Our Fall Walk in Summer Weather

This whole week has been great weather! But we have had a string of bad days and haven't gotten outside to enjoy the weather! So this afternoon we headed out! I brought out Makenzie's walker for her to walk around the yard with, but the grass is too thick and it doesn't move :0( So off for a walk we went! We headed down the road to the KalHaven trail. I hate walking down that trail in the summer... with all the trees it makes the path SO dark. Now that the leaves are falling it's just perfect! And it smells SOOO good in the fall!


Makenzie helped hold Ruger. That dog spins his wheels the whole half hour we walked and Makenzie would giggle! He is a bundle of energy. By time we were almost back home climbing that last hill I had to pull him up... haha he was done!

And the Garden Begins!

Last spring I was so excited to get our garden going again. And I got so sad because every time I went to work on the garden I would feel so sick (thank you baby Makenzie!), so Matt took care of most of the garden! I only help just a handful of times. So this year, I am ready to rock n’ roll!!

Matt’s mom and dad came down (tradition) to rototile our garden to get it ready for planting. Actually Matt’s dad did the rototilling…

Matt’s mom fed Makenzie…

We watched!

We planted:

Kennbrook Potatoes, Russett Potatoes, Green Beans, Onions, Carrots, Red Cabbage, Broccoli, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Red Peppers, Banana Peppers, Jalapenos, Zucchini, Grape Tomatoes! Whew! We’ll see how this goes ;0)

Here are some pictures of Makenzie and Grandpa Tom! She just loves him!

Playtime with Cousin Claire!

What a fun day! Claire had so much fun with Makenzie and Makenzie had so much fun with Claire!! Whenever Claire would talk to Makenzie she would just burst into smiles :0) So cute.

We headed outside for some fun playtime. The girls swung for awhile….

Slid down the slide awhile….

And swung some more! Claire had me pooped out asking for so many pushes! I totally got my workout that day!

Claire is growing up so much! In this past year she has become such a fun little girl that is full of energy!

Tulip Time 2011

We ventured downtown Holland beginning of May for Tulip Time! A friend of my mom’s let us borrow a Dutch Girl costume that she had made.

Before we went downtown we got to visit with Uncle Jim! Makenzie had so much fun playing with Great Uncle Jim...

... and telling him all sorts of stories.

So Makenzie, Grandma and I headed downtown on a PERFECT spring day! (Which we haven’t had much of.)

We tried SO hard to get that girl to SMILE…. With no luck. Sometimes she would smile, but she would be looking in the wrong direction. Either way she was too cute. Some tourist asked if they could take pictures of her by the tulips and of course she smiled for them no problem. Go Figure.

After wandering around looking at all the different kinds of tulips and watching the dancers we headed over to Kilwins for some Ice cream!

What a perfect end to a fun day with Makenzie and her Great Grandma!!

This pic was taken at Dutton Park for our Mother's Day Picnic!

Mother's Day!

Here are some pics of my first Mother's Day! Matt made me a nice breakfast and dressed Makenzie in a onsie he bought that said "Pretty just like Mom"! Very cute! We also started Makenzie on rice cereal too!! She did really good!

Stylin' in Shades!


Look at those cheeks!!! Hanging with dad on the mower!


First Feeding is done! Success!

Sunglass Fashion Show

So I couldn't decide at the store which pair of sunglasses to buy her.... I didn't want to try them on her at the store because I figured she would cry non stop :0) So I got both thinking I'd return one, but they are both soooooo cute!!!

Pair #1"What the?!?!? Can someone explain to me what is going on!?!?"

Pair #2"Daddy quit laughing at me!!!!! Quit taking pictures of me!!!! Quit putting things on my face!!!! Why is the world suddenly so dark!?!?!? Dad get your face out of mine!!!!"

Our Spring!

Oh about a month ago we had our first nice spring day!! Actually it felt like a summer day! It has been a really sucky spring so far... windy, cool, and rainy. So we weren't able to take Makenzie outside for awhile! We would bundle her up and take her on a few walks here and there, but with the wind she just wasn't having it. When the wind hits her she makes a face that looks like she's eating something sour and takes a deep breath and keeps breathing in and doesn't exhale until she starts crying. Haha... poor girl just doesn't get what this wind is all about.

When we finally had our one day of spring Matt and I were both anxious to get outside! We both had work that had to be done outside so we set Makenzie up in her jumparoo and went to work! Of course we had to put her little baby bonnet on that her mommy wore when she was just a babe!

And how cute was it!

Makenzie 4 Months Old, Ruger just turned 2!

Once the wind picked up (and Makenzie started screaming) we decided to head out for a walk down the KalHaven trail. Holy cow, was Ruger excited!


On our way home we about had to put him in the stroller with Makenzie... he was exhausted. We all were... a little out of shape I suppose!


One of the bows I made for Makenzie! New craft :0) Seems like I'm always doing one thing or another, haha! So I started making bows. Mandi had been making some for Natalie and it looked like too much fun... and addicting. So now I've joined this bow making fun! I don't think I have been out with Makenzie once while she was wearing one of the bows and not gotten a compliment. Everyone loves them and I think she just looks TOO cute in them!!


Makenzie loves her little snuggle bunny. When she is taking a nap she grabs it and cuddles up with it... too cute! She has gotten much better with her nap times and how long she is taking them. There is a Tigger stuffed animal in her crib that has a "crunchy" tail and a little bell in it that rattles! Oh she just loves that. Most times I know she's awake from her nap when I hear Tigger jingling :0)

This April we decided to sell our house! Sad... not sure we are 100% ready for it, but gas prices just got TOO high! Since Matt is working 45 mins away we might as well try to move closer and cut down on some cost and gain seeing Matt more often. He had been very very busy at work working lots of overtime, so he hasn't been around (and awake!) a whole lot! Hopefully we can sell and move by the winter so his commute doesn't get even longer once the snow flies.

It has definitely been an interesting experience showing people your house... weird. We had the house for sale by owner for just under a month and decided to give it to a realtor to hopefully "guarantee" a quicker sale. So far we had more people interested when it was for sale by owner! Fun to hear what everyone has to say about your house :0)

Makenzie celebrated her first Easter. Got her all dressed up in her little Easter dress that the girls from work bought her!! All her little polka dots matched all her Easter eggs! Unfortunately we didn't get many pictures of her smiling, she was WAY too busy with the eggs!!