Christmas Pictures

Here are some pictures I took of Kenzie that did not make it on our Christmas card....

I must say she was a good sport during our photo shoot! I might have bribed her with some candy...but that's ok, right?!? :)

Christmas Lights

The week started off a little rough for Kenzie...on Sunday she was complaining of her fanny hurting but I just blew it off. I did notice a red bump on her bottom but I just thought it was nothing...Kenzie asked for cream on her bottom so I put some on and that was that. By Tuesday, the bump was getting bigger and Kenzie was complaining more and more about it. On Wednesday, while I was working Jeff took her in to the pediatrician just to check it out. The doctor told Jeff the bump was an abscess and she had a staph infection! Kenzie was then sent to a surgical clinic to drain the abscess. The next part is gross....just a warning! At the clinic Kenzie was laying down on her belly, and the nurse went to numb the area and must have pressed on the fanny and the abscess exploded! Even Jeff said it was gross and he does not get grossed out easily! The doctor then had to make an "x" shaped incision on the abscess to drain any extra "stuff". At first I felt horrible that I was not there but the more I hear about it I'm actually quite happy daddy was there! :) Kenzie is feeling better now...she went back this morning and everything looks good according to the doctor...but to me it still looks horrible! The poor girl has an open wound on her little bottom! She can't take a bath for a week....so lets hope by Christmas Eve it will heal enough to bathe our dirty little toddler! :)

So anyway I want to do something fun tonight so we took Kenzie around the village to look for Christmas lights! It was very cold so we bundled up! After Kenzie watched me put on my scarf she asked for one for herself. I think Santa already made her a scarf (or maybe bought it from a craft fair?!?) but she'll have to wait until Christmas for her own...she was happy wearing one of mommy's!

We were walking back home when we stumbled upon SANTA! I totally forgot Santa has a little "cottage" right here in town! It was so funny to see Santa just sitting there and it was perfect for our little walk! Kenzie didn't want anything to do with him though. When we asked Kenzie to get out of her buggy so we can get a picture she told us "no, I have to go potty". I didn't want a wet mess so we just convinced her to get a candy cane from Santa and then we were on our way!

I can't believe Christmas is one week away!!!!!! I love this season so much that I'm already sad that it's going by so quickly!

Kenzie at church

I wasn't able to post this video in my other post but it's from Kenzie's and Abbie's "performance" at church on Sunday! Like I said in the post below...it might have been the cutest thing ever! :)

*The video will be blurry unless you change the number 240p (on the lower left hand corner of the video) to 480p. Not sure what those numbers are or what they mean but they seem to help! :)

Our Sunday

Yesterday at church the 2 & 3 year old class performed a few songs!! It might have been the cutest thing ever! We found out last week they were going to sing and I have been so excited! Yea maybe most of the kids didn't know what was going on but what is cuter than a group of 2 & 3 year olds "singing"?? :)

After church Justine and Tati came over for lunch! Kenzie was so excited to see Tatiana! It took her a good 30-45 minutes or so to settle down and to stop showing off! :) Kenzie was so excited to give Tati her Christmas present...and....Kenzie was very excited for her own presents too! :)

I wanted to get the girls together for a picture but Kenzie missed her nap and so after a couple of hours of playing.....

She passed out and took a little power nap on the floor!

She sure knows how to host a play date! :)

Where's Kenzie?

I took these pictures last week and then forgot about them.

Tonight when I was looking at the picture above I wondered why I took it. I didn't even realize Kenzie was in the bed! :) Now that I look closer I can see a little foot, hand and some hair!

Holiday Weekend!

We had a wonderful weekend filled with lots of Christmas cheer! Well....Kenzie & I did...Jeff might be on the opposite end of the spectrum dealing with the crazy shoppers all weekend! He did get to enjoy some of the festivities though!

Friday night started our village's hometown holiday weekend. Almost right outside our door a big group of carolers walk through the town to the village tree. We loved it last year so I was so excited to do it again-it's just so Christmasy (I know that's not a word!). Our village plays Christmas songs at night through the loud speakers and on this night it was live Christmas music-even better! We caroled through the town and watched as the tree lights were lit! My sister & I joked how it seemed to be right out of a Christmas movie! I'm not sure if anyone has watched "One Magic Christmas" (from the early 80's) but the tree lighting was just like the one in the movie!

After the tree lighting we ate some cookies & hot cocoa and Kenzie had a lot of fun playing with her cousins!

On Saturday morning we took Kenzie to breakfast with Santa! She loves to talk about Santa and to watch him afar but not to keen on getting near him! She will ask to see Santa many times a day but is still very afraid of big guy! She did go talk to him but refused to sit near him even with mommy sitting next to her. She wasn't a fan of Santa but she was a big fan of the candy cane he gave her....it's in the next 6 pictures! :)

After breakfast Daddy had to go to work but our fun day continued at the library for crafts, cookies & a horse drawn wagon ride! She loved everything! She made her first homemade tree ornament and was very excited to show it to Daddy later in the day!

I didn't bring my camera but I did take 2 pics with my phone on the wagon ride!

After the library Kenzie was in such a good mood...she was just running around and rolling in the snow! It was so cute but it was very chilly so mean mommy had to end her fun and take her in for lunch & a nap! She wasn't too happy with mommy! :)

I think our "Hometown Holiday Weekend" is my new favorite weekend! I'm already excited for next year! :)

Christmas Tree & Snow!

Our tree is up!

Kenzie was so excited and a little too helpful! :)

Every morning she asks to see the tree and will stare at it for a couple minutes!

It makes me so excited to see her reaction on Christmas morning!

Not too sure about the next 2...I think she was a little excited! :)

The other day we had our first snowfall of the season! Kenzie was so excited....me not so much! Well, actually December snow is a little exciting but come January, February, March and then even April sometimes snow is not all that exciting! Kenzie saw the snow and immediately asked to go outside to play! She was even singing a Barney snow song while playing....It was too cute! We didn't stay out too long....it was chilly!

Watching the snow...

Patiently waiting for mommy to get ready!