The Host

I just finished reading Stephanie Meyer's new novel The Host and it was so wonderful. If you have not read it yet I highly recommend it. I was a little bit leary at first because I was mad at her for putting this out before Breaking Dawn, but I liked it just as much as the Twilight series. For a science fiction novel it was very well written and kept my interest. The characters were interesting and I loved the ending. So if you are need of a great book to read I would get this one.

Happy Birthday McKenna

We celebrated McKenna's first birthday last week! I cannot believe that she is officially a toddler. She is walking all over the place, I think she may even start running soon, which scares me to death. She had such a great birthday party and she was completley spoiled by everyone. She has more toys than she knows what to do with. She also had her cousin Rylan and her second cousin Avery there too, so she had a lot of fun with them. At first she didn't know what to do with the cake she sort of licked frosting off of her fingers. It didn't take long however to figure out that cake is yummy and she devoured her whole piece. The next couple of days were spent going to my cousin's highschool graduation and spending time with family that came in from out of town. She had to have her shots today so hopefully she won't get to cranky. She has been so personable lately. She waves at everyone, loves to clap, and she is learning how to play peek a boo and blow kisses. She says dada, yum, all done, mama(on rare occasion) and her favorite word to say is du-short for duck which she happens to be obsessed with. Happy Birthday to my little girl!!!!

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Best Friends

Recently I have been thinking about how lucky McKenna is to have a cousin that lives so close and that is three weeks older than her. I hope that Rylan and McKenna will always be there for one another and always be the best of friends. These are some recent pics of the two playing at our house. They are so cute:) Also, incase you were wondering McKenna is doing a wonderful impersoniation of Popeye. She just came up with it all by herself.

I am finally free:)

McKenna has been weaned for the last two days and she finally drank more than an ounce of formula from her sippy cup. (It's the little things that get me all excited) I love sippy cups. Also, little girl has decided that she wants to give walking a try. She will stand for a minute or two and then take a couple wobbly steps. Still in the developmental phase but I'm sure she will master it soon with flying colors. I can't believe that she is almost 1, this year has gone by so fast. Hope everyone is doing well and have a fantastic day.

The Cutest Baby Chick

So as many of you know my daughter's hair stood up all over the place when she was born. It tamed itself for a while, but now it is standing up again. I refuse to use product in it because I think it is adorable and endearing. Yesterday at the store a clerk came up and touched McKenna's hair and said, "Her hair is so cute, just like a baby chick." Chris and I laughed about this never having made the connection before. What do you think?

San Diego for a week...We must be crazy

I am so glad to be home. Even though I was in one of my favorite places traveling with a 10 month old is no fun. It killed me to have McKenna off of her schedule but fun was to be had at Sea World, among other places. Chris and I had so much fun with McKenna this time because she was so much more animated, looking at all the animals. She even called Shamu DADA which I thought was funny. She screamed at the sealions(her fav) and loved the new Sesame Street show that they have there. We sampled many dining favorites, especially The Golden Corral, eating there twice. (We wanted to make sure McKenna had the best food available. )McKenna and I also had fun with my family, going to my cousins wedding. It was fun to see everyone especially Avery, McKenna's cousin who is only a week apart. They had fun baby screaming wars. McKenna is the light of my life and I love her so much. She is trying to stand be herself everyday and she loves pushing anything(including barstools) while standing. She is understanding more and she has said mama a few times. Of course she was crying and screaming while she said it but who cares.