Phone Calls and Phony Smiles

Kennedy has finally caught on to what the phone is for.  Kind of.  As you can see from this picture, she doesn't quite know how to hold it, the mouthpiece is a little bit behind her ear.

Yesterday she sat there and talked on her phone for quite some time, and she even paused to listen for whoever she was talking to talk back.  It was really cute.  She also learned the word "ball" and what it is without me even trying.  The other day she just picked up a ball and said it over and over again.  Her vocabulary is really starting to get big.  And those aren't the only things she's figured out.  She finally realized that she's supposed to pose for the camera, but lately she's been doing this really funny smile.

I don't know if it's a fake smile or what, but she does it all the time now.  She wrinkles her nose and shows all of her teeth.

She still does her regular smile, but this one shows itself several times a day.  She's the sweetest girl there is, even though she's teething and all 4 molars are trying to come through at once.  She's still just all smiles!

Father's Day

I had 2 dads to recognize this father's day.

My dad.  Thanks for always being there and for being such a good example.  I really appreciate all of the things you did for me while I was growing up and all the support you give me now.  Thanks for being such a great grandpa too.  I love you!

Kennedy's dad.  Thank you for being such a great father to our little girl!  She loves you so much!  You are so helpful with her and I appreciate that more than you know.  I love you so much!

Because a Thankful Heart is a Happy Heart

A few of my friends have running lists on the sidebar of their blog of things that they are thankful for.  Today I felt like I needed to start this on my own blog.  Over the past few months in particular I have been struck by how many things I have to be thankful for quite a few times.  I have been blessed beyond measure, and certainly more than I deserve.  Rather than just have a blog post every once in a while about things that I am thankful for, I'm going to keep that running list on the side.  Also, you should look up the Veggie Tales song Thankful Heart.  It is darling and perfect for this blog post, but I can't find it to share it with you myself.  I hope that you can see the hand of God in your lives as well and see all that you have to be thankful for everyday.

You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby

I just wanted to show you how cute my daughter is.  Again.  I can't help it.  I can't even stand how cute she is most of the time.

Cute Bubbo

*Kennedy is walking probably 80% of the time now.  She is getting really good at walking in her shoes, and we go on walks outside now.  I still have to let her know that she can't crawl outside periodically, but she's well on her way to being a full time walker.

*Her newest word that she can use independently of me and Brett is "puppy".  We saw some horses yesterday and she immediately called them puppies.  She loved them!  She was just cracking up as we fed them and even got up the courage to pet one of them.

*She now has 3 molars that have popped through and pretty much has a continuous runny nose.  Hopefully that 4th one will pop through any time now and stop the madness!  She is a trooper though and is generally pretty happy even though she has some big time tooth movement going on.

*Kennedy refuses to eat off of a spoon or a fork most of the time.  If she can't feed it to herself, she won't eat it.

*She LOVES turning the pages of books.  I have to hold down the pages that we haven't read yet, and even then sometimes she looks at the pages we have already read just so she can turn some pages.  She does love to read more than she did though, which is great.

*She dances now.  A lot of her toys play music, and she will press the button and then rock back and forth.  It's really cute!

*I love her so much!  She brings me much happiness and I love being able to be home with her.  She is so cute and sweet and my bubbo!