A Hero...

I found out yesterday that a friend's husband was killed in Iraq...he left behind his amazing wife and two adorable little boys. Words cannot even express how I feel, I cannot stop thinking about it. I am just so grateful for all the men and women that serve our country, knowing full well that they may not return and I am just as grateful, if not more, for their families that let them go. These people are truly heroes and make it possible for us to live in a country that we do. I realize that things are not always perfect here, especially with the economy lately, but we are seriously blessed.

Micheal, thank you for your willingness to serve. I did not know Micheal very well, but he was in some of my education classes in college. He taught 5th grade for a few years, before deciding to go into the army. I know that he truly wanted to help better our country and protect our freedoms. He died as a true hero, with an incredible American spirit.

Amy, Kai and Kennet...you guys are all in our thoughts and prayers. I cannot even imagine what you are going through, but know how grateful we are for the sacrifice that you guys have had to make. I know the road that lies ahead will be very rough, but as a nation, we thank you.

God bless the Alleman family and God bless America...

Kenna's 2 month checkup...

Kenna had her two month checkup on Friday, February 20. She did very well...I have to say that I do not love it when they have to get shots, especially when they are this little. But, as soon as they were done, I picked her up and she immediately stopped crying. She's doing great, growing well, but still small and petite. Everyone at the doctor's office was commenting on how petite and cute she is and how alert she is(I think the alertness is from the cute big eyes!). She's been handling the immunizations quite well. Here are her stats:

*Height 22 1/2 inches...49th percentile

*Weight 10 lbs 6 oz...32nd percentile

*Head Circum. 15 1/2 inches...62nd percentile

It's weird that her weight is so low in the percentiles. Bridger has pretty much never been below the 90th percentile in anything. Oh and he weighed 10lbs 5 oz when he was 2 weeks old! She's doing great...still small, and I love it! Sweet Baby Kenna! ...I had to post a lot of pics, because I can never choose...they are all so cute!...

A little tired...

The other night I was in the basement, finishing up a phone call for a few minutes. When I came up, this is what my family was up to. They were watching the "Fishing Channel" and apparently it wasn't too exciting! Anyway, it was super cute! Bridger has never fallen asleep on the floor before, so I had to get a pic. Oh and I have to add as a journaling note that Bridger loves loves loves his jammies. He hates to get dressed in the morning and every evening after dinner, he wants to put his jammies on. I guess they must just be super comfy to him! So, that's my cute family!!

Pay it Forward...

I'm volunteering to make you, my lucky friends, a homemade something-or-other...and I am posting this to participate in my friends' same Pay it Forward opportunity!
Are you excited, yet? If so, be sure to be one of the first five people to respond to this post. I hereby commit to offer the first five individuals to comment on this post a homemade gift of my choosing; however, in order to post a comment, you have to first post this on your own blog and agree to do the same for another five people. You in turn have the opportunity to do likewise to this post and be the recipient of a fun homemade gift from me.There are of course some restrictions, because I am not Superwoman.1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make. 2. What I create will be just for you. 3. This thing will be completed sometime this year. :) 4. You have no clue what it will be, leftover-casserole anyone? Just kidding. 5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.REMEMBER THE CATCH: YOU MUST RE-POST THIS ON YOUR BLOG! This will be fun and something new to try!

Kenna's smile!...

I have been wanting to get pictures of Kenna smiling for a while. Well, today we were at Walmart, and Kenna was super smiley! Luckily, I had my camera with me, so I took a bunch of pictures of her very cute smile. Seriously, she is so adorable! She is so fun and is responding to us so much more...I love it! I cannot believe she is already two months...it goes so fast! We just love little Kenna...she is so sweet!

Random things...

Okay, here are a whole bunch of random things that we have been up to lately. I have not posted for quite a while, so now I am playing "catch up!" So, here's a cute pic of sleeping Kenna!
Bridger had his preschool Valentine's Day Party last Thursday, February 12. He had a blast at the party and really loved the whole Valentine's card thing! I think his fave cards that he received were Dora cards and a Tinkerbell card...yes, they are girly cards, but hey he loves them! Here he is with his Valentine's box...he wouldn't really hold still to take the pics. Oh, and he did a great job of decorating the box...he did nearly all of it by himself, because I was feeding Kenna.

Here is Kenna with her Valentine's Day outfit and hairbow. I don't have a pic of her where you can see the pants(I'll get one later), but the pants were pink with cute pink, red and white hearts and polka dots on them.

We were up at my parents' house this past weekend so that I could do Whitney and Dani's hair for the Valentine Dance. Bridger and Josh were also able to go with my dad and JD sledding and they made a massive snowman, taller than Josh! I also got to see a friend, Gloria, from high school that I had not seen for probably 2 years. She was in town with her husband, they live in Alabama...so it was great to see her too! Sunday evening Whitney and Dani were working on some ridiculous homework like Calculus (uggh...never want to take that...sorry to you math people!)...Bridger laid down by them and began working on his "homework". It was pretty serious business and he was so cute about it! Too bad some day he will not want to be doing it for fun!

Bridger has this saying that he is a "crusty old cowboy". He says this quite a bit and said he got it from the rodeo that we took him to clear back in August! Whitney dressed him up to look like a cowboy, complete with boots, western belt and shirt, hat and rope. He looked so cute and when he had the hat on, he looked just like my dad...we already know he looks like him, but it was even crazier! Oh and some of these pics didn't turn out great because for one we discovered the lens had a smudge on it and also Bridger would not hold still for any of the pics.

Today we went to the RV and Outdoor Show at the South Towne Expo Center. We dream about the day we can get a camping trailer...that will make camping so much better! It was fun to look at all the RVs. Some were very very extravagant. My personal favorite are the Airstream trailers...too bad they are $64,000-$77,000...yah, we'll never get one of those ones! Bridger had a blast checking out all of the trailers and motor homes. If we let him, I am sure he would have gotten into every single one of the RVs!

And finally, the end!!!

Blackmail...

Clear back in August, my cousin and her cute family were up to visit. Her little girl, Annie, is 2 months younger than Bridger. My cousin and I got some clothes from a friend who has twins. We had Annie and Bridger try on matching outfits...it was hilarious...Bridger looks ridiculous in it! He's totally a boy! Anyway, I thought this was so funny and wanted to post it forever ago, but just got it...and I think this will be a great blackmail pic when Bridger is older...lol!

Dino Museum...yea!!!...

My friend Jen and I took the kids to the Dino Museum at Thanksgiving Point. It's been quite a while since we've taken the kids there. It was so nice to get out of the house and Bridger was super excited. However, he acted like he was scared for some of it...not sure why, but overall, he loved it! It's kind of fun because Jen just had a baby in October, so we each have a boy and a girl that are close enough in age. Jen's little Nathan, who is almost 2, was so excited to see Bridger...it was so cute! It was a fun day and outings like this will help keep me sane...lol!

Cute Kenna...

I had to post some more pics of our adorable little Kenna. I cannot believe she is nearly 8 weeks already! She is starting to not look so much like a "newborn". She is a good little baby. I cannot complain too much about how she does as far as being on a bit of a routine...it's not entirely predictable as far as time, but the pattern is mostly the same. She sleeps fairly well in her cradle, finishes her last feeding around 11 or 11:30, wakes up to eat once around 3:30 or 4, and then is awake for her next feeding between 7 or 8...not too bad for a 7 week old. I do have to admit that I cannot wait for that day that I get a continuous 8 hours of sleep! Bridger is super protective of her and just loves her so much! It's so cute! Anyway, there are a few random things, mostly so I remember them!