Beach trip

Today we ventured out of the apartment and took a trip to the beach. The weather here was perfect weather for being outside, but still a little chilly for the water. I figure once the surfers start going in without their wetsuits on that's when it will be warm enough for me. But I do think I am a little warped from being used to the bathtub temperature pool water in Arizona and the warm beautiful beaches in Hawaii.

Kaitlyn had a blast just playing in the sand. She was so excited to see the sand that she about plopped herself down to dig on the sidewalk leading to the beach. She also discovered today that sand does not taste very good. And boy was she ever so dramatic trying to spit it out.


Makenzie even ventured out of her car seat today. She felt the sand on her toes and wasn't too sure of how she felt about it. Hopefully she won't be as crazy about it as Kaitlyn was. I think my 7x7 beach towel will definately get it's use this summer...now if only we lived in one of those beach houses!

WOW

Even though she probably only weighs 45 pounds this is probably one of the most amazing things I have ever seen - Thanks Saedi for sharing

4 Months

I can't believe another month has just flown by. Makenzie is definately growing up way too fast. We went to the dr. today and in 2 months she has gained almost 3 pounds and grown 5 inches. I doubted for a brief minute if Makenzie could really be mine and Dan's child since she is in the 95th percentile for her height 50th for weight. But then I remembered how at the hospital they basically super glued her ID patch on her chest so the odds of a mix up are pretty slim.

Makenzie loves looking at her fingers, sucking on her shirt, covering her face with her balnkets and burp cloths, scooting around in circles on her back, rolling over back to tummy, reading books and singing songs with Kaitlyn, and cuddling.

Since Makenzie will not take a bottle we decided it was time to start up on the rice cereal. She did surprisingly well...She swallowed about half of the cereal, and the other half didn't quite make it to her mouth due to the fact that her older sister wouldn't stop trying to help me feed her. Oh the joys of a well intending, over helpful, stubborn child.

Rollin, Rollin, Rollin

Today Makenzie started rolling over from her back to her tummy! Seriously, what happened to my newborn???? She is growing up way too fast. I tried to catch it on video but she wouldn't cooperate. So this will just have to do.

Klutz???

I LOVE warm weather! It's so nice to be able to go outside and get some fresh air, let Kaitlyn run around at the parks and wear herself out. However, I found out the other day that an excited Kaitlyn, shorts, and walking equals a lot of owwies. No kidding she fell 4 times in one day. Add that with the fact that she is the most dramatic person I know -which says a lot because if you know any of my female relatives you know that I know some pretty big DRAMA QUEENS -and the fun is over. The picture doesn't do it justice, she kept falling, landing on the same spots, and reopening her scabs. Is the only solution pants?

Virginia Beach

Yesterday morning Dan and I took the girls to the beach. We had a lot of fun despite it being foggy and the water being too cold to swim in. Much to my surprise Kaitlyn was not afraid of the sand, she just wasn't too excited about it getting all over the place, and it tickled her feet. A huge improvement from last year



There were a lot of seagulls around and Kaitlyn was chasing one trying to give it some food (sand from her bucket) After the one she was chasing flew out to the water, Dan went to console her.


I guess they 'clean' the beaches by shoving all the debris back into the ocean...seems pretty pointless to me since it will all just wash right back up again.


What's a beach trip without someone getting burried?


Kaitlyn couldn't leave the beach without testing out the water...it was pretty cold but she was pretty fearless and ran straight in.


Makenzie's hang out. She slept most of the time, and just smiled and talked to us once she woke up. She really loves being outside.


We're really happy to be so close to a beach again. Although the beaches here don't even compare the the beaches in Hawaii. We're looking forward to the weather warming up a little bit more so we can more fully enjoy our beach trips.

Too much Enchanted????

Kaitlyn's newest favorite movie is Enchanted. I wasn't sure she would like it since it's not all cartoon, but I guess all she needs is a story about a princess with a prince and a mean witch and she's hooked. I'm pretty sure she has watched it EVERYDAY since I bought it...a nice break from the usual Dora. So today we went out to lunch to Dairy Queen and she looks at me and says "This is a special place...We're eating dinner...This is a DATE!" I just had to laugh and give her a hug!

Well we've been in Virginia for a week now, and we're starting to settle in about as much as we usually do over the summers. The weather has been really nice especially since the day we left Utah it was snowing and Kaitlyn has been enjoying being able to go play at the park again, and Makenzie and I are just enjoying getting some fresh air. Another funny thing Kaitlyn has been doing when we go to the park is that she insists that I play too, while she sits and watches Makenzie so someone doesn't take her. Kaitlyn is so sweet and thoughtful sometimes, I just need to be sure to remember that when she's driving me nuts.

Enough about Kaitlyn, Makenzie is growing up so fast. Her latest fascinations are blowing bubbles, smiling at herself in the mirror, and just being so dang cute. See...

And here's Kaitlyn posing for me at the park...BTW what's the deal with Virginians? Does no one go to the park? Every time we've gone we've been the only ones in sight. Or are we just going to the wrong parks?