We Three Macs

I'm Back

2011-07-14T12:12:00.000-07:00

With all the fun we've been having, blogging hasn't been on the top of my priority list! But, I'm back and finally created my new blog. Click on the link below to follow our new adventures!

A Mac's Perspective

See you over there!

A New Adventure!

2011-06-03T22:37:00.000-07:00

As fitting with my personality, I talked too much on this blog and shared too many pictures. Now Blogger won’t let me add anymore and I have lots to share of my new baby brother Caiden. Come join us in more adventures on our new blog. Because there are lots of crazy people out there, we are making our blog private. Just send me a message saying you want to follow our adventures and I’d be happy to include you! Thanks for following me over the past 3 years…here’s to many more :)
xoxo,
Kelsey

I Would Like to Introduce...

2011-04-01T14:55:00.000-07:00

My baby brother...Caiden Andrew!!! He's finally here and we're so excited! After quite an adventure at the hospital, a long walk and some yummy Mexican food, mommy and daddy dropped me off at my friends Zoe and Haley's house at 3:30am on Monday morning and headed to the hospital. Mommy got some medicine, a few quick pushes and Caiden arrived at 9:30am. He was 8.1 lbs (and 2 weeks early...he could've been huge!!!) and was 19 inches long. He has dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. I told mommy before he was born that the girls have brown eyes and the boys have blue...I was right! Mormor and Papa took me to the hospital to meet him a few hours after he was born. I was a little unsure at first but now I love to kiss him, burp him and make silly faces to get him to laugh!

Mommy and Daddy bought me a Cabbage Patch doll so mommy and I both have new babies to take care of. Caiden is way more fun though than my doll!

Headed home from the hospital!

So excited to show him our house!

Getting Ready for Baby Brother

2011-03-31T19:15:00.000-07:00

I have someone to introduce to you but first I need to get caught up! My little brother arrived 2 weeks early so I'm a little behind on my blogging!!

Mommy and Daddy and me went on a family date night to celebrate me becoming a big sister. We had a yummy dinner at Red Robin and then went to Build a Bear. I picked out a gray kitty cat and named her Chloe (although I prefer to call her "to-ee")

I moved into a big girl bed several months ago but we moved me completely out of the nursery and into my big girl room so my baby brother could move into the nursery. We're getting ready to move so mommy and daddy were hesitant to do too much in my room but we did hang stuff up and put the room together. Ignore the blue walls...we know they don't match :)

Typical Days Around Here

2011-03-25T14:57:00.000-07:00

Mommy says I keep her very busy! As we get ready for baby brother to arrive, I figured I should update this blog a little because I'm sure I'll be even more busy helping take care of him, once he arrives!

Here's a little of what I've been up to...

Learning my letters...we do one a week and practice how to write it, paint different pictures that start with each letter, play games about the letter and learn a Bible verse for each one. So far I know A-E!

I love to watch movies in Mommy and Daddy's bed after I take a bath...and you never know when the rain in Southern California may come, so it's important to be prepared!

We went to Fresno to surprise Grandma Panico for her birthday! Mommy didn't get very good pictures so I'll post more when we get them from others cameras but all the girls went to tea to celebrate!

Last week I got to go into Mormor's classroom and share a movie with her 1st graders! We had fun singing the songs on the movie together. I liked "Mormor's kids" and I think they liked me too :)

I love to go to the park with my friends and play on the swings! Mommy didn't take any pictures besides this one but this park day we started off at IHOP for breakfast for National Pancake Day! There were 8 kids and 4 mommies with 3 more babies on the way! After we ate yummy pancakes, we all went to the park to burn off some energy before naptime!

We loved having Uncle Tim and Auntie Brooke visit from Florida 2 weeks ago. I had so much fun with them and am sad they live so far away.

When you play hard, you sleep hard too! I couldn't quite make it to naptime!

...and when you sleep hard, you wake up with crazy hair :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2011-03-18T08:37:00.000-07:00

Mommy and I had green bagels for lunch...yummy!!

