Thanksgiving 2007

We had a great Thanksgiving. Laura, KJ, and I went down to St. Louis to see my parents, grandparents, brothers, and sisters. Throw in Aunts and cousins all into a friends house who wasn't in town, and you have a great time. We all stayed at the O'Dell's house and were able to just hang out for a few days. It was great to see Adam and Heidi who were able to fly over from New Zealand. It was our first time in about 18 months to talk in person, and not through a computer.

Kennedy had a great time seeing all of her aunts and uncles, as well as Great-Grandma Kayser and Great-Grandma ad Grandpa Picker. Of course, she spent quite a bit of time with Nana and Papa.

Kennedy actually woke up one morning and said, "Where's Joshy?"

She didn't initially have the same fondness for Adam, but she soon grew pretty fond of him as well.

Drunk on Candy

This was too funny to keep to myself. Let's just say that we probably let KJ have a bit too much candy.




Kennedy was given the cheerleader outfit before she was even born by a few girls in my youth group.

Halloween

Just a quick post to let you see KJ on Halloween. She was VERY reluctant to go up to houses, until she realized (by the 4th house) that she got candy at the houses. Then, she kept saying, "More candy?"

We had such a fun time.

Fun Times

What can I say? She gets her moves from her Daddy.

Scratches

Well, this morning I woke up, and KJ had healed quite a bit. I guess that's a good quality is she's going to take things from other girls. I still took this picture to show you a little bit of the scratching.

No black eyes...it was a girl fight.

Scrapper

Well, KJ took part in her first fight today. Don't worry, the other girl is fine. Actually, the other girl has 2 older siblings, and knows how to defend herself. KJ...not so much. She was a little scratched up though.

YES, pictures are on the way! Do you really think that a dad that put a picture of his daughter's first black eye is going to let this moment pass without posting a picture?

Apparently KJ wanted a ball that the other girl had...so she took it. I don't think she'll be doing that tomorrow. If she does, then we might have to get her checked out.

On a bright note, theu were playing together, and hugging when they had to part ways.

Meet--Ansley Grace Picker

This is the first real picture of Ansley. She is only about 18 weeks along, and hasn't quite made any fat for her arms or legs yet. She is only in the 54th percentile for weight, which is a little different than KJ (who dominated the 98th percentile for most of her time in Laura).

God is amazing isn't He?