We've Been Busy (Again!)

Kylie waiting her turn....it will be here soon, little miss! :)

McKenzie and Cookie

McKenzie got an "owie" and daddy had one too, so we took a picture of their matching band-aids, but this one was cuter :)

Shopping at Costco. McKenzie loves her sunglasses...and Kylie just loves everything and everyone :)

McKenzie playing at Braden's house...she tried on his helmet ;)

Wow! Where does the time go? We have been very busy lately, doing our own things and trying to enjoy life with the girls.

As most of you know, we are facing uncertain times (like the rest of Michigan!) with Rob's future and Ford. It seems the more I read the papers, the more it seems this bailout is not coming. If you would like my educated opinion on this, feel free to write me! :) I can talk and talk about this topic. BUT....I would also encourage you to write your senators (if you agree with the bailout, not trying to force opinions on the matter). I did today and at least it felt like I was doing something! As soon as we know, you will know.

The girls are growing fast...and busy. McKenzie is 2 1/2 now and 37 inches tall. When we went to the doctor today, she wanted to get on the scale. She is 33 pounds. :) She always tells us, "I'm getting so big!" And she is...her vocabulary is amazing. She can count to 10 without any help and sometimes higher! She can say her ABC's (though like all kids K-P is a bit jumbled :) ). She knows her birthday is "April 12th", and I am currently trying to teach her the months of the year and days of the week. We try letter identification by sight, but she just isn't ready for that yet :) Her attention span is like her daddy's ---- always a BUSY mind :) She has such a personality, and at times, a "tude" :), but she is WONDERFUL and so many people have commented on her humor and love. Kylie Noelle is growing wonderfully, too (you can see below in the next post!)

It snowed yesterday...our first significant snow of the year. McKenzie HAD to go outside and go sledding with daddy. They had a blast and I will let Rob post the videos we took. McKenzie is not a big sled rider...she just loves to pull it. Then, daddy had the idea to put animals on the sleds (stuffed ones) and so she got Cookie Monster and daddy got one of her stuffed doggies. It was so cute...she was like, "Come on, Cookie!" Then, Rob convinced her to ride on his sled with Cookie. When they were finished, they came inside after we convinced her she could have hot cocoa like Curious George does after he sleds. She had the cocoa, but was more impressed with the whipped cream. Kylie and I just stayed where it was warm and watched out the window :) I had to go buy new snowpants for her today...and boots! I guess I should have been more prepared :)

We plan to spend the winter months dreaming about Hawaii and other warm places, while entertaining ourselves with library visits and trips to visit friends around here. We've got lots of ideas of things to do, but we'll see how much we get done :) It's always nice to plan things :) We are, however, looking forward to the holiday season. We are planning to go get our Christmas tree (hopefully) the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and that is always a highlight of our year. We pray life is treating all of you wonderfully. And as always, the door is always open here in O-Town, so stop by for a visit! : )