Fast asleep...

Makenzie has been "sneaking" out of her room at night alot these days. Most of the time she winds up in our room, but occasionally recently she has been hanging out in other places and I just happen to wake up and find her. Tonight I looked out in the hallway and found her sound asleep right outside her doorway.

Nevermind eyes in the back of his head....

Why are baby doll and bear laying with their butts in the air over the bathtub, you ask? Could it be because Daddy dearest was absolutely oblivious to the 2 year old slathering lotion all over them not even 4 feet from where he played his computer game? Nevermind eyes in the back of his head....he just needs to pay attention to what's going on right in front of his face!

Of course I say that in the nicest, most loving tone!

Fashionista

Here's cute bathing suit #2 for this season thanks to a mommy friend.....

Fun in the Sun

We met several families at a local pool last night for a little swim time and picnic. It's a very kid-friendly pool with a beach-type entrance, small water slide and maximum depth of about 4 feet. Makenzie was very weary of it at first--maybe because her dad was splashing her and otherwise trying to soak her from head to toe--but she quickly warmed up to the idea. She went down the slide about 50 bajillion times and cruised around in the shallow water like she was a big girl. She went too far out a couple times and drank some nasty pool water involuntarily, but we were right behind to scoop her back up and put her back in the shallow end. It was alot of fun and a very cheap family outing--Makenzie was free and Tim and I were $2.50 each! Wish I had some pictures to post, but she kept me too busy!

Got a picture this time!

Action Shots

Mean, Green, Swimmin' Machine
Running away from crazy Christian!

And you wonder why she's running?
Kenzie's in control-watch out!

Homie, lover, friend...

That was then.......May 28, 2005

This is now......May 31, 2008

"I promise to love you and honor you as my partner, lover, and friend. I promise to respect you as my lifelong helpmate in good times and in bad, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health. I vow to be your encouragement to get you through, your protector when the world is against you, and your uplifter when the journey is long and arduous. I promise to never give up, never abandon you or our marriage, and to never let the sun go down without mending broken fences. I vow to share your tears, rejoice in your happiness and to thank God for you and your love at least once a day. I promise you unconditional love, shelter from every storm and a warm lap to lay your weary head."

This past weekend we celebrated another year together (a couple days late). Granny and Nanny kept Makenzie while we had dinner for 2 and saw a movie. The time has really flown by--it seems like just yesterday we said our "I do's". Here's a short list of things we've seen/done/been through in our 3 short years of married life:

~got 2 pink lines just 3 short months after the honeymoon
~mourned the loss of both of our fathers, Tim's biological mother and Tim's biological grandmother
~bought a house
~2 fender benders in 1 year (that weren't my fault of course-college town, enough said)
~survived 38 weeks of pregnancy without killing each other
~had a beautiful baby girl
~handed our precious child over to a surgeon at 6 weeks old to remove a suspected neuroblastoma
~praised God when it was just a hemangioma
~found out Granny had breast cancer
~got into nursing school (again)
~turned down nursing school acceptance
~sold a house
~built a new house
~took new jobs
~quit those jobs
~took newer jobs
~survived a 3 day stay in the hospital and a shock to Tim's heart (on purpose)
~took a cruise

We've had good times and bad times, but we've had each other through all those times and I look forward to many more years with the man I love.

In the Blink of an Eye....

In the blink of an eye, a toddler can get herself into more trouble than you could ever guess.....

Yesterday, in the time it took for me to walk from the office to the bathroom and back to the office, Makenzie had colored ALL over her face and hands with a yellow highlighter, purple pen and green marker and she had emptied almost an entire roll of scrapbooking tape into a huge wad of stickiness. Man, I wish I hadn't been so caught up in my frustration that I forgot to whip out the camera and get a picture or two.

Also yesterday, in the time it took for Tim to climb the ladder to the attic and turn around to look down, Makenzie had also scaled the ladder and was standing right behind him!

And also yesterday, in the time it took for me to close the bathroom door and get nice and comfy on the toilet seat, Makenzie had gone to the laundry room and pulled down a giant Sam's sized bottle of Shout! on top of her pretty little head from a shelf at least 6 feet up on the laundry room wall (don't worry, she's okay).