Kenso is ONE A Fast One Party 🎈

Good morning and a happy Saturday everyone. My beautiful little grandson has turned ONE. My heart just sings. I have been so blessed to have seen him twice in first year of life. I say this as him living in Texas and us being on an extremely low income. 10% poverty level. We can’t afford to take and travel. No I didn’t see this coming in my life being a hard worker and always being careful or very cautious about money. However as usual I digress. I just want you to know I would be flying there every couple of months if I could. I miss Skylar so much. She spent so much of her time and early childhood with us it means so much to me to be a part of her life. So you can see how thankful and grateful I am to be an to have spent our time with Kenso and Skylar and of course my CarCar (Crystal our daughter) plus their dad Billy. Thanks again for making it possible for us to be able to come to San Diego Crystal and Billy and of course Jr and Alexis plus Cody. It was certainly a family affair to get us to San Diego. Thanks to all of the family!!!

This is Kenso with his new shoes 

This was when we were at Alexis's house this past summer. It was so nice. 

Skylar and Kenso. Skylar became a big sister a year ago. 

Here mom you try 😊

Mmmmmm yummy 

I love this perspective shot 

The cake is perfect 😍 

Happy Birthday Kenso 

The decorations are so cute perfect for a baby is ONE birthday party 🥳 

This was his gift that awesome remote control truck 

Hi cutie 🥰 grandma loves YOU 

This was at his daycare 

Look at how happy he is. 

The cupcakes 🧁 for his classmates 

Kenso has had a wonderful birthday party. Happy Birthday Kenso we love you. 

Hope you have a wonderful Saturday and have a happy artistic day. Today is Day 66 of the 100 days project. Yesterday’s mushroom was a pretty neat one. Take care….. 

mush 🍄‍🟫love and hugs 🥰 

Dawn Gallop 
 

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Kenso Turns One 🎂🎉Happy Birthday Kenso

 

Hello and Good morning Kenso. Happy Birthday little guy! This picture was taken just a few minutes ago as I type this up. It’s really early there so he was like you want me to smile mom. Look at his birthday boy button. His little shirt has cars on it and his theme is race cars. 

A bit of a morning smile is coming….. Kenso is so beautiful. He is so sweet and happy. We call him the King as his middle name means king. 

Crystal is always really good about sending me pictures which I do appreciate. 

You can see what a happy baby he is. 

This was back in the summertime when Crystal visited Alexis we drove down and saw him. 

Back last summer. 

The picnic with his big sister Skylar. 

He is so precious 

You see how he is very happy. I miss him so much. We saw him and the family back in January at Cooper’s Marine Corps graduation. 

I could just kiss 😘 you! Miss you 🥰 

Oh he didn’t like the Grinch. Who blames him. Over the years I can’t remember one of my babies or grandchildren that didn’t cry at that age. Can you imagine how scary that is. 

When he got new Halloween pjs. 

When we saw him in San Diego. http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/2026/01/january-20-2026-recap-on-san-diego.html

The birthday party is today at daycare and tomorrow at home. 

His Smash cake 

I love it!! Happy Birthday Kenso I love you so much. Grandma wishes she could be there with you. It makes tears flow that I can’t be there. I’m so excited for the party (parties) pictures. Crystal will send me the pictures which I will share tomorrow morning or tomorrow afternoon??? I never know what the day will bring. It is nice to get the pictures as it makes me feel like I am there. Today is my free class with Connie this morning newspaper print practice. So I am going to get dressed and be ready for that. Also I ordered strawberries and oranges from the tree ripe folks in which Bruce is counting change to buy. I can’t wait to taste those yummy strawberries. 🍓 They are delicious! 

Take care and again Happy Birthday Kenso. 

I love you! 

Good vibes and happy day, 

Dawn Gallop 

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Hello and Happy Thursday Everyone

Hello 👋 waving at you! I awoke to a cold rainy day this morning and a few times the rain turned to snowflakes……NO! I worked on the plants and we sat and folded laundry. Watched a bit of YouTube and then Bruce cooked a breakfast of pork chops and eggs. As I was working on the plants I moved some around and changed their lighting. We added more fans to the shelves. You want your plants to have air circulation it helps to strengthen them and it moves carbon dioxide around to increase absorption and reduces hot spots on the leaves and can prevent mold from growing on the plant or the soil. I finished mushroom 63 and started on 64. The #63 is a bioluminescence mushy and I had added the glow in the dark gauche. https://a.co/d/0eT7TTTI JIC you want some too. They really do work. It’s cool! So while I was painting kinda in a funk as the rain, no sunlight and zero money (a girl need’s things) you know just the basics. It can bring you down when you think about it. The good thing is I just keep painting so I get a text and Kim had sent me pictures of the Children’s Museum in Portsmouth Virginia. https://share.google/GfPAUjOCn4V7l6yHo

If you can go to this museum it is wonderful I have been taking my children there as long as I can remember. Jr. was born in 1987 and I know we took him there as well. Plus over the years we went many times I even took Skylar. Good times! So it just made my day to get the pictures of Levi at the museum this morning. I’m smiling thinking of it. 

Dusty even had one of these in a small size. It is so cool. 

Levi’s checking to see it the soil is dry 

Music 

You know he is the Captain. He has a hobby of loving anything Titanic and has been the captain of the ship. He even has bought hats that are captain hats. 

In Canada 🇨🇦 we loved that trip……Hmmm did I share that??  

I love it 

The Titanic Captain Uniform 

Tomorrow is Kensos’ Birthday he will be 1 and yes I will be making that post on him tomorrow. 

Levi waiting for breakfast at the convention center for the dance competitions. 

Last summer Jr and Kim with the girls went to Orlando while we stayed at the house Kim had rented. They took Levi to see the fancy cars. 

Still waiting Levi?? The breakfast is coming…….❤️
 

Yep you see how high the snow was 

Samantha’s dress for the Viking Ball 

Dakota’s Dress for the Viking Ball 

Dusty leaving for MEPS 

Dusty is trying for the Air Force, but with his medical (the shoulder surgery) it may not be a possibility. 

Kenso 

Pick me up 

Picture of Cooper, Skylar and Dusty in Portsmouth Virginia. Skylar is Kenso’s big sister. Well I better get back to painting. I was just waiting on the watercolors to dry for the next layer. Sending everyone much love and happiness. Good vibes all the way. 

Happy Thursday 🍄‍🟫

Mush love, 

Dawn Gallop 

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