Kendall's Bathrobe

Kendall loves her bath. We have given her a bath almost every night since she was born just as a part of her night time routine to make her more sleepy. We found this robe that I think we got for her baby shower and it fits her so good now and she loves to wear it. Also notice the hair is growing in! Maybe I can put it in a ponytail soon. Ha yeah right.

Here is a little update on Becca. They had their appointment to go over the biopsy results and the doctor said her liver is damaged about a 3-4 on a scale of 1-4 (4 being the worst) and also a 3-4 on the inflamation scale as well. But they still don't know what is causing it all for sure. They sent some results and more bloodwork down to Pittsburg to a liver specialist so now they are waiting on the results from that. The doctor here though thought that if it was caught and stopped here soon that she would go on to live a normal healthy life and that there is enough good liver still left to keep and regenerate. So I'll still keep you posted but keep praying that it turns out to be a good diagnosis or at least easy to fix.

Two different kids!

Kendall has been so funny lately. Some days she wants to be all dolled up with her hat, sunglasses, dress and purse. Then others she wants to be naked and jump all over things. It's so much fun to see their personalities come out and see their imagination work.

Here is the latest on Becca...quick history first. The pediatrician has been watching Becca's stomach because it has always seemed to be distended/bloated. So about a month and a half ago they did a ultrasound on her belly and found that she has an enlarged spleen and liver. So then they did blood work and found that her liver enzymes were high for like 4 weeks straight. So her pediatrician sent them to a specialist at Children's hospital and he wanted to do a biopsy to get more definite answers. Last week they did the biopsy and it went well. They get the results this Thursday and will know more definite answers to her problems. It's just weird because she is a perfectly happy kid who loves to play and be normal so you wouln't even know anything was wrong. So just keep praying. The biopsy doctor said at a quick glance at the sample it didn't look good and even mentioned the word transplant in a sentance so Jake and Betsy are a bit worried with good reason. So please keep them all in prayer. I'll try to get a picture of her up so that you can put a face to a name.

Trevor's Missions Trip

Trevor leaves a week from Sunday for England with 3 Enemy Opposition guys. They will spend a week in Stratford Upon Avon and another week in Birmingham at a couple of skate parks doing ministry. Please keep them in prayer. Also, please be praying for Jake as he has to stay home from the trip to take care of Becca (his 3 year old daughter who is having problems with her Liver). I'll post more about that tonight or tomorrow.

Can't get a moment alone!

I'm sure all you mom's will agree that you can't get just one minute alone somewhere without one of the kids following you. I was getting ready the other day and Kendall just comes in the bathroom with a coloring book and crayons, lays down and starts to color. Then she wanted to imitate what I was doing so I gave her a small mirror and her own brush to use. I know I know! She doesn't have any hair yet but we can pretend anyways.

Kendall's First Boo Boo!

Well it was bound to happen sometime soon. She was at her Grammy's the other day and fell going up the driveway with shorts on so of course she skinned her knee a little bit. She was a trooper though and didn't cry very much at all. At least I wasn't there to see it all happen or I probably would have cried for her. It's healing up quite good now.

New Wagon and Potty Training!

These two topics have nothing to do with one another but I didn't want to do two posts tonight. Kendall got a wagon for her birthday back in November and we are finally getting to use it now with the great weather. She loves riding in it and she likes to bring Elmo along for the ride as you can see. She loves looking for birds and dogs while we walk. Secondly, we are venturing into the potty training adventure. She does really good going to the potty when we put her on we just need to work on her telling us when she needs to go. This weekend while we are home we are really going to try to train her so pray that all goes well. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Smarty Pants Kendall!

Kendall is down to only using a pacifier when she sleeps. However, throughout the night they usually fall through the crib slats and are on the floor by morning. Saturday morning I was getting ready and I didn't hear her for a minute so I went to see what she was up to (silence=trouble). I couldn't find her and then I saw her. She was lying under her crib sucking on the binky that she climbed under there to get. She knew that if she came out with it we would take it away so she was happy as can be underneath her bed. It was so funny. Kids are just too darn smart sometimes.

Pictures with mom and dad!

I realized that we hardly ever take pictures of Kendall with us so we did the other night. I'm sure if you have kids you know what I mean. You just always take pictures of them and forget to include yourselves. Her Auntie Amy also bought her this Minnie ears hat while we were at Disney. As you can tell she wasn't too thrilled with me putting it on her for a picture. Thanks Amy for the ears! She'll like them eventually!

It's a boy!

We had our sonogram on Friday morning and we were hopeing for a boy just so we could have one of each so we were very excited to hear her say that it was in fact a boy. Here are the pictures. One if of the face, arm and hand and the other is of well...the boy part! When we ask Kendall where her baby brother is she points inside my belly button which is so cute. We'll keep you posted as things progress.

