Saturday, October 31, 2009

Halloween...the Bee and the Pea

Kendall Avery & Savannah Reese


Halloween has just ended and this year was lots of fun. Kendall is just beginning to understand that all she has to do is show up at a stranger's door in a costume and they will toss candy into her bag...how simple is that? These days kids don't even put forth the effort to say "trick or treat"...but most will say "thank you" and I think that's puts a very nice ending to one of my favorite holidays.



Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Savannah at 5 months

Savannah Reese

Our girl is growing... and at 5 months, she's long and lean. She has the sweetest smile and giggle and loves to be entertained by her sister. http://www.babycenter.com/6_your-5-month-old-week-1_1141.bc?intcmp=timeline

Thanks Mimi and Papa


Kendall & Savannah
Sent (by Daddy) on behalf of Kendall Avery and Savannah Reese

Dear Mimi and Papa!
We wanted to thank you so much for all you have done for us by helping us out over the last few months. Mimi......We know it was a lot to take you out of your own home even when you were not feeling well and stay here with us and we really, really do appreciate it. You really helped Mommy be able to focus on going back to work because she knew Savannah was in the best hands possible. And it was a huge relief for her not to have to worry about washing clothes or dishes every day as she got adjusted to being a mommy of two under 2. We know we made it hard at times with all of the crying fits (Savannah), difficulties trying to get us to take our bath as well as running from you when we were called (from Kendall naturally). You always got up with us late at night when we starting crying and always knew how to make us feel better. We loved the walks around the neighborhood and taking us to the playground. We also really love story time. We both just love when someone reads to us especially me (Kendall). I (Savannah) just loved it when you would hold me all day long when mommy and daddy went to work. You really made me feel loved and very special.

Granddad....Although you couldn't be there physically all the time, we both looked forward to our Skype calls just to hear your voice (sorry for always pushing the buttons and hanging up on you). We could always see you in the screen and hear your voice, but you weren't standing right there. This technology thing is something else. I (Savannah) just love to be held and you were always willing to do that while watching television. loved nothing more than to sit and watch television with my Papa!! I loved to look at you and grab your nose, mouth, and ears as well. Dad really appreciated all the help you gave him with getting his grill set up the right way. I can’t wait till I can eat some bbq one day on my daddy’s grill that you helped him fix. There are many more things we could mention, but we (Daddy) would be writing all day. We know you all didn't mind doing it because family believes in helping when they can, but it doesn't hurt to say thank you and we appreciate all you do for us. So we (Kendall and Savannah) wanted to get you all a little something just to say thanks and we love you both. Please accept this gift card from us and enjoy yourselves a nice dinner. It’s just our little way of saying thanks so much for being the best grandparents we could ever ask for.

Love, Kendall Avery and Savannah Reese

PS: Forgive Daddy's writing or grammatical errors. Grammar was never his best subject!!
PSS: Daddy said you wouldn’t accept it, so that’s why we left it so we could escape and get on the road without a big fuss. Also we don’t have that restaurant up here where we live so bother putting it in the mail because they will never use it and it will go to waste. Please accept it! If you return it, you will hurt your granddaughter’s feelings. We did the same thing for our other grandparents as well.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Kendall at 2 years

Kendall Avery

Kendall had her official 2 year doctor visit. It went well with the highlights being the H1N1 flu nasal spray and a couple of shots. Overall our girl is very healthy. Her crooked front teeth are nothing to worry about and doc says she will potty train and stop sucking her fingers when she is good and ready.
Here are her stats:
Weight: 30 lbs
Height: 34 inches
You can check on Kendall's development here: http://www.babycenter.com/6_your-2-year-old_5934.bc?intcmp=timeline

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Kendall's 2nd Bee-Day Party


Kendall Avery
Kendall turned the Big 2 on Friday, October 2. We celebrated with her after she had spent the week with her grandparents in Youngstown.

All week long Mommy worked on preparations for her "bee-day" theme party being held that weekend. This included making bee party hats with antennae and also the decorations and cupcakes. Somewhere in between a little house made out of a cardboard box was also created. But the big gift was Kendall's new big girl room which she loved (see a future post for more details on this)! Her first real tricycle? She wasn't all that impressed and hasn't even ridden it yet.

The party was loads of fun with about a dozen friends and their parents. Kids basically ran wild or watched the Bee movie on TV until we enjoyed our chicken salad sandwiches and cupcakes. Guests received a little grow pot of daisies as a favor.
More pictures available on Snapfish.