Hockey

Kenna watching the action.

Sarah's turn with the binoculars.

Waite 21

Hustle Carson!

Speedy!!!!

Matthew, Makenna and I jumped in the car and headed to Newark to watch my nephew play hockey on Saturday evening. Carson did a great job! He really hustled out there. That boy can skate. Even though the Mite Troy Bruins gave it their all, they came up with a loss. It didn't seem to dampen the teams spirits too much -all the boys were excited to get to the hotel and swim! What do you expect with 7 & 8 year olds? Makenna was excited to see Sarah and she watch a little of the game through her binoculars. Sarah was excited to try the binoculars out too!

Snowman

Jay decided it was finally time to build a snowman. We all bundled up and headed outside. Makenna refused to help us! We had fun anyway, between picking up kids that were falling everywhere and trying to help lift snowman bodies - it was great. We also took Cami sledding again. Makenna again refused - must have been a bad day for her.

Happy Birthday Makenna!

Birthday girls with their cakes!

Opening presents with Ayla.

Two beautiful birthday girls- Makenna 9 and Addison 2.

Minnie and Mickey Mouse cakes.

Looks like a strike.

Makenna throwing the bowling ball.

Everyone is excited about the Wii!

Madame Alexander doll!

Look at all those presents!

It is official! Makenna turned 9 years old today. Unbelievable! It is amazing how fast time goes by when you have children. She is an amazing, spunky, spirited, gorgeous young lady who inspires us each and everyday! We have had a wonderful year. Makenna had a delightful birthday with 2 great parties. The first party was with the Miller side of the family. She received so many thoughtful gifts. She loved her Wii and even turned down cake to play the Wii! She flabbergasted Jay and I with that one. In fact, Jay asked her twice because he couldn't believe she wasn't ready for her cake. That girl LOVES her cake. After the Miller party we went to Aunt Lain's for the combo party with Addison. Addison and Makenna share a birthday. Addi turned 2 today. Happy Birthday Addison. Aunt Lain had some connections and was able to get us a Minnie Mouse cake for Makenna and a Mickey Mouse cake for Addison. We had a great time at the Susil party too. It is always fun to have so many little ones together.

The BIG Snow!

Our home.

Daddy and the girls standing in the snow. Cami is really excited!

Sitting on a mountain of snow daddy plowed.

Our backyard - it is gorgeous!

One of the trees out back.

Makenna making a snow angel.

Cami is getting the walking down.

Wait! I need to catch my balance.

And she is off again!

Our power went out around midnight Friday night/Saturday morning. We woke up to a pretty chilly house. Daddy got up before the girls and got the generator running. He bought a big generator last year after we were without power for a few days (Cami was a newborn.) That thing can run the whole house. So once he got the tractor out and the generator going - the house warmed up and I was able to serve a hot breakfast. We ran the furnace for a few hours then Jay went out and shut it down so he could plow us and the rest of the neighborhood out. Our power came on just after he went outside so we didn't get too cold. Later in the afternoon we bundled up and went out to play. The snow was so high on Cami - up to her rear end. I think we got around 12 inches. Makenna wanted to take a winter walk so we headed up the drive way and enjoyed the beautiful snow. Makenna made a snow angel and loved throwing snow balls. Cami learned how to walk in all those clothes and liked sitting in the snow. We had a fun day. We are thankful the snow came the weekend before Makenna's birthday party - it usually hits the weekend of her party!

So Big - 14 months!

I want to play in the snow again- if only I could figure out this snow suit!

Daddy and Cami- Go Bucks

Taking herself upstairs for a nap!

Cracking up with daddy- he is so funny!

Sisterly love or maybe that is a push.

Cami is 14 months old! Where does the time go? She is on the move. She has mastered the steps - up and down. She gets into all cupboards and drawers. She can follow directions amazingly! I can't get over everything she understands already. She knows her body parts such as: eyes, ears, mouth, nose, toes, feet, belly and hair. She says new words everyday. She says "no" to everything, I think we need to work on "yes" next! What a beautiful, smart girl we have.

What a Reader!

Cami loves books! I am so excited about this as I have always been an avid reader. Everyday she asked to have books read to her and she loves to climb up in her rocker and look through books by herself.

Play date!

A few weeks ago we had a play date with the Garbers. Cami and Makenna love to go see Ty and Maddie. There was a special surprise on this particular day, Cami's friends Ella and Gray came too. Cami knows them from the sitter's house. Everyone had a great time. They played pass the cup and drank from everyone's cups but their own. All of the moms loved that game. The kitchen and playdoh were also lots of fun. Throw in a snack and the kids were all set! Thanks for a great evening Ty, Maddie and Juna!