Adrienne - 4-5 months old!

As always Adrienne has been growing like crazy! She is now just over 5 months old and is about 18 pounds. She is constantly smiling and {her new thing} squealing! She looooves her voice. She can be quite loud when she's having fun, but it never fails to make us laugh.

4 month old picture

 Cozy on a cold day! I love me those cheeks!!

 She has started to play around with noises and her voice. The picture below is her making fart noises. A lot of times she'll be in her crib in the mornings and I know she's awake because I'll hear a "thhpptbbttthhh" through the baby monitor :)

 Logan playing her the song he wrote her when we were away for a week. It was a tough week on daddy!

 Loving her bedtime stories. She loves to try to eat her bible pages.

 Big girl sitting up! 

 Jess adores Andi, so they play together a lot! :)

 looking like daddy in her jumperoo!

 My big 5 month old!

As you can see from the pictures she is such a joyful little girl. She only complains when she's hungry or tired, or of course when she gets scared. Every morning when she wakes up she'll come hang out in mom and dad's bed and we'll visit and she'll play with us before Logan goes to work. She really loves that I think, because we didn't do that this morning before church and she was whining in her bed because she was lonely! 

She is VERY much a people person. She loves all people! She's only played strange a few times and it seems to be men with facial hair that she's not sure about. Other than that she hasn't really had much issues with playing strange. 

Generally the consensus is she still looks mostly like me (Kari) but I still see Logan in her for sure, especially that one picture of her in her jumperoo.

We love our Andi girl! She is such a joy and a delight and I'm so proud to be her mother. 

Photo Contest

Avast! antivirus is having a photo contest where you have to take a photo of yourself with an apple. If your photo gets the most votes, you can win a mac laptop! My friend Katie and I have both been having a hard time figuring out what to do with our photography, so we decided to go on a photo expedition just for fun! We had such a fun time, we decided that from now on, it's going to be a monthly thing, so I'm super excited about that! We're going to pick a theme every month and go out for an evening and just take photos for that theme! It's going to be so great, and just what I need :) Here's some of my favorites (so far) of the evening - I have more to come!

Hola Dominican Republic!

We went to the Dominican on our honeymoon and it was fantastic! It was extremely warm though! It felt like it got to around 35 degrees Celsius every day! Needless to say, Logan and I got sun burnt pretty bad that took a few days to recover. We decided it might be best to wait until the hottest part of the day was somewhat over before we ventured outside again.

Married!

Our room. They were really nice! The first time we got there there was a towel swan with flower petals on the bed! They also tied balloons everywhere for us too :)

This is pretty much what the resort looked like the whole way through! So nice. Amazing the world change though once you leave the resort gates.

First day there, had to go to the beach!
The buffet at the Resort had a really great arrangement! Almost every little tray had some decoration like this!
A picture of my wonderful husband and a sample of the buffet place. Pretty fancy!I don't know how it happened, but at some point I was eating with 2 forks and didn't realize it for awhile....I think this is the only picture of the two of us...other than para sailing!So one night I got up to go to the washroom and this big cockroach skittered across the floor, I jumped on the bed and repeatedly *screamed for* asked Logan to kill it...so gross!Relaxing in his new favorite shirt :PWe went para sailing! I was so scared. I hate heights, but Logan really wanted to do it, so we did! It was so fun!! It's actually not that bad once you get up there. I was quite relaxed and enjoying being that high in the air (far above the palm trees!)

I'm having issues with uploading videos, so I will try to upload them a bit later!

Married!

