Kendall discovered her own shadow last week.....the video is sort of dark, but you get the idea!

It has been a very busy year so far in the Sikora household.  Apologies for not updating sooner...Kendall, Derek and I headed to MN for my sister's baby shower and to see Kendall's Great Grandparents early this month.  Kendall received lots of attention on the airplane from other travelers and was even told by the steward that she could ride on his plane any day! 

Chelsey is due in 6 days and is getting antsy to meet the little guy as are we!  My best wishes for a speedy and problem free labor and delivery.  I told Chelsey last week that in the next week or two her life will drastically change but it is the most amazing gift that God could ever give a person...a beautiful child. 

Me, Chelsey and Mom at the baby shower

Our caterpillar cake that we made  :)

I was just talking to Derek a few weeks ago about how lucky we've been to have such a healthy kid this winter.....and then it struck!  We've been through a double ear infection treated with amoxicillin and now just came out of the doctor today with croup.  The doctor put Kendall on oral steroids in hopes to decrease the inflammation in her upper airway to help her breathe better.  We're hoping that the steroids will save us a stay in the hospital.  Last night was a rough one....here's hoping that tonight is better  :)

Hope you are all enjoying 2012....hang in there, Spring is almost here!!  YIPPEEEEE!!!!

Happy Anniversary to my aMaZiNg husband Derek.  We have spent the last eight years together, three of which we've been married and I can't imagine my life without him.  He makes me a better person and is absolutely the most wonderful father to our beautiful daughter, Kendall.  I am so thankful to have him in my life and to be able to share the rest of our lives growing old together!

Happy New Year everyone from our family to yours!  Make 2012 the best it can be!  We love you all - here's Kendall breaking it down on New Year's Day  :)

WOW!  What a busy past two weeks it has been!  We were fortunate to have Derek's family here to spend the holidays with us and boy did we have a blast!  Here are a few happenings from the past week and a half....

1.  Kendall loved opening her Christmas presents this year although we did have to open them in "shifts" due to the attention span of about 10 minutes.

2.  Kendall and I may have devoured the majority of the cookies before our company even arrived....

3.  We were fortunate to have some beautiful weather to go hiking and hiked the beautiful Waldo Canyon and even tackled the Manitou Springs Incline (which I will add is the old Cog Train Railway used to bring tourists up to Pikes Peak - it is one mile straight up the mountain at an average grade of 40% - also known as one of the most difficult hikes in Colorado Springs)

At the top of the Incline

On the way up the Incline

Waldo Canyon

4.  Kendall has established her new favorite word....