After our Puppet practice at church yesterday, we played on a computer with a fun camera. I thought this shot was pretty cool! Kendra had such a blast seeing the funny faces! She also had a blast again at our puppet practice. She was dancing while sitting in her seat watching. It was so cute! I love hearing her sing too. She sings Jesus Loves Me now too, and it is so cute. We start our puppet ministry at church this Sunday...yea! We are so excited. We have a great group of teens to work with too.

NEW BLOG ADDRESS!

Our blog is too full so our new address is www.wentzelweekly2.blogspot.com

She Did It!!!!!!!

Well, our first day of Potty Training didn't go so badly...Praise God! Thank you to all of you who cheered me on today, and prayed for us too. No, the day is not done yet, but she has already done so well. She officially went both pee pees and poo poos today on the potty! Yea! She even understands enough now to tell me when she has to go. I was so excited after she went poo poo that I think I scared her:)! She wanted the door shut until she was done which I thought was so cute too.
She got 4 M&Ms after her poo poos, and two stickers on her chart. WOW!

What a day! Oh, she even woke up from her nap dry. I was so surprised at that. The book I read to help me in training her is called Potty Wise for all you moms who want to know what method we are using.:) It has worked well so far. She has a cup full of M&Ms in clear sight. Notice the picture I included of them as well as her enjoying eating them after her big poo poo! What a big girl!!! Mommy is so proud of you, Kendra Grace.

ICE CREAM TREAT!

Last night we all went out to Brusters for ice cream because Kendra always gets a free one, and we had a free coupon for one as well, so we decided to go have a special treat! She wanted to wear her pink cowgirl boots, so we brought the camera for fun. We got some of the cutest pictures of her in some construction near by. We will be photoshopping those a bit, and I will post them later:)!
Anyways, here are some pics from last night. Today is the official start of potty training Kendra. She is still sleeping which allows for me to pray a bit more!:) lol


POTTY UPDATE: It is 9:30 and we are still dry in our Big Girl Panties:)!!!! Nothing on the potty yet, but hopefully soon!:)

Potty Training Day #1

Well, I have decided to try and start potty training Kendra. She has many of the ready signs, so here we go. Today we started with her puppy. She has her own puppy big girl panties and everything. Kendra has been having fun "teaching" puppy how to go on the big girl potty today. Tomorrow is Kendra's big day!

We went out yesterday and got all the essentials:)! The library for some potty books, and a potty video. Target for her Big Girl panties. She chose Happy Feet, Dora, and Curious George. She is very excited about them...so far:)! We shall see how it goes tomorrow. We got some M&Ms too. She asked for those all day yesterday, but they are waiting for her to go on the big girl potty tomorrow:). She also has her own Potty Sticker Chart we made today. She painted it while I drew the lines for the stickers. Puppy already got some M&M stickers on the chart today.

Then while we were at Target yesterday, we always look at the shoes just for fun, and to see what is cheap (if any). I have had my eye on some pink cowboy boots for Kendra for a while, but didn't want to spend $15. Yesterday we found them for $3 on clearance!!!!! So, she had fun wearing them around the house today too. I just love them...so cute! Now I just need to find a cute cowboy hat that matches or an outfit! lol But only if I find it for a bargain like the boots!


oh, and for those of you who do not know what happened to Kendra's forehead. She fell at "Aunt Lindsay's house and bonked her head" as she would say:)! It is healing up just great though.

Water Baby!

Here they are:)! My fear is now that everytime we go downtown Kendra will want to dive in! LOL She had so much fun! I think everyone downtown thought we were crazy, but oh, well!:)

What a memory, and what a special time that was for Kendra with Ma-mu and Gampu!:) She was soaked, but had such a blast!

WOW!

Kendra has had so much fun with her "Gampa"! I love this shot of them with the surprised look on their faces. We were downtown, and they were talking about seeing the water, and splashing Grandpa! She just couldn't wait to splash and play in the water...those pics are coming soon!:)

Falls Park

Chris is such a great photographer!! Look at this shot he took the other night downtown. WOW!!

"Ga-mu's" Glasses!

We all went downtown the other night to eat at Sticky Fingers, and while we were waiting for our food Kendra was very curious about Grandma's glasses. So Grandma let her try them on. What a riot:)!! She sure does love her Grandma!

We Are Blessed!

We have so enjoyed having "Ma mu", and "Gampa" here with us. Chris took some new shots of them yesterday that turned out just great! I will post a couple right now, and put more on later once they are edited. These are prior to editing etc. But I knew you all would like a sneak peek!!!:) I am definitely wanting to turn some of them Sepia tone. I just love that!

We love you so much, and are so glad you stayed here with us for a few days. Kendra really loves you both so much too! We are truly blessed to have you in our lives.

This is Hilarious!

Elle is 3 Days Old Already!

Elle has her first doctor appointment today at 4:00! We all got to go see her again this morning, and enjoyed holding and cuddling her so much! She was sun bathing on the couch when we got there, and I thought she was a doll, really!! She is so tiny! And so "precious" as Kendra would say.

Kendra and Evan were "petting her" too. It was so cute:). I absolutely love the picture we got with the three girls! I caught Cindy laughing while holding Elle too (I love that shot as well).

Thought you all would like to see some new pictures. Everything is going great! Lindsay even wants to go downtown tonight to walk around and go to dinner...WOW! She is doing so well!

Love this Shot!

Wow, does she look like her parents:)! I really see Matt alot, but she is definitely a combination of both Matt and Lindsay! What a cutie!

The glow of a new mom's face is so special to me! I always say, "You have no idea how in love you are going to be until you hold your own child for the first time!!!" What a miracle new life is. One of my favorite verses is, Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you! I can't remember the reference off the top of my head, but I love that verse.

Lindsay, you were glowing today! You did a great job, and will continue to be a great mom to Elle! We love you so much!

Love this Picture!

There is nothing like a good daddy/daughter shot!:) LOVE IT!!! She will cherish that picture someday!

Matt, you are already doing a great job being a new daddy! I was very impressed with you and the way you helped Lindsay out so much, and even changed some diapers already today! Good job!!!
We love you so much!

Kendra's New Cousin!

I was able to hold Elle for a bit today which was so wonderful! After a few minutes though, Kendra, was wanting me to hold her:) (as you can see on her face in the picture). Then on the way home from the hospital, Kendra crashed! She was out an hour before her usual nap. Like Grandma Wentzel said, "It is hard work being a new cousin:)"!!

She's Here!!

ELLE RAIN WENTZEL

Friday, July 13th, 7:50 am
6 pounds 9 ounces, 20 inches long

What a cutie! Full head of blonde hair (of course:)), and just a cute little peanut! Both mama and baby (and daddy) are doing great! Praise God!!!!

I will post more pictures later!