Kendall turns 5

Kendall's birthday fell on the week that Molly was at our house, so she totally got the short end of the stick because I was having all sorts of mental breakdowns.  In fact, on her actually birthday, that is the day people were coming to see the dog and we/I had already decided to sell her.  Happy birthday! Ugh!

She wanted a Halloween-themed birthday, which made it super easy on me.  We decided to keep the party small and go to Coconut Cove (an indoor playground).  She doesn't eat cake, so she wanted an ice cream "cake" with just vanilla and chocolate ice cream.  It was not my best work, but SHE wanted to decorate it anyway with the most random Halloween decorations that we had laying around.  And you know what, she was thrilled with it.  For her birthday, she got shopkins and lego friends, and a new bike.  Brandon also took her to the football game on her actual birthday and she had fun cheering on the Cougars and eating treats!

Kendall is simply the best and a total sweetheart.  Here's some fun things about her:
- smart and has already started learned how to read
- fun to be around
- good sharer
- funny
- extensive vocabulary
- sleeper winner most often (the person who sleeps in the longest)
- shouts surprise whenever we come into the bathroom to wipe her bottom
- my only child that has realized that my kisses don't actually help her ouchies
- good at helping taking all the diapers to the garbage and fetching whatever mommy needs
- hates bread and loves chocolate milk (she can even drink it without breathing according to the other kids)
- current favorite foods: corndogs, hot dogs, chicken nuggets only from certain fast food places, smoothies, cereal (Cinnamon Toast Crunch), very particular about which crackers she likes (right now, it is Chicken in a Bisquit)
- skilled colorer and drawer, but she thinks she isn't very good because the big kids are better than her
- brave in social situations (still prefers a buddy when going upstairs/downstairs)
- great singer
- fabulous dancer
- good sport - doesn't get too embarrassed
- Funny story:  she was getting embarrassed at home if we teased her about tooting.  I told her to own it and make it a joke and just admit to it.  I meant just to our family, but within the hour, we headed to the kids elementary school.  Before I could even stop her, she told the principal that she had tooted twice in the car and started giggling!  So then we had to clarify that she just jokes about it around her family.)
- Sweet story from a primary leader:  We were doing our practice during sharing time a couple weeks ago, and I was sitting in the front.  I saw Kendall tap her teacher on the shoulder and she leaned over and said, "Jesus doesn't care about how much money we make."  Her teacher said, "That's right, Kendall," and turned back to the front.  But Kendall wasn't done.  She tapped her again and said, "He only cares about how much we love each other."  I was just totally flooded with the Spirit, and it was one of my favorite primary moments ever.