THE TABOR TIMES

Kendall's school celebrated Halloween today with a parade through the church. Weekday parents and other North Point staff came out to the hallway to watch the kids come through with their costumes on. Ryan and I were both able to be there to see little bit come through in her costume.   Kendall's class was first, and as they rounded the corner, we noticed that our little lion was conked out! Her teachers said they tried to wake her up, but to no avail. It was during her nap time and she was determined to get that nap in! So Kendall had no idea that she was even in a parade. But she still looked super cute! Kendall with the other girls in her class Sleepy little lion The boys in Kendall's class (Her daddy tells her that they smell) Our precious little lion (awake!)

Kendall participated in her first race this past weekend. My mom's work put on a 5K and 1 Mile Trot to benefit families who need dental work because of abuse. So Kendall and I headed down to McDonough to do the 1 Mile Trot. Kendall won first place in her age category! (haha) She even beat two 8-month old twins. And she did it while sleeping the entire time! She even had her own race number. Thanks cousin Jordan! After the 1 mile trot. Still zonked. Hanging out at the awards ceremony. Chilling after the race with Grammy and Pops.

Kendall officially turned 3 months old this past Saturday, October 8th. She's just now outgrowing newborn size clothes, but doesn't really fit into 3 month size yet. Too bad there's not really an in-between size. Our little bit is growing, but she's still a little peanut. This progression of Kendall's 3-month pictures is really funny. The horse never stood a chance! Kendall and her furry friends Wait, what is this pink thing? Who does he think he is? I'll show him. Takedown! Apparently the teddy bear was allowed to stay up. She looks really sweet and innocent here! Absolutely love this girl. Happy 3-month birthday sweet girl.

As much as I dreaded it happening, 10 weeks passed, which meant it was time for me to go back to work. My 10 weeks were officially over on a Thursday, and I decided it would be perfect to start then so that I only had to work for 2 days before the weekend. Ryan's mom graciously offered to come watch Kendall Thursday and Friday. I was pretty emotional the whole week leading up to going back to work. I really wanted to just enjoy my last few days at home with her, but I teared up every time I thought about it. Then Wednesday night when I was putting her to bed, she stared at me with those big brown eyes, and the tears just started flowing (mine, not hers). I knew she would be in good hands, but the thought of not being with her every day and seeing all of the new things she's learning, and hearing her coos and giggles, and seeing her smiles, just broke my heart. Kendall started at Weekday, the name of North Point's preschool, about 3 weeks ago. After her first day, I real...

  Well, there's not really any tigers in this story, but it sounds better. We are really loving Kendall's "preschool". She started about 2 weeks ago and it's going really great. This past week, her class learned a Bible story about David and the sheep he protected. They learned how David wasn't afraid of lions and bears, and God kept him and his sheep safe from them. They took this picture to show us what she's been learning. Kendall is doing really great at preschool. She's learning how to play and entertain herself. She's becoming much more interested in her hands and in toys that are placed in front of her. It's been really neat to watch her movements become much more controlled. She can actually purposefully grab onto a toy now. It sounds cliche, but she really is just the light of our lives. We are SO in love with our baby girl!

Kendall is really starting to smile and coo for us more. I haven't captured too many of her smiles on camera though, because when I take the camera out, she gives me her famous furrowed brow look like she's trying to figure out what in the world I'm doing. Like this one.... But here are a few of the smiles I have managed to capture.   Having fun on her play mat Sweet smile The fan is apparently funny because Kendall smiles and squeals at it constantly.   Getting excited about the fan!

Who wouldn't want to cuddle with this precious bundle?