Kenny Updates IV

So, here we are a whopping 2 years later & I figured if I ever wanted a recount of things, I'd better get on it!

2013 - 2014:

• Started Kindergarten
• Turned 5yrs old
• Got to be student of the week
• Decided he wasn't going to eat anything at school { then he discovered 'Lunchables' }
• Sang in his first concert at school
• Was top of his class academically
• Was a naughty boy for the rest of school { aka, couldn't behave too well much of the time }
• Had a week off for Thanksgiving
• Had 3 weeks off for Christmas { 3 weeks is a long time! }
• Learned the music game & wins!
• Took care of me for the first 3.5 months of this year
• Acted out his frustration in school
• Needed extra love & attention to bring him back around
• Got an award for best behavior
• Graduated from Kindergarten a year before he's supposed to!

TV Shows: { Moved to watching Disney Jr. more than Nick Jr. }

• Sofia the First
• Jake and the Neverland Pirates
• Octonauts
• Henry Hugglemonster
• Peppa Pig
• Olivia
• Mickey Mouse Club
• Special Agent Oso
• Handy Manny

Favorite Foods:

• Veggies & Rice
• Noodles
• Pasta { every way possible }
• Pizza
• Mac 'n Cheese
• Curry & Rice
• Chicken & Rice
• Cucumbers
• Grapes
• Strawberries
• Mango
• Wheat Thins
• Go-gurt
• Jello
• Vanilla Milk

Random Favorites:

• Marvel/Avengers anything & everything
• HotWheels cars
• Cars & Cars 2 movie & all the cars
• Stuffed Giraffe, her name is Curly
• Going to the Gardens, Zoo, Meadows, Park, for drives & trips
• Loves singing & dancing
• Wants to play sports { though he needs some coordination help — we need to investigate }
• Loves his long curly hair & doesn't want it cut, prefers me to put it into a ponytail
• Will not stop telling people they are going to eat SKIMPS for lunch { thank you Grandpa! }
• Loves reading & being read to
• Enjoys going into people's cell phones & read their messages!

Side Notes:

• He's too tall for 5T clothing, but the waist of 4T is still sort of large on him!!!
• He can give you a dirty look for days
• Likes when we go to the beach & he can run in the sand
• Doesn't forget ANYTHING, but when you ask him.. he doesn't remember { ironic, no? }

Well.. That's all I can think of at the moment. So I'll stop here.

Kenny Updates III

Kenny Update!

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It's been a really long time since I've posted any updates, so here we go!

Television Favorites:

• Pokoyo
• Little Bear
• Little Bill
• Olivia
• The Fresh Beat Band
• Max & Ruby
• Dora The Explorer
• Go Diego Go!
• The Land Before Time
• Yo Gabba Gabba
• Team Umi Zumi
• Bubble Guppies

Movie Favorites:

• Happy Feet 2 { Kenny's 1st Movie in Theaters }
• Cars
• The Lorax { 2nd Movie in Theaters }
• The Land Before Time: The Time of the Great Giving { Though he found this a little scary }

Food Favorites:

• Chicken
• Corn
• Carrots
• Rice
• Hamburger
• Hot Dog { no bun }
• Watermelon
• Soup
• Sausage
• Pizza
• Grapes
• Strawberries
• Celery
• Spaghetti

Outdoor Favorites:

• Playing at the park
• Playing his version of "Tag" in the front yard with Daddy
• Kicking the Soccer Ball around
• Swimming in the pool
• Going to the Meadows
• Going for a walk or stroll
• Naming all the different cars he sees
• Finding signs or shapes
• Looking at the moon, stars, clouds, etc

Indoor Favorites:

• Watching TV
• Playing on the computer
• Dancing to music or youtube videos
• Coloring
• Reading books
• Playing with his LeapFrog
• Leaving toys EVERYWHERE <<< STILL! :)
• Playing with his super heros or dinosaurs or cars
• Singing to the songs on the radio or computer

Random Favorites: 

• Building stuff with blocks
• Taking things apart
• Dinosaurs
• Cars/Trains
• Super Heros
• Learning
• Playing XBOX { sigh.. }
• Numbers { with a little help.. can count to 100! }
• Alphabet { which he can do by himself! }
• Being outside and looking at plants or flowers { since the Lorax, he wants to plant trees & plants }
• Bowling

