Saturday, August 29, 2009

I LOVE STRAWBERRIES!

Kendra's reaction after being fed strawberries for breakfast. Obviously she takes after Aunt Kristin!
From 5 months old

Kendra's reaction to green beans was a different matter....she liked to get them all over herself than eat them!
From 5 months old

Friday, August 28, 2009

Our Trip to Tucson

Well, we had a busy weekend. We drove down on Friday through a dust storm and rain....really exciting! We got to our hotel about 5:30pm and decided to drive around town to find something to eat. (I would not recommend this if you do not know where you are going.) We ended up at Wendy's right next to the hotel at 8:30pm....don't ask how that happened!

The next day we headed to Karchner Caverns, about an hours drive, just outside of Benson. It was a great time of picture taking in the museum and wonderful weather! Kendra fell asleep during the tour and never got scared. We could not take any pictures in the cavern but here are some fun shots we took at the museum.

From Tucson 2009




From Tucson 2009

Then we went to Benson for lunch, the town so small you can sneeze and you will miss it. We ate at Ironwood Grill which is 1 of 5 restaurants recommended in the AAA book. It was a little restaurant..I mean little....on a small golf course. Nice views of the mountains surrounding us. Good food and Kendra ate her sweet potatoes. After lunch we decided to be adventurous and head to Tombstone, only 20 miles away.

We saw a comedy act/gun show which was funny. I know, Uncle Keith would have said, "That is so inappropriate!" Glad Kendra had no idea what they were saying.

From Tucson 2009

She did however keep looking at them...I think she thought, "You look strange!"
(You can decide that on your own.)

From Tucson 2009

We saw the world's largest rose bush! Yes, it is still in the Guinness Book of World Records and noted in the AAA book. Then we headed back to Tucson and stopped at the Candy Station in Benson...I could not pass up a deal on buy 1 lb of fudge get 1/2 lb free!! There were signs along the road...we had to stop! HEHEHEHE!


From Tucson 2009


Then for dinner we ate at Mi Nidito, Aunt Pam and Uncle Dennis recommended it. So here are the pictures to prove we made it.

From Tucson 2009

On Sunday we went to the Desert Museum. We tried to go early since it was a warm day. We got a really cool picture of the Mountain Lion! Glad he was asleep....he probably would have had Kendra for a snack and Lyndon for the main course. You can tell Kendra is nervous!
From Tucson 2009

From Tucson 2009
In the end our weekend was fun and we will definitely have to do more down in southern Arizona. There is so much to do there and it is very pretty. We miss you all and I am glad you are enjoying the pictures!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Bananas & sweet potatoes......yummy!!

From 5 months old
Kendra had her first food experience this weekend. She ate a piece of banana and you can really tell she likes it! Also, this week we gave her sweet potatoes and she liked those too. I told her we do not have sweet potatoes very often accept around Thanksgiving. :) I just don't cook them....but maybe I will now that there will be more of us eating them. Yum Yum Yum!

From 5 months old

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Trip to California

We had a great time in California. Kendra, Grandma Costello, and I drove out across the desert to California. Kendra enjoyed being at Grandma Costello's house for a few days before we headed to Oxnard to stay at a beach house for a week. Lyndon flew out on Saturday and met us at the beach.

(Four generations!)
From Beach House Jul 2009


We enjoyed relaxing, playing the Wii, watching movies, and napping. Christina Chalmers came and met Kendra for the first time.

Granddad & Grandma time.....
From Beach House Jul 2009


Kendra also got to meet her great-grandparents for the first time! Kendra enjoyed the ocean and the nice cool breeze.

Some quiet and fun time!
From Beach House Jul 2009


Family Picture....
From Beach House Jul 2009


We then drove down to Carlsbad to visit Lyndon's grandparents. Kendra also met Great-aunt Sue and Great-uncle Glenn. In the end it was a lot of picture taking and smiles.

From Beach House Jul 2009


Three generations....missing Ken Leonard....we will get all four at Thanksgiving!
From Beach House Jul 2009


Thank you for having us visit and we miss you all! Kendra sends her love and looks forward to Thanksgiving.

Our next trip is to Tuscon at the end of the month. We will go see Karchner Caverns and have more pictures to share.