Another Week in the Books

On Monday, Rachel was off for Martin Luther King day. Kennedy was still not back to 100% so it probably did her a little good to stay home another day. The girls did get out of the house for a bit and took a trip to Downtown Dallas to visit Jason for lunch. It was nice getting to spend lunch as a family on a week day.

During Kennedy's sickness, she picked up a new trick. She has now fully learned how to whine. After 4 days at home with a sick kid that has learned to whine, Rachel actually was looking forward to going back to work on Tuesday! She did enjoy all the time home with Kennedy but was ready to get back into our normal routine. Kennedy's appetite had diminished while being home but as soon as she went back to school, she was eating normal again. I think she was ready to get back in to the swing of things as well.

On Thursday and Friday, the girls were on their own again. Jason had work events both nights but the girls managed just fine. Since Kennedy was feeling much better, it made it much easier. Rachel even managed to bake some goodies for the bake sale at Kennedy's school that was on Friday.

We can finally share some more exciting news! At Christmas, Tyler and Lynsey told us that Kennedy will be getting a cousin in 2012! Lynsey is due in the first part of August and we are all so excited for them. She is doing well so far. 2012 is sure going to be a busy year with weddings and births!

Last but certainly not least, Grandma and Grandpa Kime came for a quick visit. Dennis is looking into a machine that does laser etching on wood, plastic, metal and various other materials. The company that sells the machines had an open house and just happened to be located in the DFW Metroplex so they got to swing by after the demo. With the grandparents in town, we took advantage of the opportunity of having babysitters and went out to a movie. This is only the second time we have gotten to go out just the two of us since Kennedy was born. We saw the movie The Descendants and it was very good. Kennedy was a little bit fussy for them but eventually went down for the night.

Grandma and Grandpa were scheduled to fly out on Sunday afternoon. After returning their rent car and getting to the gate to print their boarding pass, they found out that all flights to Amarillo had been canceled due to high winds. They had to go back and rent another car so that they could drive home for work tomorrow. They were finally on the road about 4. It was a short visit but we enjoyed it!