Bday and Vday!

2011-03-11T14:32:00.000-08:00

For mommy's birthday and Valentine's Day, we had a fun night playing at home as a family! We got Claim Jumper for dinner and brought it home. We opened birthday and Valentines Day presents, played Candyland and Elefun and made yummy chocolate chip calzones for dessert!

So excited about my check from Grandma Panico!!

I made mommy a card for her birthday!

Minnie shirt from Aunt Doreen & Uncle Dean

Daddy bought me a 3D Tinkerbell card!

Helping Mommy make chocolate chip calzones!

Fun at the Zoo!

2011-02-25T12:55:00.000-08:00

We got to go to the zoo with Karsten, Bryson and Aubrey last week and had such a fun day! Karsten and I liked the tiger and "hungrillas" (gorilla) the best and BryBry's favorite was the camels and turtles. We all had fun spitting like the camels and standing like the flamingos!

A Morsel of Wisdom

2011-02-04T08:34:00.000-08:00

When you sneak books at bedtime, it's very important to line them all up and categorize them by genre...it helps mommy & daddy laugh at you instead of being in trouble for getting out of bed :)

New Toys!

2011-01-27T21:19:00.000-08:00

Check out my new tricycle!!

I also got a Princess baseball and bat from Mormor and Papa - it one of my favorite things to play with now....daddy's too!

Christmas at Disneyland!

2011-01-27T21:02:00.000-08:00

We went to Disneyland with all the McElroys and Grandma Panico for a few days in between Christmas and New Years...unfortunately all of Southern California had the same idea as we did and the place was packed! They stopped selling tickets at 10am the first day we were there because it was sold out! We made the most of it though and still had a good time. The next day it poured in the morning which kept the crowds away. It got sunny around lunch time and ended up being a great day! Daddy got to take the day off of work and come with us too!

I LOVE Small World!!!


I couldn't make it through the Firework show!

Daddy, Coach & Uncle Kacey got distracted by football at ESPN Zone!

Christmas...Take 4!

2011-01-18T21:37:00.000-08:00

On the Sunday after Christmas, we all went over to Grandma and Papa GG's house to celebrate with all of the aunts, uncles and cousins! It's always a crazy & fun time :)

Christmas Day in Fresno

2011-01-18T21:19:00.000-08:00

We woke up early on Christmas morning and drove to Grandma and Papa Mac's house in Fresno. When we got there, Grandma told me that Papa and Uncle Mikey went to get a surprise for me and my cousins. When I woke up from my nap, they took me outside and I saw a big pile of snow on the driveway! I had fun playing in it for a while until the rest of the family came over. It was a fun day!

Merry Christmas Eve!

2011-01-09T22:32:00.000-08:00

On Christmas Eve, most of mommy's side of the family came over to Mormor and Papa's house for dinner and presents! It was fun to all be together!

We missed Uncle T and Auntie Brooke!

4 Generations!

Grammy and Great Grandpa!

My new baseball and bat! Daddy was so proud :)

Mommy and Daddy got a new Flip camera and wanted to test it out! Even though I hate being in the spotlight, I decided I would perform and play a game with Kyle :) Actually, taking pictures and videos of myself and watching them back is one of my new favorite things to do! Mommy and Daddy are starting to get a little worried!

Christmas Eve Festivities

2011-01-09T22:01:00.000-08:00

Santa came early to Mormor and Papa's house! I was really excited at first but was a little nervous when I came downstairs...I was afraid he was still waiting for me! When I went and saw him with my cousins I told him I wanted a pink bucket for my eggs...no one was too sure what I meant by that and assumed I was planning ahead for Easter! Finding a pink bucket in December proved to be difficult but Target's "Dollar Spot" came through! Little did they all know that what I really meant was the pink shopping cart with the food in it that mommy and I saw way back in October! She thought I wouldn't remember when she put it in our cart...but I did and was SO excited when I found it on the fireplace :)

After stockings and a yummy breakfast, we played with some of my new toys, made cupcakes, took a nap and got ready for the rest of mommy's family to come over for Christmas Eve.

