just because

Just had to say...I am one lucky mom! I love you Boo Boo!

My Little Now Big Eleven Month Old

McKinley is 11 months old! I can't believe she is almost a one year old! This time has been so precious and wonderful. I feel like it was just yesterday I was holding her in my arms in the hospital. Now look at her, she is wearing her big girl night gown for the first time...she is crawling all over the place...eating mac and cheese bahahah...totally being a family comic relief by throwing her hands up for sooo big...doing bye bye and starting to say buh buh in a sweet little voice...giving mom a high five! All I can say is...this goes by too quick! Slow down Miss. McKinley...mama wants you to stay a lil' baby please!

maui wowi

My parents took our entire family to Maui in July when my brother Shane got home from his mission. What an amazing time we had! I loved this place so much. It was the most breath taking place I have ever been to. Thanks dad and mom for taking us to the coolest most beautiful place I could ever dream about! We are all very lucky and blessed to have you as our parents! McKinley is one lucky grand baby...she is spoiled...the pics say it all!

Miss.McKinley

9 Month Stats

Height: 28" 75 percentile

Weight: 18 lbs. 35-40 percentile

Head: 25 percentile

McKinley is growing and healthy. We love her more and more each and every day. We are grateful that she is developing so wonderfully. She is scooting and army crawling her way around more and more. We had to lower her crib setting haha! Can't wait to see what's ahead next. It's always a new adventure and mystery with this very active baby girl!

Tub Time Is A Good Time

After the tub...she wanted to ride on her horsey! haha! Giddy up boo boo!

McKinley loves the tub! I mean she is laughing and kicking as soon as she hears the water filling up the tub! We play and splash and get all cleaned up. I love my time with her in the morning and night when we do tub time. Hopefully she will always love the tub and enjoy getting cleaned up after a loooong day. Have I mentioned she is on this kick of waking up at the break of dawn and not wanting to take as many naps...she's growing up...sigh...and that is why I am going to say goodnight!

Mommy Loves Boo!

This is what made my mother's day so great.... love you boo boo!

I also have a wonderful husband, who cleaned the ENTIRE house for me on Sat. morning, bought me a new skirt for church, and a new shirt for Hawaii, made breakfast for dinner on Sun. and then cleaned it all up! What a man! What an amazingly handsome and loving man I have for a husband! I feel spoiled, pampered, and loved! I love this whole mom thing!

See what I mean...good looking:) haha he is going to kill me!

My Little Sidekick

My Little Sidekick...and her bunny easter basket haha!

Playing outside in the sunshine!

My sidekick and I have a blast. Today we played on her blankie outside for awhile, and then we took a walk around the neighborhood. McKinley decided to talk to everyone outside on her way around...she laughed and cooed, kicked her shoes off, squirmed around and squealed with delight. Anytime I take this baby outside when the weather is nice enough she has a blast! I am going to have to invest in a mini pool for her to sit and play in this summer and a lounge chair for myself. I can tell we will be spending a lot of time outdoors! Lather up the sunscreen for the baby and bring on the diet coke for mama!