Oh, the things they say!

Joseph: "I wish Ben was ice cream"
Yeah, I know, it didn't make much sense, but it instigated this next little gem.

Ben: "I wish I had super powers so I could throw a house at Joseph"
My my! What an imagination! If only he could use his powers for good.

Jenna's Gets Whacked...

...on the head. Don't worry, Jenna is fine and getting hurt is a normal part of growing up (and living with 3 siblings). She and Ben were fighting over a large metal set of stilts, Ben got a hold of one and whacked her on the head with it.

This said, we've learned two things today in the Kennedy family.
#1 Head wounds bleed A LOT!
I'm talking covering the face, all over the clothes, hands, arms, trail of red from the driveway, through the garage, into the kitchen...you get the picture.

#2 When one of my children is bleeding profusely, I may faint or throw up, or both.
Luckily Andy was close by to take over and I was able to sit down on the floor for a minute, clean up and pull myself together. It's just so terrible to see your child so hurt, and apparently I'm not as tough as I thought I was. (Just for the record. When Ben got his front tooth knocked out 3 years ago, I was the only adult in the house and I did just fine thank you very much).

It's inevitable that something like this will happen again, what with having 4 children and all. I just hope there's not quite so much blood next time.



Mom, she's fine, I promise. There will probably be a scar but her hair will cover it completely. No, we did not take her for stiches, though they may have done 1, she was freaking out about getting stiches and the cut was only about 1 cm long. Seriously, Mom, she's fine! No, Mom, it wasn't your fault. I know you bought the stilts for her but they can get hurt with any toy, at any time so don't blame yourself! You're a wonderful grandmother and Jenna still loves you!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! It's a crazy red day at the Kennedy's!

In honor of the holiday, I've become a red head (temporarily). It's fun to do something different, but boy is it hard to choose an outfit with red hair!












Me and my red headed mother. Go Irish!












My sister, Libby, with her albino, red eyed guinea pig. I've heard of pets and their owners resembling each other but this is ridiculous!











Happy Birthday Mom!
Here she is with her mail truck birthday cake. Not only was it cute, it was yummy, too!

Kids Say the Darndest Things

As many of you experience as well, I often hear my children say the funniest things, and quickly forget them because they were not recorded. I will now repent of that and record todays little gem entitled "Justice in the mind of a 5 year old."


Emily: Ouch! MOMMY, JOSEPH PUNCHED ME FOR NO REASON!! (notice the large lettering, she was obviously yelling)

Joseph: I DID TOO HAVE A REASON!


Well, in that case punch away right? Poor Emily! I just couldn't get made at Joseph while I was laughting (with my face covered of course-I don't want to encourge him). Feel free to reply with your own cute stories.