Sunday, September 13, 2009

Kendall - 16 Months Old

From September October 2009


Kendall's language and expression has really taken off over the past month or so! I realized today that I need to start writing these things down, or I will forget all of her first little words. Many of them probably aren't super clear to most people, but Mom, Kevin and I (and probably Haley, too) understand alot of what she's saying :)

Mama
Dada
up
uh oh (when she first started saying this there was an exagerated pause between the uh and the oh)
eyes
ears
nose
Bear (sounds like Bah)
milk (sounds kind of like malk; - she calls all drinks milk)
snack (pronounced nak)
baby
bow (which she promptly pulls out of her hair)
all done
night night (nah nah)
fish (pronouced like fis - for actual fish, sometimes for goldfish)
bye bye

Kendall knows where her tongue is (she sticks it out for you if you ask). She can point to her eyes, nose, ears, teeth, feet, and just over the past few days, her knees (she initially got this mixed up with nose). She has known the correct response to 'what does the puppy dog say' for awhile now. She also often responds correctly when asked what the cow or horse says.

When asked how old she is, she will hold up her index finger. She sometimes says 'one,' but sometimes she just shows us her little finger.

The past few days, I've noticed that in her books she can point out babies, flowers, fish, sometimes trucks. She somtimes (though not yet consistently) will point to the correct animal.

She loves her books - loves, loves, loves them. If you ask her to go to her room and bring you a book, she is delighted to do so.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Late Summer Beach Trip

We headed to the beach this year in late August/early September. It was nice to go at a time when there weren't too many other families vacationing and the beaches weren't crowded. Unfortunatley, we had alot of rain, but we still enjoyed our trip.

We didn't spend much time outside on our first day - we didn't want to get too much sun. Little did we know this would be our first of only 2 or 3 days on the beach. Here's Kendall getting excited about her wagon ride to the beach. The pigtails are courtesy of Marynell.

From September October 2009


On one of our rainy days, we hit the aquarium. The girls both enjoyed it.

From September October 2009


From September October 2009


Before Kevin arrived, the 5 of us could fit in Marynell's car. Here's O hanging out in the back seat with the girls...sporting some really cool glasses.

From September October 2009


On another rainy day, I pulled out a tea set painting kit Haley got for her birthday. She really enjoyed it and was very serious about decorating each piece.

From September October 2009


Kendall was very serious about collecting sea shells. She loved loading her bucket down, and Mom and I got a good laugh out of watching her try to carry it as it got heavier and heavier.

From September October 2009


In an attempt to find a new hairstyle for Kendall, Mom rolled her hair up (what are these little clips called?;)

From September October 2009


Here are the results...yes, we got some more body in that girl's hair, but it lasted all of about 30 seconds.

From September October 2009


Walking buddies...

From September October 2009


Fun with Daddy.

From September October 2009


The Phillips family joined us on our last full day at the beach. Here are Haley and Miley - Miley's such a big girl. She started kindergarten this year!

From September October 2009


Summar and I challenged the kids to pull the wagon back to the house. They didn't get too far, but their team work effort was commendable.

From September October 2009


What beats pizza after a hard days work on the beach?

From September October 2009


Kendall's response to 'Where's your tongue?'

From September October 2009


Summar thought it would be fun to let the kids play in Kevin's car. For some reason, Summar and I were very entertained by this...

From September October 2009


Maynee's a great reader...

From September October 2009


Another summer comes to an end! Next summer will be our last before Haley starts school. I can't believe she'll be in kindergarten next year; time flies.

From September October 2009