Promotion day!

Today Keith pinned on Captain...and it all went smoothly!! It was hectic and chaotic....but it all worked out. We had a lot of food left over, but better to have too much than not enough!! During the ceremony Kenna and I pinned on Keith's new rank....which I thought Kenna was a cute addition! He presented Kenna and I with our own beautiful bouquets of flowers....which smelled and looked awesome!! All & all....we are all glad it is over and we can go on with life! haha!! I am very proud of Keith and know he will make an AWESOME Captain!!

A successful weekend!!!

Well.....we had a big weekend. I turned the big 30 and went camping with an infant for the first time all in one weekend! We went to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, ND and we had a lot of fun. Evidently the town shuts down after this weekend....so we went just in time. We were of course sleeping in tents and the first night there....we were welcomed with 34 degree temperatures!! Kenna hasn't come close to ever sleeping in that cold of temps in her toasty home!! Needless to say she was a trooper! We woke up the next morning to HUGE buffalo grazing about 50 yards or less from our tent! We spent a great deal of our time chasing Kenna who was exploring, checking things out, and trying to "taste" nature....especially rocks!! We cooked out, went touring, shopping, and then ended our time going to the Pitchfork Fondue dinner and the Medora Musical. It was alot of fun and an awesome way to spend a birthday! With friends and family!!

Future Dentist?

Last week I decided Kenna had lost her sweet baby morning breathe....(kinda like puppy breathe...which our dogs have lost LONG ago!) so we have started to brush her teeth in the morning after her bottle. She certainly will not let me stick my finger in her mouth (or anyone else for that matter) but she will allow the toothbrush in there! ha! She will tolerate me brushing a little....but she prefers to do it herself. Can you imagine that? Kenna wanting to do something on her own!?? haha!

Dawn's husband Jamie turned 30 last week. We went to his birthday bar-b-que...and here are some pictures from that night. Jamie...you aren't far in front of me...I turn 30 this weekend!!! September 3rd!!

Kenna is so silly....she makes the craziest faces!! (I don't know where she got it from either!)

Whew...it has been a while!!

Sorry guys for the long break.....but blogger has had some issues. Well we have been busy here at the Prince house. I have been a secret shopper for Services here on base, so I have been trying to get some inspections completed. So far I have "shopped" the auto skills, JR Rockers (a restaurant) and the outdoor recreation. It is pretty cool....because they pay for my services there and then pay me another $10 when I turn in the survey. Works for me!! I went to a pampered chef party this week, had bible study, consigned items at the thrift store, had an anniversary (Happy 4 years honey!!), went to a potluck brunch for the OSC board members, Keith and I had facials for our anniversary, we went to a minor league Red Hawks baseball game & saw a fantastic firework show, took Kieffer to get groomed (he looks a thousand times better), Kenna got her 3rd tooth, and went to Buffalo Wild Wings for our weekly dinner with some guys from church. That was all in just 5 days!!! haha!! Today the whole family went into town to go have breakfast at Village Inn and then we went garage selling. We got a ton of treasures for Kenna....all toys.....but they were steals!! So at least someone made out like a bandit!!

On a very worrisome note, my poor brother had a horrible week. He is a teacher and went to his open house on Tuesday night....and didn't go home until Thursday night. He had a serious seizure, that left him very out of it...and was rushed to the hospital. They ran MRI's, cat scans, ultrasound, and bloodwork....and have not found anything. It is very puzzling. He is only 26.....he is too young to have these kind of problems! He is at home now resting....and I will keep you posted on his progress.

This next week will not slow down any either. It will be a short week and we are off to Medora, ND!! (the #1 vacation spot in North Dakota according to the billboard sign we passed on the way to Fargo last night! haha!) We are going camping in Theodore Roosevelt National Park....and it will be Kenna's first time to camp. It should be an adventure. We are meeting our friends and old neighbors from Utah....Eric & Kathy! We can't wait and I know they will make it even more fun!!

Stupid blog!!

Sorry guys. I haven't been able to post pictures to my blog for weeks now! It is so frustrating! I feel silly just writing and not having pictures....so I wanted to explain the reason for no entries!!!

Scaredy cat... I mean dog!

We have had a lot of thunderstorms come through lately...and poor Kassie is afraid of thunder and lightening. Well, we just got Kenna a new play tent......which she really likes. We have discovered that Kassie thinks it is a good hiding spot from storms....but not Kenna!! You can run...but you can't hide from Kenna!! Even Kieffer likes to get into the tent now!! Who did we buy it for anyway!!????

PS...tried posting the pics and I am having trouble. I will try tomorrow!!

Stop and smell the sunflowers??

This weekend we decided to stop and smell the sunflowers on our way to Fargo. There are fields and fields of them inbetween base and town. Kenna halfway cooperated....she was more interested in eating dirt, grass and rocks. I had to do a finger sweep once to get a little rock out! And Keith wonders why I have nightmares about Kenna choking??!! ha! You know the little spring thing behind the doors to keep it from slamming into the wall....well today she got the little white knob of the end and had it in her mouth!!! And then she turned and found a nickle and was heading for that too!!! UGH!! A mother's job is never done!! I feel more like a paramedic than a mom!! Always trying to prevent injury....I guess that would be more like a lifeguard huh? ha! Anyway.....we had fun shopping in Fargo and came back and chilled.

Keith's Surprise!!

