All About Our Girls

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Blessed!

We are so blessed to have these three!!! Thank you God! Words can not describe how grateful we are to be sharing in their lives! They bring such joy!

Last weekend we made our annual trip to the apple orchard. It was a quick trip this year, but the girls still had a blast. Makenna nicely reminded us to twist the apples from the tree and not pull them! I was very impressed that she remembered! The highlight this year was probably the goats. They liked "talking" back and forth with Daddy and the girls thought it was hilarious!

Pics from the apple orchard (don't mind my outfit... it was pre-workout)

Random Fun Pics

"Mommy, I think I've outgrown my bouncey seat!"

Maya and Daddy taking a spin on the plasma car!

Maya loves the plasma car!

One of Makenna and Maryn's favorite traditions... making pancakes with Daddy on Saturday morning!!!

Seriously, I can not believe hot big she is getting! 7 months old in this pic!!!

Maryn really misses Makenna when she's at school. She shadows her when she's at home. I found them on the couch one night like this and they didn't even look up after I took their picture!

There's just something about a sleeping baby...

Happy 31st Birthday Daddy! Makenna and Maryn giving Daddy his traditional birthday cheesecake! I made him a peanut butter chocolate chip cheesecake this year and boy was it good!!! Yum!

The girls reading the paper on Sunday morning just like Mommy and Daddy!

Makenna's Fall

Last week I got a phone call that every parent dreads... it was the school nurse telling me that Makenna had fallen from the playground equipment, on to her head, and that she was complaining about a sore neck. They tried to tell me that she was fine, she didn't cry, and they sent her back to class with an ice pack. I asked about a concussion and possible head injury (since the place they were telling me she fell from was 12 feet up) but they thought she was fine. I called Josh and he immediately rushed to the school to check her for himself (we thought it was weird that she didn't cry... that's so not like her). He thought she seemed "with it", just a little scratched up, so he left her at school for the rest of the day. She was pretty scratched on the side of her face and mouth. Later that night, not understanding how she wasn't more hurt from the fall, we took her over to the school playground to have her show us exactly what happened and where (thinking I needed to be taking her in for a more thorough examination by a doc if it really was a fall from 12 feet up on to her head). Luckily she only fell from 6 feet up and she fell feet first and turned to her side in the process. Not great, but much better than we initially thought. I tried so hard to keep myself composed but started crying as soon as I saw her after school. As I was hugging her she kept telling me over and over "I'm really okay Mommy. I promise." Oh what a sweetheart. I had a hard time hearing about what happened, especially when she told me she ended up with wood chips in her mouth :( Once again, our guardian angels were working over time that day. Thank you God for keeping our little one safe.

Makenna after her fall (note that some of the greenish/pinkish tint under her nose is actually marker that we couldn't scrub off due to all the ouchies)

Trip To Chicago

Over Labor Day weekend we took a quick trip in to Chicago to visit Jeanne, JT and Eden. We had a lot of fun hanging out at their house, swimming in the hotel pool, going to the park, and having dinner at my Aunt Beth's house. Any road trip over one hour in length is trying with our kids, but we managed. We set up a makeshift bathroom in the back of our minivan for Maryn and it actually came in handy on more than one occasion :) Makenna was mortified that we would do this, but it was better than peeing on the side of the road! Plus Maryn loved that she could sit there and potty and still see the DVD players! The girls were SO good the entire trip. They got a little owly the last hour or two of the drive home but Josh and I were feeling the same way.

Playing catch at Aunt Nene's...

More catch...

Maryn's birthday crown!! Aunt Nene had cupcakes so we could celebrate Maryn's birthday with them while we were there! And of course Poppy and Peepie provided the beautiful crowns for all the girls!

Trying to teach Eden how to play catch!

Maya smiling :)

Eden and her big blue eyes!

Makenna and Maryn sleeping together at the hotel. They did so well sleeping while we were there... Maya did not (teething).

Playing dress-up with my cousin Sophie. She has some of the best dress-up outfits. The girls had a blast with her!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Deep Thoughts From Makenna

As much as Maryn is our feisty, full-of-it, charming child, Makenna is our deep, sensitive, intellectual child. She always asks questions and makes observations that amaze me and Josh. Here are a few examples from recently...

I was getting Maya ready for bed one evening and Makenna was keeping us company in Maya's room. We were just talking through our day and everything that had happened. Out of the blue she asked "Mommy what if we don't get everything done today that God wants us to get done and then God decides that there's no tomorrow?" Have you thought about that lately?? We all should be, but I'm amazed that my kindergartener was.

Then just last week Makenna was sitting at the breakfast bar coloring before school. I was standing there doing something as well when she tells me "Mommy I'm coloring this person's skin darker because some people have darker skin." I agreed with her and told her it was a good idea and then she replied with "Yeah Mommy even if someone has a different color of skin than me I'm still their friend." She gets it and she's five. Amazing. I wish she could pass on the memo and get it to sink in to those ignorant adults who don't seem to get it. I love you darling. You have such a wonderful soul and I just know you're going to make a difference in this world!

Maya Loves Her Baths!

Maya is in love with taking baths! She has recently learned how to splash. And I mean really splash!! The bathroom and whoever is bathing her is usually drenched by the end of the fun-filled event! She learned the cause and effect of flailing her arms and legs, seeing the water go everywhere and the high-pitched noise mommy makes right afterwards :) She splashes non-stop to the point that it makes it almost hard to actually wash her! I love watching her! It's so fun to see the joy in her eyes!

Cutie pie in her bathtub!

Action shot of the splashing!

Stinker! "Look Mommy I'm all warm and dry in my towel and you're sopping wet!!"

Maryn's 3rd Birthday

Maryn had a wonderful 3rd birthday yesterday! She had a Dora birthday party with the best Dora birthday cake!!! The highlight present was from mommy and daddy - a plasma car! She was as good as gold for her party and thoroughly enjoyed it. She was gracious for all of her presents and seemed to get excited about everything!

This is Maryn's favorite movie "Dora and the Three Little Pigs." It was Makenna's idea to get this for her and she was so excited about it!