Did I tell you? August 27, 2007

that we replaced BLANKIE?  It took a while to find the exact one online and receive it.  But once we did, I couldn’t believe how well she took to “new blankie.”  It took some strategy though.  Fortunately there was a major mess (we’ll just leave it at that) in her crib on that day, and I told her “Oh no McKinley, Blankie is dirty we may need to get a new blankie.”  (I knew the new one was in the kitchen waiting to be opened).  So we pretended that Chris brought it home for her and let her open it at dinner, she was thrilled and instantly loved it!  Funny thing is…she’s never asked for old one, and oddly enough, new Blankie has barely been in her mouth at all!  Here are pics of the one laying to rest (in my underwear drawer).

“Out of Office” August 24, 2007

We’re “out of the office this week.” McKinley and I took a girls trip with Aunt Laura & Cousin Harper to visit Becca and her brood in Memphis. Post on that to come…

“Daddy, I miss you! I Love you dis big. Sweet kiss, McKinley”

How much do I love this girl? August 24, 2007

McKinley got her first “Mani Pedi” a couple weeks ago.  She was “SO EXCITING!”  I couldn’t believe how still she was as she watched me paint each stroke.  She has shown everyone her “pink toenails.”  I definitely got this girl stuff down – what in the world will I do with a wild little boy?  Oh dear…guess I’ll just figure it out.

Mommy’s Beware August 19, 2007

I had a big scare the other day I want you all to know about so you won’t let it happen to you. I was leaving Summit Hospital Friday morning with McKinley after my dr. appt. Walking toward the car, I used my handy-dandy keychain flicker to unlock my car. Well, I think if you don’t get to the door handle in so many seconds, it automatically locks back as a security feature. (You see where I’m going don’t you?) I pulled the stroller up to the car and reached for the front passenger door, it opened, but I heard a click at the exact moment. I didn’t know what it was. So I unloaded my purse & diaper bag in the front seat, leaned over and put the key in the ignition to get some cold air going, and shut the door, then reached for McKinley’s door — it was locked!?!? What??? Every single door was locked! OMG! What do I do? My purse? The car’s running!?!? Then the bricks hit my head and my heart…what if I’d unloaded McKinley first and shut her door first? I can’t go there again tonight. Took me a long while to get composed that morning. End of the story has Chris sending me a locksmith while McKinley and I played in the lobby. Thank goodness we had Baby & Blankie while we waited! So- watch- your-electric-car-door-locks!

Busy Little Girl August 12, 2007

Loves to color, I caught her dangling from the coffee table having a grand little time.

Here’s the “pwetty slide” Daddy & I bought her for her birthday – maybe when it cools off a bit, I can stand to let her go play on it. Even in the sunroom, I just can’t take the heat!

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – I have a feeling, I have a little scrapbooker on my hands. She LOVES to look at pictures. Every single morning when we snuggle in our bed, she asks, “look at pitures on ‘da compyutr” and now we also have the never-failing question where she crawls really close to my face, bends her head to the side, and with the sweetest little grin says “want sum choclit meelk?”

And every time she sees this in her fall drawer, she says “need ‘dat emmo jackit.” I envisioned Minnie Mouse this year for Halloween (since we bought her her first pair or ears on my birthday trip) but with this, yet another, bargain from Brea, we may have our little goblin suit already.

When the chocolate milk’s all gone get some apple juice August 9, 2007

Do you know how many words are in that sentence? TEN! And this is how they sounded: “when da choclit meelk’s all gone get sum appel joose” -McKinley Anne, 24 mos.

Mommy Friends August 7, 2007

I received a snippet of this in email form this week from a precious friend. I HAD TO FIND IT to share with you. It’s a blurp from one of the many pages of a blog Beth Moore does with her daughters. I was wow’d by her words as they totally express how I feel in my heart toward my “Mommy Friends.” You know who you are gals, and I love you very very much. I count it a pure privilege to rest in and rely on you when I need another soul here on earth who, I know, gets what I’m going through. I love love love the last few lines, and bawled my eyes out in bed last night trying to read aloud to my husband. Hugs and kisses to you girls I don’t see often and to those that I do…K-

http://livingproofministries.blogspot.com/2007/04/please-hang-with-us-for-one-more-single.html

The County Fair August 7, 2007

We thought McKinley was old enough this year to really enjoy the Williamson County Fair, so we decided to go Saturday afternoon. I was not looking forward to being outside in the un-be-liev-ably HOT weather. But it was actually not bad, it turned cloudy and was a bit breezy.

We rode a school bus from the fields they were parking folks at, over to the fair, was actually nice not to have to walk that huge parking lot. It was the cutest thing watching McKinley stand up and look out the windows. But those seats were so small, I remember them fitting three people just fine when I was growing up! Me, Chris, McKinley, and the stroller & two bags!?!? Glad the trip was short.

We got to see the biggest cows I’d ever laid eyes on – McKinley however did not find them amusing, she felt much safer in her stroller.  When I pulled her out to get a picture and let her see up close, she got frantic.   See the worried look (not to mention the inherited trait from her father, the biting of “toenails” she calls ‘em).

Then we went to see the piggy races.  What fun that was.  And we saw baby goats & ducks race too.

I think everyone’s favorite was watching the dog-jumping contest or as McKinley says, “dogs jump in the swimmin’ pool.” 

We only stayed a couple hours.  We unfortunately did not take the time to visit the petting zoo, but we did not want to gamble our time and perhaps run into a meltdown either.  Before we left we of course had to take part in the ridiculously overpriced fair-food that’s not even that good really.  But ooooh, that “Granny’s sweet tea” was worth every penny!

Fun memories – and perhaps the start of a very hot annual family tradition…