When Kenna and I got home from our trip to Texas....daddy had a surprise for Kenna and I. He had painted Kenna's room!! I was shocked! Who knew he had it in him!! I wouldn't be gutsy enough to try it, and not only did he try, but he did a great job!! I didn't know I had a budding artist as a husband!!. It was very sweet!

Playdate

Kenna and I had a playdate at Dawn's house yesterday and we both had fun! You can see goofy Kenna had to climb her stairs and break them in. She also had her first experience with a sit and spin. She liked it!! As she gets bigger...we will have to look for one!! Thanks Dawn for having us over!!!

KENNA HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE!!!!

For those of you who don't know....we are expecting again!! I am 3 months pregnant today!! And yes we were actually trying.....haha!! We are a little crazy or brave.....which ever way you want to look at it. I am due 3 Feb.....but who knows if I will make it to then. They aren't going to let me be as late as I was with Kenna....I know that. So the two kiddos will be 15 months apart. YEAH!!

Great Granddad's visit

Last week Kenna's Great Granddad came to visit her!!! We were glad to have him around. He is now 88 years old....but doing sooo well! I miss seeing him. Before my neice and nephew left for Chicago we made them sit down for a few pics. Kenna and Jade had on their matching outfits! ha! Poor Wade was left out. I am sure he was sad...yeah right!

Jade turns 3!!!!

We had a birthday party for Jade right before they left for Chicago! It was fun to see her get excited. She was shy at first because we made such a big deal about her......but she soon loosened up!!

Yummy!!!

Well after Kenna ate her dinner the other night, we decided to give her dessert....her first watermelon!! She LOVED it!! She got it everywhere.....but she thought it was worth it! She is trying new foods everyday.....so it is fun to watch her grow and experiment!!
The countdown to our trip to TX begins! We are exactly one week away!!!!!!!

It's been a while....

Well it has been pretty quite around here. Kenna and I have just been hanging out and doing our daily thing. Today I have to go to the clinic and get a biopsy done on my arm. There is a very suspicious freckle that I am concerned about. It is black...and that is not a good color. We had to take the bumpers off of Kenna's crib for a couple reasons. One, she is now pulling herself up and standing in the crib and it could be used as a step ladder. (which I could see her doing) and the other reason you can see illustrated above! ha!! What a mover. She can't even be still in her sleep!!
Yesterday I decided to air up Kenna's new pool and let her try it out. She has fun. It will be really nice on really hot days. We may have to get a cheap one for her visit to TX. It will definitely be hot there!! Ugh!!

Pretty busy day....

Well....today I volunteered to help Sara with her board exams. She is going to be one of the ladies that works at a spa, does facials, waxing, make-up, etc...and today she had to take an exam (written and pratical) So...I was her live model!! I dropped Kenna off at Dawn's house so she could watch her while I was with Sara. Kenna had fun with Dawn and Addy as you can see and I think Sara did very well on her exams....no thanks to me! ha! I just lied there!! She gave me a mini facial, waxed my eyebrows and put on my make up. After that we came home and spent a few minutes with daddy before he left out of town. Tonight we met people from church at Buffalo Wild Wings to play a trivia game and eat. It was fun and Kenna had fun socializing as usual.

Beat the heat!!!

Last week it was pretty hot outside, so I decided to share my fruit popsicle with Kenna. Here are some pictures of her enjoyment and first time experience!! We were over at Dawn's house, and luckily she was kind enough to capture the moment!!!

Fun at the Park~

Kenna and I went to the park on Wednesday with MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers). It was pretty fun....I didn't get to talk to many moms....they were too busy tending to their kids. Kenna loved being at the park and loved swinging on the swings even more!! It was her 1st time to swing and it was a hit! Last night Daddy watched Kenna while I went to the women's bible study. It went well and we gained a new member to the church. She is 23 and was just baptised a week ago. YEAH!!! She is real sweet and a single mother of two. Keith leaves to go out of town again this weekend, so I am not excited about that. We'll live though. Kieffer got his hair cut today and boy does he look better!! I know he feels better too. He was going around panting from the heat....poor guy!!

Another day....

Kenna's 7-month pictures taken at Target last week!!!

Well, today was pretty normal. Kenna and I went and volunteered at the Thrift store like we do every Tuesday. Kenna did well.....I always try putting her in this fenced in area....She doesn't like to be fenced in. What is this saying about her personality??!! Ha! Great!! Tonight we went and ate next door with our neighbors and put Kenna to bed at her normal time, took our monitor over their house...and we visited longer. It was nice being able to have her in her own bed and not have to cut our evening short. I guess Kenna and I will go into town to meet the other moms of MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) at the park. I am a little afraid of all the mosquito's....but we will give it a try.

Garage Sale!

Well Saturday, I decided to join my friend Dawn in her quest to have a garage sale. I figured I might as well try to get rid of some junk....in the assumption that we might be going overseas in a year. I don't want to wait until the last minute to try and down size!! So I got up at 6am....I brought over a few things to her house...and surprisingly made $105! Not great, but not bad!! It was a great day for garage sale-ing. There were thousands in town. I wished I could have gone to them!! Oh well! Now I have money for it...right!? Wait...that defeats the purpose of getting rid of stuff! ha! Today was potluck Sunday at church and the sermon was awesome today. Kenna was in the hands of fellow members the whole time.....which seems to be a growing trend. (I am not complaining! ha!) We had several new visitors today...which is always nice to see.