Memories

I dug out my baby doll from when I was a kid, Sherry, and Kenley has been playing with her.  I am not really a sentimental person with many things, but my baby doll is one toy that I am so glad my mom stored away for me.  There is something really cool about watching Kenley play with the toy that I loved so much back in the days where I "played mommy".  I was thinking back to when I brought the doll with to our birthing class.  I'm glad Kenley seems to have an interest in babies both real and pretend.  I think she's going to be a great big cousin to my sister's baby, and hopefully a great big sister one day.

The other day, Ray asked me if Kenley would remember our little weekend trip.  I told him probably not, and he said, "well, I guess that's why you always take a million pictures of everything."  I try to keep my camera on me most of the time, and I hope Kenley will enjoy looking back at all the pictures of her childhood.  Plus, she's just so dang cute, I think every picuture of her is frame-worthy!

I am soaking up every second of this week. I have accomplished most of my goals for my Spring Break so far.  Monday I met up with Ashlee and her kids in Oakbrook and randomly found the best spot to hang out.  It had a park, a pond where you could feed the ducks, and a little indoor nature center with animals and a "bat cave" that the kids loved.  It was so fun to see our 3 children play together.  We've come a long way from our college days!  I'm so glad we finally got some time together, and in between running around the park, pushing swings, and bathroom breaks we got to catch up on everything.  Can't wait to plan more play dates this summer!

I also did a LOT of stuff around the house and spent over 4 HOURS just on Kenley's room. It was insane.  You would think we have 5 girls, not one.  This child has more clothes than Ray and I combined, and that is just from the last 6 months!  I organized every single drawer, closet hanger, and toy bin. The next day, I got a well-deserved massage and savored every second of those 60 minutes.  I even made Ray a steak dinner one night.  I am sad that my week is coming to an end, but I am so thankful I have had this week off.  As soon as Kenley wakes up we are off to the park!

And this picture doesn't even do it justice!