Project 52{2}

52{2}

motherhood is:

cheesy

Life these days are filled with  

cheesy made-up songs, faces, & dances.

But if you get this smile, 

the cheese is worth it. 

Merry Everything

Well the tree and decorations are long gone (besides that straggler little Christmas tree I just spotted last night!)  But anyway, better late than never....Kenzie's1st Christmas.  To say Kenz was spoiled would be an understatement!  Just take a look see!

 Lets start with our own family of 3 Christmas Eve traditions.  This includes Christmas cookies, Christmas PJs, and Daddy reading The Night Before Christmas.  Don and I finished the night with It's a Wonderful Life (movie not blogging).

Christmas Morning

See those keys!  Kenzie LOVES them.  We probably could've gotten away with just the keys, because as you can see, nothing quite tops them!

 Then off to Grandma and Grampa Burchs

Clearly Daddy is more interested then Kenz

 On to Grandma and Grandpa Dickinsons....

 And to all a Goodnight!!

Project 52{1}

The whole idea of me starting this blog, was to document our pregnancy for family and friends near and far.  It has become something I look forward to doing, stress about if I have fallen off the wagon, and know I will completely cherish in ten years (or ten minutes) when I have forgotten every little detail, I hope to remember. 
One thing I have realized over the past year, is how quickly things can change.  And as hard as it is to see Mackenzie get bigger and bigger each day, I've decided to embrace it and document it even more.
So after much inspiration from Shawna over at Styleberry, (just dive in - her blog is amazing) over the next 52 weeks (hence Project 52) I will be posting one photo around one theme.  And what consumes my life right now...motherhood! So this will be all about those little things we often oversee.  And of course Mackenzie AND Grady and Fausto will be making appearances.  After all, these babies were a test drive to motherhood.  They taught me how to take deep breaths, how to worry, and how to love unconditionally.

So here we go...installment #1

52{1}

motherhood is:

pure

Those big blue eyes,

round and rosy cheeks, and tiny hands.

 pure love

Bright Lights Big City

So where have we been?  Well both Kenzie and I have been sick since Christmas.  This has been Kenzie's first cold, and yes it is horrible to hear her coughing fits in the night, and equally as horrible gross to hear/see her sneeze that quickly slurp up green boogs.  But our happy baby is still relatively happy and playing and getting into everything!  She has been a little clingy, and a little sassy and attention needing, but hey we all are when we are sick.  But we are finally all starting to feel better, and now with the crazyness of the holidays behind us, we are back on a schedule and back to some blog time!

So lets go wayyyy back....to the beginning of December when we took a trip with the whole Dickinson/Charboneau clan to NYC.  Don and I headed out a night early so Kenzie could sleep through the trip and we could wake up bright and early to visit our touristy stop! 

We then did the usual NYC at Christmastime fare...!

Let's play a game...lets pretend grandma isn't taking a picture.  

 

A little Southside Seaport

A little snack in front of Macys

Andddd I think Kenzie has had it!

Until next time New York...and by next time, I mean in less than 2 weeks, when we travel back down to take Kenzie to her first New York Knicks game!  Whoooo!!

11 Months!

Our little lady is creeping closer and closer and closer to her 1 year birthday!  This past year, has been the fastest year of my life, but it has also been the absolute best!  Kenzie has brought so much love and laughter to our family....even to perfect strangers.  Eating at restaurants, grocery shopping, and waiting in check out lines, we always get friendly strangers smiling and waving at her!  She flashes that 2-teeth smile (yes still only 2 teeth) and the occasional backwards wave, and I like to think she brings a little joy to everyone's life.

 

Holiday Festivus

And we are back...  We've been so busy these days, but even with the holidays approaching, I hope that things get a little relaxing around here.   I think there is one person on our Christmas buy-for list, that is crossed off, and its not Kenzie!!  Shopping is a little trickier these days with Kenzie.  The mall is one thing, but getting her in and out of car, running around in rain/slush to a bunch of different stores, is not ideal.  Yes Kenzie is a completely resilient babe, even when she is off her schedule, but she is MUCH happier when she gets her 2 naps and is asleep by 7:00. 

We did get our Christmas decorations and tree up earlier than usual.  Kenzie doesn't seem too drawn to it, although she does like to bat at the ornaments if she gets close enough!

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