So it has begun

Mckinlie is just over 2 1/2 but we decided to keep her in a crib until she starts to climb out. She hasn't even been close to, so I thought we had awhile. 

On Tuesday I was in my room cleaning the blinds with the door closed. The girls had been napping and quiet for about 30 min. Nap-time is NOT a time of rest in this house, it's merely a time to clean. I'm really into the show Army Wives on netflix, so I play that while I clean and that's my "me time". I was focusing on that and I hear the bedroom door rattle and swing open. It's the middle of the day, so my heart jumps and I turn around and I hear, " I am awake!" And see little Mckinlie standing in the doorway. It took my heart a few seconds to recover and meanwhile she jumps up on my bed and asks to watch a movie so casually. I ask her what she's doing and she says, " I climbed out my bed and I'm watching a movie". Duh mom. Kenna was still sleeping so I went in later and found this:  

She had stacked her pillow pets and a book and used that to climb out. No big deal. Guess who now only gets 1 "pilla" and 1 blanket to sleep now?

Here she is casually watching a movie on my bed. (Bedding was being washed) 

She hasn't tried it since, luckily. Oh this child. She keeps us on our toes. Hopefully she can wait until we move as we REaLLY don't want to buy a bed now and then move it again in a few months. 

Pumpkin Patch

We took the girls to a farm by our house this weekend. Last year we did some fun fall stuff at this same farm, but Kennedi was too small to enjoy it. I remember having her bundled and strapping her to me. Things were much different this year! 

We went on a wagon ride, saw some animals, went through a tiny corn maze, and chose pumpkins. The girls were so into it and it was adorable. 

I love fall & I can't wait to do more stuff with the girls

Our Home

Our great house search finally came to an end & we couldn't be more relieved. Our awesome realtor, Paul McKinney helped us find an Edge home that we loved and the perfect neighborhood in Heber. It's been fun to go up and watch the progress. Mckinlie can't stop talking about her new house and room. It's so cute and it's fun to talk about it with her and have her be a part of it. It's set to be finished in late December & we can't wait to be up there again! 

Best Buds

These girls have the best time together. I love seeing it! 

Fall Zoo Visit

The other weekend, my cousin Brandy invited us to the zoo. Mckinlie asks to go all the time so of course we jumped on it. 

We met Brandy, her kids, Dave & Leila there and set off to see some animals. 

We brought our wagon and the girls started off in there but Mckinlie wanted no part in that. She quickly jumped out and throughout the day pulled various different kids around in it. It was so funny seeing big Leila being pulled around by tiny Mckinlie but she was set on that being her job. 

We saw all the animals and a lot of them were pretty active. It seems like every time we go, we catch them at nap time. 

 

We walked into the otter exhibit and Mckinlie peered through the glass with this random little girl. The girl turned to Mckinlie and said, " the otters are making babies. " She turned to her horrified and said , " really?!"  And watched the otters with wide eyes. I don't think she knew much of what that girl meant, but was more confused. Thanks a ton, girl. I was hoping to avoid that subject all together for awhile. 

We had a blast & can't wait to go again! 

Mckinlie: 2 1/2

Our wild child is 2 1/2 (actually she's just over that). She is getting SO big. In less than a year, she will be starting preschool. Kenna & I are pretty sad about that. I'm not sure what we will do without our buddy. Kennedi will be totally lost. 

Mckinlie is too smart for her age. She will say & remember things that even Ive forgotten. She amazes us everyday. She just recently memorized the alphabet and sings it a million times a day. She also loves to sing primary songs and nursery rhymes. She loves for us to sing with her and always says, " um.. How bout child of God". How could we say no? She is all about learning and taking everything in right now. She is a champ at saying prayers and it's adorable. She's a good example to her sister & has kennedi saying prayers now, too. She folds her arms for a few seconds, then throws them open and shouts, "amen" ! 

Mckinlie is really loving to talk about Jesus & God lately. She also loves to drive past the temple and let me know that God lives there and " it's so God in there. ".

She also is super sassy. Who knew that it started this early. I've been told too many times that I'm mean and that " she's sad at me". While lecturing her, she often says, " don't look at me... Don't say that to me... Be nice!" Etc etc. I've read 1-2-3 Magic and we've started implenting it. Good thing she's adorable! 

Mckinlie can also be very loving. She is sensitive to how people feel. She is always asking me if I'm happy and is very affectionate. She makes sure to share treats with her sister and always wants things to be equal. 

Lately she's regressed a bit & is obsessive over binkies. She's been off them for awhile but she will find her sister's and hide so that she can suck on it for awhile. I just had to put the binkies up because she keeps sneaking them. Stinker. 

She LOVES to have her hair cut. She talks about it all the time. Her hair grows so fast now & we have to trim it often. Everytime we are in the District she begs to go there. We take her to Cookie Cutters and she knows exactly where it is. 

We love this girl & her spunkiness. She's giving us a run for our money & we wouldn't have it any other way. We're excited for your 3rd year, Mckinlie Rae! Or as you say it, " Mckinlie Wae Ebwards" ! 

Kennedi: 15-months

I can't believe this girl is 15-months-old. It's not fair! It's true when they say that time flies. It's so weird that she will go to nursery in a few months. I don't like it! With Mckinlie I was ready for her to go & I felt that she was ready, but with kennedi it is totally different. I'm sure that has to do with her being much smaller than her sister at that age, and the fact that I had a newborn when kinlie started nursery. 

She just started walking in the past month or so & is now running. If she's moving, she's running. She toddles all around the house following her sister & it's the cutest thing. Kenna is very active and she's always getting into something. It makes her sister so mad that she spends forever cleaning up her toys & then Kenna toddles in and it's like a tornado came through. 

Kennedi is so loving. When I'm busy doing something, she will stop what she's doing from time-to-time to come find me. She'll proudly shout, "hi" and give me a hug before she runs off to get into something else. I'm so glad that she's still cuddly. She loves to be carried around and would be thrilled if she could hang on my hip all day. 

She LOVES to "help" me do laundry. As soon as she hears the door open, I can count on her coming around the corner in the next few seconds. 

Kennedi loves her sister and most of the time the feeling is mutual. She used to let kinlie push her around but just recently has started fighting back. They screech, fight over toys & swat at each other. It's bad, but I totally think it's cute. I secretly laugh & giggle. They really are the best of friends though. They've started playing well together and can't function without each other. I'm so glad that they have each other and get to grow-up together. It's so nice that they are getting to be in the same "stage". 

They get into lots of trouble together. When I hear the bedroom door close, I know I'm in for it. They enjoy "painting" each other with diaper cream. They always find the cream when I thought I've hidden it well and out of their reach. 

We love her and are so glad that she was sent to our family. We are excited to see you grow, Kennedi Grace!