Easter 2012

During Easter weekend, we attended our churches Easter service on Saturday. It was a beautiful service, full of love and celebration of our Lord and Savior. On Easter Sunday, we woke up early and read Kenley the story of Easter. We then lead her downstairs to stumble upon all the goodies the Easter Bunny left her :) After looking through all her treats, we headed to the backyard for an egg hunt. Kenley loved looking for eggs! Blaine ended up hiding the eggs over and over so she could continue the hunt...note to us hide more eggs next year! :) Later on in the day, we went to our good friends house to enjoy a delicious Easter meal and some fun in the sun!

Easter Love

On Easter we celebrate love,
love coming down from heaven,
love blanketing the earth
in a transforming embrace;
unique and infinite love,
giving more than we can imagine
for us, to cleanse our sin,
a perfect sacrifice, Lamb of God,
the walking, talking Word.
He is teacher, role model, friend,
this God in human form,
dying, then rising from the dead,
proving all who believe
will also rise
to have eternal life, with Him,
Lord of all.
Oh, Happy, Happy Easter!

By Joanna Fuchs

Kenley's 2nd Birthday!

Our little sweetie is now 2 years old! I still cannot believe how fast the last two years have gone. I absolutely love this age! She is such a sweet, loving, friendly little girl, with a little bit of sass :) This year we decided to have a very small, low-key birthday party for Kenley. I made the cake, yes you read that correctly! This is the first cake I have ever made, and I must admit it was quite tasty. I bought a few decorations and in Kenley's words, "Ta-Da" her party was ready!

Kenley's Party!

Kenley and her buddy Logan checking out the candy!

She melts my heart! 

Blowing out her candles! 

Opening presents!

At Kenley's 2-year-old well baby check up, she weighed 21 lbs. (below 3rd % ile) and was 32 inches long (25th % ile). 

Within the last few months/weeks Kenley has learned and grown so much. Below are some of the things she is doing, activities she enjoys, and some "firsts":

• Speaks in sentences and has been for awhile now.
• Can say her ABC's and count to 15. Is beginning to identify letters and numbers.
• Can identify several colors and shapes. 
• Loves to sing. The first song she learned to sing was Baa Baa Black Sheep. She is able to sing several  other songs by memory.
• Loves to zip, buckle, and button items.
• Tells you she lives in the state of California. 
• She is able to identify Blaine and I by our names. 
• She continues to enjoy reading, completing puzzles, and building with blocks.
• Wore her first braid in her hair on her birthday!
• Is now in a big girl bed!
• Is taking big kid vitamins!
• She loves to push her baby dolls around in her baby stroller.
• Enjoys coloring, playing with stickers, and painting.
• One of her favorite activities is playing outside. She would play outside all day if we allowed it.
• Loves jewelry and is always wanting to play in her and mommy's jewelry boxes.
• UGH, TV! This child LOVES to watch Dora, Mickey Mouse, Blues Clues...you name it she loves it!

Mommy and Daddy love you, Ken Bug!