Summer Synopsis

As summer comes to an end, I am amazed at how much has happened since it began.

At the end of May Kennedy began laughing (and really hasn't stopped yet!)
As of early July she started holding up her head and went on her first camping trip.
In July she got her first set of vaccines (note: she was NOT this happy after the vaccines this is much later in the day) and went swimming for the first time with her contemporary Calvin. Check out the smallest swim diaper they make on my tiny little girl!

In July she also wore her first tie-die to, of course, go to the Salt Lake Farmer's Market!


In August she went to Patterson-palooza in Sunlight Basin outside of Kody, WY. In this pic she is chilling with Grandpa John and Grandma Cindy in her Bumbo (check those sitting skills!)

In this pic Dad and Little Lady are once again hanging out on the fabulous front porch of the NPS cabin we stayed in.
In August she got very good and holding her body up (see pic where once again she is wearing tie-die) and even scooting around a bit and sucking on her tiny thumb!





















She also started reaching out and grabbing things in her environment in August. At first she was a bit shaking but now she has got this grabbing thing down. Her favorite thing to grab? Her yummy little feet!


















The older she gets, the more fun we take her out to have. For example, last weekend we took her hiking with the Miller kids and this weekend we went to Midway to the Swiss Days Festival.




















And today, oh BOY! She got a jumper! In the few minutes she has had a chance to play in it, she has LOVED it. I am sure there will be more pics to come than just this fuzzy one.
In sum, I don't know what we did in life without Kennedy. Correction, besides sleep more, I do not know what we did in life without Kennedy. She is all the good and happiness of the world wrapped up in one, tiny body. I am thankful for everyday she is in our life. She came into our life and changed us from some old married people to an exciting little family. We love, love, love you little girl!

Best of Both Worlds

I love that I have a job where I get to look at this cute face three of the five workdays (taken today during a mommy-daughter break, which sometimes consists of me playing dress-up). I am keeping my fingers crossed that I can continue to have the best of both worlds. It's a lot of hard work to be a fulltime mom and a fulltime student but it is SO worth it!

My Favorite Picture of Kennedy so far

My favorite picture of Kennedy so far:


This so accurately captures the happy little soul she is. I also like it because it is actually Great-grandpa Hirschi (off camera) who is making her squeal with delight. I don't know what it is but everytime she seems him she just smiles and smiles! Finally, I love this picture because it is with Grandpa Miller, one of the most selfless, loving people I know. He is a quiet man but he is a good man and he LOVES his grand kids!

Kennedy's First Camping Trip

After festivities on the Fourth, Justin, Kennedy and I set out camping! It has been a very important goal of mine to introduce Kennedy to the natural world at a young age. I want her earliest memories to be of camping, hiking and playing in the outdoors. So the three of us set out to Flaming Gorge on Saturday night. We stayed in the Miller family's pop-up trailer in a primitive camp site about 15 miles below the dam, on the Utah side. We had a beautiful view of the Green River!

The pop-up trailer, while some may argue is not true camping, was wonderful to have. It provide shade from the hot sun and shelter during a few microbursts on Sunday. In addition, it was a clean place to change and wash Kennedy. We will certainly start using a tent soon but this was a great first exposure.Lady and her Dad.

While Justin and some friends floated a portion of the Green on Sunday, Kennedy, Jen, Calvin and I all stayed at camp and just relaxed. It was nice having friends there who brought a lot of the camping gear so we did not have to worry about it.

Mom, Kennedy and the pop-up trailer!

The only incident that was not succesful was the drive home. Kennedy is not much of a car-sleeper so being in the car for nearly 5 hours with only tiny naps to sustain her made our cheerful little girl angry! It was a bit of a fight to get her to sleep when we got home but once she was down we could celebrate a first successful camping trip!

Fourth of July

The Fourth is always a fun time with the Miller family. They have several traditions including a big breakfast, a neighborhood and community parade and rocket contest that I always look forward to. With this being Kennedy's first real holiday it was even more wonderful! I often forget to get pictures of the three of us while we are out so I made a point this Fourth. In part, to justify buying Kennedy a dress just for a single day :). Here are some of the pictures from the day. If anyone can show me how to post video I would love to show a few cute videos as well.Grandma Miller, Great Grandma Hirschi, Kennedy and Justin. A four generation picture!

Me and my new favorite person. Isn't she beautiful? (You don't need to answer that, I have already made up my mind!)

Because I had a baby, I am behind on blogging about my baby! To make up for it here are some pictures with short descriptions, to catch you up. More to come later.

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Kennedy's First Baby Pictures

When Kennedy was 10 days old Cristi Nelson, a friend of my friend Danielle came to our house and took pictures. We loved the pictures, they turned out just as I wanted. We kept the house close near the temperature of a sauna so Kennedy could sleep peacefully. Thanks Cristi!

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