Fun Family Trip!

This past weekend we went with the Gentry's to Dallas for our summer trip. On Friday, the girls shopped in the Frisco area while the guys attended the Colonial golf tournament.

Macy is a wonderful shopping buddy!
She found Pooh in the Disney store :-)

I was able to get a few other things on my check-list for Eden (down to 5 weeks!!)

Saturday morning we slept in and ate a late breakfast. Then, we hit the pool!

To say Macy enjoyed the water is an understatement! She was like a fish; putting her face in and kicking her legs! She definitely did not want to get out.

Giving cousin Gavin a hug :-)

After the pool, we laid the kids down for a quick nap and then headed to Six Flags around 3.

Her first ride, the carousel...

We went to the Looney Tunes area that had all the kid rides. I was amazed at what Macy was actually tall enough to ride!
She "drove" the trucks...

"Flew" an airplane

and rode the swings!

All seven of the cousins!

Back to the airplanes :-)

She also did the Ferris wheel with Daddy :-)

Then we rode the train across the park...

Big girl!

Around 7:30 we were all getting pretty tired and decided to hit a Chick-fil-A on the way back to the hotel.

:-)

One last picture before we left...
The big chair

We all slept good that night! On Sunday, the guys played golf and we shopped in the Mesquite area. We had a great time! Can't believe Eden will be with us for our next trip!

One more thing, I took a little video on my phone of the cousins riding the swings the first time...

18 Months

Last Friday Macy turned 18 MONTHS! She had her well check visit today and got a great report:-)

Macy, at 18 months you are:

• 20 lbs even! Finally broke 20 :-) (3rd%)
• 31 inches (30th% - huge jump in height!)
• wearing mainly 6-12 month clothes
• in size 3 shoes
• in size 3 diapers
• walking on your toes and running everywhere!
• loving your Legos ("blocks"), colors, carrying around your purse and reading books (your favorite book is your Bible. It's the one you always request:-)
• still eating everything in sight
• enjoying playing with friends
• sleeping 8:30-8ish and napping about 3 hours in afternoon
• still sleeping with Piglet (and sometimes Pooh) and very attached
  
• loving Mickey Mouse Clubhouse but still request Olivia on occasion
• using a fork (attempting to, I should say!)
• TALKING UP A STORM! I literally do not know what I would do with a quiet baby! You talk non-stop and you will continue to say "mommy" or "daddy" louder and louder until we acknowledge what it is you have to say! You are learning new words everyday and repeat everything mommy and daddy say.
  

I want to try and document the main words you say because I know I won't remember!:

• all your family member's names
• friends' names (always in the same order!): Ella, Judson, Hannah, Marley, Logan and Madeline
• all the colors (purple is your favorite. You like to list them when we are riding in the car together)
• Animals and their sounds: cow, puppy, kitty cat, sheep, elephant, monkey, duck
• Favorite show characters: Olivia ("ia"), Mouse, Goofy, Donald, Daisy, Pete, Pluto, VeggieTales (ta-tales), Pooh, Piglet (Pe-pit), Tigger, Cat in the Hat (you call him "Go Go" because of the theme song), George
  
• Phrases: I walk, I rock, I sleepy girl, I play, Love you (sounds more like wa-wa), There she is!, I out, all gone, I don't know!
  
• Other words you say often: cup, fork, plate, snack, Bible, blocks, pillow, book, juice, milk, purse, color, baby (if we tell you baby is sleeping, you say "shhhh" and put your finger to your mouth), chair, ball, putter (all your golf clubs you call putter), blanket
  

This has been such a fun age!

On a side note, we tried out the spray park at Faulkner yesterday and Macy loved it!

"Happy Mommy's Day!"

Love those three sweet little words!

I'm a little late with my Mother's Day post, but better late than never! I am so thankful for my Macy-girl and can't believe next Mother's Day we will have another precious little girl (who will be almost one!?!) I am one blessed Mommy and I'm so thankful for the opportunity to stay home with my babies. Thank you Josh for being the most amazing provider! Thank You Jesus for allowing me to be a Mommy! It's all I ever wanted to do.

Counting Macy

The other day in the car, Macy kept saying (what we thought was) "Five, Six!" We finally realized she really was counting and decided to test her last night...



I wish I could take credit for this, but I gotta give credit where credit is due: Thank you Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!! It just recently became one of our favorite shows and I have noticed that they count often.

It's amazing what her little brain is accomplishing these days!!

Worth Coming Home To

This is what I saw tonight when I got home from a baby shower :-)

I love you too, Macy girl and Daddy!

Easter 2011

What a great weekend we had celebrating our Risen Savior with our sweet families!

My brother and sister-in-law were in this weekend so we were able to get some cute pictures of Cason, Macy and Bryce

After pictures, Grammy and Pops gave the kids their Easter treats and Cason and Macy used their new baskets for an Easter egg hunt in our backyard

Showing Daddy her eggs

One of our favorite things to do was dump our entire basket. Cousin Cason came to help

Easter Sunday morning
Macy had Minnie Mouse pajamas and an Easter VeggieTales in her basket

Trying to get a quick picture before church

After church, we headed to Nana and Papa's for lunch and Easter fun
Here's the crew!

It's time for the Easter egg hunt! At this point, we didn't even have to give Macy directions. She took off and knew exactly what to do

Checking in with Grant and Scarlett

Opening her eggs to see what all she got!

Sitting with Scarlett

Snacking on an animal cracker before lunch

After we ate, Nana and Papa had a fun activity planned for the kids. They got to decorate their own flower pots, pick a flower to plant and water it with new watering cans! And to top it off, Nana made all the kids aprons with their initials on them

Decorating her flower pot with her name and stickers

Getting some help from Daddy

She picked an orange flower and took it to Papa who helped her plant it

Then, she filled up her watering can and watered her new plant!

All seven plants

They had a great time finding all the other things they could water in the yard. We finally had to cut off their water supply.

Macy, Daddy and Scarlett swinging

Macy was exhausted after all her Easter fun! She took a quick bath when we got home and went down for a nap. We finally had to wake her up at 6:45! She had played so hard.

What a wonderful day of worship and time with our family. We are so thankful we serve a living Savior!! Can't wait for Macy to understand this truth more and more through the years.

Hope your Easter was blessed!