More randomness:

• At 3 years old, he has decided he wants to be a Firefighter. 
• He IS Ironman, Daddy is Hulk, Mommy is Captain America, & Grandma is Thor.. the rest of you are out of luck. Except Uncle Todd, who Kenny declared looks just like Luke Cage.... OK.. :)
• Still scratches his legs.. UGH!
• He loves his stickers!
• He loves his Squinkies!
• This wrestling with Daddy is the best!
• Favorite Color: Purple
• Graduated from a full crib to a toddler "bed" { took down the front rail & put in a safety rail instead }
• He loves traveling & wants to go back to Montreal & Las Vegas, and apparently now he wants to go to Hawaii.. I am not sure how he knows about Hawaii
• Thanks to his TV shows, he is learning how to speak Spanish, Chinese, & from Daddy, French
• K is for Kenny.
• Awesome at jumping on the bed & summersaults
• Snatching the phone and running away with it when you are trying to talk

Family Traditions

I am big on family tradition, so when it comes to changes I don't exactly jump at the opportunity. However, without my own family being so new.. Granted, we've been married since 2007, but were apart until 2008. Right up until our son was born, leaving us the past 2 years as a true family unit. We had no traditions. How could we? So, I started trying to develop some of our own. First, we always have a live Christmas tree, no matter how small. Matter of fact, the year we spent Christmas in San Francisco, we had a Rosemary, 1" tall tree. It was small, but BIG on spirit and tradition, with all the fixings of a regular Christmas tree. Lights, decorations, garland, and presents under the tree. I brought with me the tradition of a good Christmas Eve celebration, big dinner, family, etc. My mom brought in her tradition of making soup for Christmas Eve, which may seem strangely different to some people, but we've been doing it as long as I can remember. But, I wanted more.

Ironically, for night-owls, we don't seem to stay up for New Year's Eve. So that part was out. I'm not a big fan of St. Valentine's Day either. That brings us to Easter. I love easter, waking up early to have a nice family breakfast. Which, as a child meant Easter egg hunting followed by eating Malasadas —Portuguese doughnuts. A day of cooking, typically: ham, mashed potatoes, veggies, the usual stuff. But, as Easter traditionally seems to be a day spent eating in our family, of which Jamie doesn't generally partake, I needed to find something else to make our own.

Now, there are holidays between Easter and Halloween, we just don't do much celebrating then. Until.. this year. I decided to introduce a little of Jamie's Canadian culture into our routine. We decided to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. And why not?! We can never give too much thanks or eat too much turkey! Our friend came to join us for the event just as he does for our celebrating American Thanksgiving, which made it feel all the more wonderful. Oven roasted turkey —ah, but the twist? Turkey breast cutlets. As it turns out, trying to find a turkey breast wasn't as easy in October. Not to mention, I wasn't too excited to wait HOURS for the thing to cook. Success! It was tasty, took a fraction of the time, and made the experience just as Thanksgiving as the one we traditionally celebrate. Additionally, on the Thanksgiving note, last year we decided to do a Turkey-day rewind. What does that mean? Well, after getting together on Thanksgiving, everyone always has left-overs, and nobody is ready to stop being with good friends or family so we had a redo the very next day. This allows for everyone to do their own thing on Thanksgiving, and still show up at our place the next day for a casual day of hanging out, eating leftovers, and laughs. This turned out to be a wonderful success! I plan on doing it again this year.

Halloween, one of my all-time favorite holidays. Dressing up, trick-or-treating, looking at all the cute kiddies in their costumes, and CANDY! Who doesn't love that?! As a child growing up, I remember my mom baking cookies at Halloween and while we went out to trick-or-treat to the neighbors houses, we also delivered cookies to everyone. Since my son was born we've decided to take up that type of tradition. Last year we made cookies and passed them out while taking him around in his little puppy dog costume, which by the way he hated and was angry at me for making him wear. Nevertheless, he looked adorable! The year before that, I made cupcakes with marshmallow ghosts on top to hand out. This year I believe I will be making cake truffles, it's a lot of work, but so worth it!