We are MARRIED! Finally :D And it's been wonderful every single day. I've been loving married life!!
The week before the wedding was pretty crazy busy (surprise surprise!) getting ready with last minute things, doing favors, programs and centerpieces, and we also had a few parties going on that week as well! All week too, I was checking the forecast and they were calling for rain on the saturday, so I was kinda nervous about that, but come saturday, it was beautiful! It was cloudy with bursts of sunshine and not a drop of rain! It made for great pictures and lots of fun with the wedding party driving around :) Logan and I were able to drive my parents convertible mercedes which was awesome!
The ceremony went really well. I was extremely emotional. Before everything started I wasso nervous, that I felt I was going to faint. I was unbelievably nervous! But my dad was there and he held me up on my feet haha :)
When everything was starting I was starting to calm down a bit and then the music started for my dad and I to come through. And I saw Logan at the front and he looked amazing! I started crying as soon as I saw his face, so Im sure all the photos of me walking down the aisle, I have a really distorted look :) It was the best feeling ever being walked down the aisle toward my husband. Best. Day. Ever.

I dont have any pics of the day yet, so once I get some, I will post them! Theres a sneak peek of our wedding photos on Facebook, but if you dont have facebook, you wont be able to see them, but I should be getting them soon, so I will post!

Busy times!

Yeah it's finally time for a bit of an update! I think it's been over a month now, so I guess I should just make the time to do one :P
It's been a pretty crazy month. I've been working a lot, we've had lots of things going on in the evenings and all the wedding plans too! I'm pretty happy though that we're pretty well done with the wedding plans, and just beginning to work on the finishing touches! 39 days to go! It's coming up soooo fast and I can't wait!
We booked our honeymoon and we're heading to the Dominican Republic!! So excited. Unfortunately the way the travelling worked out, we have to go to work for a couple days after the wedding before we can leave, otherwise we would have been missing our reception. No thanks! I'll wait :) Besides, sometimes waiting a bit longer makes it even better right?
I've been getting more photo jobs lately, so that's been great! My cousin/sister-in-law Chantelle just had her baby over two weeks ago, and we got to do some newborn photos last sunday, so I have a few of those to pose! I also got to do some grad photos with a friend which was really fun! We had a great time :) Other than that, looking at a few family sittings here and things are just starting to pick up!
Logan and I also found a basement suite to live in in Grande Prairie. It's quite small, but we're going to make it work! So that's another thing this month is moving! I'm moving into the basement suite at the end of the month, so I'll be busy packing and getting ready to go for the end of this month! It's going to be a crazy ride!
Logan's been loving his job! He's been doing so good that his manager actually gave him a personal challenge to sell all the taylor guitars in the store in a month, and then the manager will do something for him haha :) He's sold about 8 guitars since he's been there (which is only a month) and has been shooting past the other guys for sales. So he loves his job, and he's very good at it, so we're very excited about that!
We've also been getting ready for my brother's wedding which is three weeks after Logan & Mine, so that's been fun too! I'm doing the photos for the wedding so there's been a lot of prep and figuring out what to do. I think we're going to have a lot of fun with this wedding and I can't wait to share their day with them :)

It's been awhile....

Yes, needless to say it's been awhile since an update! I do have an excuse though! I don't have internet at my apartment..so I don't get to come on very often!

It has been a busy few months for sure, making wedding plans, booking places, getting invitations ready and dresses ordered! In spite of all the busyness, things are falling into place! As I type this, we have all the dresses ordered, the venues booked, invitations almost ready to be mailed out, registry almost finished, and more! It's been crazy, but I've been enjoying everything and watching it all fall into place! What's next is getting tuxes, flowers and planning out the ceremony and reception. Still a few more busy months until the big day! :)

Logan, Davis, Kaden and I also had the opportunity to go to Ontario to visit all their relatives and friends. It was a really great week and I got to meet a lot of great people! The week was super busy with family gatherings and church events and touring around Toronto, so it went by too fast. We're hoping to make it back again soon and to stay a little longer :)

Another interesting thing that has happened over the past month, is my brother Kyle got engaged as well! Their wedding date is July 2nd of this year! For my family, within a span of 5 weeks, there are 2 weddings and a baby! Good summer on the horizon!

It's in his blood...

Logan Kennedy...the Scottish piper! His dream was accomplished once the box was opened. He just needs a kilt and a bobby hat now!

Regina!

