kendal asked me what we were going to do for the day....we couldn't come up with anything exciting so back to the beach we went. Another great family day in the sun! We hope everyone else had as nice of a weekend as we did! Only 10 more days til Grammy & Papa get here! YAY!

Eating Lunch!

She wouldn't stop looking at the water long enough
for me to take a picture

Sunday Afternoon...and yes she is wearing a different bathing suit, Kendal can't believe I bought two bathing suits that look so much alike. But that's what happens when you shop as much as I do! LOL!

Burying her in the sand. She thought this was so funny!

Wish you were all here with us!

10 months w/ "Chardpanzee"

I know, I know, I'm a little late posting this....
Our little cupcake is 10 months old already. She is weighing in at 19.5 lbs and 28 inches long. She is eating more and more table food everyday and trying as hard as she can to become mobile. Still scooting backwards...can't quite figure out that forwards motion just yet, she has mastered pivoting on her butt and scooting towards something she wants. She has grown and changed so much in just the past month, I find myself scratching my head and wondering how did she go from that itty bitty 6lb baby who couldn't even roll over to this bouncing bundle we have on our hands today in such a short time....it goes by so quickly and we are loving every minute of it!!!

I just can't pick!

Strawberry Festival

We have had the most gorgeous weather this past weekend, unfortunately, Kendal is on alert again so he is pretty much stuck at home as usual, he spent his time this weekend working on the house and in the yard. I just couldn't bare to sit in the house and not enjoy the sun so, Saturday morning Kennedy and I along with 5 of my good girlfriends spent the afternoon at the South Carolina Strawberry Festival! Oh my gosh did we have fun! Kennedy must have been so glad to be home because she was such a good girl all day long. No whining or fussing~ just sat in her stoller enjoying the day! We ate pretty much everything you can imagine made with strawberries, did a little shopping at the vendor booths, rode a couple of rides, and picked our own strawberries! It was so much fun! Sunday, Kendal spent another day in the yard while Kennedy and I met with my girlfriend, Danielle, at BabiesRus. She is 6 months pregnant and wanted to register for her shower, so we tagged along to offer some advice and of course it was just another excuse to go SHOPPING! lol! Nothing too exciting planned for this week. Starting back up with swimming lessons and mommy's groups and thats about it! Hope you all had as nice of a weekend as I! Miss and love you all!

Working in the field

Sugar does wonderful things...what a goofball

"What are these mommy??"

The worlds greatest friends

Easter in Iowa

WE'RE BACK!

We have spent the past 8 days visiting Kendal's side of the family in Iowa for the Easter holiday. It was so nice to see everyone again since we haven't been out that way since Thanksgiving time. The weather felt just as cold as it did back in November so a lot of our plans were put on hold but we had a great time just lounging in everyone's company! Could not have been a more relaxing week! I am in the process of going through the photo's I took while away and it looks like we snapped over 200 pictures. I've chose some of my favorites to share with everyone! Hope you all enjoy!

Riding on the Plane

Keeping entertained during our 2.5 hour layover in Chicago
Finally made it... Playing with Grandpa

Visiting Grandma at her Shop

She absolutely loves her big cousin


Uncle Jared is so fun!
Gaige trying to teach her how to crawl up stairs THANK GOD she didn't figure it out...LOL

Playing with the guys

Visiting with Great Grandma & Grandpa Tripp! She loved bouncing on Grandma's knee and playing with all of her fun toys!

Gaige's first soccer game of the season (Uncle Jared is the coach)

It was a bit chilly out


Four Generations: Grandpa Dixon Mom Kendal & Jared Gaige & Kenndey

Our first Easter morning with our little Bunny wasn't quite what we had pictured it would be. Saturday Evening Kennedy came down with a low-grade fever. It progressed throughout the night up over 102 and she was up about every 40minutes to an hour screaming.Needless to say mom and dad didn't get much sleep, we missed church and spent the early part of the afternoon catching cat naps here and there. Mid-afternoon we headed over to Kendal's Uncle's in Nebraska for dinner and then over to their church for a dedication service in their honor. As for Kennedy, she kept a fever for the next 2 days when we decided to take her to the Children's Hospital in Omaha. They couldn't find anything wrong with her and told us to keep up with Motrin & Tylenol. Her fever has finally broke but she now has a runny nose and refuses to eat. So we'll see....


Our very tired little girl

With a very tired Daddy

Perking up with Uncle Jared
Hanging out with Great Grandpa Dixon

Visiting with Uncle Scott and his family

Easter Dinner...mmmm She sure loves Potatoes
The weather finally cleared up and we were blessed with a beautiful day on Tuesday. While Kendal & his dad were working in the yard Kennedy & Grandma caught some time in the sun!