Coffee Fix

2011-01-09T14:00:00.000-08:00

This year I actually got to have my own hot chocolate :)

Christmas 2010

Christmas 2009

Christmas 2008

Cousins

2011-01-08T11:03:00.000-08:00

We went to out to Grandma and Papa GG's one morning when we were in Fresno to try to get some good pictures. After 2 1/2 years of mommy, Grandma Mac and Auntie Yaya trying to get pictures of us cousins, we finally got some good ones! They did take about 300 pictures but at least we have some now where we're all smiling and someone isn't crying :) Everyone was happy at the end and we all got McFlurries to celebrate our accomplishments!!

Family Pictures

2011-01-06T22:09:00.000-08:00

Mommy wanted some pictures of our family of 3 before my little brother arrives. We asked our friend from church to take them...she's a good picture taker and she laughed when I was being silly :) She and mommy like pictures of weeds so she took us out to a field at the beginning. Then we went to a lake by her house and took the rest. We took these back in November but we used some for Christmas presents so I couldn't show you them until right now. These are just a few of the pictures...here's a link to her blog where you can see more!

Tracy Dodson Photography

Just a little dance to keep everyone entertained!

I discovered some Skittles in mommy's purse :)

Our Own Little Family Christmas

2010-12-21T15:14:00.000-08:00

Because we travel every year at Christmas, mommy and daddy like to do our own presents at our house some morning before we go. This last Saturday was the perfect day for it...cold and rainy outside! We had a yummy breakfast, got to Skype with Uncle T and Auntie Brooke to open each others gifts before they set sail for the Caribbean and then we opened our own gifts. We spent the rest of the morning playing with our new toys! It was a fun start to the Christmas festivities!!

Eggs, cinnamon rolls & chocolate milk

Talking with Auntie Brooke and Uncle T

Opening presents from them

Thanks for my new cupcake apron!

Daddy liked the moccasins I bought him :)

Playing with my new Aqua Doodle

Christmas Cookies

2010-12-21T14:48:00.000-08:00

For the past few years, every Christmas mommy and I have driven out to Grammy and Grandpa's house for the day to help Grammy and Mormor make Norwegian Christmas cookies. This year they let me help! I think I ate more than I helped make but I had to be sure they tasted ok!

Grammy, Mormor and me

Mommy and I did some more baking at home...she let me lick the spatula and it was SO good!

Finishing a successful day off with some hot chocolate and marshmallows!

Thankful Turkeys

2010-12-04T22:28:00.000-08:00

Mommy and I did a fun art project and she let me paint for the first time! She asked me what I thank Jesus for when I pray...every night it's something different so we had to trace both of our hands so I could pick 10 things! Painting was fun!

It's the simple things in life that make me happy :)

Disneyland With Jacob & Jackson

2010-12-04T22:22:00.000-08:00

I LOVE Disneyland and think it's so fun when we get to go with Jacob and Jackson!

Riding the teacups!

Happy Halloween!!

2010-11-01T21:26:00.000-07:00

I dressed up as Tinkerbell! We went over to our friend's house from church and met several other families there! Katie, Abby and I had fun trick or treating together with our mommies and daddies. Mormor and Papa got to come too! After each house, we would check our bags and see that we still had room for more candy and would ask to go to more houses :)

Guess What?!?

2010-10-17T17:37:00.000-07:00

I'm going to be a...

and I'm so excited :) I can't wait until April!!

Summer Time Catch Up

2010-09-19T21:14:00.000-07:00

I haven't been very good at updating my blog recently! We had a very busy summer of traveling, swimming, going to the beach and playing :) Here are a few highlights of the past 2 months!

High School Summer Camp
Papa drove a "big boat" and Mormor came to play with me while Mommy and Daddy were with the high school kids. I had fun on the boats and playing at the lake!

