A Very Merry Christmas

admin December 26, 2013 0 Comments

We decided to open just a few presents since Cindi and Jean are coming in on Friday. Kenzie walked out to the front room to find the Kitchen set from Santa! She also got a stroller for her baby but once she got the baby strapped in, she whipped through the house and it was tough to get a picture! Kenzie’s Magas Skyped us while Kenzie was brushing her teeth. Kenzie made her first pretend breakfast…. Steak and eggs! Finally, tonight we got a call from Kenzie’s Nana and all of her cousins, aunt and uncle in Utah!

Christmas Eve activities

admin December 24, 2013 0 Comments

Opening pajamas and a new book, a visit from friends, and ending the night with a little Super WHY! Merry Christmas Eve!

And then Santa stopped by…

And the Santa (AKA Kenzie’s Magas) delivered some more presents!

Music Adventures

admin December 24, 2013 0 Comments

Kenzie’s center offers enrichment courses for their students including music, cooking, math and phonics. Kenzie is only old enough for the music class and she started a couple of weeks ago. Kenzie has so much fun with her Music Adventures teacher, Ms. Sue Ann. The kids get to take home a CD with the music they move to and play along with in class. We played the CD on our drive up to Mount Hood this weekend…

Jump

admin December 22, 2013 0 Comments

Kenzie loves to jump off of anything! At the campground, she found some mossy railroad ties. Although a bit slippery, they were still good for jumping!

Quick Trip to Mt. Hood

admin December 22, 2013 0 Comments

We took a quick trip up to Mt. Hood to play in the snow. Unfortunately, the only place that actually had snow was Timberline and they don’t allow sledding, so we just played in a little snow bank for a few minutes then headed back in to town for some hot pancakes!

Visit with Santa

admin December 21, 2013 0 Comments

Not too sure about that Santa guy. He looks pretty sketchy!

Jodi the Christmas tree

admin December 20, 2013 0 Comments

Today was ugly sweater day at Jodi’s office and here’s what she wore. You gotta love Pinterest!

Kenzie’s new boots

admin December 19, 2013 0 Comments

Jodi drove into work today and realized that She forgot Kenzie’s shoes. Instead of making the hour and a half round-trip again, we stopped at Walmart. The plan was to buy the cheapest slip on shoes but Kenzie had a different plan. She said, no mama, boots! So we ended up with these very pink, very sparkly boots and she loves them!

Room Transitions

admin December 16, 2013 0 Comments

Now that Kenzie is almost two, she’s moving up into the Jr. Preschool class at here center. The ratio is 5 to 1 instead of 4, and there are 10 kids in this class. She’s no longer the only girl in her class (she’s been with all boys since she started at 3 months old). But the good news is that her friends Bralen, Arthur and Bennett are transitioning into the Steel Room with her.

Christmas Traditions

admin December 14, 2013 0 Comments

Last year, Kenzie was too young to enjoy some of the usual holiday events. This year, we’re hopefully starting some of our own family traditions that she can look forward to for many more years.

Baking Christmas Cookies (and licking the spoon!)

Picking out the tree

Decorating the tree (and Playdough)

Christmas crafts (applesauce & cinnamon ornaments)

Drinking hot chocolate and marshmallows

Advent calendar