I just got back from a really great week off. Logan and I were able to go to Regina for a week! Logan's brothers and sister-in-law live there, so we went for a vistit! We really enjoyed our time there and the week went by way too fast! We flew out of GP at 7 am on Logan's birthday (Nov. 7) and the trip started off great. Really funny anyways!! We got to the airport and we both had fairly heavy carry-ons, so we thought it would be a good idea to put the straps of our carryons over the pulley handle on our checked baggage. We were already laughing and giggling, and then when Logan went to lift up his bag with the pully handle, the handle snapped right off and his luggage fell to the ground! I laughed for a long time while he walked dramatically away! I had to get a picture of it! Our flights there were pretty quick, but we had to stop in Edmonton and Calgary, so that was a hassle. Once we arrived in the Calgary airport it was about 10 o'clock and we still hadn't had breakfast. One of Logan's favorite restaurants is Swiss Chalet, and the Calgary airport had a Swiss Chalet express, so we went to go find it for a delicious "brunch." Well worth leaving security for!Another thing with Logan, he almost never gives me a normal face for pictures!!We spent a lot of time relaxing over the week, and Logan even got me hooked on Halo! We played together when Davis was at work and Jared and Liana were busy! I got pretty good if I do say so myself! Brothers and quality bonding time: Playing Halo Reach. This time I conceded defeat!Davis was eating a sucker and his tongue got stuck in a hole! Couldn't pass that up haha!Sweet little Vienna! We had so much fun with her! What a little chub eh?This was our last day there! Getting one last snuggle in with Vienna!This was one of many attempts to get a picture of me where it wasn't a picture of my neck or eyeball. Along with not making a normal face, Logan does not take normal pictures :P
The week was altogether very relaxing and uneventful! We did a lot of job hunting there to see what we could find. Then in the off time, we went Christmas shopping with Liana, Laser tagging with Jared and Davis, and then one night we all went curling at the same rink Oscar and Emma from Corner Gas went curling in! Thankfully we were all terrible curlers, so nobody was embarrassed haha :) The week went by way too fast and I'm definitely looking forward to the day we eithe move there, or go back for a visit!!

So spoiled...:)

I have been getting spoiled with roses :) The best thing is I never know when they are coming and they ALWAYS make my day so much better! Logan shows up to work with a rose every now and then and surprises me and everytime they are just gorgeous! Love him and love them!This is the first rose. Unfortunately the petals stuck to the plactic wrapping and fell off when I opened it :( Still beautiful anyways!This second rose my roomate loved so much she took pictures of so she could draw it in the future!
Then he really surprised me one day and brought me three! one of each color :) What a sweetie!

I currently have one more that I haven't been able to take a picture of and it's sitting over on my side table! I'm such a lucky woman!

It's official...

We're official! As of August 14th, my long time best friend Logan and I are courting! We've been waiting for this for awhile and here we are :) Pics are by a friend of mine who requested my help in learning some photography basics and this is a practice session for an engagement shoot she did!

Finally, new place photos!

I didn't realize that I hadn't posted anything since May 19th, and then Darla reminded me to get some pictures up of the new place! So here they are! The photos aren't the best because I was just taking them on my iPhone considering the only camera I have takes huge files that I have to edit, and I just wanted something quick to show you all.

The view from the front door

When you come in the front door, there's a closet to the left and then another door beside the closet that opens into a huge storage room that Michelle and I are going to turn into a "scrapbooking/sewing" room

Walking down the hall, the first opening on the right is the bathroom and my roomate's room. This is the view from the hallway.To the right of that small hallway leading to my roomate's room is our little bathroomContinue down the main hallway and you come to our dining/kitchen/living area.

To the left of the dining room is my bedroom, a little messy :POur tiny little one man kitchenMy office/computer space which is in the living room, but behind the main sitting areaI don't know why the wanted to put that hole in the wall between the kitchen and living room haha! It's our "Drive through window" apparently!And our living room looking from the office space!So that's our humble little abode! We quite like it. It's cozy and set up the way we like it. But we still don't have a lot of pictures up because we don't have any nails! Soon enough :)
And for added cuteness, a picture of Marshall eating a muffin: