Kenedy is 20! Kenedy wasn't up when I left to go sub a dance class but Avynlea left her a Happy Birthday sign and I made blueberry muffins for her for breakfast. I forgot to take a picture before I left of the muffins and the set up and when I got back of course the muffins were gone along with Kenedy who had to work that morning. Welcome to adulthood, working even on your birthday! I took a picture of the setup anyway because it was cute and it is easy to imagine the muffins are there.
After Kenedy got done with working in the child center at the YMCA we met up at Costa Vida so I could treat her to a Birthday lunch. I had a lot of fun being with just her and I am so glad she was home this year on her Birthday so that we could celebrate with her. More fun for us maybe not so much for her ;)
While waiting for everyone to get home for dinner Kenedy took her sisters and made the rounds to as many Dutch Bro's as she could to get her free drinks. They came home with four drinks one for each of them and one for me. Dutch Bro's gives you a free drink on your birthday but you only get one at each place. Lucky for those like Kenedy there are a million Dutch Bro's in the area because each one will give you a free birthday drink. She can't drink all of them so it is fun to share them with family.
After dinner she took Ryker and they hit up another one so she could get one for him. What a great sister!
For dinner Kenedy requested her favorite dinner which is Chicken Bruschetta Pasta and I made rolls to go with it. She loved it and was super happy when there were leftovers because I said all of the leftovers were for her!
After dinner Kenedy got to open her Birthday gifts. She asked for scrunchie hair scarves and I found the mother load on Amazon, I love Amazon!
She also got money from her Grandma Bonnie and Grandma Alison, a small drink blender, different treats, sunglasses...
Avynlea found her a Gilligan's Island cookie jar that plays the theme song when you open the lid. She found it at a thrift store and even had a dance ready for when Kenedy opened the lid. It was pretty cute. Gifts and a show what more could a new 20 year old want or need!?
Kenedy also got a new pair of Vans that she has been wanting. Too cute!
Las but certainly not least Kefford got her a picker upper for the days when she is feeling just too lazy or too old to bend over. Hahaha
Happy Birthday Beautiful Girl! We love you!!
5 things I love about Kenedy
- Kenedy has some big life decisions on her plate to be making and I love that she is thoughtful about them and really trying to listen to the Spirit so she can know what Heavenly Father wants her to do. She really wants to make the best decisions for her life and she is going about it the right way. I think one of Kenedy's spiritual gifts is her ability to feel the Spirit and know when Heavenly Father is talking to her. I know she will be able to use that gift to help her throughout her life.
- Kenedy made a New Years goal to attend the Temple every day that it was open in January. This took a lot of planning but she was able to accomplish it and I know her life will only be better because of that service. She has a testimony of attending the Temple and though she has stopped going every day she still makes time for it at least once a week. I love that she loves going to the Temple and that she is instilling righteous habits while she is young that will only serve to help her as she continues to grow.
- I love how much fun Kenedy is. She is a super social person and I admire that quality in her because I am not. She is really funny and I love being with her because she makes me laugh. She will play games with me and that makes me happy. I love that she loves to play CodeNames and SkipBo because it is fun to play together.
- I love that Kenedy wants to include me in so much of her life. When she is away at school she calls and texts to let me know how she is doing and it is so fun to chat with her. I love that she comes and talks to me about decisions she has to make or troubles she is having and genuinely wants my advise. We have good long talks and I love that she is one of my best friends!
- She is really generous with her things. I love that she is always willing to let me, Avynlea and sometimes Rylee borrow her clothes or accessories. It is fun to have her home for a while because it expands all of our closets. She dresses really cute and has really good taste so borrowing things from her closet is fun.