Kenzie Sleds for the First Time!

So We Had "Snow"

We got a good quarter-inch of snow a few weeks ago and Kenzie loved crunching around in it. This was actually her second snow in as many years, but we look forward to the time when we can get some accumulation for her to really play in. Notice how angelic she looks in the second picture. It doesn't hurt that the sunlight almost forms a halo around her head. That's probably one of my favorite pictures of her so far, and I have to give Shelby credit for the shot.

Christmas 2009

As evidenced by the look of complete despair in Kenzie's face, Santa has yet to gain quite the mystique in her eyes that we know he will in future years. However, the mystique of wrapping paper came in full force. We had a great time this Christmas with family and friends and we look forward to all of the anticipation that Christmas of 2010 will bring. Oh, and don't mind her weird Uncle Ryan in the womens Christmas sweater. He gets that way around the holidays.

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.