A Blessed Life!

Blaine and I have been blessed with an amazing life. We are blessed to have one another to spend our lives with, blessed to have supportive/amazing parents, blessed to have siblings, whom we are especially close to, blessed with amazing friends that would do anything for us and vise versa, blessed to give Kenley a healthy/stable/loved home to grow up in, blessed to have our health, and blessed to have a home and stable careers.

Most importantly, we are blessed to have a healthy, beautiful little girl!

Blessed Beyond Words!

Halloween 2011

This Halloween I was so excited to dress Kenley up as a ladybug! We wanted her to be a ladybug last Halloween, however we waited too long to order the costume and unfortunately the one we wanted was sold out. Therefore, this year I order the ladybug outfit months in advanced, as I was determined that our little Ken Bug would be the perfect ladybug...WRONG! Kenley was adamant on not wearing the outfit. I mean screaming, crying, yelling, "NO, MOMMY" when I tried to put her in the costume! I continued to try to persuade her into the costume by saying, "Everyone is wearing an outfit, Lolo and Jordy have their outfits on, we can't go trick or treating without the outfit"...you get the point! Nothing I would say or do would change her mind. So, naturally I ran to her closet and looked for a replacement costume. I grabbed a fur and away we went...Rachel Zoe and I that is :)

Kenley and her pumpkin!

She actually thought the pumpkin was dirty! She kept saying, "Yuck, dirty!"

Watching daddy crave the pumpkin!
She is saying, "Ewww, Mommy!"

 Looking inside the pumpkin!

Some of the kids waiting to go trick-or-treating!

As she was walking up to her first door, I became a little emotional!
 Our little girl is growing up too quickly!
She got the hang of it right away saying,"Tick or Teet!"

Looking at all her goodies!

Trying one last time to coax her into her costume...no luck :(

We love you Kenley!

Thank you for bringing so much love to our home! 

Tanaka Farm (Pumpkin Patch)

This past weekend we took Kenley to the pumpkin patch at Tanaka Farm. We began our day at the lake near our house feeding the ducks, and ended it at Tanaka Farm's feeding the goats! Kenley is now a little fearful of the ducks due to an incident she and her daddy experienced a few weeks back. Blaine had a day off and decided to take Ken Bug to the lake to feed "Kenley's ducks!" Next, thing you know Blaine said a drooling duck hopped out of the water and started walking toward them. He said at first he didn't think much of it, however seconds later the duck was chasing the two of them up the stairs and away from the lake! Needless to say she is a little timid now :)

She almost enjoys looking at the people walking by more so than feeding the ducks!

"Hi Ducks...My Shoes!"

We absolutely love this time of the year, especially since we now have an excuse to do all the fun kid activities. Last year we took Kenley to Tanaka Farm and had a wonderful time. We were so excited to return this year to enjoy all the festivities! 

Feeding the goats...not her favorite thing to do! 

I don't blame her!

Kenley and her best bud (Lolo)

So excited to get to the Pumpkin Patch!

I love this picture! It reminds me of what childhood is all about!

Love this little sweetie more than anything!

Found her pumpkin!

Family picture!

I feel so very blessed to be sharing these special moments with the love of my life and my amazing baby girl!

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Kenley!

Kenley is 18.5 months old! I cannot believe we have 1 1/2 year old! We find ourselves saying, "I love this age the most!" Then another month passes and boom that's our favorite age! Being a parent is the most rewarding, difficult and amazing experience in our lives. She is such a cuddly, sweet, yet strong-willed little girl! We are loving every moment with our sweet pea!

At Kenley's 18 month well baby checkup she weighed 19 lbs. 12 oz. (Below 3rd %) and was 30 inches long (10 % ile).


