Wide Vocabulary

Kenz started talking at 9 months. Her first word was "booh" (book). Immediately after, she started saying da-da, pah-pah (for patty-cake), and bye-bye (while waving). She also started signing "more" by clapping her hands together.

At 10 months she added "k" to her vocabulary which resulted in her being able to now say "bake" for patty-cake, and "duck" (which is what she called me until this week). She says "hi" and waves. Now she calls me "me-me" and says "na-na" when she wants to take a nap or go to sleep. She blows kisses and says "bow." She also runs her fingers through her hair when I say "pretty." She can now sign "please" and holds her hands out with palms up to say "all gone." McKenzie loves to talk and gets very routy in sacrament meeting.

Last night, at Young Women's she was introduced to a microphone by the bishop...I fear we have an entertainer on our hands....

Bonk!!

I started working at LDS Family Services the first week in September. Much to my surprise, my second day there I got a page that I had a visitor at the front desk. There stood my husband. When we went outside, he explained that there had been an accident. He turned Kenzie's car seat towards me and I saw this huge goose egg on her noggin! She bonked on the coffee table and had battle wounds. Daddy felt terrible!! We kept her awake (hard because she had NO nap that day), made sure she kept food down...all that fun stuff to make sure she wasn't concussed. The bruise is gone now but she still has a crease in her forehead when she raises her eyebrows.

Frozen Fish

Grandma and Grandpa Hennessy's ward had a swimming party that we went to. Kenz is starting to feel very comfortable in the pool and loves to splash with her feet.

Ironically, it was one of most windy nights of the summer! After about 3 minutes in the pool, we both snuggled up and watched all the other Popsicle children enjoy the evening.

Our Little Girl is Growin' Up

McKenzie has mastered the sippy cup. At first she would just chew it but now she acutually seems to be getting liquid out of it into her mouth.

Her favorite drink treat is apple juice, something she hated as a baby. She only gets is every now and then because of the two brand new, white and shiny teeth she's grown. Man, we have a beautiful baby!!

Happy Pioneer Day!

We went to Grandma Hennessy's house to have some dinner and a fireworks show. It was the first time that Kenz got to watch fireworks up close.

Once they started, she couldn't take her eyes off of them. She'd look back at me every once in a while to make sure that what was hapening in the road was ok. We had a lot of fun!

But You Don't Have To Take My Word for It...

While getting ready for church last Sunday, McKenzie decided to play Reading Rainbow. She loves to look at books and help turn the pages. Her favorite book is 'Harvey the Helping Bee.'

Once her bink falls out she always takes scriptural advise to heart and begins to 'feast upon the word.' She hasn't really seemed to catch on that books aren't for eating.

Practice Makes Perfect

A few weeks ago our family got the chance to practice life with two kids. We got to babysit Kenzie's cousin Sam. His mommy has watched Kenz a ton so I was glad to repay the favor.

Kenz was a tickle monster, doing what older cousins do best.

We ended the day with a nap...my favorite way to end the day! Kenz loves the way Sam's hair feels. I'm hoping she grows out of this before he gets too old...