Turtle Riding

Emi asked if we could borrow Melanie's turtle toy...so the next day these fun toy arrived. This toy is more for Kenzi's age but Emi loves it too, it's so fun sharing toys with their cousin!

Kenzi riding the turtle!

Wee!!!

Emi: "Look two of us guys can ride the turtle!" 

Monkey Shirts

Emi picked these shirts out for her and Kenzi.  They don't really look green in the picture (they are more lime green) anyways she say these and wanted them as her "green" for St. Patrick's Day at school...this was right before getting ready to hop in the car for school!

Matchy matchy as Emi would say :)

Bad Day!

This was probably one of the hardest days I ever had with the little girls...Kenzi wanted mommy and Melanie wanted to be held. Emi was not enjoying the crying so she went to the stamp room to work wtih the door closed.  I tried taking turns holding each one but that just made the crying worse so I decided to capture the moment on camera.  They both calmed down after about 30 minutes, phew!

Kenzi's 1st Birthday Party

For Kenzi's 1st birthday we celebrated with family and a few close friends.  Kenzi did not take her morning nap like usual that day, I guess she was a little too excited to see everyone.  Here she is below with her buddy Kasen. {For those of you who haven't seen this lil cutie before, he is Emi's lil friend Nathan's brother, pretty cute huh?}

Kasen 6 months, Kenzi 12 months

I think Kasen was leaning in for a birthday smooch but Kenzi was caught off guard...

and he missed...next time buddy!

Kenzi was really enjoying this ball pit!

This is the best family picture we were able to get that day.

All the kids, minus Kasen who was taking a lil snooze.
{Kenzi 12 mo,  Nathan almost 4!  Emi 3 1/2,  Melanie 5 months}

Happy Birthday Kenzi!
Big sis was ready to help blow out the candle.

Kenzi and her tall piece of cake...

Digging in!

Enjoying some yummy cake!

It took a lot of work to get a lil bite of this birthday cake.
Kenzi did take a few bites but did not really care either way if she had
cake or not.  She really preferred the fresh blueberries
and strawberries she was offered after
we took the cake away.

Time for some presents.  Thank you so much everyone for you gifts!

Kenzi was laughing at something but I can't remember what it was...

Thanks for checking out my 1st birthday party!  It was fabulous!

After almost everyone left we had one tired girl.  She snuggled with
Auntie Sonia who put her down for her nap.

Kenzi 12 Months

Look at this lil muffin...she is 12 months old today!  I think Emi was used to smiling for the camera because I was always in her face with it...Kenzi...well she doesn't get chased around with a camera as much.  She does smile a lot though!

On Kenzi's birthday she began to walk more than crawl.

I thought this picture of Emi was cute, she looks so proud of her lil sis.

Another thing that Kenzi decided she should do on her first birthday was to use a spoon!
Since her birthday she has been interested in self feeding which I was struggling to get her to do before.

On her birthday we had a special dessert.  Strawberries and whip cream.
There she is waiting patiently, wondering what that glowing stick of fire was on top of that
white pile of red fruit.

Emi was sweet and patient waiting to see how Kenzi was going to like her dessert.

Then she offered to help...so sweet.  Kenzi and Emi enjoyed their  strawberries and whip cream treat!

Cousins

Emi and Kenzi are always ready to greet their little cousin Melanie when she arrives to our house, it's so sweet to see.

Oh the excitement on Kenzi's face, "Melanie is here!!!"

Trying to get a shot of Emi and Kenzi together in their matching outfits...

If they would only sit still long enough....

We were noticing that Kenzi has been making this face with her lips a lot this week...

I can't believe she will be 1 in just a few more weeks!

Breakfast time!  We were making waffles this morning.

The little girls are always so interested in what Emi is doing...
Emi was leading a tech class this afternoon on the couch.  Looks like she's got  Kenzi and Melanie's attention!

Emi's Haircut

I was hoping that this day would never come...I never cut my hair as a child, maybe that's because my parents cut hair.  Well during quiet time Emi decided today was the day...and now she has bangs.  I was at a baby shower when Erich texted me, "Emi cut her hair."  I thought he was joking at first...then he called Gung Gung to help fix it.  Thankfully he was able to find some proper scissors and blend together Emi's first attempt.  Here is Emi's new look!  I am getting used to it.

By the way, these Crayola Window Markers are awesome!

Looking Out the Window

I forgot how a simple thing like looking out the window could be interesting to a baby. Kenzi loves to stand on our bench under the window and take a look outside.

Waving good bye to Auntie Jeanie and Melanie.

I wanted to capture how Kenzi rests her little hands on the window sill.

And then her cute chin...

She's reminding me how fast she's growing up!  Almost ONE!!!
We love you so much Kenzi Wenzi!

Happy Year of the Dragon!

We had a fun Chinese New Year celebration at Gung Gung and Po Po's house.  Gung Gung made delicious crab, noodles, shrimp, and salmon, what a fest!  Thank you!!!

Playing with Gung Gung, Melanie and Auntie Jeanie

Air plane!

Guess who wanted a turn next?
Emi's turn!!!

Presents...

Lucky money!

"Baby oranges"

Auntie Jeanie put together year books for my parents with all our pictures.
Very special!

Look at this cutie!  She's ready to shop with her lucky money!

Melanie with her mommy and daddy.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year!