Makenna started crawling almost two weeks ago, and she's really moving now. Just give her a ball or toy to go after, and she's on her way...
Monday, August 31, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Great Grandma and Papa Mackie's visit (slightly belated post)
Summer is cruising by, and it's already been a few weeks since my grandparents came to visit us, but I still want to share some photos and short stories:
Makenna was all eyes on her Great Grandma Mackie and Kieran loved talking with Great Papa Mackie non-stop. He also loved being read to, and thankfully they brought him a new favorite book about a little bear cub who was saved in a forest fire in Northern California last summer, entitled Saving Lil' Smokie. He was spoiled by us reading it to him about a dozen times a day! Kiki was well-loved too, as Grandma Mackie reminisced about the black lab my Dad had growing up.
Kevin and I also enjoyed the relaxing visit, just sharing each other's company and hanging out...finally a weekend home without projects or errands. :-) Grandma Mackie and I also bonded over a steam mop of all things...they wanted to buy us a belated house warming gift, and I have been wanting a new mop. She shared about her favorite cleaning weapon, The Shark, and after watching the video online, I was sold. It works really great, especially with all the new dog hair and slobber...just in time since, Makenna is crawling now...hope to post a video this weekend!
Makenna was all eyes on her Great Grandma Mackie and Kieran loved talking with Great Papa Mackie non-stop. He also loved being read to, and thankfully they brought him a new favorite book about a little bear cub who was saved in a forest fire in Northern California last summer, entitled Saving Lil' Smokie. He was spoiled by us reading it to him about a dozen times a day! Kiki was well-loved too, as Grandma Mackie reminisced about the black lab my Dad had growing up.
Kevin and I also enjoyed the relaxing visit, just sharing each other's company and hanging out...finally a weekend home without projects or errands. :-) Grandma Mackie and I also bonded over a steam mop of all things...they wanted to buy us a belated house warming gift, and I have been wanting a new mop. She shared about her favorite cleaning weapon, The Shark, and after watching the video online, I was sold. It works really great, especially with all the new dog hair and slobber...just in time since, Makenna is crawling now...hope to post a video this weekend!
These smiles say everything! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Mackie!
Monday, August 17, 2009
7th year married, best camping trip ever!
We just returned from a four day camping vacation to celebrate our 7 year wedding anniversary.
We are a big beach family, and our very favorite beach is Tillicum Beach. Long wide sandy beach that seems to go forever. It's a bit remote, but worth the effort. On this trip we lucked out by getting one of the best camp sites. We visited the Oregon Coast Aquarium and the Rogue Brewery on our way there, and then drove through Alsea on the way home (one of the most picturesque and windy roads we've ever taken). I've got a squirmy 7 month old who just woke up on my lap, so we'll see how long this post ends up being...Hard to pick my favorite photos:
Beach time fun.
Football season is almost here, and these boys are ready!
Relaxing and reading the paper together.
Kieran found a buddy to play snakes and catchers with...they were so cute together.
Explaining how the sun sets and rises is one of the best things about being parents. PS And no, I didn't manage to write this in one sitting, turned out she was squirmy for a reason! Thankfully, she's snoozing on my lap now, much easier!
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