Come out, come out, wherever you are!

Hide and Seek has become a very popular game amongst my household (Cara). That and memory. The other day, Cara recruited her daddy to play hide and seek with her and after witnessing her hiding spots, I had to grab my camera. Cara not only hides in THE most obvious places, she also covers HER eyes while she's hiding. She's using the old "if I can't see you, you can't see me" tactic. It's hysterical to watch! I also captured Chris hiding..it's obvious where Cara gets her skill.

We had a snow day a week or so ago and Cara LOVED it. She was such a natural. Sammy..well she just took in the scenery.

I take Sammy for her 4 month shots Friday and well check up. Can't wait to see how big she's getting! Can't believe she's already 4 months. I'm psyched to have her start walking and be able to keep up with Cara.

I'm also looking to start Cara in some gymnastics classes. I think she will LOVE tumbling around. I also want her to try dance and ice skating! Of course, we will let her decide what she enjoys doing..but it can't hurt to nudge her a little!! I just want to see her in a cute little leotard dancing around, on ground or ice. I also should admit, the ice skating has sort of surface watching the olympics. They look so amazing!

That's about it for the Kenny clan. Chris and I get away next weekend for a wedding at St. Simon's Island and we hopefully purchase a house in March!

Enjoy the photos!

Itsy Bitsy Spider..

Hello! I yawn as I begin this post. It's dark and rainy outside and not helping with my energy level.

Cara is currently playing with blocks, which are meant for Sammy when she gets a little older, and is having a lot of fun with them. These blocks, designed for 6+ months, have kept Cara's attention better than any toy I've given her in the last year. Cara has never been a fan of "her" toys. Although, she has found a lot of fun in the game Memory. It's a little old for her, but playing it will definetly in my opinion help with a LOT of things we are trying to work on. She has to learn to take turns, be patient and of course it helps with her memory. Also worth mentioning, Cara went potty on the big girl potty yesterday. She has sat on it a number of times and just jumps up saying I'm done, but we are really starting the potty training and sitting on the potty around every diaper change, and yesterday she went! She was so proud of her number 1 (not sure how I'm gonna deal with anything but number 1's, lol), and we were so proud of her too! Next week we are going to go to the store and pick out big girl panties so she can get excited about wearing them. She's getting so big!

Samantha is having a little bout with egzema (sp?) and poor thing, it's right on her face! I am wondering if it itches and is creating some of this added fussiness lately. We are treating it with a non steroid cream for now, but if that doesn't work, we will have to use a steroid cream. I'm hoping we can knock it out without it. Her and Cara both struggle with egzema and I have no clue where they get it from. I use sensitive EVERYTHING! They are just my fragile little babies!

Tonight, both girls are traveling to Gigi and Perry's house for a spend the night. Cara is SO excited and even told me that she was going to go by herself. I said, "no, you are gonna take Sammy and be her big sister" and she responded with, "no, I go by myself". Looks like someone enjoys being the center of attention, lol! Wonder where she gets that?

Here's a few pics of Sammy from a random photo shoot with Daddy..enjoy!

3 Months and Counting...

2010, so far so good! Samantha is 3 months old today. Some days it seems to go by fast, some days..not so much. Up until 2 months, if you asked me, Sammy was a quiet baby. Then something happened. We don't know what that something is..but she is a little more on the fussy side now. We are ruling out milk allergies, trying different formulas, and aren't having much luck. The fussing has subsided a bit though..so we may be on to something. It's definitely a gas issue though. We can see it all over her face when she has the fits.

Here are the stats though from our last check up, which was 1/7/10:
Height: 24 inches - 82 percentile
Weight: 12.5 lbs. - 61 percentile
Head Circumference: 16 inches - 75 percentile

I wanted to compare with Cara's but we took Sammy a little late since she got real sick around her 2 mos. appointment. But they appear to be VERY similar in size..we'll see at the 4 mos. check up. Her numbers look good though and I must say, I seem to do an excellent job with height production. Maybe all my defective growth particles are filtering out via my children.

Cara is currently away in Cincinnati..her first real trip without Mommy. It's such a good feeling for me to have the family and friends I have who love my daughter and allow her to be apart of so many different things! She seems to be enjoying herself up north, especially since she's been able to play in some of the leftover snow they had.

Here's a picture of Cara that Meg took today, to document her first big girl trip. And one of Sammy, cause she's just so stinkin cute!

A New Year with a Family of Four!

It's New Year's Eve and I'm awake, it's right before 7 AM. I like to get up before the family and get all the things done that I can't when the kiddies are occupying my attention. It will be 2010 tomorrow and I have a few hopes for the new year.

1. Settle in to a new house!
2. Potty train Cara.
3. Continue to have a happy and healthy family!
4. Do more for my community.
5. Teach Cara her colors.
6. Assist Samantha in all of her first year milestones.
7. Lose the baby fat.
8. Hope my husband travels less!!

More will come...but those are on the top of my list right now. I love having a family of four and would also like to keep it at four for the year of 2010.

I have added some pics from Christmas. We were all very spoiled but so grateful for all that our family and friends gave to us. Cara could barely walk in her room when we got all of her presents up there. She got some great stuff and was very pleased with Santa. Maybe next year she won't be so scared of the guy! Sammy is set for the next 6 months with some great toys and activities. Can't wait for her to start crawling around, so she can play with her big sister. All in all, Christmas reminded me how blessed Chris and I are!

Happy New Year!

Enjoy!

The best time of the year!

Happy Holidays!

I am so blessed to share the holiday season with my two sweet little girls. I have one who is completely petrified of Santa, but really wants him to bring her candy. And I have another who has no idea what is going on, but looks super cute in all of her holiday bows and outfits! Kids are so much fun to dress up! Even more so during the Holidays!

Tomorrow, Samantha is 2 months old. We will ALL be joining her for shots tomorrow. Cara has to get her flu boosters and I have to get my H1N1, now that it has become available. We should be a nice, cranky family tomorrow.

This past weekend, we made it down to the Kennesaw Santa Parade. It was cold, but we braved the weather and thankfully we did, cause it was such a wonderful experience. They had some awesome floats and threw candy at us! Cara didn't even know what to do with herself. People were literally throwing candy at her. She'd pick up the candy and thankfully for me her 2 year old hands can't pry open most wrappers, so she would run to me to open the candy. This gave me the opportunity to make sure everything tasted okay for her.

I have posted some seasonal photos, for all to enjoy! I will post with Sammy's progress and more Holiday photos as they occur!

Enjoy!