Lewis Update

I know it has been so long. What can I say it has been busy around here. I have also had a little bit of writers block and not feeling that creative. So I will quickly update you on our family.

Kennedy is growing up so fast. I know I'm really biased, but she is turning into such a beautiful little girl. She is still extremely strong willed, but she is learning to communicate her feelings instead of throwing a tantrum. We are also able to (sometimes) reason with her. She loves to dance and sing. She even has pretty good moves. She loves gymnastics. She is growing so fast. She can be so sweet and cuddly. I am so proud of my beautiful daughter!

Kylie is still my petite princess. She finally made it over the 16lb mark. This is quite an accomplishment since she is almost 17 months! She is finally getting some hair and it seems to get lighter and lighter each day! She is slowly becoming more vocal. However, she is much more content to point and grunt! She has taken to climbing on everything just like her sister. The other day I found her in the bathroom sink. She is still very easy going, but has developed a little temper. However, her temper is more when her feelings are hurt. She likes to dance with her sister!
Brad is gearing up for fishing tournaments again this year. He is very excited to get started. He should be getting his own store sooner than later.
Brad and I just got back from our first child-free vacation. We went on a Cruise to Cozumel and Progresso. It was a lot of un. We had fun just hanging out! I am also happy to say that after much searching I think Brad and I have finally found a new church. We have been attending Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church in Allen. I am excited for us to get involved.
The last part of 2009 was hard for me. I know that God has really been working on me. At this point I still not completely sure what he is working on, but I am trying to let him have his way. I am not even sure where to begin. In October, one of my closet friends lost here 9 week old baby to SIDS. It was by far one of the hardest things. I cannot begin to understand her pain. I have to trust God. He knows better than we do. In November someone close to our family allowed Satan to use them to attack our family. It was extremely painful and forced Brad and I to make some very hard decision for our family. Needless to say I was very ready for the new year. Through all of this it was more reason to find a church home.
I discovered a new song that has become my anthem.

Though I cannot have the answer
that I'm wanting to demand,
I'll remember You are God
and everything is in Your hand.
In Your hands you hold the sun, the moon,
the stars up in the sky,
for the sake of Love, You hung Your own Son
on the cross...to die...

You are faithful...
Yes, You are faithful...
When you give and when You take away,
even then, great is Your faithfulness!
Great is Your faithfulness!

fun pictures!

Halloween

This year Kennedy debating long and hard on what she wanted to be for Halloween. One day she wanted to be a butterfly, then a princess, then tinkerbell, then back to a butterfly, around and around we would go. It was a very important decision and one that she thought long and hard on. She would see a new costume and think that is what she wanted to be. So we went to the Halloween store and looked around. I wasn't crazy about any of those costumes so we decided to go to the Disney store to look at their costumes.

When we got there she made a bee line for the Minnie Mouse costume. And then she went for the Tinkerbell costume. She finally decided on the Minnie Mouse Costume!
Kylie did not have so many options or care about it at all. She inherited Kennedy's infamous little pumpkin costume!


The girls had so much Trick-or-Treating. Kennedy and Daddy walked ahead while Kylie ran behind as fast as she could. Before we left to go Trick-or-Treating, I explained to Kennedy that we were going to other "friend's" houses and that when they opened the door we would say trick or treat. And then we would come home and give candy to our "friends." She apparently jumbled it together because when they opened the door, she would say, "Trick or Treat, I have candy for you!" and give them one of her milk duds!


Kylie took a different approach she would toddle into their house when they opened the door. She especially loved it when they had doggies that helped answer the door. I cannot tell you how many houses I had to go into to get Kylie out of. I even had several offers for free babysitting!


All in all it was a blast! And Mommy was in bed before 9pm!

State Fair

Last Wednesday Brad and I had the day off together so we decided to take the girls to the fair. We had so much fun spending time together as a family. The girls loved it. They were both so well behaved. Kennedy was so excited to get her face painted again and opted to get a kitty this time.

Pumpkin Patch

I took the girls to the pumpkin patch in our neighborhood the other day. Kennedy loved it so much! She keeps asking to go to the pumpkin pound!

Kylie is in the stage where she loves to carry things around. She doesn't care how big it is, she is going to carry it!

Grapefest

A few weekends ago we went to Grapefest with our friends the Meierhofers.
It was a little warmer than expected, but we had a great time. The kids were all really good and well behaved. They got there faces painted.
Trevor got a bug on his face.

Kennedy got a sparkly butterfly.

And Caleb.....got this:

Had I not have intervened Kennedy would have got something similar because Brad and Michael picked them out! Kennedy loved the face painting and ask to do it again all the time!

Kylie's Birthday Dinner

On Kylie's actual birthday we took her to dinner with Auntie Jenn. It is our tradition to go to a steakhouse called the Keg. Both girls were so great the entire evening. Kylie had yummy food and got to try her first creme brulee! It was a lot of fun!