Kendall turns 6!

This girl is 6! She's still a smiley, snuggly, musical extrovert who needs her sleep. She's such a joy to have in our family. I love how God made each of our children so incredibly different yet so needed to complete this little family. I am so thankful for this precious little one. 

For her birthday, she got glasses;) Ha, just kidding…on the birthday part. She did have to get glasses, but she totally rocks them:) Isn't she a cutie!!

 She asked for a cookie cake this year and pizza for dinner…I love an easy birthday dinner!

 A little about Kendall now that she is 6; she is a fast learner, a perfectionist to a certain degree (if she can't do it right, she won't do it at all…uh-oh), loves anything musical, loves to put on shows for people, loves gymnastics or what she calls "ji-nast-ics"(even though she's never been in it), loves animals and the zoo, she taught herself how to read, loves math, thinks everyone she meets is her best friend and has never met a stranger. This child is so full of life and love. I am so thankful for her. We love you Kendall!

Snow…again...

So it snowed again…a lot more than last time. Did they cancel school? No. Did they plow the roads? No. Did they expect you to just drive normally? Yes. Welcome to Illinois! Seriously, they are saying this is a mild winter. Mild winter?!! Ummm, I am not looking forward to what they determine is a regular winter…

So I might not be on board with this winter weather, but the girls sure do love it!

we found a perfect sled at Goodwill. Jackpot!

So apparently every park is required to make a man-made hill. Why you may ask? Because Illinois is extremely flat and it snows a lot here and the kids have to have some place to sled. Its pretty awesome. We have a large park just a few houses down from us and it has a big hill that the girls loved sledding down.

Beautiful weather for pictures…but it was freezing!

Some friends came out to join us. All the kids had a blast together 

As much as I could do without snow, it is fun for the kids. Plus, its an excuse to overload your system with Hot chocolate and marshmallows. Sign me up!!

Ice Skating

When in Rome…I mean Illinois…you do things Illinois-ians do. Like Ice Skating...

I feel the same way Mary Cate! Just keep holding on...

After a few laps and freak-outs, everyone got the hang of walking on a thin blade. They even had lots of fun. Kendall and MC thought that if they moved really really fast, they wouldn't fall. It seemed to work for them, but it made this momma real nervous because there were so many people there.

a "fast" selfie…she slowed down slightly for this picture...

The only incident we had was Kendall body slamming me because she couldn't stop…too bad I didn't see her coming.  My tailbone hurt for weeks after that…ugh. I think I'll wait another year before I do that again;)