The First "Haircut"

"Haircut" is in quotes because we don't think Kenzie had any more than about 60 actual hairs cut, but Mom wanted the first one to go lightly. As can be expected, Kenzie was a little apprehensive when we placed her in the racecar barber chair and asked her to sit down while a stranger with scissors sprayed her hair down with grape-scented water and began combing and pulling at her hair. She swatted down the scissors-wielding hand much like she does when a hand comes at her with unfamiliar foods attached to the end. But once we gave her her first Dum-Dum lollipop, all was right with the world. She happily watched Winnie the Pooh on television, tore through her Dum-Dum like it was the first taste of sugar she had ever had, and the whole ordeal was over in about five minutes.

Happy Halloween!

Kenzie went trick-or-treating dressed as a chicken this year. Sadly, we were the only ones who knew it was a chicken costume, as everyone else we passed called her a little duckling. There are some shots of her with her friend Ava, whose costume was less ambiguous than Kenzie's. We gave her the traditional plastic pumpkin in which to put her candy, and she knew just what to do. She carefully placed each piece of candy that was handed to her right into the bucket (along with the occasional leaf.) We had a blast.

Fall Scenes

Kenzie had a good time in the maple leaves in the front yard. We also took her to a pumpkin patch at a little farm near our house.

The New Playroom

The hardwoods just weren't doing it for Kenzie so we moved on to bigger and better surfaces. The leftover floor tiles make an excellent maze!

I Coulda Been a Contendah.

Kenzie got her first shiner in early October after a nasty spill in the bathtub. It was so sad to see her swollen eye the next morning, but now that there's some distance between us and the incident the pictures are slightly humorous.

Last Days of Summer

September marked the end of Kenzie's first "real" summer, and we thought it went extremely well (minus a few ear infections and some brutal teething.) Included in this set are pictures from Savannah, some with the hose in the back yard, and Kenzie's first test drive of her new rocking chair.