4 Today

Happy 4th Birthday Ba Ba! Today, our little Baxter turns 4! When we sang to him today, McKenzie thought it was for her and she smiled! It was really funny! Ba Ba had a great day today!

Playdate

This afternoon Jason's grandparents came over to hang out with us and visit with Jeff one last time before he returns to Africa. I am not sure how much time they spent with Jeff, but McKenzie got lots of time. Granny and McKenzie were in the playroom with Uncle Jeff for hours today! They were cooking and playing dolls! Here are so pics from the day!

McKenzie's Great-Granny

MG and her dolls!

Bare feet always...

This is McKenzie's new favorite place...Da Da's desk...This is where I found her the other day. She knows that she gets in trouble for being in here and when I walked in she said, No, No, No. She did not want to go to time-out. She looked so cute I took her picture and let her of the hook!

Look at this smile...she is hard to scold sometimes!

Happy 2010

Since Jeffrey is in town we decided to have the New Year's Eve Party this year so that we could hang out with him. We had about 13 people here. It was all family and friends that are all like family. We had a really fun time ringing in the New Year! It was also to our benefit to host the party so that McKenzie could go to bed on time. However, we did let her stay up until about 9:30 only because she napped that afternoon until 5. She loved playing with her cousins from AL. We don't get to see them much but when we do, she is wide opened with them. They really make her tired! She tries very hard to keep up with them! We hope that you and your family have a very happy, healthy, and blessed 2010!

An Unexpected Layover

We arrived home on the 27th from all of our Christmas travel. Bom and Boppa (my only grandparents alive~my dad's parents) were flying back to NY on the 28th. I always hate to say goodbye to them because I never know when I will see them again. It is not so easy to jump a plane and visit with McKenzie in the mix. So, as always, I was really sad to say goodbye to them. I got a call on the 28th from my mom that their plane was delayed because of a blizzard in NY. A few hours later I got another call from my mom that their flight was cancelled! So, Jason headed to the airport, because we live the closest and Bom and Boppa got to spend the night with us instead of staying in the airport hotel! It was so much fun! I was so excited and grateful for one more day with them. McKenzie took to Bom and cooked for her right away! They were fast friends and I think it was really good for Bom to just relax and be a "kid" again! Boppa enjoyed the recliner while Bom played! The next morning McKenzie and I took them back to the airport and they made it safely home then. It was just a really fun unexpected layover!

MG cooking for Bom!

My Favorite People

Aunt Martha (Amber) strikes again! Amber had asked me months ago to get her pictures of all of our family members and closest friends. She only would tell me that she was making McKenzie something for Christmas. So, for a while now we have been taking pictures and e-mailing them to her with no idea what she had up her sleeve. I could not wait to see what she was making for MG. Below is McKenzie opening her special present from Aunt Martha/ Amber!

About to open it!

It is a plastic container...

...written on it, it says, "My Favorite People"...

Inside are all of MG's family members and closest friends, as magnets!

Amber took the picture and cute it out in a square. Then, she put it on a piece of magnetic paper and cut out around the person, very closely. Next, she took ModgePodge and brushed that over the entire thing. Now, McKenzie has magnets to play with of all her favorite people!

Check this out! McKenzie LOVES it!

Even Baxter and Hutch are now magnets!

Bom even played magnets on the floor with MG!!

Aunt Amber is truly the greatest Aunt ever! She is so creative and McKenzie just loves her and all of her projects that she comes up with. McKenzie is so blessed to have such a special Aunt!

A Christmas Blur

I have tried very hard to keep our blog up to date. However, these last few weeks have just come and gone in a blur. It has been so busy around here. Our Christmas was wonderful! I have managed to post it all backwards on here again. :( It took so long to upload all of these pictures that I decided if you want it in chronological order you will have to scroll all the way to the bottom first! Sorry! Our Christmas was like a progressive dinner...once it started we just kept changing house and the party lasted for five days! It was a total blast but absolutely exhausting at the same time.


Dec. 25th-27th: Madison~Lamb's Christmas



We got to the farm on Christmas morning for part III of Christmas! Bom and Boppa had come from NY and the Harrisons had come from Utah. Amber, Brian, and Tate had come from Amber's family and of course Steve was there! We were all together and the kids were both healthy, minus a little coughing and a bit of a runny nose. Nothing like last years awful stomach virus for McKenzie and Tate's super high fever that would not break. Tate and McKenzie are so cute when they play together. They just love each other. It is so sweet to watch them. It was so good to hang out with Bom and Boppa and the Harrisons. We never get to see them enough and it is never long enough either.

Mom's Turkey!


Aunt Kim being silly!

Mom, making gravy!

Nick, Kim, and Dad

Bom, Steve, and Boppa

Kim and Tim!!!

