Photo Shoot

Since we lost all her blessing day pictures, I thought I'd take a day and play dress-up. Unfortunately, Kennedi was a little grumpy, so we'll try again later

before she out-grows her dress.

Kennedi's 2 month check-up

We took Kennedi to the doctor for her 2 month check-up on Thursday, June 5, 2008. The doctor says she is growing well at 10 pounds and 8 ounces. She's starting to talk and smile a lot and that is so much fun. She's a very active little girl and we love getting to know her sweet personality. She had to get shots at this visit and she did pretty well. In fact, she handled them much better that me. I just hate seeing my baby in pain. We're so proud of her!

Kennedi's Blessing

Kennedi was blessed on June 1, 2008 by her daddy, Mike. She had her Grandpa Raymond and her Grandpa Winder as well as her Great-Grandpa Clark and her Great Grandpa Raymond in the circle. It was a great day! After church, we went to my parents house for lunch. We got some great pictures, but somehow I lost my camera, so hopefully we'll find it so we can have those pictures. Otherwise, we'll have to dress her up again for more pictures.

She looked so precious!

Our Baby Girl

Kennedi was born on Friday, April 4, 2008. She weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches long. She was being stubborn and I was getting impatient, so I had the doctor induce me. I was only in labor for 4 hours and it couldn't have gone better. She pulls the cuttest faces and has the funniest expressions. Mike's a great dad and we love being parents. We're excited to have her be a part of our family and she has been such a blessing in our lives.

Our First Post

We kept getting nagged about not having a blog, so we decided it was time to jump on the "wagon" and get started. Yes, this is the Winder family page, but I'll (Sharlie) be doing most of the work because Mike's busy with work and this is the only way it will get updated. First off, I think we better do a quick update. Mike and I have been married for 3 years now. Mike's going to school to finish up his Civil Engineering degree. He has about a year and a half left and then he'll be working for Thompson Engineering. I just finished up my 2nd year teaching orchestra. I teach 7th and 8th graders at two different middle schools as well as a class at the high school with 9th through 12th graders. I also stay busy teaching private violin lessons after school. We just had a beautiful baby girl, Kennedi, on Friday, April 4, 2008 and I better warn you-we're pretty proud parents, so this site might mostly be about her. We know you won't mind. I have to go back to school for 1 more year while Mike finishes up, but thanks to my wonderful mom, Kennedi will be well taken care of. We're enjoying our summer (especially me since I get to be a stay-at-home mom) and are excited to hear from all of you.