4th of July in Newport Beach

Flower Girl in Seattle
Mommy's cousin Lauren was the "pretty bride" and married Brandon in Seattle in August. They asked me to be the flower girl. I wasn't too excited about the tutu at first, but I had fun walking down the aisle and taking lots of pictures!

We missed Uncle T - he had to stay in St. Louis to play baseball

Fun with Uncle Phil and Auntie Bri
We got to stay at our friend's house while were in Seattle. They spoiled us rotten and took us all over to see this fun city! I loved playing in their backyard and with their doggies! We love you Uncle Phil and Auntie Bri!

Daddy's friend from high school pitches for the Mariners. He got us tickets and we got to go down to the locker room after the game to say hi to him and see all the players!

BBQ with friends from Masters...the Sestons and Bonnells!

Flying high with my new friend Brady!

Katie, Mommy and Auntie Bri - friends from college!

More fun in Seattle
The last few days we were there we stayed at Aunt Diane and Uncle Randy's house and had fun with all the cousins. I had fun flying on the "big airplane" with Mormor all by myself on the way there! Every time I see an airplane in the sky now I talk about this trip! It was fun to see Auntie Brooke for a few days in Seattle too :)

Enjoying a chocolate milk from the original Starbucks

Sea World and San Diego with Jacob and Baby Jackson
When we got back from Seattle, we got to spend a few days in San Diego with the Ames family! We had fun at Sea World on Saturday and the beach on Sunday. Mommy didn't do such a good job at taking pictures at Sea World but I loved Shamu and the sharks...just like daddy!

Summer Time Fun!

Mike, Joy, Eli & Carter moved to Nebraska :( We miss them!

Toy Story ride at Disneyland

Dodger game at Padre Stadium

Off to Mormor and Papa's house

Reading books to my baby!

Whew...that's a lot of pictures! Blogger changed it's formatting since I've been gone too so don't mind the extra spacing, although it's driving mommy crazy!! I promise I'll be better in the future with keeping up with this thing :)

Learning Manners at an Early Age!

2010-07-21T11:14:00.000-07:00

Birthday Party #2

2010-07-15T16:05:00.001-07:00

Patiently waiting for Aubrey, Karsten & Bryson to arrive!

Spaghetti dinner...my favorite!

This is our favorite thing to play!

Reading a book to BryBry

Good thing they didn't try those trick candles out on me...

Karsten wanted to join in on the fun too!

They bought me a diaper bag for my baby...I wear this all the time now :)

Thank you Morloks for coming to celebrate with us!! We love you!!

Birthday Luau!

2010-07-15T14:56:00.001-07:00

We had a birthday luau with friends and family at Mormor and Papa's house to celebrate my 2nd birthday!

Eating cupcakes with Eli and Jacob!

Mormor and Papa got me an easel!

Papa helping me with my new scooter!

$2 for the two-year old!

Eli loved my scooter too!

I love Joy & Hilary!!

Thanks for coming to my luau!!

Look Who's Two...or Three...or Sometimes Four!

2010-07-01T09:09:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday, June 29th, I turned 2 years old! I've been telling everyone that I'm 2 for the past several months, so now 2 seems a little boring! When you ask me how old I am now, sometimes I'll say 3, sometimes 4! Mommy says I'm not allowed to grow up any faster though so she and daddy make sure to remind me that I'm only 2! The past few days have been full of birthday festivities, including a party at Mormor and Papa's house in Chatsworth and a birthday dinner at my house! I'll post some pictures of those parties later. For now, here are some facts about me for my friends and family who live far away!

I'm 33 inches tall and weigh 26 pounds
I never stop talking...my favorite thing to say is "Mommy doing?" or "Daddy, are you?"
I love to sing, dance and watch movies - "Up" and "Toy Story" are my current favorites
I LOVE babies, real ones and pretend ones
Fruit, chips, ice cream, salad and string cheese are my favorite foods
I no longer drink milk, unless there is chocolate mixed in
I like to read books...The "Jesus Storybook Bible" is my all-time favorite
I love the pool, my scooter, bubbles and throwing balls outside

Here's a video to tell you how old I am!