UB and Auntie Amber

Us...

Steve and his new singing Santa!

Alex, Nick, and Kim

Jason, Mom, Tate, and Mark

Throw it Bom!

Boppa

UB being silly

MG finally woke up from her nap to open presents!

Look at her hair!

Tate liked MG's baby bottle!

Opening more presents

Who fell asleep first?

Bom and Jason

Aunt Amber reading to Kenz

After a long day and a huge meal...

Boppa and Tate

MG and her favorite aunt!

Such a sweet picture!

Snack time!

Holding hands!

Dec. 23rd-25th: Young Harris~Norton's Christmas

December 23rd we made our way to Young Harris to have part II of Christmas! Uncle Jeffrey arrived home the evening of the 23rd! We were all so excited to see him. McKenzie even got to stay up to see him. Jeff looks so good! He is so tan! You can tell just by the light in his eyes that he loves Africa and his work there. We are loving out time with him home though. However, it is quickly coming to an end. (He leaves this Friday to go back.) The morning of the 24th we had our Christmas with Jason's family. Then that afternoon the cousins from Florida came up to see Jeff so then we had presents with them. After presents we had a huge meal all together. It is always so much fun to hang out with the Perez clan. They are always so happy and so much fun! After another really long day of opening presents and eating until we were sick, it was off to bed. Christmas morning we got up and drove 3 hours to Madison.

Uncle Jeff just got home and was already in the party mix!

Such a tan boy...

Jason and Jared, his youngest brother

JEFF!

Kenzie and Papa

Jeff laughing

Too funny!

MG bear was with us every step of the way!

A new T-Ball set!

More unwrapping...

Papa

Curls, Curls, and more curls

McKenzie and her tricycle

Jeff brought Jason this shirt from the preacher in Africa that Jason met when he went to visist. He felt led to do a big dance with his new shirt on!

The cousins!
Jason, Jeff, Michelle, Jared, and Michael

Ba Ba

Michael

Megan and Jared

Tanta Nana (Diane, Kathy's sister)

Uncle Carlos (Diane's hubby)

Doll accessories!

MG making her way around opening everyones presents!

Taking some time to love on Ba Ba

Michelle opening her present!

Cute little MG

Ahhhh....feedign her new baby

Then having a drink of the bottle herself!

Ironing!

Riding!

Grandpa, Baxter, and Jared

Kathy and Diane (sisters)

Dessert

Playing with Tanta Nana

Dec. 22nd: Home~ Our Christmas

We did our Christmas with McKenzie on the morning of the 22nd. This was really our only time to do it because the next five days were were gone. On our "Christmas Eve" Jason and I explained to McKenzie that Santa would be coming to our house that night and that we needed to leave him some milk and cookies for a snack. It was so funny, when she was picking out which cookies to leave for him, she would take a bit of them herself and then put it on the plate for Santa. Jason and I thought it was too funny!

Our Christmas morning was really fun with McKenzie. She was really overwhelmed. For so long we were telling her NO, do not touch the presents. Then all of sudden we are telling her to unwrap all of them. She was a bit confussed but had a ball with it once she got going. Her big present was a kitchen. She did not want to unwrap any other gifts, she only wanted to play with her kitchen. She absolutely loves it! Everyone that comes over she takes by the hand into her playroom and cooks for them. It is so cute and so much fun!

McKenzie is at such a fun age right now. She has really started to talk over the last few weeks. She understands how to play pretend and she still loves her dolls too. She is quite the little mom and little cook in her kitchen. McKenzie is so funny and keeps us laughing all day long. You never know what she is going to say or do next!

McKenzie's cookies for Santa plate

Picking out which cookies she wants to leave for Santa!

Taking a bit and putting it on the plate!

Look closely at the snowman!

His head is missing!

Now for a bit of M & M cookie!

All ready for Santa! Even a carrot for the reindeer!

Christmas Morning~ Santa sure did come!

One more pic with the cookie plate!

Baxter is waiting for MG to wake up

Santa Came...he ate the cookies!

Looking over Christmas morning!

A big yawn before we start opening presents!

The kitchen!

Checking out all the stuff!

She likes the phone the best!

Opening some more...

Sweet!

T-Ball! Pink and Purple!

All Star!

Helpng mommy with her stocking!

New rubber boots! She had to put them on right away!

A new mixer for the kitchen!

Precious!

Playing with the new toys!

Cooking!

Riding on the new 4 wheeler! MG loves to ride on this, however, she can't steer it yet! She only pushes the buttom until she hits something and then cals out, "Help, Peeze! (please)"

Every year for Christmas, Jason and I get each other an ornament. This is the one that he got me this year. I LOVE it! He is so creative!

As you can see, our Christmas was very eventful and very fun!