Christmas at Granny and Granddaddy's new house

Granny and Granddaddy's Christmas Tree

Granny and Granddaddy's pretty front door

An umbrella stroller...YEAH!!

Kenzie crawling on her big present!

Hanging out with Papa Norton

McKenzie got a Raggedy Ann doll from her cousins!

Yummy...this bag tastes great!

McKenzie shredding her tissue paper!

McKenzie kept crawling to the corner!

Granny in her new kitchen!

Granny and Granddaddy's New House

Hey everyone! We hope you all had a great weekend! I am sure it was busy for everyone. Ours was too, of course! Friday night we had Jason's company Christmas Party at Medieval Times in Atlanta. If you have never been to something like this I would say go! It was fun! It was a bunch of knights on horses fighting each other with swords and many other weapons. Whatever section you sit in is the knight that you cheer on. We cheered for the blue knight but he lost! After it was over the knight that won was outside talking to people as they left and we stopped to talk to him. He said that they practice 5 hours a day! That was just amazing to us! So, that was a fun night for us and McKenzie stayed with Jason's grandparents.

Saturday we had Christmas at Granny and Granddaddy's new house; which by the way is very nice and very roomy! Jason's cousins from SC came and we were all together. Everyone except Jeffrey. It was very weird not to have him there. However, we prayed for him and we know that he is doing great things in Africa. He was already asked to be in a wedding this passed Saturday! He is so funny! He has only been in his new place a few weeks and already in a wedding of some African person! Anyways, Granny had amazing food like always and then we opened our gifts. McKenzie's favorite part was the tissue paper. She shredded it into confetti size pieces. She was so proud of herself that she clapped when she was finished! We got home late last night and we were all tired!

McKenzie must have picked up a bug along the way. Starting Friday night she has had diarrhea. She has not run a fever at all with it though. I called her doctor this morning and we have put her on pedialyte. She seems to like it but is still has diarrhea. We will be taking her to the doctor tomorrow morning if she is not better. We were so upset about her being sick because she had a birthday party to go to today. However, we did not take her because we did not want to chance anyone else getting sick. The doctor this morning said it sounded like a virus. If we passed that on at the party there would be lots of upset parents on Christmas morning dealing with sick babies! Hopefully it will pass soon.

We hope everyone has a great Monday! :)

PS: If you are a blogger and know how to post pictures at the bottom of the blog after you have typed what you want to say please let me know! Thank you! I really wanted all those pictures to come after my writing.

A Painful Little Tooth and a Full Week

Hey everyone! I am sorry it has taken me so long to post another blog, it has been crazy here. Jason's Aunt and cousin from FL came up on Tuesday and left yesterday. They came to get some of our extra furniture for Michelle's (Jason's cousin) new apartment. It was so good to see them. We always have so much fun with them! I was in the kitchen working on dinner and Michelle was palying with McKenzie and she held her up so that she could see me in the kitchen and McKenzie just started to wave to me! It was the sweetest thing ever! So now McKenzie can wave all by herself! :)

As you know from my last post McKenzie has a tooth on the bottom. Well it has really started to come in. That poor little girl has had such a hard time getting this tooth. She has had a fever, diarrhea, and been very "Mommy needy." Wednesday was the worst, she just could not get comfortable. She didn't want to play or be set down. She just wanted me to hold her so that is what I did. Yesterday she was much better with a little pain here and there. She has been up lots at night with this tooth though because the pain from it wakes her up. So bless her little heart, she is still sleeping this morning.

McKenzie is crawling all over the place now and has already unwrapped 3 presents that are not hers! She loves to pull the bows off the presents under the tree and chew on them! She is so funny! She also has started to pull up now. McKenzie pulls up on anything that is still long enough so that she can stand, including Baxter! Baxter has been so good to her, he just stands there and lets her pull his fur until she is standing and then he stands ever so still until she falls over and then he licks her as if to say..."Good Job!" Then McKenzie claps for herself and laughs!

I have started to give McKenzie some "real" food here and there. She seems to be over baby food. She doesn't really eat much of it any more. So, I thought what could it hurt. She loves mashed potatoes, crackers, and even will eat a real banana! My girl who eats NO fruit from a jar loves the real thing! Can you blame her?

