Happy Birthday Makenzie!

Today my baby turned 1! And to honor this special day for her, here are a few of the things that make her special to us:
-she gives the BEST hugs
-she has always wanted to be a big girl (even when she was a newborn)
-she will eat most everything (except mashed potatoes)and lots of it
-she is extremely stubborn (gets that from her dad)
-she LOVES to walk
-she is a mini Dan
-she has the biggest smile
-she loves to make friends


Kaitlyn enjoying the pink cupcakes

Steph, Nate, Owen, & Alyssa chowing down on theirs

Dan & Cheyenne watching the Sugar Bowl

Lisa & Brynlee

Steph & Nate got Makenzie a phone and a squishy football
And look, I caught a picture with Steph with a normal smile

And the Thactchers got her a vaccuum (if only they made real ones for kids too)

Another excuse to get together....

Tuesday Nov 18th at 11:30am come over to my house. Kids can play while moms make flower clips and hair bows. Bring a snack to share. Also if you have any cute buttons, ribbons, flowers, etc you want to use then bring it, if not just come and I have plenty. If you're not a mom of girls then come anyways and make one for yourself, or to give away, or to just get out of the house. Everyone is invited so come over for some fun! Just call, email, text, or leave a comment if you are coming.

Doin It Like Wendy

Wendy Darling (as in Peter Pan). Apparently this is how Wendy sleeps...with her shoes and socks on.

I'm trying to get Kaitlyn to take a nap so she's not a grump while she stays out late tonight at Disney on Ice. While she's 'supposed' to be napping I keep hearing these thumps. So I go upstairs to check on her and as I get into her room she jumps into bed and pretends to be sleeping (what a little terd). I ask her what she's doing, to which she replies "I'm doin it like Wendy"....oh how I wish I could see the inner workings of a 3 year old mind.

Halloween Festivities

We went on a Halloween cruise on the Provo River. It was pretty cute (a little -ok a lot- cheesey) but perfect for the kids - Well I guess just Kaitlyn since Makenzie didn't really care what was going on. We were serenaded by a Halloween Cd, a lot of Jack-o-lanterns lined the river, a pirate came and told jokes and passed out candy, and were told the story of the headless horseman.



For Halloween Kaitlyn was Snow White and Makenzie was an Angel, we went trick or treating around the block were home within a half hour!



Since I let Kaitlyn wear lipstick for Halloween, she thinks she can wear it all the time now. Since then, when the house is too quiet this is what I've found...

I also sometimes find this...

But my favorite is when I find this...

Pizza Party

Tuesday Nov 4th at noon come over to my house for a Pizza Party! Everyone will be able to make their own Pizza Face. Everyone is invited so come over for some fun! and a good way to get your kids to willingly eat vegetables Just call, email, text, or leave a comment if you are coming so we can have enough for everyone.

Thanksgiving Point

Today Lisa and I took our kids out to Thanksgiving Point. It was quite a bit warmer than last year, but the wind sure was strong. We milked the fake cow, rode the ponies (although once the pony started moving Kaitlyn wanted it to stop), made lots of animal noises (BTW Lisa does a really good "gobble gobble") , and had lots of fun!

This little piggie...

Turned 9 months today! She has officially been out longer than in. Makenzie is almost 28 inches and 16.5 lbs, and her head size is off the charts. We finally attempted some pig tails - they didn't turn out so well :( Maybe we'll try again in a few more months - give her hair some time to grow over that huge head of hers;) Makenzie's bottom two front teeth have FINALLY started to break through...YAY! She is one tuff little cookie . . . Today at her dr's appointment she got some blood drawn and she just smiled as she was watching the nurse the entire time. I guess it helps to have an older sister who beats up on you. Makenzie loves to eat, if she sees one of us eating or drinking anything she will come over to us and grunt (Dan says she gets that from her Allen genes...I think he's crazy). We discovered the other day that she is a little scared of dogs, and was quite dramatic about it too (Allen genes again?) When Makenzie gets tired she will just follow me around the house crying begging me to put her to bed. Makenzie thinks giving 5's is hillarious. And my absolute favorite is that she gives the best hugs!



*I know I'm so mean for posting this, but this is how dramatic she is