8 Months + 1 Week: Sunday - Mothers Day and Birthday!

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On Sunday, we had a fabulous birthday/mother's day! I woke up to Michael and Kenley coming back home from picking up breakfast at our favorite breakfast joint. Kenley dug into my hashbrowns and corned beef hash - special occasion?

Then we put on our cute sundresses and headed to Nan and Ron Friesen's to enjoy an afternoon barbeque in their newly landscaped backyard.





Kenley loved the mini slide they had - and I thought she looked really cute so here are a few pics!









After our afternoon with the Friesens, we headed to mom and dad's house for birthday dinner with Mary and Megan. I lost track and forgot to take pictures. Speaking of pictures, Mom, Dad, Michal and Jason gave me a family portrait session with Kate, their wedding photographer, as my birthday gift!! We'll be doing 1 year old/family photos in August! We can't wait!! Also, my amazing husband got us tickets for Fiddler on the Roof at the end of may - date "afternoon" with Michal and Jason - can't wait!!!

Kenley had a great week, although she is still not crawling forward. She loved spending the weekend in the sun, but is experiencing a little bit of fear of strangers... meaning anyone but us. She cries around people she doesn't know and is very clingy even when she does know people, like Aunt Michal. Her daycare teachers report the same. Hopefully its a quick stage that doesn't last long!

Hope everyone had a wonderful mothers day! Happy Mothers Day to Bebe, Karin, Grandma Cay, Grandma Gedney, Oma, all the lovely aunts, Rike, Ali, Alicia, Michelle, Kristin (times two!), Nan, and all the other mommas who might read this! Moms rock, and I am happy to join the pack! Love you all!
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