Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Kendra June

Kendra June Weed arrived on the afternoon of August 9th.  She weighed 7 lbs, 13 ozs., and was 20 inches long.  She was welcomed by her Mom, Lindsay (our granddaughter), her Dad, Jacob and big sister, Madi.  Mom and baby are both doing well.

Unfortunately, her daddy was working in Moses Lake and was unable to be there when Kendra was born.  Lindsay came home from the hospital on Thursday.  Valarie was showing her horse at the fair, and was committed to being at the fair all week.  Hailey also took a horse to fair, and was not available to give Lindsay a hand.  So, it was a great opportunity for me to hop on a flight and spend a week with Lindsay, Jacob, Madi and baby Kendra!

It was great to be there, spend lots of time holding Kendra, playing with Madi, and helping Lindsay get settled.  We also went to the fair so that Valarie could see her grand babies, and they could see her.  Lindsay had participated in the fair through 4-H for years, so she really enjoyed seeing her Mom show, and being at the fair.  It was a new experience for me, but it was a lot of fun.  And of course, Madi loved it!

Cathi came down with Patience and Jordyn while I was there to see Lindsay and meet her new grand-niece.  It was fun to visit with all of them, too, and Madi really enjoyed playing with the girls.

Kelsey and Matt came up from Tacoma to meet their new niece and spend some time at the fair.  It was great to see them, too, and be able to spend some time visiting.

We were blessed with fantastic weather during the whole week that I was there - a real treat!

Here are some of the photos of this wonderful week.



Madi and baby Kendra.  Madi loves her baby sister

Madi watching a movie while Kendra sleeps!  Some of you will recognize the blanket! : )

Daddy comes home!  Jacob got home on Sunday evening and got to meet his new daughter for the first time!  I love this family photo!

Lindsay and Madi

Kendra June - isn't she adorable?

At the fair!  On the rides with Auntie Hailey

Climbing up to come down the giant slide!  Madi loved this one!

Off on the airplane ride!

Valarie and Lindsay - this was exactly one week since Kendra was born, and Lindsay looks fantastic!

Face painting!  Madi wanted a dinosaur on her face - probably because she has discovered the "Land Before Time" series that her Mom used to watch when she was young!

We visited all of the animals at the fair, and Madi loved the goats.

Hailey at the fair, doing "stall duty"

Lindsay, Cathi and baby Kendra

Patience and Jordyn thought that Kendra was pretty special, too!

Patience, Madi, Kendra and Jordyn

Lindsay and her girls, at the fair

Matt and Kelsey at the fair.  Kelsey also took Madi on some rides

And now I'm back home, but we will soon be going north again so that Lee can meet his new great granddaughter!

Welcome home, Kendra June! 


2 comments:

Val said...

Awesome photos, as usual! We were all lucky to have you :)

Anonymous said...

What a sweety Kendra is! She looks exactly like a doll. :)