Happy Birthday to Kendra!

Kendra turned 1 on June 5th. So she is actually 13 months as of yesterday, but a LOT has been going on and I've been too busy to post. We had a family cupcake-themed party for her at my parents' house. We BBQ'd and went swimming while she took a nap. She woke up in the WORST mood and screamed bloody murder through the opening of the presents. HA! I ended up just opening everything while she cried. I asked Jon's mom to take pics of the party but every single one came out too blurry so I have no recent picture to post of her...yet. There are some good ones on my camera but I can't download them to Jon's laptop. I promise another new post is coming soon. Here is the scoop on lil' miss KK.

She got her first tooth at 11 months (the top ones came in first) and she now has 4 (3 on top, 1 on bottom).
She still won't walk, but she has taken up to 5 steps at a time. She just doesn't want to try. Why should she when Mommy and Daddy will carry her everywhere??
She loves Ryder and tries to say his name, but if he even comes NEAR her or tries to hug and kiss her...she screams and pushes him away. I feel bad for him lol.
Daddy can't put her to bed, it has to be me. If he puts her in bed, she has a breakdown and won't give up. All I have to do is go in there, pick her up, calm her down, then I can lay her back down and she's fine. Happens every.single.time.
She is quite the drinker. She likes food too, but she drinks like a fish!!! She drinks out of sippy straw cups or anything with a straw.
She loves dogs and says "dog" anytime she sees one.
She is obsessed with books. She will hold so still when I read to her and she likes to turn pages. Her favorite book is "Princess Baby" that my mom got for her. It comes with a Princess Baby doll. I let her hold it while I read to her. She likes to go in Ryder's room a lot and I often find her reading his books. It's the cutest. Hopefully I can catch her on camera someday soon.
She loves crackers.
She likes to empty out drawers and the laundry basket.
If you pick her up and she waves and says "nigh nigh" that is her way of telling you she's tired. It doesn't happen every time you hold her, just when she's ready for bed. She's smart.
She likes when I sing to her or play music so she can dance.
She loves to take baths, but hates the pool. Getting splashed with cold water really gets her mad.
She loves to be outside, like most kids.
She only sleeps 8-9 hours at night. It kills me. If I don't go to bed right after she does, I don't get much sleep. She's just one of those kids that would rather sleep all day I guess.

Here are her 1 year stats:

Height: 29.5 in (75%)
Weight: 21 lbs 4 oz (50%)
Head: 45.25 cm (50%)

She is my short lil' chub. We LOVE Kendra. In fact, we are a little obsessed with her. She's not a snuggly child, but Ryder makes up for that. She still lets me know she loves me. She has brought so much happiness to our home and I am happy to call her mine :)