Telling a story

Last night during our "sleepover" Kendall was reading one of her Biscuit books to her baby after I turned the light out. I know it's dark, but I shot some video, just so I could record her story. Also, it's in five parts because it takes me so long to upload the videos. Enjoy! :)

Sleepover with Mom!

Randy has been out of town this week on staff retreat, so Kendall and I are having a slumber party tonight in my bed! She has done such a good job all week, so this is her reward. She has been so excited all week, and I just think it is the most fun to be able to do something for her that makes her so happy! :)

 

We watched a princess movie, ate marshmallows, read books, and just had so much fun! I started this post last night, but couldn't finish it until this morning and it really went so well. She went to bed pretty late, so I'm sure she'll take a great nap today. This morning I got up to take a shower and when I got out I went over to wake Kendall up. She was kind of stirring and when she saw me she smiled really big and said, "Mom, I had so much fun on our sleepover!" I love that she was so happy and that getting to do that was such a big deal! I look forward to doing fun things like that with her more and more!!

Class of 2030!

I just realized I put these pictures on Cooper's blog last week but forgot to add them to Kendall's! I will be so excited to just have one blog come February.

Last week Randy was asked by our friend Kathy Pickering to speak at our local Aggie Mom's Club meeting. It was the first meeting of the year with lots of new Aggie moms attending. He spoke about traditions and it was fun to go with him! They invited all of us, so we took the chance to get the girls dressed up in some of their Aggie clothes and take a family picture. :)

(Not real sure what Kendall is doing. It is so hard to even get them to both sit still at the same time - much less smile and look at the camera! Ha!) 

Love our sweet little Class of 2030 and 2032!! Gig 'em!

Stories from Kendall

Randy: "Kendall! We are so proud of you for taking a nap for THREE days in PANTIES and keeping them dry!!" (This is huge for us. She has been potty-trained since before she was two and we are still taking all naps and going to bed every single night in pull-ups with no end in sight. And we have had three days of naps in dry panties. Woohoo!!!)
"How have you done that? Three whole naps??"
Kendall: "Well, Dad, because it's my job!!"
Randy: "Oh really? That's a good job! What is my job?"
Kendall: "Your job is to go to work. And Cooper's job is to play. And Mommy's job is to clean the house. And Molly's job is to...snuggle."

Out of the blue the other day, Kendall said, "Mom, you are my most preciousest girl in my life." She is always saying things like this. "You are the cutest girl in my world." "You are my best Dad in my life." So sweet!

(While reading a Biscuit book today I read about a dog named Sam): "Mom! I have a friend named Sam at school! He is my friend and his name is Sam and he knows my name is Kendall!"
Me: "Kendall! That's great that you have a new friend! What do you like to do with Sam?"
Kendall: "Play home living. When we do centers."

She is also starting to talk about the days of the week and the season a lot more since they started doing calendar time each Tues/Thurs at school. Earlier this week she broke out into the "days of the week" song and we didn't even know she knew that! And she has been focused on asking us what season it is a lot. Except sometimes she says things like "Mom, what fall is it right now?" meaning what season is it?

One of Cooper's nicknames is Pooper. Ella couldn't say "Cooper" early on, and what came out was "Pooper." It has stuck. Poor Coop. We call her that a lot though when we are just being silly with her, and now Kendall has shortened it to "Poop." I know it sounds awful, but when she is saying it, she is being really sweet and endearing and I think it's so cute!

On Sunday Randy came home from church and put his swimsuit on to get ready for a baptism.
Kendall: "Dad! Are you going swimming?"
Randy: "No, I am going to baptize someone while you are napping."
Randy laid down with her to read books before nap.
Kendall: "Daddy, don't you have to go...put people under water?"
Randy: "Yes Kendall, but I'm kind of sleepy. I think I want to stay here and nap with you."
Kendall: "No Daddy, you have to go baptize. You have to be obedient to God."

I've thought of a ton more funny stuff she has said lately but can't remember it now! I will come back and add to this post as I think of things. She makes us laugh!

Drawing People

We had dinner and a meeting with some friends the other night and while we were talking, their daughter Hailey took Kendall to her room and they drew some pictures. Kendall came out every so often to show us her pictures, and these are some of them. This is the first time we have noticed her drawing people like this! I remember one of my early childhood classes talking about the stages of how children learn to draw, and this is the early stages of how they draw people: a body with two legs. We were so proud of her..which of course made her want to draw more and more. :) These are just a few of the ones she made that night.

This first one is actually Molly. She told us that was her because she has a tail.

 I couldn't get my pictures to flip for some reason. This is a picture of Mommy.

 And this one made us laugh because it had a story to go with it. This is Kendall on the left (top) and Gigi on the right (bottom). She said "Kendall is sad and Gigi is mad because Kendall didn't pick up all the toys in her room." So funny!

So fun to watch her learn and grow...even just in how she draws! :) And we loved watching her with Hailey - I think I'll do a separate post on that later.

Swinging Sisters

Last week was a little cooler (highs only in the 90s!) and we spent more time than usual outside playing. One afternoon before dinner I took the girls out in the backyard to swing. Cooper hasn't swung in the little swing since she was a lot smaller, and she had a good time while her sister pushed her!
She loves Kendall so much!

After awhile, Kendall decided she was ready to swing, too.

Look at all those bruises on Kendall's shins! I guess it goes with being three...

We had a lot of fun being able to play outside for awhile without sweating. Hopefully it will get a little cooler soon and stay that way!

Cooper's Party!

Last weekend was Cooper's party and we had so much fun! Lots of family came down and our friends all came to help us celebrate. Kendall has been so excited and has been helping me make lots of decorations. She was ready for the party to be here!

One part that Kendall had been talking about for several weeks was getting to help Cooper blow out her candle and eat her cake. She did a great job!

After we cut the cake, we went outside to swim in lots of pools and play on the slip-n-slide that Gracie and Evy brought!

Sarah and Kendall had fun swimming together!

Randy threw her down the slip-n-slide a few times!

The End! :)