Zoo day.

Kennadi has been begging to go to the zoo. At least I interpret it that way since she is always asking to look at our San Diego zoo pictures. I stumbled upon some free Hogle Zoo tickets so I jumped on the chance of taking Kennadi again. Austin had to work, but we had a fun mommy and Kennadi date anyway. Kennadi loved looking at all the animals (especially the giraffes and "dolphins" aka otters) and I loved watching her soak it all in. She is in such a fun stage and i loved having the one-on-one time with her. Hopefully next summer we will be able to venture up to the zoo more.

2 years.

At 2 years Kennadi is...

-weighs 27 pounds and 35 inches long.

-in 24 month and 2t clothes.

-is a girly girl. Loves wearing dresses, brushing hair, painting her toes, and doing makeup.

-her favorite place in the whole world is church. She is always asking about church and must point every church out when we are driving. We have absolutely no problem with her in nursery.

-is obsessed with anything disney and is pretty darn good with name that tune when it comes to disney songs.

-calls Austin her "prince" and loves when he will dance with her.

-can count to 15

-loves monsters and dinosaurs. She has a pretty intimidating monster roar too.

-loves to surprise Austin when he comes home from work. If she doesn't get to surprise him, she makes him go back out the door and try it again.

-loves the doctor and never cries when we go (except when its time to leave). She asks all the time if she can go and get shots. Maybe we have a future physician on our hands!

Kennadi's 2nd Birthday Party.

Because Kennadi is obsessed with Disney Princesses (especially Ariel), we decided to throw Kennadi a Little Mermaid Birthday Party. We had a lot of family come and wish Kennadi happy birthday and Kennadi loved the attention! The whole party was pretty low key. We had "under the sea" themed food, opened presents, and just visited. Kennadi kept wanting a birthday party for days afterward!

Kelby and Alexis Wedding.

Kelby and Alexis sealed the deal on September 6th (Kennadi's Birthday! Horray!). I have always thought Kelby was a pretty neat cousin and in a way considered him a brother especially since me and Markel were pretty inseparable for years. Kennadi has grown pretty found of him as well (and Alexis too!). We were so excited that he was getting married and that we would get to join in on the festivities! Kelby and Alexis got married in the Salt Lake temple. Kennadi enjoyed roaming the temple grounds with Madison and Clayci while we were in the sealing ceremony. That gal sure loves the temples and her Aunt Madison! After the temple ceremony, they had a gorgeous luncheon and reception in Spanish Fork. Not only was everything decorated perfectly, the food was delish. I may have ate more than I should have. Opps! It was a perfect day and we couldn't be any happier for them!

At the temple doors.

Enjoying a spin in Grandpa Hunt's wheelchair

I told you I ate a little too much :)

Kennadi and Kelby

With Hunter. We missed him while he was serving a mission in Ghana

Markel is Home.

Markel has recently returned from her LDS mission in Houston, Texas. In case you haven't been able to tell from previous posts, me and Markel go way back! She has been my cousin, roommate, and best friend. Having her leave was hard but I am so proud of her! When she left Kennadi was only 6 months. If you can imagine, Kennadi has grown quite a bit. I have been showing Kennadi photos of Markel and we have been practicing Markel's name so she wouldn't forget her. After all, Kennadi's middle name is after Markel. I think it all payed off though, because Kennadi was sooo excited to see Markel walk down the stairs at the airport. She had no stranger anxiety and was anxious to run up and give her a hug. It sure is nice having Markel home!