Mess Up Time!

Today I was running out of things to entertain Kennedy with, so my solution was to give her a jar of baby food and dump it out onto her tray. I made sure to give her the peas and carrots kind just in case she ended up eating some of it too - otherwise she would not eat peas and carrots. This seemed to entertain for only about 10 minutes, but it was just long enough for me to do some dishes!

Kennedy's One Year Photos

Here are just a few pics from Kennedys photoshoot yesturday. I love things that look old and worn out. So that is the look we were going for. The leaves are perfect right now and it was a great time to get some pictures done!

Thanks to the person who did not want this super cute chair anymore, as my sister found it by her dumpster for me! It was the perfect chair and I just love it!

My friend Michelle was the photograper of the day, and that a trooper she was! She has 4 little kids all under the age of 6 not to mention a 4 month old. They all came along for the adventure! Near the end, Im pretty sure they all had enough. So, a big thank you to Michelle for doing this for me despite some crying kids! The pictures look great and I cant wait to see the rest of them!

Picky Eater

I always said that my child was not going to be a picky eater - I would make sure of it! Well, that didn't happen. Much to my dismay, Kennedy is now a picky eater. I make her food that I think she likes (times past she would eat it) only to find that it ends up on the floor or not touched at all. So, I throw that meal out (thinking - what a waste!) and proceed to make something else. Sometimes that gets eaten, sometimes it doesn't. I just never know anymore. I know one thing though, she LOVES animal crackers! I can always count on her eating those. Or, of course, eating whatever myself or Ryan is eating, just never her own food. So, like I always do when I need some answers about rasing a child, I went to the internet and came across this article from Dr. Sears - and it made me feel a whole lot better about this picky eating buisness. So here is the link for those who may be in the same boat as me: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/t030800.asp

I found it very helpful, hope you do too!

Life as Kennedy

Here's a look at what my munchkin does all day:

She gets into the treat cupboard

She carries things around in her mouth - leaves her hands free for other toys!

She plays/talks to her bunny

Has a nightly bath

Makes funny faces while playing with daddy

Plays at the park

And poses in the grass any chance she gets!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNEDY!

I can hardly believe that my little girl is one already! We are so lucky to have such an amazing daughter and have enjoyed everything about this past year with her.

We celebrated her very first birthday with family and close friends. We had a great time and sure do appreciate everyone who came out!

Kennedy, of course, loved being the center of attention (as she always does), and eating her first piece of chocolate cake! She got really great presents and was more than excited to see them all!

I really wanted Kennedy to have a little party dress, so I made one for her and I thought it looked pretty cute on her!

I also made mini bundt cakes for the guests and a mini chocolate cake for Kennedy. My mom and Sharon were a big help when it came to decorating the cakes, and then I just made little letters to stick in them to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY.