It's a...

Today I will be going to the doctor and confiming the gender after work....we were already told what the doctor thought it was but not one hundred percent because the lil' baby was moving and squirming too much last time.
Tonight I will update and let everyone know of the exciting news. We can't wait! Any guesses?
Pink or Blue? We are thrilled no matter what!

I am OVERJOYED

This blog post is dedicated to my main man...my husband James. As Valentine's Day is approaching I have been thinking a lot about how much I appreciate and love my husband. He is amazing and this is my chance to brag about him.

This song sums up my feelings...I am OVERJOYED. We have been together for over seven years now and it has been the best. As time quickly passes I reflect on how good it has been. I can't wait to see how much better it gets as we age and watch our children grow.

This song really is a favorite. So many memories go through my head about our relationship as I listen to it...meeting for the first time, dating, engagement, newlywed life, starting a family together. I am a lucky girl. Not to mention we went when we were first married to Matchbox's concert and it was AMAZING. What a great year of love we have had so far. So many things to be grateful for. I love you James, McKinley, and Baby # 2!

XOXO!

 

 

McKinley's Wants to Tell You Something

McKinley is going to be a...

BIG SISTER! 

We couldn't be more excited and happy about this news! Baby #2 is due end of June! 

The Witch at McDonalds

So my fear has come true...
McKinley and I met my mom at the McDonald's today for a quick lunch. We were sitting enjoying lunch when all out of nowhere McKinley yells..."mom look...witch!" As she is pointing I look over and see a poor homeless woman sitting drinking a soda and eating a burger. She was covered head to toe in dirt. My heart sank. I felt so bad. McKinley is so innocent and didn't mean anything bad by what she was saying...she really thought the woman was a witch. Over and over she kept telling and pointing, I kept shhhing her and telling her no McKinley she is nice and not a witch. Oh well, it was hopeless. Luckily I think we were far enough away the lady didn't notice or hear anything, but still so embarrassing. The fear that one day your kid will say something embarrassing and you have no control came true today. Hopefully never again! However when we got home she did say..."mom witch at donalds....." AHHHHH.

Finally...2 year stats

So finally...I took McKinley in for her two year wellness check. About a month late. Oh well what do you do! Thankfully sweet McKinley is healthy and great.
She is in this stage where she loves anything doctor related. For her birthday she even got her own doctor med bag. She has done quite the examinations haha...checks mama's heart every thirty minutes! She yells...ba boom...ba boom! She uses a flashlight to check our ears, mouth, and points to on legs and arms. She always has to ask "does it hurt?" "fall down?"...melt my heart. Who knows maybe we are on to something...a future Dr. McKinley...you never know!
McKinley did need one last shot, she didn't even cry this time. We talked about being a big girl and being brave. She did AMAZING! She was laughing and talking to the doctor and nurses...I kept watching in disbelief. What a big girl I have now! I am such a proud mama!
The doctor proceeded to tell me a study that shows/guesstimates how tall your two year old will be as an adult with a high percentage of accuracy. I was shocked to hear the news. Give or take an inch or two at the most...the doctor said McKinley will be 5'11'' tall...holy crap! haha! We have a volleyball player on our hands and I am stoked! She is one tall lean machine! He said he can't see her being much smaller then 5'9''. If you see me outside practicing a spike approach with my two year old you know why now!
She is still in the 20th percentile for weight at a whopping 25 lbs. and she is 34-35'' tall...

I am just glad she is healthy and strong. And more importantly doesn't need any more shots till Kindergarten....woohooo!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl

Happy Birthday McKinley Rian! At 6:24 p.m. our bundle of joy was brought into this world two years ago! It is amazing how time passes so quickly!

I hope our little 9/11 diva has a great and wonderful day. She gets to spend the day with her daddy. I will meet them for lunch over at McKinley's favorite place, Burger King, so she can play in the playland. James will go to class when I get home and later in the evening when he is all done we will open presents and have a treat.

We are so blessed to have such a beautiful, sweet and funny little girl in our family. I love being her mom! Happy Birthday Mac!

worst campfire evvvver

we decided to have a fire pit tonight even though the entire state seems to be burning down at the moment. we wanted to sit and enjoy eating some smores in our backyard and did this happen...not even close. we did chow our smores down in record time to just get this fire over with. james was having "issues" getting the fire started...the paper was flying around covering our clothes in soot. he was getting grumpy and wanted to hurry along with the evening. mckinley looooved the fire...a little too much to james' liking. he was tense watching her every move, because he thought of course her entire motive was to touch the fire. bahahahaha. she looved chocolate and ate half a bar in her camp chair. as we started to relax and kick back i felt a pain in my side....like a bad pain. yep, i of course, get stung by a bee while sitting in my camp chair! campfire ended, period. we are showered up watching elmo, and much happier now.