Oceanside beach with Mom, Dad, and Maren

When Aunt Maren came to visit, we took a trip to Oceanside beach. Even though it took all morning to get ready and we were only at the beach for an hour, we still had a great time! Kenley loved chasing the seagulls with her daddy, eating the sand, and chewing on Maren's keys. I can't wait until she's old enough to build a sandcastle instead.

Summer swimming

Now that the weather is getting warmer, we have taken Kenley swimming a few times. She loves to splash around and float in the pool!

Our first Mother's Day

We had a great first Mother's Day here at home. We had a barbeque and Kenley had her first meal of big-girl food. She loved the mashed potatoes!

Our little bookworm

Like mother, like daughter, I guess! Kenley is really into her books lately. As soon as I put her down in her room, she scoots right over to her bookshelf and pull out some books. She turns the pages and looks at the pictures. I'm pretty sure she is actually reading them - she's so brilliant. Even more brilliant, as you might note, is the fact that she can actually read UPSIDE DOWN!

A trip to the beach!

Last week we took our first family trip to the beach! As you can probably tell, the weather was not exactly optimal, but we had a great time anyway!

One of Kenley's favorite activities - chewing on sweatshirt strings.

A week of new tricks!

Kenley has had a big week around here! For one thing, she is finally starting to babble. It's so cute to hear her little voice. We can't wait until her "dadada" refers to James and isn't just her universal way of talking to us. Also, she is getting her first teeth! The bottom left one has just poked through, and the bottom right is on its way! Boy are they sharp! Kenley frequently runs her tongue over her gums with a confused look, like, "Um, are you going to get this sharp piece of rock outta my mouth or what?" But her MOST exciting new trick is that she has learned to sit up on her own from her belly! So now she can scoot over to a toy and sit up to play with it all by herself! I'm posting a video of this very exciting milestone, as well as just a funny one where she pulled her blanket out of her toybox and got all tangled up in it. Enjoy!