She's TWO

I just noticed I pretty much took a year off from the blog, OMG someone knock some sense into me. That is so unacceptable!!! There's far too much to catch up on, so we are starting fresh with Kenna is TWO. Yes she it is true, on August 10th she turned TWO, 2, Dos, Deux, Dwa, To, Due!!!! Ahhhhh Where did the time go.

Kenna (aka "me me", "nenna", "kenna kenna bo benna", doodle bug) - full of smiles, laughs, giggles, butt shaking dance moves, singer of "Mean" by Taylor Swift, waterskiing, bike riding, strong willed, determined, liker of her "own" space, independent, loud, outspoken, princess who loves the sandbox, trampoline, swing, water, her mom and dad, sometimes her brother and sister (as long as it's on her terms) despite the fact that they truly adore her, anti-sharer, adorer of her grandma's and grandpa's, marker colorer on everything including herself, dolls, toys, walls and occasionally paper. Two to Four hour napper, nuk lover, baby doll mama, blankie carrier (2 of them), crib sleeper, big hug giver, sloppy kiss giver, grandpa Danny snuggler (aka pumpkin for a while), food addicted and sticker reward recipient for being potty trained. Favorite words are "no, mine", "more", "I do it", "I go outside", "I ski", "please", "where daddy? where mama?", "daddy go to work, work daddy work", "I tired, I go night night", "play angwy birds, I play angwy birds", "I talk to grandma" (maybe you've noticed the trend in all of this, LOL), "no Kinsey, bad girl" (often said if Kinsey looks at her or sits by her or tries to play with her) and "no Abby, no Decoy, my food, gooooooo". LOL I will admit, I have heard her say "no doggies bad, shut up" before, I have no clue where she has heard that before I swear!!! This girl is truly her mama's daughter, she NEVER stops talking, NEVER!!! And if you don't respond when she talks to you, she'll just keep repeating herself.

For Kenna's birthday we took the kids to the Minnesota Zoo. Chad's mom also joined us. Although we assumed it would be pretty quiet there on a Wednesday, it was just the opposite, it was packed. It truly didn't matter, we had a lovely time. The kids were amazing to watch! Even though we brought the stroller, Kenna decided it was much nicer being carried by dad or "I walk"! The dolphin show was hilarious to watch the kids' expressions. Kenna was "I scared" and clung tight to Chad and Trina, I video'd and snapped pictures through the whole show so we could remember the day forever! Unfortunately the Grizzly Bears were not out, we were hoping to see them. I can say I am not overly impressed with the Minnesota Zoo, but the animals truly have it nice there, lots of extra natural space for them to live in!

After the zoo we headed home for dinner, presents and cake. We also seem to keep birthday's pretty small, usually just family and a few friends once in a while. With all the busy activities of the day we decided small was good, so Chad's dad met us back at our house. I made Kenna's cake the night before, which I completely thought would be a hit, well, her first reaction was, "I scared" LOL. Not what I was going for, but honestly a priceless moment. After dinner Kenna opened presents one at a time, Cole and Kinsey were so excited because they each picked out something for Kenna.
So this is the start of keeping everyone updated again!