Still not sure about that grass

Gaige Keeping Kennedy busy while Kendal & I sadly packed up

We headed over to Uncle Monty's house because his horse just had a baby colt that week, they didn't even know she was pregnant! What a surprise!


One last lunch before catching our plane

Had to make one last special visit to see Great Grandma & Grandpa Tripp again!
We love you both so much!

So Sleepy


We had a great week and can't wait to see everyone again! This time we won't have to wait forever though, We are finally getting our families together in June for Kennedy's 1st birthday up in Ohio at my mom & dad's house!! It should be lots of fun and we are looking forward to it! Thanks for everything this week, we love you all!

BUSY BUSY BUSY!

What can I say...we don't like to sit still for long! Another jam packed weekend has come to a halt. Kendal finally got off alert on Friday morning...This week seemed to drag on FOREVER, simply because when he is on call I can't leave Kennedy alone with him for even a second just in case something were to happen. Which means she is attached to my hip 24/7 all week long and it becomes exhausting by the end of the work week! We spent pretty much every day in the house this week because it was very rainy & dreary out. We did our typical mommy's groups on Tuesday & Wednesday but other than that we tried to lay low. Here our a few shots from our gloomy days spent in our pj's!

She loves feet!

On Friday, the sun finally came out and we were blessed with gorgeous weather all weekend long! It hit 80' on Friday so some of the ladies from our "wives" mommy group headed over to the annual Summerville Flowertown Festival. It is a weekend long festival full of rides, games, food and a 300 different vendors selling every and anything! We spent a good four hours at the festival and had a great time! The minute I got home from the afternoon with the ladies, Kendal had me change Kennedy and pile back into the car because he had arranged dinner plans with Brian & Andrea and Jamie! We went to Wild Wings for a delious dinner and then a special trip over to Cold Stone for a yummy treat! Such a great start to the weekend!

We have been named "The Baby Brigade" by several spectators. We are missing a few of our Mommy's ~ These are the wives of Kendal's Co-workers, we are all stay at home moms and started a "mommys group" twice a week back in January. It is so nice to have such a great support system made up of such amazing women!

Mommy forgot Kennedy's hat so she was wearing an extra one that belonged to a 4 month old...She looked so silly!

CHEESE!

Her snacks spilled everywhere and she was piling them into her mouth as fast as she possibly could before Kylee could clean them all up. She looked like a little squirl with nuts in her mouth!

Saturday morning we were up bright and early. The families of Kendal's office were throwing a suprise wedding shower for our very dear friends that afternoon. I had to make two desserts, several salads and a couple of games and prizes. We headed to the BBQ (shower) around two o'clock and Amy & Alan (the bride and groom) were stunned when they walked in! We totally pulled it off! It was a beautiful day, in the upper 70's all afternoon! We had so much fun and stayed out until about 8pm. We headed home, put Kennedy to bed and then our friends Chris & Jess stopped over. I fell asleep on the couch and don't remember much of the evening, but they were here until around mid-night! At this point in the weekend...we are exhausted, but its not over yet!!!

Having snacks with Daddy

Big Smiles

Kiss Mommy

The Bride-to-be

All of the Wives...the first shot ever...with all of us there!

The Men

On Sunday once again...up bright and early, on the phone with the gang, making plans for the day! The Cajun Festival was in town this weekend out on James Island. So a bunch of us met over at our house around 11:30am and headed over to the park. The festival is set up in a huge field with tons and tons of food and craft vendors and awesome bands playing. So we took our camp chairs and blankets and spent the afternoon stuffing our faces and jammin to the music! It was slightly over cast with a drop here and there, but for the most part another beautiful day! We had a great weekend and I'm kind of bummed that we will be missing out on all of the fun in the upcoming week but we have bigger and better fish to fry (probably, literally LOL) Iowa here we come! We are driving up to Charlottle tomorrow evening and jumping on a plane around 7am Tuesday morning! If all goes well, we should be in Omaha around noon on Tuesday! BYE BYE sunshine...hello again snow!! See you all soon!!

Waiting for the gang to get here!

Adam teasing her with a crawfish


Mommy & Daddy to-be
Adam & Danielle
(thier baby girl is due in July)

Brian & Andrea & Sean

Zack & Des

Crawfish & Rice
EWWWW!

Dancing to the music

I love those eyes

Dancing with "uncle" Brian

Get this open Daddy