Awww... a very rare moment. These two are usually hitting each other (play hitting, of course)!!
Fun at the park with Ashlyn and Haven.
They look so sweet, don't they??
Interesting!!! :)
Story time!
What a great babysitter Averie was!!!
Tate will enjoy her much more when she's old enough to play hockey with him! :).JPG)
Up close and personal!!.JPG)
Hmmm, that's a great book!
Love that elbow dimple!!!
We're back to being a PBS house. I've had about enough of this SpongeBob business. I think no more teaching my kid naughty words and potty humor. We're going back to the educational cartoons. Hmph... so there.
Danica had her dance recital last Sunday. She did such a great job!! She's usually in the front row and watches the instructor, so she does so good. This time she was in the back and watched the other kids more, so she missed a few things. But still so cute! I couldn't get the video to load up on the blog, but it's on facebook. So if you'd like to watch it, go to my facebook page. And thanks Grammy and Grandma Doris for coming... Danica was thrilled you were here!!! (In fact, thanks Grammy for coming to all 3 of her summer performances!!)
I read this in a weekly devotional I get on facebook, and I thought it was good enough to share:
"Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny."
I love that! So many people justify badmouthing others by saying that everyone does it and it's normal. Think of someone you know who is a badmouther... it's generally not someone you like to be around... they're ugly (inside). Hard to remember not to say hateful words or say things in a hateful tone, but maybe trying to change our thoughts will help. When I catch myself thinking something bad about someone, I'm going to make an effort to think about what I like about that person. Join me? Maybe we'll change our destiny's!!! (at the very least, others will think better of us)
Danica's been having a great couple weeks! Last weekend she got invited to stay with Grandma and Grandpa (and Hannah) for the whole weekend!! Happiness all around!!! She got to have her very first slumber party with Hannah. It sounds like all went well with that... nobody got her bra frozen and no boys snuck in the house.
On Thursday we were lucky enough to have Jill, Averie and Tate come stay with us for a couple days. Danica was in heaven!!! There was definitely a lot of chaos in the house... but it was good chaos. She got to have another slumber party with Averie. We ended their trip yesterday with a big party at Jill's friend Sarah's house. There were a lot of kids, a lot of food, and a lot of fun activities. Danica loved the jumpy castle, the slip-n-slide, the kiddie pool, and the big swing set. Kendella had a great time too!! So good in fact, she thought she'd give us a great night of sleep... 7 hours for baby and 6 hours for Mommy and Daddy. WOO-HOO!!!
Pics soon to come!
I just overheard Dani say, "I'm gonna kick my Mom's butt tomorrow!"
Can't wait till tomorrow!!!!
We have Daddy back!!!!!!!! Duane had to be gone for a week for work and we missed him so much!!! Luckily Grammy was available to come stay and help out. Thanks Grammy!
Our camera is broken and we still haven't gotten out to the store to get a new one! So no new pictures to share yet. But Kendella is changing so much already. She looks more like a baby instead of a newborn (you know what I mean). She's very alert and is starting to crack little itty-bitty smiles now and then. I think she might have a little dimple like her sister! She's been getting some good sleep too since we started visiting the chiropractor. She was starting to get signs of being a colicky baby, so I thought I'd go get her checked out by the chiropractor. He said she had some pretty big knots in her neck and between her shoulder blades. With each appointment she's gotten better and better. She was a happy girl all day yesterday and slept for 6 hours straight last night! YAY!!! Thank goodness for chiropractors! I just wish I had known about it when Danica was a baby too! :)
We're surviving here in babyland! We're still kind of in survival mode however. Kendella gave us a few great nights of sleep and then was back to getting up every couple hours (if we're lucky). We're hoping the great sleep comes back soon!
We've really enjoyed our new family of 4 (sorry Emma, I meant 5). Keni is a very sweet baby and is starting to smile a bit. Unfortunately, our camera is now broken! So no new pictures until we get out to buy a new camera. Ugh, it never ends!
We're really looking forward to a relaxing weekend with no hub-bub and no stress (hopefully). Just some nice quiet family time.
There will soon be a new name to the blog, and therefore a new website. I'll e-mail family and friends the new site name as soon as it's up. If you're a reader and don't get an e-mail from me, feel free to write me and I'll get you the new site address. E-mail me at EricaKlabunde@hotmail.com.
Put me back in!!!!
