Here Fishy, Fishy

This past week Kendall has discovered that she can put her face underwater in the bath. Did it scare her? Heck no! She continues to do it over and over again and then comes up laughing. I think it's time for swim classes. Hold up......Does that mean I have to be in my swimsuit in front of people also???
And her latest shenanigan was submerging her face in the dog's water bowl. For this one I have no picture because as soon as I caught her she took off running. It doesn't stop around here!!

Arm Candy

For about the past month Kendall has shown a great affinity for arm candy (purses). She MUST have a purse on her arm/shoulder at all times. And she has quite a selection to choose from! She likes to put items in her purse such as sunglasses, wallet, phones, etc. and then swing it up over her shoulder and precedes to walk around the house saying "byyyye, byyyye, byyyye". So here are some pictures taken over the course of the last month with her dear purses.

Here is a Dooney & Bourke purse from my sister, her first purse.

A purse given to her from Mimi and Pawpaw for her birthday.
A Macy's bag that she carried around all night. This one will get me in trouble though. (side note - I had hidden a Macy's bag in the closet so Rob wouldn't know. Well Rob and I were talking when Kendall comes walking up dragging the Macy's bag with my recent purchases, busted!)

And the mecca of all arm candy, a baby Louie, given to her on Vday from our friends Spike (works with Rob) and his daughter Savanna. What can I say? Like mother, like daughter.

12 Years

12 years ago today angels danced while we mourned the loss and life of my mother. 12 years ago today I felt as if I had lost someone so important to me that no one or thing mattered to me anymore because it felt as if I could never loose something again as great as her.

Kendall may not know my mother, but she has already inherited her eyes, stubbornness and love for people. "Grammy" as I call her to Kendall will however one day be very well known by Kendall. For it is my mother that has shown me how to love so deeply and care for my own child so intensely.This poem was read at my mom's funeral and could not be more true:

"God saw you were getting tired, and a cure was not to be; so he put His arms around you, and whispered, "Come with me." With tearful eyes we watched you suffer, and saw you fade away;Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands laid to rest; God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the Best!"

We love you and miss you!