Will update as new happenings become family traditions. Until then..
Cheers!

xOxOx
~D

Kenny Updates Part II

Kenny Says!

• Mommy & Daddy
• Grandma = Damma
• Grandpa = Dampa
• Hamburger = Hamburger, Hamburder
• Hampster = Hamster
• Rabbit = Waddit
• Fish = Vish
• Pig = Peeg
• Frog = Vrog
• Green = Dreen
• Red = Reet
• Yellow = Lello
• Love You = luh lu
• Please = Beez, Pleez, Pweez
• Thank You = Dan ke
• Dance = Deens, Danz
• Walk = Walk or Vok
• Ride = Rite
• Remote = Mote
• TV = DeeVee
• Dog = WowWow, Duggie
• Kitty = Diddy
• Birdie = Bur di
• Computer = Bu der
• Bed = Bid, Beed
• Diaper = Diaper, Di Pey
• Ball = Ball
• Kiss = Dis
• Hug = Hud, Hug
• Owl = Owl
• Horse = Hoourse
• Orange = Ornage
• Apple = Appol
• Auntie = An tee
• Uncle = Unco
• Monkey = Monke, Monkit 
• Duck = Duck, Dut
• Toys = Duies 
• See You = Seeya
• Shirt = Shyurt
• Pants = Bants
• Shorts = Sortz
• Splash = Plas
• Bath = Bas
• Shower = Shower
• Potty = Boddy
• On = On
• Off = Ous
• House = House
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Kenny Updates

Kenny Update!

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A little random post to share some of Kenny's newest advancements.

Television Favorites:

• Wonder Pets
• Ni hau Kailan ( not sure of the correct spelling.. will update properly )
• Little Bill
• Olivia
• Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
• Wheel of Fortune
• Jeopardy

Food Favorites:

• Crackers
• Carrots
• Peas
• Green Beans
• Broccoli
• Rice
• Chicken
• Soup
• Beef Stew
• Cheese
• Cereal

Outdoor Favorites:

• Playing at the park
• Watching the cars
• Splashing in the sprinkler or water when we water the plants
• Swimming in the pool
• Playing with the ball
• Going for a walk or stroll
• Watching the animals ( dogs, birds, cats, etc )

Indoor Favorites:

• Watching tv
• Playing on the computer
• Dancing to music or youtube videos
• Playing with Legos
• Reading books
• Playing hide and seek
• Leaving toys EVERYWHERE
• Making people kiss his toys

There are so many more to be added soon!

Montreal

First Family Trip!

So, we are going to Montreal! Packing up our lil baby and flying up to see the Canadian side of the family for the first time! I guess on the whole we are excited about it, and excited to see everyone. It's also going to be interesting traveling with Kenny on a plane, as he's never even been in a car that long. He's gone to San Diego and to Santa Barbara without event, however we've always been able to pull over and get out. And we always came home so he could sleep in his own crib. Hopefully it all goes well!

Looking forward: to seeing the family, spending some time with everyone. Looks like going to the zoo is going to be an entire family event, I can't wait! Hoping to visit some of the traditional places like Old Port, Downtown, walking on the Boardwalk, maybe Botanical Gardens. Boston Pizza! Woodland! Frank's Supreme! Sounds sooooo good to me! Blueberry frozen yogurt at the mall!

Jamie's passport is stamped for him to travel, Kenny's passport came today, and I need to scrounge up my passport at my parents place. I guess we just need a few clothing options and figure out what baby stuff we need and we'll have most everything set! Got to remember to take the cameras and video camera for lots of pictures, send ourselves some postcards, and try to get the most out of our trip.

More soon!
~d

Kenny!

Kenneth Archer

I have so many things going on, and upon returning to the blog I realized it was still "Wedding Updates." Well, times are changing, seeing as it's going to be 2 years since the wedding I feel a revamp is in order. Starting with a little bit of news. We've since moved in together here in Los Angeles, still in Silver Lake. Additionally, heehee, we've increased our family by 1. Kenneth is now 9 months old, going on 10 months come the 15th. More news will follow shortly, but couldn't help but mention our baby boy as many people have yet to meet him!

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