Summer Lovin'

2010-06-28T22:30:00.000-07:00

More Fun in St. Louis!

2010-06-11T10:40:00.001-07:00

After one of Uncle Tim's games, all the fans TP'd the stadium! Mommy said this is the only time I'm allowed to unroll the whole roll of toilet paper!

Mormor's roommate from college lives in Chicago, so she and her husband drove down to Uncle T's game and then spent the afternoon and next morning with us. We went to dinner in St. Charles...the humidity does a number on my hair :)

YUMMY breakfast at Cracker Barrel!!

Cardinals Game!

They got lots of looks while taking this picture...apparently not everyone is as big of a fan of the Dodgers as we are :)

Enjoying a lollipop with Papa!

It was SO hot for the first 3 innings and then clouds came in from nowhere! Everyone started grabbing their stuff and running up the stairs. We decided we better follow. Within a few minutes, it started pouring with lots of thunder and lightening. We all had to stay under a lightening proof cover for about 45 minutes until the storm passed. It ended up being beautiful shortly after!

Visiting the arch!

St. Louis Zoo!

These bears were my favorite!

A Sunday Afternoon Cookout!

2010-06-10T15:03:00.001-07:00

On Sunday, we went to church with Uncle T and Auntie Bo and then went back to their host family's house for a cookout! I had never heard of "Southern Hospitality" before, but I learned on Sunday that I like it :) We had a yummy lunch and spent several hours outside in their backyard.

Thank you Carson and Cooper for letting me play in your FUN backyard!

They have a huge waterslide/pool that we got to play on! I was too excited to wait for mommy to get my bathing suit on, so I just jumped right in!

Uncle T and Auntie Bo live in the downstairs at this house!

Daddy had lots of fun having water gun fights with the boys!

This was such a fun afternoon! Thank you Chamblee family for inviting us over!

My First Airplane Ride!

2010-06-10T14:30:00.000-07:00

Over Memorial Day weekend, Daddy, Mommy, Papa, Mormor and I flew from LAX to St. Louis to visit my uncle and auntie! They moved there a few months ago because my uncle is playing baseball. I had never been on an airplane and mommy and daddy were a little nervous that I wouldn't be able to sit still and be quiet for that long, especially since I didn't have my own seat:) I ended up proving them wrong though! Good thing for my movies and headphones!

That's my Uncle Tim! He's a pitcher for the River City Rascals!

Auntie Brooke made me this t-shirt with Uncle T's # on it! The front of my shirt says "Little Rascal"!

Giving Uncle T a big hug of congratulations after his first professional start...he threw a complete game and got the win! We were so happy to get to be a part of it!

We love Uncle T and Auntie Bo!

The next night they let all the fans on the field to get autographs from the team.

I stood in line and then climbed right up to help him!

I thought I should help out the grounds crew :)

Spaghetti & Ice Cream

2010-06-04T14:16:00.000-07:00

...it doesn't get much better than this!

Guess What I Discovered?!?

2010-06-02T14:30:00.000-07:00

Baby Powder!!

A Hard Day at the Office

2010-04-21T21:44:00.000-07:00

All set up with my juice and Goldfish!

Maybe this was the reason mommy had to get a new computer!

He Has Risen!

2010-04-13T21:23:00.001-07:00

We headed up to Fresno for Easter this year. I had so much fun playing with my cousins...I wish I got to see them more often!

Dyeing Easter eggs

Forget the spoon...fingers are much more effective!

Yes...my fingers stayed purple for a LONG time!

Happy Easter! It was cold and rainy most of the day but got really bright right before pictures!

I LOVE Chester!

Mommy says I'm a little girl after her own heart!

Easter egg hunt and Grandma and Papa GG's house

Daddy thinks I'm following in his footsteps too :)

I learned that stepping on the egg isn't such a good idea...

