Introducing Kendall Keys

A couple of weeks ago, we all went to Granna and Papa's house.  Kendall had to play on Granna's piano.  In the words of Alicia Keys, "This Girl is on Fire."  Check out Kendall tickling those ivory keys

Dealing with the Wrath of the Kendallnator

In the afternoons when Kendall and I get home from work and daycare, if Kendall isn't sleep, I usually give her a little snack while she watches cartoons.  I was trying to get dinner started, but Kendall got a little fussy with me. 

The first picture is Kendall in rare form better known as the Kendallnator.  Yikes, I'm scared....LOL

The second picture is my sweet baby girl while she eats her snack (fruit loops and milk).  Glad I was able to calm her down before she bit my head off....lol

Gotta love this girl!

Lemon Cookies

I got this recipe from pinterest.com  The person that posted it said that she won a contest with these.  Lemon is my favorite flavor of cake/cookie, so I thought I would try them.  The recipe says they make 2-3 dozen, but I ended up with 18 cookies.  Anywho, they are sooooo good and soft.  Definitely a must try!!!!

 

 

Lemon Crinkles

 

Yield: 2-3 dozen
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Total Time: 30 min

Ingredients:

½ cups Butter, Softened
1 cup Granulated Sugar
½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 whole Egg
1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
¼ teaspoons Salt
¼ teaspoons Baking Powder
⅛ teaspoons Baking Soda
1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
½ cups Powdered Sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease light colored baking sheets with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest and juice. Scrape sides and mix again. Stir in all dry ingredients slowly until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly. Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
*If using a non stick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes.

Happy Valentine's Day

 

These are the gifts that Kendall gave to her classmates and to her teachers at daycare.

 

Uncle Brant, Aunt Keisha, and the girls gave Kendall a chocolate cupcake from Gigi's for Valentine's Day.  Let's just say that she quite enjoyed it.  LOL

Kendall's latest photo shoot

Today, I took some pictures of Kendall.  I know I am biased, but this kid is so photogenic.  This first picture is funny because Scott's papa use to call him "Scott looking out the window" because Scott was always looking out the window.  When I saw Kendall looking out the window, I ran real fast to get the camera.  I'm so glad I got this shot.  Now, we can call Kendall, "Kendall looking out the window."  Gotta love these moments!

Kendall looking out the window

 Here are 4 up close and personal poses of Miss Kendall.  Isn't this just the cutest face you've ever seen?

 

 Here are some miscellaneous pictures from Kendall's photo shoot.

 

Sunday's Best-Family Edition

We had a little extra time before church, so we took a few family pics.  Check out the Dismutes on their way to praise the Lord!

 

 

Leave it to pinterest.com to introduce something else to us.  Scott saw this new way to tie his tie.  It's called the Eldredge knot.  Quite snazzy if I do say so myself.

My Kendall-Wendell in their Jordan's



Kendall recently got a pair of Jordan's.  Scott has been an avid collector of Jordan shoes for years, so I must say that he was quite enthused about Kendall getting some.  I was a little iffy about Kendall having these shoes because they are more of a boys shoe.  Any who, I've gotten creative with some outfits to make it more girlie.  Kendall is wearing red tights, a blue jean skirt, white onesie, blue jean jacket, red headband, and of course her Jordan's (the 5's to be exact).  Below are some pictures of Kendall and her daddy in their Jordan's together.  Yes, they both have on the same shoes.  Gotta love my Kendall-Wendell.

 

What's for Lunch?

Wendy's "yummy in my tummy" chili is a perfect lunch on a cold day like today.  Scott put me on the hot chili seasoning, and it just takes it to a whole new level. 

Just taking a lil stroll

Yesterday, it warmed up a little bit outside, so we went for a little stroll in the neighborhood.  Kendall just loved being pushed around.  When the wind would blow, she would just flutter her eyes.  It was super cute!  I can tell that she will definitely love being outside.  I can't wait for summer when there will be more activities for us to do outside.  I'm sure she will enjoy every minute.  Here are some pics.

Kendall and Mommy

Kendall all ready to go!

Amauri and Kendall

Kendall clapping her hands and having fun

 

Miss Kendall after our stroll.  She just pooped out!  LOL

 

Kendall feeding herself vs Kendall playing with her food

Miss Kendall gets to feed herself sometimes, so she can feel the texture of the food.  Plus, she is such an independent child that she would rather feed herself anyhow.  Tonight she ate jambalaya and apple juice.  As you can see, a lot of it was on Kendall rather than in her mouth.  That's my baby girl!!!

My Style

Camel colored sweater, black skinny jeans, and brown riding boots. 

I had been wanting to do the whole brown and black look, and I must say that I liked the look.  Oh yeah, I wore this when Scott and I went to the movies to see Django.  Good movie! 

Happy New Year....

Happy New Year!!!!!!!  I know that 2013 will be a great year.  I already feel so good about it.  It's so funny how we wait until the year starts over each year to make these promises to ourselves when we actually could start at any time.  I think it's just the feeling of being able to say, "ever since 2013, I started/stopped doing .......  When I was in junior high and high school, I would make 10 resolutions every year, and not read them again until New Year's Eve at the end of the year.  Scott and I made 10 resolutions each.  Here are mine below:

1. Read the bible and pray daily and attend church most Sundays unless there is a valid reason to miss.
2. Keep the house clean by cleaning something every day.  Everything has a place.
3. Devote more time to my physical appearance by wearing make-up, buying myself clothes/shoes, etc.  Since having Kendall, I have had more days than I normally would where I just don't put my full effort into my appearance.  Every time I went shopping, I would always end up buying Kendall something instead of for myself.  I am making it a point to not neglect myself while still keeping Kendall stylish...lol
4. Calling my family and friends more
5. Getting my Certified Procedural Certification (CPC).  This is a requirement of my job
6.  Reading to Kendall daily as well as making every moment a teaching moment for her
7. Being a good role model for Kendall at all times.  If I don't want her doing it, I shouldn't either.
8. Decrease and work to eliminate my attitude and sarcasm to others
9. Minimize procrastination
10. Keep the romance in my marriage.  We plan to spend more time together just me and the hubby.  Got to keep the marriage FRESH!!!!!!

All in all, I will strive to accomplish all of these resolutions.  I may or may not be able to do it, but I sure will have a great 2013 trying.