She knows how to Party

For her 2nd birthday, we decided to do an Elmo theme. She doesn't watch Sesame Street but she got an elmo toy randomly for Christmas and loves him because of that.

We had two parties for her; One on Saturday and one today. I didn't get great pictures for her first party, but got some during the second. We are so worn out from the party prep but it was so worth it because she loved every second of it. It was all for her & we loved seeing her enjoy it.

 She started her morning with breakfast in my bed & watching Barney. She was in heaven.

                                     This was her reaction to coming out and seeing her Elmo party set-up.

 Apparently we planned the party on a bad weekend because all but 1 cousin were unable to come. Mckinlie was so excited for Bella to get there & they had way too much fun together.

 I thought that she would be scared to have everyone looking at her & singing to her, but boy was I WRONG! She was soaking it all in & loved having all eyes on her.

She got a dog from Gampa & Gamma that she is in love with. It walks on a leash and will stop & dance. 

It was a fun fun party and we are so glad that she loved it and had fun on the day all about her. Heaven knows that child loves attention!

It was a busy weekend, so we bought some pizza to bake on Sunday after the party and had a pizza & movie night with her. She was exhausted. I set her up on the floor and put Kennedi down on the floor. When I came back I did a double-take & Kennedi had a breadstick in her hand and was gumming it and attacking it like crazy. I guess Mckinlie felt bad for her and gave her a little food. Yikes!

It was a fun day for our sweet Mckinlie & we are so excited for her 2's. 

Thanks to everyone that took the time to come and celebrate with her. She is a lucky girl! 

Mckinlie turns 2 !

Today our baby turned 2. It's so crazy to think that she is that old. It's not possible! We love her at this stage and it is so much fun-minus the tantrums. She is so fun, silly, crazy, energetic, creative, smart & loving.

Mckinlie at 2:

(Her 2-Year well-check isn't until the end of this month so I'll have to add stats later)

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* Loves food of any & all kinds. Her favorites are steamed broccoli (trees), peas, black beans, strawberries (steebies), and candy (canee-not that she gets much of it). These are odd things for a toddler to like, but she loves them and asks for them on a daily basis. One day she was watching a movie with some goldfish and refused them so that she could ask for peas. I put some in a baggie and she ate them out of the bag during her movie. Crazy kid, but I will take it! She also has to smell everything before she eats it.


*Is obsessed with babies. She has quite a few dolls and loves to swaddle them and take care of them. She is an awesome helper and will make a great mom. I'll be getting Kennedi in her carseat and ready to go & Mckinlie will come in with her baby in her carseat and all bundled up. So cute!


*She is a great sleeper! She still is taking one nap a day and needs it. I've tried to cut that nap out and it just doesn't work. It's usually at least 2 hours and if I let her, she will nap for 3 or 4 hours. When Kennedi doesn't wake her up, she will sleep in until 9 or 10 some mornings. She even has an early bedtime of 7 and still will sleep that late. I'm not complaining.


* Mckinlie is an awesome big sister. Kennedi is a lucky girl. I have to watch them carefully because Mckinlie likes to feed Kennedi her food all the time. She always comes out in the morning and first thing she wants to do, is find her sister and say hi to her. She loves to rock her, and give her a binky when the baby is crying.


*This child is constantly dressing up and comes out wearing "gabs" (bags), jewelry & high heels. Her favorite thing to do is dress-up and push her baby around in the stroller. It's funny how that is just engrained in little girls from the very beginning.


*She is very loving. She is constantly giving us random hugs and kisses.


We are so lucky & are grateful that she came to our family. We are excited to see what this year brings for her and to see her grow. We love you Mckinlie Rae.


Message from Dad:

Mckinlie, you are a sweet, fun, loving, happy, smiley, silly, cute little princess. The short two years you've been around have been a lot of fun. I find myself thinking during the day about things that you do and smile. I can't imagine not having you around to enjoy life with mom and me. Keep growing healthy like you are. Keep being curious and adventurous because there is lots of fun and amazing stuff to learn about. I love how loving you are and how well you take care of sister Kenna. I love you. Happy birthday to the prettiest 2 year old in the world!