Happy Helper

Kennedy has been very helpful as of late.  And when I say helpful I mean curious.  And when I say curious I mean in the way.  But very cute nonetheless.  Since she is walking now, we have decided to give her a little bit more freedom to roam the house, and this means baby proofing the cabinets.  So while Brett was making the bathroom safe, Kennedy wanted to help.

We have also let her wander around in the kitchen a lot more.  This means a lot more watching on my part during the day, but this kind of stuff goes in phases.  I had to watch a lot more when she started crawling, and then again when she was walking pretty well, and now again.  But this time it's my fault because I'm letting her in the kitchen.  She has to learn sometime, right?  She gets into the cat food (although she's getting better about that) and sometimes she gets into the pots and pans.  But yesterday, she got into the dishwasher.

She was desperately trying to climb all the way in.  Fortunately I stopped her before she hurt herself.  She also loves to come into the kitchen and throw her balls since they roll so well on the tile.  She's getting so much more independent and so big!

I Feel Pretty

Yesterday I was laying on the floor with Kennedy and she spied my headband.  The first thing she wanted to do was rip it off of my head, which I let her do.  But then, being the bow hating girl that she is, she surprised me by putting it in her own hair and walking around with a huge smile on her face.  Her first attempt was hilarious.

Her second attempt was much neater, and she looked like she had a little crown on her head.  I promise I did not even touch this.  She was walking around like a little princess.  I'm definitely going to have to go and buy her some headbands of her own!

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.