Kendall's Hope: Family Fun

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Family Fun

We have had an excellent Thanksgiving break. It has been nice to be home and have Justin around all week too.

Earlier in the week, Kamden graduated to an advanced blue belt in Karate. He's doing so well, he's decided to sign up for another year. He seems to really enjoy it.

Thursday morning, my friend Jill and I ran the Turkey Trot 10k...which I was not prepared for at all. (hanging out in high heels all weekend may have permanently damaged my feet, so running 6.2 miles wasn't the best idea!) But we had a great time running/talking the entire way, and it made me feel a lot less guilty about all the pie and junk I proceeded to eat.

Then we went to my sister's for a wonderful dinner. Kendall didn't get to enjoy any food :(

Yesterday, Kendall's uncle Josh came to visit. It was great to see him, and Kendall enjoyed being smooched on. I had to post this picture because it is somewhat ridiculous. I tease them all the time about the arsenal the Briggs boys have. I thought it hilarious that Kendall is just in the back chilling while a machine gun (OK, I don't really know what it is, but its scary) is being inspected in front of her. Really. In my house! Remember, I'm a Democrat!! I've come a long way.

Today Kamden and I went to see New Moon. When we came home we were discussing the movie and Kamden made a werewolf sound that had Kendall in stitches. Justin caught it on video:

Anyway, I hope you all have had a blessed Thanksgiving. And enjoy the rest of your weekend.

7 comments:

Jessica said...: Totally made my night!!! Kirby and Tyler were crowded around the comptuer laughing with me! What an amazing big brother he is!!; November 28, 2009 at 7:15 PM
Rhea said...: OK - that was way too cute. Thanks for sharing the video. Anna absolutely loves her siblings too. They are so good to her - too bad they aren't nice to eachother.; November 28, 2009 at 10:24 PM
MMMom said...: LOVED it! She has a great giggle! I like how she keeps looking to her left to see if he is there & going to do it again. Meghan liked it too, asking who's baby that is, saying she wears glasses like me & she is laughing! Thanks for sharing!; November 29, 2009 at 4:56 AM
Holly said...: Exactly what I needed to start my day! I love those belly laughs :-)

Your tree looks beautiful. I can't wait to get ours up....ahhhhh; November 29, 2009 at 7:26 AM
Candace said...: soooooo cute, Jocalyn! She reminds me so much of Faith, it's scary. She is a doll baby....; November 29, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Anonymous said...: What an awesome sibling relationship! That is really very special; thanks for sharing. Very uplifting.; November 30, 2009 at 11:47 AM
gilda said...: How adorable was that laugh...LOVED IT!!!Thanks for sharing it sure did put a smile on my face after a long day:); November 30, 2009 at 2:43 PM

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Kendall Ann has blessed our lives in so many ways. She is truly a gift from God and has proven herself to be a fighter from the beginning. She was born with many neurological and optical abnormalities, which we now know is due to a stroke in utero...probably due to her Factor V Leiden mutation and two copies of the MTHFR gene (1-14-09). Oh, and NOW she has Type 1 Diabetes (8-19-09) And NOW (12-16-10) she has problems with her Mitochondria ... and NOW (2-11-13) a neurogenic bladder resulting in a vesicostomy. Of course there is a possibility of a Mitochondrial Disorder, and a possibility CDLK5 caused all the problems and Mito secondary...but we will never know, because we've decided no more testing! When she was born she came right home...no NICU stay...and we had no idea anything was wrong! She has undergone numerous hospital stays and a number of surgeries, but through it all, she has maintained a smile that wins the hearts of everyone who meets her. Please join us in our journey of life with a special little girl full of spunk and personality who happens to have multiple disabilities.