1/15/2025 Kennoway loves his Bella and also Bellevue Creation Station indoor playground.
1/16/2025 Jane at school and the kids at the park after school.
1/17/2025 Zoo day with our friends Ivy and Alexis
1/18/2025 Kennoway being all cute and stuff
1/19/2025 Kennoway and I had fun with selfies. And of course my Jane girl taking a pic of us and then I took a pic of her.
1/20/2025 kids wanted to do chores so I had to document it!
Jane and her friend LilyAnna had their ballet performance today. It was the cutest thing ever!
Hi do you see me?
1/10-1/11/2025 We had so much snow fall this weekend and it was so much fun! On Friday we woke up to all the snow and the kids were so excited. We ate some breakfast and went straight outside to build a snowman and play with the best snow ball fight snow ever. It was actively snowing almost the whole day. We went on a walk at night and then tried snow cream after dinner. The next day Shaun took the kids out again and put them on the shovel and pulled them around like they were on a sled. They didn’t want to come back in. We usually get 1-2 snow days a year and it’s always exciting. (As long as our power stays on of course.)
Jane had ballet on Tuesday and wanted to sit on the throne. Next week is her last week! Kennoway loves to figure things out so he sat himself on the couch to see if he could open this package.
While Jane was at school Kennoway decided to try on her hat and then of course try to put this ball in the hoop. We tried on a snowsuit too to prepare for Friday Snow Day!
What a fun day! It snowed for the first time this season and the kids loved to watch it! It was really just a few flurries so nothing to play in but I love watching them get excited.
We went and got donuts in the afternoon at Gibson’s and Jane requested we take the Instant camera. When we got there, there was a boy her age and she took a picture for him and then had him take a picture of her on my phone. Hahaha it was so cute!
The picture the boy took of Jane!
What a fantastic weekend full of Birthday Celebrations! On Saturday the 4th we went to our friend Raechel’s birthday celebration at an ice skating rink in Mississippi. It was Jane’s first time and she did so good! Shaun’s a good teacher. Kennoway and I were their cheerleaders on the sideline. Then we went back to the Batemans house for pizza, cake, and ice cream and had probably the best homemade Oreo ice cream I’ve ever had in my life.
I also took Kennoway’s photo for his first passport ever! These are outtakes. I’m excited for him to get a stamp in his book this summer.
Today is my brother Michael’s birthday and also our good friend Jess Evan’s birthday (J and K’s Memphis Popsi). Jane and Kennoway wore the outfits I made them today to church!
We have had so much fun the past few days. A few little notes.
Right when I decide to get rid of some beloved old stuffies, Kennoway comes in and grabs my duck and hugs and loves on it. So I’ll be keeping that one a little longer.
Kennoway grabbed this swan with a little people in it and said “baaa baaa baaa” as he moved it on the floor. Haha
Jane got a new dolly from Grandma Cheatham in the mail. She loved on it all day.
We went to the zoo (with the Driscoll’s, Seth and Ingrid pictured) and to Audubon park with Jane’s friend Goldie today. It was crazy. It was fun!
We are reviving the blog! I have major goals to stay off of social media this year because of its effect on my mental health. So this year we will be trying to post at least once a week to stay caught up with all of our fun adventures. I’m so excited to have a way to record our family and share it with only the most important people!
New Year’s Day I took the kids to “Noon Years Eve” at the library. They had fun music, dancing, and crafts and then did a countdown to noon so all the kids could welcome in the New Year. Jane and Kennoway loved it. I took them to Avon park later to play with Ivy and so I could have some mommy time with my friend Alexis Clarke.
Shaun and I celebrated after the kids went to bed with our friends Joey and Raechel Bateman. They came over and we devoured Raechel’s homemade egg rolls and a cheese ball I made. We played a few games and then watched the ball drop. It was so fun!
I have so many hopes for this New Year! Last year was a doozy for several reasons so I’m excited for new beginnings and fun plans. Happy New Year 2025!
The two loves of my life! How could I be any luckier? Shaun is an amazing branch president and we had a great day at church with a good youth turnout. We are trying to stay positive and hope that with school starting we can get our youth coming!
When we got back we were all hit with the craziest allergies or cold ever. We are still not sure which but it was just tons of congestion! We still were able to have lots of fun though!
Jane has been learning how to balance! I can’t believe how fast she’s growing!
We flew to Denver airport first where there was apparently a huge storm and our connecting flight got cancelled. Luckily Sean, my moms boyfriend, lived in Denver and when he flew in drove us to his house where we stayed the night. We got a connecting flight the next day.
Finally back to Memphis!
Today was beach day! We went and hiked down a bit to Hobbit Beach and played in the sand. The water was freezing so we didn’t swim but it was so pretty. Later that day we had family pictures at Hacita Beach and I am so excited to see them. Even though Jane was cold she was smiling every time someone came to take her picture. It was so cute!
Today we went to the sea lion caves and it was really cool. We rode down a long elevator to this cave where there were hundreds of sea Lions! It was fun to watch but not fun to smell. Then we went to devils churn for a tiny bit. Jane was tired and wanted to go home after that. Then we met up with all of our extended family from my grandma Wainwright’s side and had dinner and caught up and walked on the beach! I love cold weather beaches!
Today we travelled from Portland to Yachats. On our way there we stopped at the Tillamook factory and had the best ever grilled cheese, fried cheese curds, and ice cream. Then we drove down the beautiful coast lined with pine trees and made it to Yachats later that day. Jane did so well in the car. We made it to our beautiful cabin and just look at those views. It was awesome.
We explored Portland today! Went downtown and crossed this beautiful bridge! We took the train to the city center and it was so sad. A lot of businesses were boarded up and what was once thriving looked worn and smelled like pee. We did get to go to Voodoo Donuts and see the Keep Portland Weird sign though so that was fun! Oh and we got to go to Muji which is one of my favorite stores. Overall it was a fantastic day spent with Tyler and his family!
We flew into Portland during golden hour and it was so beautiful! It was fun to catch up a little with Tyler and Jen when we got to our shared Airbnb in Vancouver Washington.
We had so much fun with Holland while she was with us for 3 weeks this summer. She worked tirelessly at PhotoBerry and then we played hard. We went downtown and had dinner on Shaun’s balcony again. It was great!
We bought this house back in February and have been flipping it! Here are a few afters and some before. We are so proud of it!
July 7, 2021
Jane is 9 months old! She knows how to wave and clap and play peekaboo! She just lights up our lives and I consider myself so lucky to be her mom. She waves to everyone she sees and it’s seriously the cutest! Her little teeth are coming in strong and she reminds me every day by insisting on chewing on everything! She loves going outside and looking outside.
Elder HoOpes family took us to dinner at Fat Larry’s and it was so good!