We have another busy weekend planned. We are off to Jason's grandparents new house for the night. Jason and I have his work Christmas Party tonight so his grandparents will be watching McKenzie. Tomorrow we have Christmas at their house with the whole family. It will be fun! Granny is such a good cook! This Sunday we have our amazing service about Christ's birth at church. We look forward to that each year! Sunday afternoon McKenzie's friend Brock is having his 2nd birthday so we are off to a party for him! Sunday night we have Christmas with our friends Erin and Jason. What a busy but fun weekend we have ahead of us!

We hope that all of you are enjoying is wonderful time of year!

What a Big Day!

Well it is offical...McKenzie is now crawling!!! She has mastered the skill as of this morning! She can get up and go! She is so cute...a little woman on a mission. When she sees something and wants it...she goes and gets it!

We have been checking her mouth everyday for a tooth and nothing. This morning was kind of a rush around the house and I was trying to get ready to go and get her ready and I did not check her mouth this morning. I took McKenzie to Uncle Brian and Aunt Amber's house for the night because we are having a Christmas party at our house tonight. I was getting off of our exit from coming home when my cell phone rang and it was my mom. She is also at Brian's and so is my Dad. So, I said hello and my mom in a very enthusiastic voice said..."Did you know that McKenzie has a tooth?" I said "What?" So, low and behold the one day that I do not check, of course is the day that her little tooth grows in. I am very excited to see it tomorrow when my parents bring her home! I'll post pictures when she returns!

So all in one day she has mastered crawling and has a tooth!! :)

8 Months Old

Today McKenzie Grace is 8 Months old. We can't even believe how fast time has go by. She is still not crawling yet but rolls all over and sits up when she gets where she wants to go. She is making all kinds of noises and still sings to herself when she gets really tired. As of yesterday she claps. She thinks it is so funny that she can make a noise so she claps and then laughs and then claps some more. It is so cute! McKenzie has loved our house being decorated for Christmas. She rolls under the tree and pulls the bows off the presents and eats them. She does not bother the tree at all. She loves to look at the lights on the tree. McKenzie is also still toothless! She smiles all the time and is such a great baby! She is so much fun to be with and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to stay home everyday and raise her.

A Fun Weekend and a New Trick

Hey everyone! We hope all is well with you! We had a very fun weekend! We spent Friday night in Heflin, AL with Jason's cousins and great grandmother. That would be McKenzie's Great, Great Grandmother...how cool is that! We had a super fun dinner of junky, snack foods and then exchanged presents! We had a great time!

Saturday morning I took McKenzie to a local church where our friend Katie Henry is in charge of the children's department. Katie organized a Whoville for all the children. She did an amazing job! It was really like walking into a Dr. Suess book. There was everything there to do. You could get your hair done Whoville style, listen to Mrs. Claus read Christmas stories, take pictures with Santa, make nativity scenes, and tons of more activities. It was so fun! Way to go Katie, you're the best!

Saturday afternoon we took McKenzie to Stone Mountain for A Stone Mountain Christmas. Our friends Brad, Brooke, and Brock went with us. We had a really good time! We saw The Polar Express in 4-D!! It was really cool! Poor Jason had to stand outside with the screaming McKenzie while the rest of us enjoyed snow falling on our heads, mist spraying in our faces, and our seats moving! We rode the train around the mountain and they played Christmas carols as we rode. We ate yummy funnel cakes, kettle corn, and drank hot chocolate. It was beginning to get dark so we claimed a front row seat for the Christmas parade. After that we headed to the car because it was so cold outside.

Sunday we went to church and hung out around the house the rest of the day!

As of today McKenzie has a new trick...she now claps all by herself! It is so cute! She claps a little bit and then laughs at herself and the funny noise that she can now make. It is just amazing how fast she is growing.

The white house at Stone Mountain

There were so many lights! It was beautiful!

Santa's float from behind

Santa saying "I love you!"

Here comes Mr. and Mrs. Claus

The train in the parade

LIGHTS!!

More lights!

Still more lights!!

All different colors of lights

Brock, Brad, and Brooke

Daddy and McKenzie looking out the train window.

Riding the train

Eating on the train!

The pretty tree going into the 4-D Polar Express!

Decorating sugar cookies!

Jason-the snow angel!

The gingerbread house!

Jason on the Jazzy!

Stone Mountain

McKenzie all wrapped up...it was so cold out!

McKenzie and her great, great grandmother...very cool!

Santa and 6 Month Pictures

Hey Everyone! We hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We were in the mountains with Jason's family and had a nice time. It was the first holiday with Jeffrey in Africa so that was a bit hard. However, we got to Skype with him twice that day and see him on the computer so it was really like he was there! Technology is so amazing! Auntie Amber and Uncle Brian just got a new computer and it has Skype on it. So now McKenzie and Tate can see each other and make there little noises to each other over the computer. It is very exciting!

