Friday, June 17, 2011

Social Bug

These past few weeks have been so fun to watch as McKenzie has turned into a super social little girl.  Just a few instances:
-She kept walking up and saying hi to a little girl in Wal-Mart.
-She sat in my neighbors lap in our driveway.  We talk to this neighbor every now and then, but I was completely surprised when McKenzie walked over and just plopped down in her lap.
-She runs up, hugs and screams "Telly!" whenever my friend Kelly comes around.  This isn't too surprising because we are with Kelly a lot, but it is a valid example.
-She walked over and sat in my friend Jennifer's lap last week at the park and was content to just be held by someone other than me.
-She had to go to a new room with new caregivers at church last Sunday and she didn't blink an eye.
-The last two weeks that I kept Lucy, she ran up and wanted Jill to pick her up when she came in to get Lucy.
-She wanted to hold Lucy and give her a bottle!
-She actually played with a few kids in her tumble class.
-And just this morning, she said hi and by to almost everyone that walked in the door at Shipley's.


I don't know why but it's just really fun to watch her interact with people without me pushing her into it. As a shy person myself, it's cool to see her reach out and say hello to random people with no hesitation.  But it's also interesting to see how she is like me in certain instances.  When there is a larger crowd, she tends to hang back and see how things are going before jumping in and socializing.  She's becoming her own little person and that's just neat to watch.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Bike Safety

McKenzie really wants to ride a tricycle.  She has tried a few times at home, but just doesn't have the leg strength and/or coordination to push the pedals around.  Fortunately, Dandy has given her all the safety instructions necessary and equips her with a helmet when she's at his house.

Learning the rules for bike safety.

Ready to ride!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

More Water Pics

I'm posting these for two reasons: 1. McKenzie always looks pretty dang cute and 2. I took these photos with my camera on manual mode and I'm kind of proud of that.  I'm taking a four week photography class so I can take pictures without always having to be in auto mode.  These are my first attempts and I hope to get much, much better.


Thursday, June 9, 2011

Summer is Here


And this summer has started with a heat wave!  Although, as long as I keep her little pool filled, McKenzie doesn't mind the heat too much.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

First Camping Trip

On Memorial Weekend, we decided to pretty much invite ourselves to the George's camping trip for a night.  Luckily, they were gracious enough to accept our invitation and we joined them on Friday night for McKenzie's first camping trip.  It was... fun? brutal? exciting? crazy?  I can't find just the right word.  We had a great time grilling hot dogs and letting the kids run around like crazy on Friday evening.  Finally, by 9:00pm, they all settled into bed and the adults enjoyed great conversation around the campfire.  If only the story ended there and began again the next morning.  Instead, it began again at 3:00AM!!!  McKenzie woke up and was extremely fussy and whiny.  She wasn't hurting, hungry, thirsty, hot, cold, nothing.  I think she was just out of sorts.  I, on the other hand, was annoyed.  So at 3:30am, McKenzie and I headed home and went back to sleep in our own bed.  We got back out to the campsite the next morning, just in time for breakfast.   Speaking of breakfast, there was no French toast that had been promised to us.  What's up with that George's?  Anyway, we spent a few hours at the park and came home just in time for McKenzie to take a four hour nap.  Overall, it wasn't a total loss and I think we might actually try again soon.

Hydrating for evening activities


The kids love me!

High-tech camping... watching DVDs in the tent!

Not my kids, but I love this picture

Friday, May 27, 2011

Box on head while sitting...

...and while standing.

I'm easy to entertain!
What was most funny about this little play experience was that she got me out of the living room by telling me she had a hat.  I was definitely interested to see what kind of hat she had found.  And I was definitely laughing at her new hat!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

That's My Girl!

McKenzie and Brinley had a play date a while back and guess what game they decided to play...

The NITE-NITE game!!
It was very cute because they each had to have a pacifier and some kind of blanket.  Once Brinley noticed a heart pillow, they both had to have a pillow.  They never did fall asleep, but there were lots of giggles!