Daytona Beach Vacation

Well, we are back from vacation and it was pretty good. The end was great with hot weather but the first three days were cold and rainy so that put a little damper on things. But all in all it ended great. We hung out at the beach a lot which Kendall was a little scared of at first. We also went to Magic Kingdom at Disney one day which we loved. That place is just amazing! Kendall had fun until it came time to meet Mickey. She didn't like that part at all. She loves Mickey on TV but this one is a bit bigger. I'll have to post more pictures later but here are some for now.

Easter Vacation!

We are heading out tomorrow night for sunny Daytona Beach, Florida! We can't wait to get away and have some hot weather. We are going down with a bunch of my family and we rented a beach house. It is going to be a great time but crazy with everyone there. I'll post pictures when we get home.

Kendall's First Modeling Job!

A few months ago a friend of ours asked if we would let Kendall model some clothes for an online store for a Buffalo Merchandise website. We said sure we can try we just weren't sure she would cooperate. Well go figure she was a little ham. She just was loving every minute of it and did everything the lady asked of her. Here is the website you can look at. Just click on the online store link and scroll down to the botton. www.celebratebuffalo.com

Trevor's Worship Band!

Trevor wanted me to post his myspace page on here so people can check out The Hub worship band. You can hear some songs they wrote, look at their bios etc. He is really excited about it. Here is the link... www.myspace.com/liftworshipband Please check it out. He said you don't need to be a myspace member to look at it but to do some things on it you do. I'm sure you'll figure it out.

Weekend Update!

Well, the snow and ice are slowly starting to melt but our landlord thought it would be a good idea to break the ice off of the roof to stop some leaks. However, when they did this a massive piece of ice fell and smashed our new grill that we got last summer. So we called our landlord and hopefully they will cover the cost of it. Of course they haven't called us back on it yet. On a better note Kendall had a fun time jumping on her mattress while I was changing the sheets on her crib. She likes when it's down on the floor and she can jump on it better.

Baby #2

Most of you probably have heard already but for those who haven't yet Trevor and I are expecting baby #2 in September. We are excited and scared all at the same time. Now that it's all happening I don't know how much harder two will be instead of just the one. But we'll figure it all out as it happens! I'm feeling good so far just a little more sick this time around. Maybe that means it's a boy! I'll keep you posted as things progress.

Another Winter Storm!

Wow! We are getting hit with major snow this weekend. I think that we have about 3 feet of snow just from last night and today. But we've had a really mild winter so I guess we were bound to get hit some time here. Hope everyone is keeping warm. Here are some pictures of the storm and of Kendall. I got her all dressed for church in this cute sweater and hat this morning and we couldn't even make it there. So I figured I'd at least let you guys enjoy her picture. She also loves getting in her bag of blocks. She is starting to become quite the goofy girl!

Kendall Update!

Here are some new pictures of Kendall. She has four teeth now, two on the bottom that came in first and now her top two teeth are almost all the way out. It's too cute when she smiles with them showing now! We also moved her into the big tub. She cried at first but now she is used to it. She is getting smarter every day. She says cracker, ball, up, and makes a few animal sounds when you ask her to. She is just such a joy to watch grow up.

A Green Wisconsin Christmas!

(Sorry! Something was wrong with the pictures I posted. Let's try this again.) We spent Christmas with Trevor's family in Eau Claire, WI this year. The weather was pretty good. A little ice but no snow for Christmas. We try to do every other year there so this was our year to travel. We decided to fly this time and see how it was. Let me tell you that we will never fly Northwest Airlines again. They were so terrible. I think we might just take the time and drive it. Plus we barely had enough room to pack presents to take home and if Kendall gets bored or wants to get out we can at least pull over and let her do that. I'll tell more details of our terrible flights later if you want but back to Christmas. We went to the Mall of America in Minneapolis which is always fun and we got to finish our Christmas shopping for his family. Then we just had a relaxing Christmas Eve at his parents house with the family after going to church in the morning. On Christmas day Trevor and I went to the movies to see The Pursuit of Happiness. I really recommend it. It was really good! And then we went home and relaxed. It was great to get away and have a time of relaxation and a break from the usual stuff here in New York. Hope you all had a great Christmas as well and Happy New Year!

Making Christmas Cookies!

Hey Everyone -
Sorry it's been a while since we posted. We were away for Christmas and this was the first chance I had to sit down and work on our blog. I'll have more posts later of Christmas but here are some pictures of Kendall and Trevor making Christmas cookies before we left for Wisconsin. Kendall ate all of her frosting instead of actually making cookies but that was expected. Talk to you all soon.

Kendall's Big Mess!

Well, while Trevor was on duty watching Kendall while I was at work she got into a little bit of trouble. Kendall came out into the living room with some clothes in her hands and he wondered where she got those from. So he followed her into her room and this is what he found. Her whole drawer was emptied out onto the floor. So we've learned that what they say is true. Once they learn to walk it's a whole new ball game. Please be praying for us. We are all kind of sick with head colds and we are supposed to fly to Wisconsin for Christmas next week and are afraid for Kendall's ears. So just pray we get better quickly and can still make the trip. Trevor's parents are so excited we are coming so we really need to be better soon! Thanks!