Just some random pictures from March

Kenz loves her puzzles and Keith is always good to help her out when she wants it 

We had Mackenzie's friend Morgan over and we were trying to feed Clara some oatmeal. Clara HATED all food until she was almost 7 months old. We caught some of her funny faces on camera and then the girls made some of their own

 Can you tell they loved the fish eye setting for the camera? 

One day I went in to check on Kenzie during her nap and found her in Clara's crib. In case you're wondering, Kenz rarely naps anymore and when she does, she can't be in the same room as Clara. She will keep her up and try to play with her until Clara screams. In the morning if they wake up at the same time, I'll hear them giggling. Kenzie is definitely Clara's favorite and she thinks all the beating up is totally worth the goofy sister that makes her laugh the hardest.

The many ways of pronouncing Louisville. It made me smile because my roommates gave me a crash course in correct pronunciation of Louisville before I came to Lexington. FYI the locally correct pronunciation is the first or second and you're going to sound like a tourist for sure if  you use the third.

 

Recently, I dragged Keith to Schimpff's for a cherry coke and chocolate fix 

And Finally the Sun...

The day after our snowstorm, the temperature was in the 70's and we were enjoying a walk in shorts and t-shirts. I think I say this every year, but I love spring here. One of my favorite trees is the Magnolia but I never manage to get a picture of its flowers because they bloom so early and are gone in a matter of a few days. I am glad however that I managed to capture some photos of our favorite blooms we see on our (mostly) daily walks.

Almost 7 months

Time flies! I can't believe the first 6 months are almost over. My little baby isn't so little anymore but she is just as sweet and loving as she was the first week home. I'm so glad she came to us! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then came the snow...

She cried the whole way down. That's ok though, I figured she was 3 and needed to experience sledding just once. We'll try again next year

After our warm temperatures and severe thunderstorms, we were shocked to wake up to 5 inches of snow on the 5th. Funny enough, they cancel school when a couple snowflakes fall but not several inches. So we kissed Keith goodbye, and the girls and I headed out with some friends to sled down our hill out back and then joined them for Hot Chocolate afterward. It was such a fun day and I'm glad we had one good snowstorm this year!

First came the Tornadoes...

On Friday the 2nd, there was an outbreak of Torndaoes across the country with the worst hitting just 20 miles North of us. Schools were released and while I was glad to have Keith home, we spent the time glued to the news watching as the most severe parts of the storm moved right toward us. My stomach was in knots all afternoon as we debated whether to seek shelter in someone's basement. Looking back, we really should have, but we've had plenty of tornado warnings the last 3 years, and never experienced anything bad. We were so extremely lucky as the storm decided to move North of Louisville. It is horrifying to see the damage and hear the reports of the deaths in Henryville and Marysville, Indiana and our prayers and thoughts remain with them. I read an article on Yahoo that said  there were 140 reported twisters, 76 confirmed landings and 39 deaths that day. To see some of the video, check out these links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDdHajEPS0&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkTTlw86Yqw&feature=relmfu

And this story about a mother who lost her legs protecting her children made me cry.

Splish Splash

It started with a little boy throwing his ball in the puddle and then daring Mackenzie to get it. After a few moments of giggling and dipping toes in the water, a full sand slinging/splash party was underway.

Mackenzie in February

Still sportin' the Princess dresses everywhere

Flat Stanley came for a visit

Still a great big sister most of the time. She asked to hold her here and Clara loved it

Clara in February

She hates tummy time and will still only roll from her back to her stomach.

She started sitting up on her own right about the 5 month mark. I love this milestone because she can play more easily with Kenz

She was a little cheerleader at daddy's basketball game