Below are some of Kenley's favorite activities and most recent milestones she has achieved:

• Combines 2 words. Her favorite phrase is..."Kenely's shoes!" Yes, the girl is obsessed with shoes!  Wonder who she gets that from :)
• Is really starting to show interest in potty training. She will tell us before she goes "PEEEE, POO, or even when she TUTS!"We find this very cute!
• Is able to independently complete simple puzzles.
• Loves her bear blanket.
• Is in love with "Mel-Mo...aka: Elmo!"
• Enjoys watching "MeMe...aka: Nemo"
• Has officially developed her first best-friend, "Lolo...aka: Logan"
• Loves being around other children.
• Enjoys riding in her car seat and listening to music.
• Loves twirling and playing Ring-Around-The-Rosie.
• If we would let her she would play outside all day.
• Is still primarily wearing 12 month clothing. However, I am only buying 18 month clothing for the fall/winter and praying it fits her!
• Loves to pretend she is a baby! She will come up to me and say, "Kenley...baby" and want me to rock her and sing rock-a-bye-baby!
• Still enjoys reading...thank God!
• Loves to get her hair done (put in a pony) and will even ask for a bow :) YAY!!

Getting this girl to look at the camera is a challenge!

Our little family!

Kenley and "Wiwwy!"

Kenley, 
Mommy and daddy love you more than anything in this entire world! You bring so much happiness and love to our lives! We thank God everyday for giving you to us! 

Love, 

Mommy and Daddy

Fun-Filled Weekend!

This past weekend was super busy for The Clark family. On Friday, we had our yearly "Old Timers" event for Hensel Phelps (HP) in Newport Beach!  The night focuses on honoring those who have worked for the company for 5 years or longer, which included Blaine this year. We had a wonderful time and always enjoy catching up with friends!

Kenley waiting for LoLo (her best bud) to arrive!

When she say Logan's car pull up she yelled,"LOLO, MAMA!" 

Wine and great friends what could be better!

A few of the HP Ladies! 

I don't know what I would do without these ladies in my life!

The next day we set out for an event in Hollywood! I always enjoy staying in L.A.! Unfortunately, Ken Bug wasn't allowed at this event, therefore she had her first sleepover with her buddies LoLo and Jordy! We stayed at the gorgeous W Hotel! From our room we had amazing views from the Hollywood sign to the Pantages Theatre to the Hollywood stars! We started our night with a cocktail hour then boarded one of the Starline buses to head to the House of Blues!!  At the House of Blues, we had our own private band in The Foundation room...AMAZING night to say the least! After our whirlwind weekend, I rushed home on Sunday to throw one of my best friends her baby shower! 

Hollywood Sign!

We had panoramic views from all rooms of our suite!

The Stars! 

The Guys!

LOVE!

Great Friends!

Our ride to The House of Blues!

:)

House of Blues!

Entering The Foundation room! 

AMAZING!

The Band!

Although we had a wonderful time, the BEST part of the weekend was coming home to this sweet little baby face!

LOVE YOU BABY GIRL!

Prayers!

Around the time Kenley was about 6 weeks old we began a night time routine! This is one of the most enjoyable and special times of my day. We play in her princess castle, read books, and sing the same three songs every night...Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Our God is an Awesome God and Silent Night! Odd choice of songs, I know, but they get the job done :) Lastly, we say our prayers. When I say, "it's time to pray," she places her little hands together and we begin our prayer. We always begin our prayer with, "dear heavenly father...." and end it with "God bless daddy, mommy, bubba and Kenley, AMEN."To my amazement she has recently began saying AMEN! Beautiful words to a parents ears I must say!

Kenley Olivia Clark, you continue to amaze mommy and daddy. We are so thankful you're a part of our family!
           Love you, Mommy and Daddy!

Puerto Vallarta!

Blaine and I have made the decision to take a trip, without our sweet pea, every year. Wether it be for the weekend or for a longer period of time. This summer we decided to vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for 7 days, with some of our good friends (Rachel and Chase). Honestly, it may have been a few nights too many for all of us; since we left our little princesses at home! We stayed in one of the ten villas at Ocho Cascades, which I found to be an amazing experience. The entire villa was open to the outdoors, which meant mosquito nets at night...romantic, yes, for a few nights then a little annoying :) Needless to say, we had a wonderful time, and enjoyed catching up with great friends!

The view from our villa! 

Breathtakingly beautiful! 

Each villa has it's own private pool with a waterfall that cascades into the pool below!

Serenity! 

Hot mamas :)

The most amazing man in the world!

The crew! 

I'm not sure if this was before or after I spilt an entire table of drinks! 

No worries though, Rachel did the same thing about 30 minutes earlier :)

Rhythms of the Night!