Someone his own size!

A few weeks ago the "other" Kuykendalls came over for a little fellowship and pizza....something that doesn't happen often enough. Since Judson and Lauren are only 3 months apart we are deciding that they will be buddies. :) I know Jud thought it was great fun to jump with someone his own size. (Big brothers tend to make big bounces!)

We are all loving these guys....

Special visitors

(Amy, Sue, Aunt Lorena, me)

On September 20th, My Aunt Lorena of all people came to visit! This was a big deal for Amy and I because we really only saw Aunt Lorena on our visits to Colorado growing up. She lives in Ohio and had not flown since the '80's. (Amtrak was her preferred method of travel.) I was thrilled to hear that her cousin Sue talked her into a trip out West to visit my mom. Although our visit was brief, it was so nice to see her and let her see a bit into our world. I love my Aunt. She has always shown me so much love and I have always looked to her as a godly role model. Now that she has conquered this fear of flying we are hoping to see her more often. (hint, hint) :)

Justin's lessons

This boy is so enthusiastic about his music! We started Justin on mini lessons for piano and violin this year. I've gotta say, I am surprised at how much he wants to practice. Hearing Justin sing "Hey diddle diddle, d's in the middle, d's in the middle of the two black keys" in his little high voice while playing the piano is adorable. My other favorite is "Justin is a good boy" on the violin. :)

This is Justin's favorite exercise, the monkey climb.

Lets just hope this enthusiasm continues for years to come. Especially when practice time increases. :)

Don't worry

Judson did not stick his finger in an electrical outlet, daddy was just having a little fun. :)

Our time at the Freemans

My whole family was so excited for Liviya's birth...especially since we had been waiting and waiting for her arrival. I think we had three full weeks of saying "any day now." :) I was thankful we could drive up to Centralia the day after her birth. We probably wore my poor sister out, but I think she would agree our mini family reunion was worth it.
(At least now that she has had a little more sleep she can say that. :)
Here is the whole crew + Amy + BJ's hand!

Sweet little Liviya Pearl

I am late in posting this, but I couldn't leave out this important announcement. I am an auntie again!!! My sister finally had her baby girl on September 14th. Liviya Pearl is just beautiful...and totally looks like she belongs. :)