we had some fun ... going to Kendall's 1st little friend's birthday party, seeing some old friends, and meeting Huni and GranGran at the airport!
Saturday morning ... Kendall attended her first little friend birthday party ... it was Landon Alverson's 2nd birthday ... and we had so much fun! (I know that you know by now that I like to document all types of things ... especially "Kendall's 1st" events/tricks/stuff ... I think it was so sweet that they invited Kendall ... she was the youngest one there!) Landon's party was at Richland Hills at the playscape (the new indoor playarea ... it's awesome!) and it was a great party ... Jayci (and I'm sure, Luke, too) had everything decorated sooo cute ... bright colors of green, yellow, blue & red ... yellow, orange & blue dump trucks (of all sizes) on the tables as decor and holding all the party favors ... the party was at 9-10:30am so they served breakfast foods (sausage rolls, variety of donuts, fruit) & cupcakes ... all the kids (ages Kendall to 6yrs old) had a blast running around ... and Ash & I enjoyed our time chatting with all our friends! Kendall hung out in our arms or in her stroller and just played with her toys that we brought for her ... she LOVED watching all the kids running around ... I can't wait for her to be able to do that kind of stuff too ... not that I want her to grow up & be an older age (I'm sooo enjoying her current age & development), but I know she will have such fun when she's older and doing what these bigger kids were doing, too ... and seeing that development in her as well. They gave out cute party favors ... all the boys got yellow dump trucks and all the girls (even Kendall!) got pink & green watering cans ... with a personalized tag tied with ribbon on each one ... sooo cute & clever! (Unfortunately, I didn't get one picture of our time together ... I brought our camera to document this 1st of Kendall's ... but couldn't take any pictures, as I forgot the SDcard. Sad.) Jacyi was sweet to share these pictures of the party, so I'd have something to capture this event ... thanks, Jacyi!
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I was able to take pictures of Kendall with her new watering can, once we got back home ... it's her first party favor gift and she likes it and the tag & ribbon, too!
I took Kendall home to take a nap after the party ... Ash stayed at RHCC for the day ... it was the Upwards Soccer evaluations ... hundreds of kids came to register for the soccer season and be evaluated on different soccer drills and tricks so they can put together all the teams. Ash will be coaching the 3rd & 4th graders this year ... he has moved up the league with Luke Rocha (his "pretend son" ... ha! We joke that he is the coach's son ... most of the coaches have a son that they coach ... that is why they coach ... but Ash has been coaching for over 4 years now & we just had Kendall, so since Ash doesn't have a son (or daughter old enough) to coach, he's claimed Luke as the coach's son for several years now ... plus, I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I couldn't be on the sidelines with the Rocha family cheering for Luke and Ashley!) Soccer starts the weekend after Easter, in April ... so we are geering up for a fun season ... Kendall's first soccer season! Ash can't wait to have Kendall out there with him ... practicing & playing soccer ... hope she wants to & doesn't have my lack-of-atheletic-talent (when the time comes) ... she already has her first real little soccer ball (it's a size 1 and it's hot pink) ... ha!
We met Ash back up at RHCC for the Saturday night worship service ... and it was great! Kendall did really well through the entire service (even though, she really needed to be taking a nap) ... having a baby/child with you during a service makes it hard to stay focused ... there is always something that she is needing and I know I'm only catching bits and pieces, at best ... most times, one of us has to take Kendall out into the lobby or I'm putting her to sleep ... I know this is for just a season and next month we will be able to take her to the nursery (which brings up a bunch of new thoughts and emotions for me). Anyway, we also got to see a bunch of friends that we normally don't get to, since they go to the Saturday night service and we normally go to the Sunday 1st service. We saw my cousin Kayla and Kendall enjoyed being held by her ... and we ran into several friends, including Paul and Amanda Aslin ... who we love and have missed ... we were friends with them for several years when we were both newly married (Ash & Paul used to run together in the mornings) and we had just lost touch with them ... they have 3 sweet girls and we are planning a family dinner with them over at our house soon! It was so nice getting to catch up with them!
After church, we ran to FireHouse Subs (love this place and we haven't been there in over a year!) for a quick dinner and then to DFW Airport ... to meet Huni and GranGran who had just flown in from the Ukraine! They are here for a short 5 day stay so GranGran can speak at a conference one of the churches is having about the Ukraine. They will come to stay with us starting on Monday ... and we'll have a few days with them before they head out again on Thursday! (Poor Kendall was a bit sleepy here, after missing a couple of naps ... so she wasn't giving out too many smiles for the camera ... but she was excited to see them.)
Today, Sunday, we just spent the day at our house .... having some family time ... the 3 of us, plus Cassie, of course! Tonight we met up at RHCC for our Care group / Small group ... the church is going through a small group study called "Balanced" by Andy Stanley ... and it is really good! You can check it out by clicking here. After our study, our group went to eat at Fuzzy's Tacos (yes, that is really the name of the place ... we've made fun of this place for many months now, but tonight we went there for the first time, as our friends actually eat there & say it's good ... so we went, and it really was really good!) ... it's kind of crazy when we all go out to eat each Sunday night ... it's usually like this: there are 5 or 6 families (with 2 or 3 kids each ... we are the only fam with one kid) ... 12kids (6yrs old & under, including babies Kendall, Emerson & Henley) & the moms at one end of the table and then all the dads at the other end ... yes, it's a bit crazy, but we always have a great time! (I'm pretty much laughing the entire time!)
Also ... Happy 6th Birthday to our adorable niece, Hannah ... wish we could be with you to celebrate your big day! We can't wait to come visit you in Canada in a few months!
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