The Tripp Family: Our Baby is 2!

I can't believe I am blogging about Kennedy turning 2 years old. I started writing this blog when I was 7 or 8 months pregnant with her and to be honest...that feels like yesterday! Now she is running, jumping, singing her ABC's and Old McDonald and has turned into such a smart & funny little girl!! Kendal & I are so proud to be able to say we are her Mommy and Daddy! We love you so much, Smoochie!!! I know I already threw her a big birthday party but how could we not celebrate on her real birthday too! The day started out with an impromptu party with a few of our friends. We finally got to have our Splash Party in the back yard. It was so much fun! We played all afternoon! After the party we went out to dinner with Uncle "Bubby" " Grammy and Aunt "Darla" (papa was out of town on business) and after dinner we headed to the pet store so Kennedy could pick out her very own Dorthy (I'll explain in a minute) This weekend I took her in to have her 2 year old pictures taken, she did great as usual! I hope you all had a great weekend...time is flying! 8 more weeks until we move back home, Only 12 more days until I head down to find us a house and most importantly only 6 more days until my birthday (haha, totally kidding~but I am really looking forward to my delicious annual birthday brownie Sundae...I don't really like cake!!) Enjoy the photos, love you all!!

I went to my High School Cheerleading Reunion this past week! Hard to believe it has been 8 years already. These are 5 of my greatest life long friends. The six of us spent almost 9 years cheering together and are like a little sisterhood. We just pick up right where we last left off...it was such a fun night of laughter & old story telling

THEN...

NOW...

Boy do I miss those days!

SPLASH PARTY!!

The kids LOVE the water slide

All of her friends (eating popcicles)

Opening her presents from Grammy & Papa

She got a new pair of "crocs" which I ABSOLUTELY hate! I think they are the most awful shoes ever...and of course...my daughter LOVES them, she out grew her last pair and I thought that was going to be the end of them..BUT NOOOOO.... now she cries if I make her put on any other shoes
haha

Grammy & Papa also gave her a table with 4 chairs
(I only allowed my mom to put together 2 of the chairs for moving purposes) along with a gazillion dishes and bakeware for her kitchen! She loves playing her Kitchen and now insits upon tea party's quite often!!

Birthday dinner at Red Robin!
She loves that Bird! I think she thinks he is a lost character from Sesame Street!

The Crew singing Happy Birthday to her!

Mommy & the birthday girl!

I'm sure very few of you know what Elmo's World is, but it is Kennedy's favorite, favorite, FAVORITE show! If she ever got the chance to meet Elmo I'm pretty sure she would pass out with excitement! Anyways, Elmo has a gold fish named Dorthy who is a pretty big part of the show. Kennedy sits in front of the TV daily...waving and talking to Elmo's fish. So for her Birthday...

She now has her very own, DORTHY! She loves this fish so much its almost comical! She has even tried to pick it out of the water because she just wants to "HOLD HIM MOMMA, PEEEAASE" haha!