Hiking in Alpine

Dave and Kenna starting out our hikeDave and Kenna at that top

Kenna and I hiking down

Kenna excited for the hike

Dave and Kenna sporting their sunglassesLast night we went on our long-awaited hike in Alpine. We have been wanting to do this hike for a couple of weeks now, but every time we had it planned something came up. Last night we finally got out and did it. It was awesome! We haven't taken Kenna out on a hike for quite a while, and she had a blast. She also got to try out her new sunglasses, which she was a huge fan of. Dave said that the little canyon we were in was Dry Canyon, even though there are quite a few Dry Canyons in Utah. It was so green and beautiful, I love spring and early summer in Utah!
Dave is such a good sport, he hiked up with Kenna on his back. I felt so bad because it was really hot! By the time we got to the top and we switched so I could hike down with her it had cooled down considerably, I was really lucky.
I am so lucky to have a family that loves the outdoors so much!

Sick Baby

Coming from a mother, there is nothing worse than a sick baby. McKenna came down with a fever last Friday afternoon and I felt so bad! It is so hard when your child is sick, and they can't tell you what is wrong. Everyone keeps asking me if she is teething, well, that is a good question, I really don't know. I don't see any teeth coming in, and when she got her first four teeth she didn't get a fever, but maybe?
I have to admit there is a small, selfish part of me that was a little frustrated with her timing, Dave and I had all of these fun plans for the weekend, and they pretty much all went up in smoke. As soon as I think this I remember that it is not me who is sick, it is my little baby girl, and I stop thinking that.
With all of this being said I have to say I am so grateful for modern medicine. I am not even talking about the serious prescriptions right now, if we didn't have motrin and tylenol this last weekend I don't know what we would have done. I guess I can be thankful that I live in these modern times and not 50 years ago.

My Addiction

So as addictions go, this one isn't that bad, I really can stop anytime I want to, but it is just too much fun! I LOVE babysteals.com, if you haven't checked it out already, you need to! Every day at 9:00am they post a new deal for babies. I have gotten some really fun stuff off of this website. Another cool feature is it is a local company so if you live close enough you can go and pick up your purchase and save on shipping. I know this sounds like a plug, and I guess it is, but they have some really fun stuff on this website, and did I mention that everything is discounted? Usually it is at least 50% off! It is my justification to buy Kenna things that she doesn't really need! Anyway, I am done ranting, but check it out!

Kenna's 12 Month Stats

My Little Angel and me

Seeing as how McKenna just turned one, we had her 12 month checkup. She is in the 50th percentile for height and head circumference, and 25th for weight. She is 19 1/2 pounds, so we haven't turned her around quite yet in her car seat.

She is growing up so fast, she is so much fun, but it makes me sad that my little baby isn't a tiny little baby anymore. She isn't walking by her self quite yet, we are close though. A small part of me wants her to crawl a little longer, that way she still feels like a baby. But regardless she is getting into everything, she crawls over to something and then stands up so she can reach, so I guess that theory doesn't really work.
This Mommy thing really is the most amazing thing in the world. I feel so blessed to be McKenna's mom. I didn't do a post for Mother's Day, we had so much going on, but it is such an blessing to have the opportunity to have such a sweet spirit in my life. I am also blessed to have a wonderful Mother, Mother-in-law, and Grandmother.
It is so hard for me to watch the news lately, you hear all of the evil awful things going on, especially concerning children. I always had a hard time when someone hurt a child, but after becoming a Mother, it is unthinkable. When I hear about a parent hurting their child, I can't comprehend it, it breaks my heart.
Sorry, I will get off my soapbox, my point was being a Mother truly is the greatest.

Kenna's Birthday Pictures

Kenna has changed so much in the last year, I wanted to get some pictures taken of her for her first birthday, and I love how these turned out! Stephanie and Derek used this same photographer last fall and I thought their pictures were great. I was so thrilled she was free to take them. We also took some family shots, I figured we might as well.

My Baby's 1!!!

I can't believe my baby is 1 today! Time really does fly, especially when it comes to your kids growing up. Kenna is this sweetest and funniest little girl, I feel so blessed to be her Mother. She adds so much to our home, I wonder what we did without her! It truly is a pleasure to be her Mom. Happy Birthday Sweetie!

Easter, Way Late

I know this post is way after the fact, but some of the pictures were too cute not to post! As I mentioned in an earlier post, we did Easter in stages this year. The Sunday before Easter we celebrated Easter with Dave's family, and on Easter Sunday we had a Easter Egg hunt at our house, and then we watched conference with Dave's family, and then went to my parent's house for an Easter dinner and an Easter Egg hunt.
Kenna did an awesome job of finding the eggs at our house. The Easter bunny didn't hide the eggs really hard considering Kenna was only 11 months, but still. After finding the first egg, and Dave having to pry it out of her hands, she caught on to the fact that she finds the eggs and then puts them in her basket. It was so much fun to watch her crawling around and finding them! I know it is only going to get better, but it was pretty awesome! We had a great holiday!