Plymouth Concert

Last Thursday, we decided to hit up the Downtown Plymouth outdoor symphony concert. After a lovely dinner at Panera and a walk around the shops, we set up our chairs to enjoy the concert. The music was very well preformed and we enjoyed the night immensely. Kennedy was a big hit with the surrounding grandmas and dogs. We tried to get a picture of her tooth, but she remains close-mouthed on the issue.

Kennedy and her Dad enjoying the music.
Kennedy and Mom in the park.
Where is that tooth?
"No one is taking a picture of my tooth"

Pool Party!

The weather has turned HOT here in Michigan and that can only mean one thing.... Swimming! We were about as excited as ever to take our new little fish to the apartment pool for her first swim of the summer. Unfortunately, our pool is not heated and despite the hot weather remains fairly frigid. After the initial shock however, it felt fine and Kennedy loved splashing around in her baby boat.

Preparing to enter the arctic sea. Kennedy did ok until Tim cannonballed into the water splashing us with cold water. Kennedy was scared of him the rest of the swim.

Floating around in the baby boat. She was nervous to get in at first, but soon loved to lean over and spash the water as we chugged along.

Tim and Kennedy outside the pool.

Drying of in the sun. I love this towel robe! What a cutie!

Super Star!

It is hard to believe that Kennedy is almost a year old. It just blows my mind how big she's getting. She already has such a fun personality and I can't wait to get to know her better.
Last Sunday, we did an activity with the YW where I gave out these sweet shades. I couldn't resist trying them on Kennedy and trying to snap a picture during the 3 seconds they stayed on her face. She's a fast draw that kid!
Either Kennedy has the whole rock star hair going on or her dad tried to fix her hair? I'm afraid it is the later. Here we see the obvious difference when Dad does Kennedy's hair as opposed to Mom. I will never be a hair stylist, but after seeing Tim's various hairdoos I think Kennedy is lucky to have me.

Daddy's spiky wave-do

Mommy's pigtail specialty

One Small Step for Kennedy...

After several weeks of shaky steps, I think Kennedy has finally got the hang of walking. She just took off out of the blue this afternoon and has been strutting her stuff all night. As usual she finds the camera a bit distracting and fails to preform under the lime light, but we did capture a few steps before she tired to eat the camera. Yea Kennedy, we're so proud of you!

Suprise Trip to Utah!

Back in April, Kennedy and I made a surprise trip to Utah. What a fun trip! We went to Canyonlands National Park with my family, Hogle Zoo with the Clawsons, and everything else we could pack into 2 weeks. I took about a zillion pictures and rather than sort through them all I found this handy slide show creator online. Thanks everyone for the memories and a special thanks to my wonderful husband Tim who let us abandone him for two weeks. What a guy!

Daddy's Girl

Here is a video of Kennedy's newest word. What I want to know is how come it wasn't "Mommy"? There is no justice in life. Note: Check out her crazy post pigtail hair. Yikes!

Madame Librarian

Kennedy is officially a book worm. She loves to sit and read with me every morning after her nap. I'm not sure she fully comprehends what the books are for as she keeps trying to turn the pages before I can read them. She really likes to hold them herself and will sit there going "A-la-da-da-da" like she's reading them to me. She even points to things on the page and and looks at me as if she's explaining them. I am so grateful that Tim built Kennedy a new book shelve for her room although most of the books are mine. He is becoming quite the master craftsman.

Kennedy checking out the books on her new shelve.

Not book related, but I liked this picture.

Memorial Day Campout!

I know I should really post my Utah trip before I move on, but the pictures are piling up. For the Memorial Day weekend, we went on our 1st Clawson Family campout! It was such a blast. We went to Crooked Lake in the Pinkney Rec Area (about 15 min northwest of Ann Arbor). We set of Friday after Tim got home from work. We hit some traffic and even managed to get rear-ended in our new car. (some people have all the luck) However, our spirits were not to be deterred and we pushed on to our final destination. The lake was cute and the weather PERFECT! I made Dutch oven ribs, Parmesan herb rolls, and baked potatoes. I think my favorite part about camping may be the food. That and watching Kennedy get covered in dirt as she chases bugs around the campsite. We just let her get as dirty as she wanted to. p.s. How do you remove dirt stains?
Anyway, we had a big fire and went on a few hikes. Kennedy loved all the wildlife, especially the birds. All in all it was the most relaxing campout I have ever enjoyed. Thanks to my hubby Tim for his easy going nature and adventurous spirit. I can't wait for our next trip!

Kennedy and Mommy staying warm by the fire.

Napping in the tent.

Dirt Monster!

Rachel making the Dutch Oven rolls. Boy were they good!