California Vacation

So we spent about 3 days at the beach and Tavin Loved it! It got to the point that whenever we got out his bathing suite to put on him he would get so excited and start gibbering-not stopping until we arrived at the beach! Every night he would crash from playing so hard all day. Slashing in the water, digging in the sand.....eating some sand:)

Kimberly and Kenny's Wedding

The day finally arrived and things couldn't have gone better! Kimberly was a beautiful bride. Check out Tavin's bow tie! So I had to give a toast and did fairly well except I spilt the glass of punch on myself:) Here is what I can recall of what I prepared.

"Hello-I am Kendra- the second youngest in our family of 5 girls. I asked Kimberly if she wanted me to say a few words as her maid of honor and she said to do whatever I felt comfortable with. I don't feel comfortable getting up in front of people, but I want to do it so that Kimberly knows how much she means to me and how much I love her.

I shared a room with Kimberly growing up and could tell you a ton of stories about her but decided to share my most favorite of them all. When Kimberly and I were little girls, we made a promise that if one of us couldn't sleep at night, had a bad dream, or was afraid for some reason, we could climb into the other sister's bed. I remember many nights when I crawled into Kimberly's bed for comfort and often she would hold my hand to let me know everything was going to be OK-she was there.

I now pass this right of passage onto you Kenny, I know that Kimberly will always be by your side through the good and the bad and she will be there to hold your hand to let you know that all will be OK-she is there.

Just a brief word about Kenny. I knew he was the one when Kimberly first introduced me to him. I have been through many of Kimberly's relationships with her-and not one of those boys she dated knew what he had-how special she is-but from the first time I met Kenny I could tell he knew what he had and treated Kimberly like she deserved to be treated. Thank you for making my sister so happy. Here is to a happy and fulfilling marriage!"

Taking a Spaghetti Bath

So Tavin has discovered a love for spaghetti he wanted to share it with his hair too!

Being Independent

Tavin is becoming independent and wants to feed himself, so mom and dad decided to let him. Thank goodness we have our dog Luna to lick up the floor afterwards. You will notice that on the side of Tavin's face, there is a darker color-that is pen:)

Mr. Potato Head

So I found this whole family of Mr. Potato Heads and we had fun putting them all together. Tavin and Mommy and then the big one is Daniel:)

Cool Dude

Tavin absolutely LOVES these sunglasses and hat that Auntie gave him! He wouldn't take them off and even insisted on taking a nap with the glasses on. 

Mother's Day story: The Blue Bird Mommy

So It has been a while since we have put pictures up-I actually have a couple to post but when we went to upload them-the camera battery was dead. Sorry-all you anxious Tavin lovers out there (mainly my family and Daniel's family) you will have to wait until tomorrow. The Battery is now charging. 

But just to give you something to read-thanks for visiting our blog by the way-I wanted to share a Mother's day story we heard on-of course-Mother's day about a Blue Bird Mommy and her chicks. When Yellowstone Park caught on fire a couple of years ago, and the rangers where letting the fire take it's course in order to promote new growth-they were of course concerned with the lives and homes of the animals in the forest during this time. 

One ranger came upon a Birds nest in the area he was scouting out for animals who were hurt. The ranger grieved as he saw the beautiful blue robin whose wings were outstretched as far as her wing span could go. All of the feathers on her wings were charred and burned severely. The Ranger was perplexed at this-birds can easily evade fires by flying away from the danger-but this bird did not-it seemed to have sealed it's fate of being burned to death instead of flying away. 

It wasn't until the Ranger began to walk away that he realized what caused the bird to stay in its nest. Faintly he could hear chirps coming from underneath the charred bird. Sure enough, as the ranger carefully removed the robin, there were 5 baby birds underneath her dead body. Instead of leaving her children to die by flying away, she accepted her fate and stayed to protect them. 

A mother's love for her children even carries into the animal kingdom. Even now, while writing this story-days after I first heard it, it brings tears to my eyes. A mother's love is a bond that cannot be broken. She, like I and millions of mother's out there, would do anything for the safety and care of her children.