...and eating it is an even worse idea!

A little more cheer practice to close out the day! Daddy got a good workout :)

21 Months Old

2010-04-09T07:41:00.001-07:00

Hi! I've been so busy and go 100 miles an hour until naptime, so I haven't had much time to blog. I turned 21 months old last week! I weigh about 25 pounds and have lots of curly, crazy hair :) I love to talk and never stop. I posted 2 videos to show you all of my tricks! They were both recorded about a month ago because recently I've been too busy to sit still for a minute to film.

(I've very ready to turn 2...I've been saying I am 2 years old since I first started to talk!)

This next one is something I love to do with daddy...don't worry friends, it's not as violent as it looks :)

Friends!

2010-03-17T22:06:00.000-07:00

A Day at the Zoo

2010-03-11T21:40:00.001-08:00

Mommy and Daddy took me to the San Diego Zoo!

Oops...this is right after I took my sandal off and threw it into the elephant cage...daddy had to reach through and get it!

I really liked this kitty!

My favorite part of the whole day...the Sky Safari!

This made mommy very nervous!

My Sunglass Fetish

2010-02-16T22:10:00.000-08:00

A girl's gotta accessorize!

Happy Valentines Day!

2010-02-16T22:01:00.000-08:00

Mommy got what she wished for on her birthday...a warm and sunny California day! We got to spend the afternoon out at the park and lake, enjoying the 85 degree weather!

Uncle Tim & Auntie Brooke

MorMor and Papa

It's very important to stay hydrated!

Opening birthday and Valentines presents

Happy Valentines Day!

Pismo Beach

2010-02-16T21:53:00.000-08:00

For Grandma and Papa GG's 53rd anniversary, we all went to Pismo Beach for the weekend. It poured the whole week before but when we got there, it was sunny and warm!

Playing on the sand slide

Running with my cousins in the ocean!

Playing football with Uncle Mikey

Checking out the beach from our hotel

Jo and Emma let me ride their scooters!

Yummy dinner at McClintocks with the whole family...all 48 of us!

What Does Mischevious Mean?!?

2010-02-16T21:49:00.001-08:00

This is what happens when you play on the stairs...

I got caught sneaking left over French fries from the fridge :)

After a Few Days of Rain...

2010-01-26T10:10:00.000-08:00

...a girl's gotta get back in the sunshine!

We Love Southern California Winters!!

2010-01-12T13:56:00.001-08:00

Pretty sunsets...

Afternoon bike rides...

Playing outside in warm sunshine!!

Merry Christmas!

2010-01-08T12:19:00.001-08:00

Late Christmas Eve we drove to Fresno to Grandma and Grandpa Mac's house. This is what we came out to in the morning!

Auntie YaYa reading the letter from Santa

Daddy got lots of tape in his stocking :)

4 Cousins on the Couch!

On the 26th, we went to Papa and Grandma GG's house for Christmas with the whole McElroy clan...all 48 of us!

Playing with new baby...she crawls and cries!

Getting ready for bed after some long but fun days!

Merry Christmas Eve!

2010-01-08T11:49:00.001-08:00

This year we were all at MorMor and Grampa's house!

Four Generations!

I was a good little helper handing out the gifts!

Playing with my new train with Grampa!

MorMor showed me how to do the Jack in the Box

Testing out Daddy's new hat

Christmas Eve Festivities

2010-01-08T11:35:00.000-08:00

Santa comes early to MorMor and Grampa's house! I was very excited to see what was in my stocking!

Who would have known that a plastic slinky could be so fun!

After stockings and a yummy breakfast, Grammy and Great-Grandpa came over to play! I had fun playing the piano with Grammy!

That afternoon, we went ice skating with Uncle Tim and Auntie Brooke!

Christmas Take 2

2010-01-08T11:28:00.001-08:00

The weekend before Christmas, we did our own Christmas with just the 3 of us since we're always on the road during the actual holidays. We all got new jammies, ate pizza, opened presents to each other and watched Frosty the Snowman. Mommy wanted to all sleep in the living room under the Christmas tree but apparently I make too much noise when I sleep and daddy needs it completely dark or he can't sleep, so mommy's idea didn't go over so well :)

hmm....if only I could read these tags!