Today I went into McKenzie's room to check on her during her nap. She had been sleeping for about 2 hours. She hadn't made a peep over the monitor but I went to check on her anyways. When I opened the door she was sitting up in her crib playing with her pacifiers. I have no idea how long she had been awake. But, she was being so quiet! So as of today she can sit up all by herself and is not afraid to do it. Tonight after her bath she rolled all over the changing table until she could maneuver her way to sitting position! It is so amazing how fast she is changing and how in one day's time she can do something new. She is still not crawling yet and still getting mad when she gets up on all fours and falls over.

We have our house all decorated for Christmas now, inside and out. McKenzie has her own little tree in her room; it's pink! She loves to look at all the decorations and touch the trees. She loves to stare at the lights on the trees. We are very excited about Christmas with her this year.

We do not have a very busy week ahead. McKenzie and I are going to tackle some more Christmas shopping and wrapping. However, our weekend will be very busy! Friday night was are having Christmas with our cousins in Alabama. Saturday morning we are going to a Christmas shindig with crafts and Santa and then Saturday night will be going to a Stone Mountain Christmas with Brooke, Brad, and Brock! Then Sunday is church! I am sure we will have lots to share after this week and weekend! Keep checking our site for updates.

We hope you enjoy the pictures below! Jason and I were very excited about them! We were also very excited about making the photographer's website! Her name is Emily Boyce. Check it out!

emagesphotographystudio.com

Our Family

Walking together


McKenzie and the pumpkin

Sittin' pretty with a gold bracelet on!

My crazy Mommy is trying to make me smile again!

Talking with my hands

Baby Gap commercial photo...not really but several people have told us that!

Playing with my shoes

Nana and Papa T

Papa T. and Kenzie on his tractor! What a big day!

Look and that bow Nana put in my hair! I love her!

Santa and McKenzie

Kisses from Santa

I like this guy and I really like to pull his beard!

I am not so sure about this anymore.

Priceless!

Happy Thanksgiving

Hey everyone! We hope that you are having an excellent Thanksgiving week! We are leaving tomorrow to go to Young Harris for Thanksgiving to be with Jason's family. We had a great time in Madison over the weekend celebrating it there.

McKenzie did an awesome job with her Santa pictures last Wednesday if you read our previous blog. She actually made it on the front page of the photographer's website! We were so excited about that!

We got our house all decorated for Christmas between yesterday and today. That is always such a job but so fun and it looks so nice! Jason does an amazing job with Christmas decorating. He put so many lights on the trees and mantel that we blew a fuse! He is waiting to the outside after Thanksgiving!

We hope that you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Be safe if you are traveling and get the deals if you are shopping! :)

Boppa & Bom and a Jeffrey Update

Hey everyone! I hope you are having a great week and staying warm! It has gotten so cold this week. We have just been staying in. On Sunday we had a nice surprise. My dad came to our house and brought my grandparents from New York. We don't get to see them much because of the distance. They are staying with us until Wednesday. On Wednesday I will be taking them back to Madison. Wednesday night in Madison, McKenzie will be meeting Santa for pictures for the very first time! I'll let you know how that goes! McKenzie and I will be staying in Madison until Sunday. Jason and Baxter will join us there Friday after work. We will be celebrating Thanksgiving with my family on Saturday since we will be with Jason's family in the mountains on Thanksgiving Day.

We have really enjoyed Boppa and Bom (my grandparents) and McKenzie has loved them playing with her! She has performed royally for them and continues to talk all the time! They bought her a rocking horse that really looks like a horse and makes the galloping sounds. I thought she would be afraid of it but she laughs and loves it! Today she rolled (not crawling yet, just rolling!) over to it and tried to pull herself on. It is so cute to watch her ride it!

For all of you who check our blog know that Jason's middle brother Jeffrey is in Africa for two year as a missionary. He was supposed to spend his time in Tanzania but now we have found out that he will be living in Kenya instead. He has mixed emotions about the move but is very excited to be with people he knows in Kenya. He was the lone ranger in Tanzania. We are so proud of him and of course miss him like crazy. Please continue to pray for Jeff and his move to Kenya as he strives to reach the world and church the unchurched! He is amazing!

We hope that you all have an excellent rest of the week!