Gradu"lation" aka Graduation

Tonight Kennedy had her preschool graduation. It was at the Methodist church here in town and she was soooooooo excited. She had her outfit planned for days now. Since she just turned 3 this last fall she won't be able to start kindergarden for 2 more years. So she will actually repeat the 3 yr class again next year and then do 4 yr. old class the year after that. But so will 3 other kids in her class who turned 3 this last fall too.

Kennedy calls it her grau"lation" instead of graduation. I think it is a combo word. Ya know congratulations/graduation!
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Walking in........an not so sure about everyone staring. Kennedy's class is all of the front row (a whole 5 kids!) The 4 yr old class is behind them. The class performing "MODEL" Student Lane and Kennedy Kennedy/Drummer girl Sisters......26mos. apart. Need I say more? Dana's parents showed up at our front door step at 5:00. Total surprise! They drove the 2.5hr drive one way to come see Kennedy's graduation. She was really excited. It was nice having them there. The family post ceremony. Yeah! Sissy graduated. (to the same class next year!) No words can describe the lump that rises in your throat when you realize how much love you have for your children. You would do anything for them. Ache for them, cry for them, Die for them. I would do Anything for these two girls and their father. And the lump gets bigger when you realize how quickly all of these precious memories are coming and going. Tonight was the perfect gradu"lation".

Crazy Storms and A New House!

So we have had some wicked weather. Tornado warnings, Severe Thunderstorm warnings, Flash Flood warnings.....pretty much all of them. Oh and of course Wind Advisories can't live in KS w/o those! So here are pics from our latest storm last night that norrowly missed us. But it caused a lot of panic to the west of us!

View from the front of our house as the storm rolled in.

Gentry standing in the driveway while we were watching the storm. Isn't it wicked looking!

Well we have a new house. Playhouse that is. The girls are thrilled and it is the center of all outdoor/indoor play now. We had it made at the Morganville Lumber Yard back home. I had one just like it as a little girl and have such great memories of it. I hope they will too!
Their new "house"!

Swinging on her porch.

Playing "kitchen" as Kennedy calls it.

Sisters hanging out in their joint.

Peeking through the screen.

Last Night

Yesterday was huuuuuuumid and hot here. It was 88 degrees but felt like 98. Although it cooled off mid evening when the storms slid to the east of us and we had a nice time outside. Got some funny pics. Mostly of Gentry but Kennedy was riding her bike and not in the "posing" mood. However her sis was!!!

The "Girls"

Mommy's love

She's snorting like a pig in this one.

She found out her nose has holes! And picking it has become our new discusting habit

Kisses from Dad

Saying Cheeeeesssse!

Daddy and Gentry pulling stunts!

Awesome Weekend!

We had an awesome weekend camping out at the Acorn Cabins at Milford Lake. It made for a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. We surprised my Grandma and it was perfect! Here's a slew of pics to recap.


My grandma with her kids (minus one, my uncle Gail), her grandkids(minus one, my cousin Sean, and her great grandkids.

Beach walking

Daddy and Gentry!

My brother driving the boat.

Hair in the wind on the boat.

Gentry sacked out on the boat.

Kennedy and Caden (My cousin's oldest son) chasing a crow on the beach.

Wave Running

I just love this one! She's growing too fast. Both girls are.

Wave crashing!

Gentry and her tongue.....again.

Relaxing in the water.

Kennedy's cute fat feet!

Writing in the sand.

My uncle Gail and his youngest grandson Jace.

Sun setting on the lake and Cabin. It was beautiful!

Gentry girl tearing up the road. But...really just sitting on the 4-wheeler on the trailor.

Mother's Day

Well this picture is a little over 3 yrs old now. Kennedy was only 3wks old. And of course there is no Gentry yet. But I just love this picture. It is my grandma Shirley (my mom's mom), my mom Susan and of course me and Kennedy. Four generations of women! I think it is the perfect picture for Mother's Day!

The New American Idol Contestant

REMINDER: To hear the video you will first have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and pause our playlist music. Then scroll back up and play video.

Kennedy's two favorite shows right now are Dancing w/ the Stars and Amercian Idol. Which is kind of funny for a 3yr old. But she loooves them. This was after American Idol the other night. She just kept singing and singing and singing. It gets better as it goes on. ATTN: Leslie and Deric....Pay close attention b/c she gives a shout out to ya in the song!
Keep in mind she makes this all up and I am not sure what she is even saying some of the time. But then again I don't when they sing on Idol sometimes either!

I tried to hold as still as possible while filming but at certain points it was impossible b/c I was laughing so hard. This actually isn't her "Best" either. It was mild b/c she knew I was filming!!!

Buck Teeth!

This is currently what our youngest child's front teeth look like and I swear those are not chicklets (the square gum)!!! Okay, now that you are in histerics I thought I should tell you that Kennedy's also used to look this way. They eventually grew together and didn't look sooooo large. We are up to 10 almost 12 teeth!

Big Sis loves it when Gentry gets to spend time with her in "her" bed. And little sis loves it just as much. Kennedy will go out of her way to make sure Gentry is comfy.


Little "Big" Gentry tries to wash her hands on her own now. Not quite tall enough yet though. She'll drag the stool over to the sink get up on it and start yelling "UP". It is quite cute. She currently is repeating about every word you say now, so all language of course must be filtered!!!