BIG CHEEKS!!!
Hi Mama
Dani loved her little sister from the second she saw her.
Our first family photo... yikes Mom!!!
What a beauty!
Weird to think the one on the left used to be as little as the one on the right.
Little dancing queen 
This was Dani's preschool program. I'm still trying to get the videos working.
I've never gotten so many looks of pity as I did in the grocery store today. COME ON BABY!!!!
Danica's been having a fun week. Grammy came to stay with us last weekend while Daddy was at his high school reunion having a REALLY good time!!! On Sunday Danica got to go play with Grandma and Grandpa. I got some pictures on my phone of her playing at the lake and swimming. She had such a fun time and really let Daddy know that she did NOT want to come back home!!
Tuesday she had a little dance recital/picnic. She wasn't thrilled about all the spectators and chose to cry instead of dance, but we'll get 'em next time! Grammy came down to watch and to take Danica back with her for a few days. Averie and Tate are in town so Grammy has her hands full! I've never seen Danica so excited and boisterous... she just loves her Averie so darn much! All the updates from Grammy are that they're having the time of their lives.
Hopefully my next post will be to introduce you to the new member of our family!!
The lack of posts lately has been due to a combination of being extremely busy trying to get everything ready for baby and complete MISERY! I begged the doctor to take baby out of me today, but no deal. Hmph. At least I can take a little comfort in knowing that we're mostly ready... finally!!! Dani's new room is done, Baby's new room is done, the new playroom is done, the new living room is nearly done, and all things baby are out, washed up, and put away. Thanks Grammy for all the help!!
Danica had a blast this last weekend staying with Grandma and Grandpa. Cousin Hannah came too and they all went to the Shrek movie. Dani's first movie in a theater!!! I was kinda sad that I wasn't there for this first... there are so few firsts left! But the sleeping in past 7:00 in the morning helped me to get over it! Turns out Dani was a little scared by the movie. I wondered if she would be. We'll probably stick to princessy type movies for a while. But she had a great time playing with Hannah. As usual, her stay was not nearly long enough. We are still hearing (3 days later) about how much she wants to be there and not here. She keeps telling me, "Mom, I'm gonna go pack and then we'll go to Grandma and Grandpa's, okay?" Sigh, if only I didn't miss her so darn much I'd say heck ya, stay as long as you can!!!!
Danica had her surgery yesterday morning, and she was a total trooper about it all. The most interesting part for us was getting our daughter drunk for her first time ever. The medicine they give before taking them away is a lot like Valium. So she got very giggly and was slurring her words. It was hillarious! Then it got a bit sad... seeing her not able to sit up on her own, not being able to fully open her eyes, and REALLY slurring her words. Then they took her away. UGH! VERY tough to watch someone walk down the hall carrying our sweet girl away from us.
But just about a half hour later the doctor came back in to say all went very well. He said the x-ray definitely didn't lie... she had almost no airway back there at all. Poor thing.
She came back in the room not nearly as happy as she'd left, and that lasted about a couple hours. Then after a very long nap, she was back to her sweatpea self. We have strict orders to keep her a bit more quiet for about a week, but all looks good.
It was strange not to be able to hear her breath or snore from down the hall (or even through the monitor). I got up to check on her a couple times and even standing right over her, I couldn't tell if she was breathing! I actually touched her cheek to make sure she was still warm and shook her a bit to make sure she was breathing! UGH!
Now she's loving the presents she got for being a brave girl. And we're loving her game Hi-Ho-Cherrio, and just being very thankful all went well.
I've been absolutely horrible about taking pictures lately, but here's what we've been up to...
We put some things in Ali's (Duane's sister) garage sale last weekend. So while Daddy was out of town golfing and working, I helped out (and by helped out, I mean sat and complained about my back) with the sale and Danica played with her cousin Hannah.
Monday was the first day of Dani's dance class. She started out a bit rocky and shy, but by the end she was moving and grooving!! I think it'll be a big favorite of hers.
Yesterday we went to the zoo for a bit and played at the park, then had a lunch date with Daddy. And today we went to the park and played at the water park! Whew! Lots of playing!!
This weekend we hope to get to Bismarck for a little home improvement shopping... bathroom flooring, sink and vanity, etc...
Then of course more working in the basement for Daddy and we'll be finally starting to move Dani's room and get the baby's room ready! 5 weeks and counting!!!!
