I know this is kinda blurry, but this is Kenzie feeding our ex-dog, Suki, Oreos. I never really cared for the dog, but she was kind of cute. For an ugly Pug.

Here's one of Kenzie soon after her very first surgery. She had to have tubes put in her ears because she used to get horrible ear infections. That's one thing I feel badly about passing on to her. But she's over them now; the tubes worked their magic. It just surprised me because I figured she'd be miserable after surgery. But she was only a few months old - she didn't know she was supposed to be miserable. She was actually in really great spirits that day. I love the little hat. I wish we'd saved it. Or maybe we did.

Here's another picture of Kenzie after getting her tubes put in.

Kenzie's First Halloween. Since then she's been Lilo from Lilo & Stitch, Snow White and a fairy. This is my favorite so far.

Here's Kenzie's first gingerbread house.

And here's Kenzie eating a tube of frosting that was being used to make the gingerbread house.

Here's a picture of Kenzie's first pumpkin picking trip. It's been a tradition with her ever since. She loves roaming around the field picking up pumpkins and gourds.

Love Those Ears!

This picture was taken at the church I went to when I was a kid. You can probably guess that the picture was taken at Christmas. Doesn't she look pretty? She looks innocent, too, which I know is a lie. She's really thinking of ways to hurt me once I put down the camera.

High Art Part I

Here's a couple of Kenzie's artwork. These were both taken around the same time which was around Christmas. This first one is her interpretation of our evil little kitty, Bella:

High Art Part II

Kenzie decided to empty her piggy bank and make a face out of the coins. This is the result of that artistic endeavor:

Pumpkin Picking

Here's a pic of Kenzie showing off the spoils of the Great Pumpkin Hunt in October '06 (no, we weren't hunting the Great Pumpkin).

Defense Exhibit A:

Check out what my stupid little kitty did to my leg. I guess it was my fault, sort-of. Here's what happened: I had fallen asleep on the couch in a sitting-up position. My stupid little kitty crawled up on my lap and proceeded to claw her way up onto my chest. I woke up and quickly pushed her off of my chest. I guess she was trying to catch herself and what you see is the result of that. Still, it looks terrible and it stings like hell.

Evil Incarnate

This is our evil kitty, Bella. I don't like her. She always tries to kill me. She's mellowed out a bit since we've gotten her, but I still don't like her.

Here's a pic of me getting smooched. This was on our pumpkin picking trip in October '06. This was obviously a pose. If the camera wasn't pointed at her she'd be trying to hurt me.

Here's Daddy's Little Bundle of Joy (or as I sometimes refer to her: The Reason I'm going Gray). She's 3 in this picture which was taken in Maine. Notice how green the lawn is. You don't get that here in Jersey. Pale green or brown is more our speed.

Kenzie loves this phone. She lost it a week later and we haven't seen it since (this isn't a bad thing because it's loud and really obnoxious. I had nothing to do with its disappearance. Really). 

I don't know if you can make it out, but Kenzie is holding a toy cell phone. Good God, it's begun. Heaven help us. 

Kenzie looks genuinely excited about this present. So does Joey. 

Joey helping Kenzie with another present. 

Kenzie's Uncle Joey showing off his pretty new Princess sweater. 

A Pla-Doh table. Just what the Doctor ordered. Of course, he couldn't have known that she wouldn't touch the thing after the first couple times she played with it. Look at her expression: Pure joy. 

Finally, her Uncle Joey stepped in and intervened. He got Kenzie to admit that she had a problem and that she needed help. This is the result: a perfectly opened present. 

We tried to persuade her to open the darn thing, but she insisted on just lying there. I ended up knocking her off with a broom and tearing the present open myself, which I then put in the trash because it wasn't what I asked for. Just kidding. 

I'm not sure why she feels she needed to lay down on this present with Elmo. Maybe she was trying to protect her territory from other 22 month-old children with stuffed Elmos? Your guess is as good as mine. 

Kenzie on the hunt for her next present. 

A nice dress. I should have cropped more of my sister out of the picture, though. 

I like this sweater. 

Kenzie trying to open another present. See? Do you see what I mean about her being a camera-hog? 

Not a good picture; bad timing on my part, really. 

Kenzie opening a present. Of course, my sister is present...no big surprise there. 

I tried to cut out my sister as much as possible while preserving as much of my daughter as I could. I could have tried harder. 

Christmas '04. My sister and my daughter. My sister is a camera hog. This statement will be supported with subsequent pictures...