Thursday, July 13, 2017

McKenzie's 11 Month Happenings

I am in total denial that Miss Kenzie will be a year old next month! The past 11 months have flown by and have been so wonderful as a family of 4. We all adore our sweet McKenzie and are grateful she is part of our family.
Peanut Pictures:
 New Milestones Reached:
Waves, claps, and gives kisses
New words=baba, yum yum, yeah
Tries to put headbands on her head, clothes too
Walks with her walker and cruises on everything
Understanding so much and responds to many commands like, "Give that to Mom"
Figured out how to use a straw
Learned how to pull up in her crib at the end of May so I put her in a sleep sac and now she can't stand up! Point for MOM
Standing alone for longer periods of time
6-12-17 took 2 very unintentional steps
 Trying to get away-it took Dad and Maddie both to get the pics we did this month. Kenzie is a MOVER!!!
 Pictures from our past month together: 
Friends for life
Roosevelt get a way...kinda:) 
Scottie moonlights for a doctor out there, so the girls and I tag along. We swim, eat warm cookies from the hotel staff, and go to the park a lot while we wait for Scottie to come back from work. Once he is back we do some thing fun every night and that is the best part. 
 The shirt is true, Kenzie is the Best Little Sister 
 And here is the Best Big Sister-just testing out Kenzie's sleep sac. I can't believe she actually fits it!
 Bowling 
 We checked out Dinosaur National Monument and it was incredible!!! Best part of all our Roosevelt experiences. 
 Celebrating Father's Day in the hotel
 Grandma and Grandpa came to visit before they entered the MTC and Austin and Abby came for the setting apart. We enjoyed all the company and fun dinners and outings we had together before my parents left to serve as mission presidents for the next 3 years. 
 Maddie graduated from Upstart
 Out to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate Scottie's last day of residency 
 Fun with Grandparents
 A day full of goodbyes. We dropped my parents off at the MTC and then later that day Scottie left for his Alaska vacation.  
 Cousin time 
 Rich, Scottie, and Jason having a blast in Alaska
 Children's Museum 
 Kenzie's 1st time on the slide 
 Ellie's Troll Birthday Party
 Using a straw for the 1st time!!!
 4th of July hiking, fishing, BBQ, and fireworks
 Story time at the park 
 George Washington was there too
 McKenzie looking cute in Madison's M is for...Moo, baby onesie.
 I always LOVE when Kenzie can wear something that was Maddie's, it brings back so many happy memories. 
 Another Maddie outfit!!! Those overalls...so cute!
 Sunday triplets!!! 
 Sleeping in the sleep sac
 1st time in the pool by our place. Loved it. 
Well that's all until next month, and believe me I CAN wait!

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

McKenzie's 10 Month Happenings

10 months old, oh my!!! This month flew by with lots of vacations from coast to coast, and lots of special occasions like Mother's Day, our wedding anniversary, and Scottie's birthday. Lots of new Kenzie milestones were reached along the way too. 
Peanut Pictures
New Milestones Reached:
Learned how to say MOM!!! Right on Mother's Day
Got 1st tooth(5-17-17)
Got 2nd tooth (5-29-17)
Claps and waves on demand
Mastered going up the stairs
Starting to cruise 
Occasionally stands alone
And took 1st  two steps!!! VERY unintentionally 
 McKenzie's Peanut pictures are getting more difficult each month because she likes to be on the MOVE and sitting still is next to impossible:) 
 She also LOVES to take her monthly sticker off and can take it off about as fast as I can get it on!
Maddie had a good idea of putting it on Peanut, but Kenzie liked to take it off him too!
This picture says it all. "Peace out Mom, I'm done"
Pictures from our last month together:
These pictures are from our Carlsbad vacation with Scottie's family last month, but I never posted them. So I am including some now because I love how they turned out.
 Love our family of 4
 Looking cute in Florida
 Sister love
 Planting our garden
 Singing our song to me on Mother's Day
 So grateful for my girlies who make me the happiest MOM alive
 Also for this guy who totally spoils me and makes me feel so loved 
 Last day of preschool
 These two!!!
 Soccer
 Preschool Graduation
 How we play tennis
 Making forts and crib protecters!
 First Tooth
 Twinnering
 California Vacation with my Family
 Sleeping like a baby
Beach Time
Disneyland
Madison went on all the big rides with us
 Even Splash Mountain 
 Harry Potter World at Universal Studios-Our wizarding hearts were beyond happy! My favorite part was watching Madison's reaction to everything, she thought it was all real and said the cutest things.
 On our way home
 Madison flying around on her Nimbus 2000. So glad some of the magic came home with us!
 Kenzie getting a second tooth
 Kenzie outsmarting the child proofing 
 How diaper changes look these days.
 Scottie's residency graduation 
 Family Fun- at the Skypark airport by our house
 Daddy's birthday
 Selling lemonade
Madison's first time getting to feed Kenzie 
Chilling with her BFF. 
Here's my walking story with Kenzie- she was standing up on 6-12-17 and I came around the bed and surprised her. She let go and I said "Come to Mama" and she took two steps falling into my arms. She didn't even realize she was walking and has yet to do it again:) Still very exciting and it has left us all wondering, as usual, what next month will bring. Love you sweet Kenzie Girl!