On November 27, my sweet baby girl turned 17. Kennedy Kayla Marie was born in the wee hours in the morning, weighing 6 pounds 7 ounces. She was the prettiest baby....and so good! I guess that should have been my first clue I was in for it later. :) Kennedy has been nothing but a delight to Joel and I and the rest of our family. She always exudes joy and never (really, never) complains. Keni Beni is a huge help to me in the home. She often asks me what she can do to help out....and will pitch in and help anytime we need her to. Kennedy loves her little sister and brother and is Dakota's buddy.
Kennedy is a jewel and is priceless. My life is so much more rich because of her. I love you, sweet Kennedy!
You probably knew all those wonderful things about my wonderful daughter. In honor of Kennedy's 17th birthday, I will share with you 17 random facts about Kennedy that you might not have known.
#1- Kennedy's laugh is contagious. She is the life of the party. At home, she is always pulling tricks and making jokes that keep us laughing. She is really funny.
#2- The night Kennedy was born, the only other child born that day was named "Nixon."
#3- Kennedy was born in Biloxi, Mississippi at Keesler Air Force Base.
#4- Keni Beni is 5'3" and has big brown eyes.
#5- Ken hasn't had scissors touch her hair in almost 3 years...and she doesn't plan to let them touch her hair for a long time, she says. She is a crunchy hair hippie and has been no-poo for several months.
#6- Kennedy can make her stomach growl on command. Seriously, ask her to do it sometime.
#7- Keni has lived in 4 states, 3 countries on 3 continents in 14 different houses.
#8- Kennedy is a creative but very messy cook. She makes up yummy creations and doesn't like to use recipes. Just about everything she has created is super good!
#9- Kennedy became a Christian when she was 7 years old in Italy.
#10- Her favorite color is green....or maybe purple.
#11- Keni can play the piano, flute, guitar, ukelele, and melodica.
#12- Kennedy and her older brother, Dakota, are inseperable buddies. It will be a sad, sad day when one of them get married leaving the other. Guess we will have to do a double wedding! :)
#13- Kennedy loves to snowboard, but she learned to ski first in Germany. Her favorite resort is Loveland in Colorado.
#14- She has visited Stonehenge, Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Vatican and Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum and the Zugspitz.
#15- Kennedy loves photography and takes between 700 and 1000 photos every month. (Thank God for digital photography!!)
#16- Kennedy wants to be a sustainable, greenie lunatic farmer's wife and a mommy to many children.
#17- She loves spicy foods and will eat jalapenos straight out of the jar.
Kennedy at 6 weeks old, living in Mississippi.
Kennedy in 1996.
Kennedy just before she learned how to walk in Germany.
Wow, what a smile on that face! She always smiled like that when she was this age (almost 2)....and she is still a big smiler!
Kennedy in Germany when she was 7...or 8?
Kennedy at our home in Italy.
Kennedy, age 16.
Happy *late* Birthday, Kennedy! I love you!! You are a beautiful, precious, sweet girl. Thank you for all you do for Daddy and myself. We appreciate you and you mean more to us than you can ever know.
Love, Mom
