Friday, October 22, 2010

Pumpkin Patch

Last Monday evening we went to a local pumpkin patch for family night.  Kennedy had a great time running through the rows of pumpkins and pointing out the bumpy and smooth ones. We had fun taking pictures and then Kennedy got to pick out her own pumpkin, she calls it her ‘baby pumpkin’ and loves carrying it around everywhere.

DSC_0961 DSC_0965 DSC_0977 DSC_0979 She loved this saddle and would say “neighhh” and bounce up and down like she was riding the horse.DSC_0990 She kept trying to pick up these huge pumpkins and then say in a strained voice, “It’s heavy!”

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  Looking for that perfect pumpkin

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This is what we got when we told her to look at the camera and smile, there were too many other orange distractions to see :)

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Lake Powell

The second half of our Utah trip was spent at Lake Powell with my family. My brother and his wife left for China 3 days later to teach English for a year, so it was one last hurrah before they left. The weather was seriously perfect, and it was so fun being all together, we had a blast! Overload of pictures ahead…DSC_0285 Captain Kennedy! “Helping” grandpa drive the boat. DSC_0313 She loved swimming with Aunt Nene! Kennedy is the only grandchild on my side so she was definitely spoiled with attention the whole time we were there by grandparents, uncles and her aunt! The long drive home was a boring one with just mom and dad. DSC_0319Lake Powell 20101 She got to go on lots of wave runner rides with Spencer and daddyo, she loved it!Lake Powell 2010Our little Beach BabeDSC_0347 Chillin with grandpaDSC_0331 Zak busy building the sandcastle cityDSC_0362 The finished product and buildersDSC_0847

We parked the houseboat in such a beautiful spot! DSC_0444 Thanks to grandma we were able to go out on the boat child-free! Lake Powell 20103 Spencer, Christian, Zak and I wakeboardingLake Powell 20102 My dad and I skiingDSC_0721Reading Mary Poppins with her uncles, what a lucky girl! DSC_0740Relaxing on the “Relaxation Station.” Kennedy loved this thing, it was like her own little swimming pool in the middle. She’d jump and splash around and was the center of attention.DSC_0763 Gma great even joined us at the lake and Kennedy always made sure she had her attention too, “Hi gma great, watch gma great!”DSC_0758Making pancakes with daddyo  DSC_0780 DSC_0790 We had so much fun tubing! Lots of laughs and maybe a few bruises…but so worth it!DSC_0792We started with two on the single tube and 3 on the double and one by one all transferred to the single tube!DSC_0797  Success! We got all 5 of us on one tube!DSC_0798Us tubing and Christian wake-skating all at the same time!DSC_0874 Uncle Spencer got this BYU hat for Kennedy, so just before we left we had to get some pictures of them in their matching hats. Whenever she sees the hat, she says “Go Cougars!” or “Spencer gave it”DSC_0877Lake Powell holds many fond memories for Zak and I so it was sure fun to be able to spend part of our summer there and have Kennedy enjoy it with us! We LOVE Lake Powell!