Saturday, July 25, 2009

Silly Wes

The other day, Wes began eating with his eyes closed...without being prompted to do so.  He is full of wit and silly ideas!  

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Hailey and Daddy



The Simple Life of a Boy, His Dog and 2 Sticks!





Sunday, July 19, 2009

Hailey--8 weeks



Friday, July 10, 2009

Flower Power!! Hailey at 6 weeks



Thursday, July 9, 2009

Memories from the Krankenhaus

Wes and Daddy outside of the OB's office.
Here we are outside of the delivery room.
Dr. Wetzger was my OB until I had early labor with Wes, although she still saw me on occasion and on the ward.  She also delivered Wes!  Come on pushing!!!
Dr. Bugala saw me on the ward during early labor and for random visits with Hailey.  She walked in the room to deliver Hailey as soon as Hailey was born...meaning, she missed it!  
Midwife Suzanne delivered Hailey...she's a dear person!
The Chief, Dr. Jerono...best OB ever!!!  I'll miss everyone dearly and wonder if I'll ever receive the same care again when we are back in the states.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Goodnight sweet boy...we love you!


Hailey is smiling! and sleeping like a pro!


Wes is thrilled!

Kristen

Here's a shout out to my friend Kristen!  She and I have been through Germany together pretty much from day 1.  We met in the Temporary Housing Media Room through our sponsor while I was online one day and have been there for each other every step of the way.  From the beginning, we uttered things about life in Germany that weren't very nice at times.  Her husband deployed and I think we saw each other everyday for at least a month.  I'd fall asleep on her couch while pregnant with Wes and snore.  Many lunches shared, bowling, OCSC, movies, shopping and many more fun things!!  Then Wes came along and she fell in love with his cheeks.  She captured great moments on her camera and we were so grateful for that.  After we hopped to the states together and back again, I was so relieved that she was with me!  We embarked upon more travels together:  Mallorca, Sardinia, Med cruise and The Bahamas!  So much fun...so many wonderful memories.  Then Hailey was born and Kristen has helped me so much and has fallen in love with more cheeks from the Kendall family!  Wes has been a trooper about sharing his "KiKen", but he has no idea that in a few short months, she will not be within a drive away.  As we both prepare to move-who knows where she'll end up- we are barely able to talk about it, and I can't think about it without a tear.  Thus is the military life.  I have a handful of other friends here that I'm very close to and pray that we can remain close.  But the impact of parting ways with such a dear friend as Kristen will impact our entire family and for that I am fortunate to have found someone that I love so much and saddened to say "see you soon".  I love you, friend...and so does my family.  THANK YOU




 




The other day we went for a walk down to visit our friends, Meredith and Jamie.  They are housesitting a bunny, so we thought Wes would have fun terrorizing it!  He did just that.  Then we went outside to sit on the patio, but our guy found the rock pile and had a blast.  Talk about entertainment for a 2 year old!

Monday, July 6, 2009

"zoo park"



Wes' "Blankey" now goes wherever he goes...upstair, downstairs, walks, zoo park, base....luckily it stays in the car when we go to the pool!!



He popped this dog balloon within a minute!  With his teeth...
3 Generations of Kendall Men!

Pool with Gammi and Grandpa

Wes finally got to share his favorite place with Gammi and Grandpa and Aunt Kristi (behind a camera!) and show off his swimming skills!!

"Grandpa big splash!"

Wes Turns 2!!

Our little boy has turned 2!!  We celebrated with family and friends a few weeks ago in a dual party for Wes and his friend, Jack!  It was great to have Gammi, Grandpa and Auntie Kristi with us for the party--making it even more special!