I was VERY excited about my new plastic bracelets!!

Once a Coffee Lover...

2009-12-23T11:24:00.000-08:00

...always a coffee lover!

1 year later - good thing I got some more hair!

Christmas Take 1

2009-12-23T11:08:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we celebrated our 5th annual Christmas (#2 for Jacob and me and #3 for Eli) with the Ames and Escens. Mike & Joy used to live right above mommy and daddy in their first apartment so the celebration started then and has been a tradition ever since! This time everyone got to come to our house...we had a big slumber party and it was so much fun!

Daddy volunteered to read us all a story...good thing we're still small enough to all fit on his lap!

Christmas in the Magic Kingdom

2009-12-18T21:23:00.001-08:00

We went on our annual McElroy Family Disneyland trip! A few years ago before mommy and daddy got married, this trip consisted of the whole family (all 30+ people) wearing matching outfits and daddy walking in the front of the group hold up a light saber so everyone knew where to go. Things have changed a little since then...the whole family doesn't go anymore, only the cousins match and now we have too many strollers to worry about following the saber :)

I love my cousin Emma!!

...I think she likes me too!

The Princess and the Frog parade is one of my favorites!

The annual family sled picture...

Minnie is way more fun to watch on TV than to see up close!

Norwegian Christmas Cookies

2009-12-17T22:00:00.001-08:00

Mommy and I drove out to Grammy and Grandpa's house one day to make Norwegian Christmas cookies with MorMor, Grammy and Aunt Doreen.

I'm becoming quite the little baker!!

Rolling the dough with MorMor

I was the official taste taster...yummy!!

Scarves and Beanies!

2009-12-17T21:56:00.000-08:00

Finally....cold weather! It's a good thing I'm a Southern California girl though...rain and cold weather make it not so fun to play outside!

Deck the Halls!

2009-12-17T21:51:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago we spent one night decorating for Christmas...

I was in charge of making the cookies!!

The finished product!

'Tis the Season...

2009-12-14T22:10:00.001-08:00

...to be jolly!!

We love Saturday Mornings!!

2009-12-10T22:33:00.000-08:00

We love Saturday mornings when there is nothing to do! After breakfast, my favorite thing is to walk to the lake, feed (or chase) the ducks and play on the playground. Right now there are lots of big leaves on the ground so those are fun to crunch too!

Rides on Daddy's shoulders are the best!

Chasing the ducks...

I've mastered making the sound of many animals recently but haven't quite figured out yet this whole posting videos thing...any suggestions on how to turn the picture so I'm not walking sideways?!?

In Everything...Give Thanks!

2009-12-10T21:58:00.001-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving mommy's side of the family in Northridge and then drove to Palm Desert to spend the weekend. It was cold outside so we had fun staying inside playing games, watching movies and hanging out!

Bad Hair Day!

2009-12-08T21:27:00.000-08:00

I went to bed with normal hair and woke up with this!!!

Just a Typical Day Around Here

2009-11-24T09:53:00.000-08:00

Halloween...a month later!

2009-11-24T09:25:00.001-08:00

For Halloween I dressed up as a bumble bee!

We went to the Pumpkin Patch. I hated the pumpkins but this tractor was pretty fun!

Pumpkins are yucky!!

Gramma and Grampa got to come trick-or-treating with me!

We have some friends from church who live in the same neighborhood as us. We went to their house for dinner and then went trick-or-treating!

Checking out what the big kids got!

Practicing Good Hygiene

2009-10-26T20:54:00.000-07:00

15 Months Old

2009-10-06T18:40:00.000-07:00

Whew...I'm all caught up on my blogging! It's been a busy couple of months and I've changed a lot! I went to get more shots last week and found out I weigh 23 pounds and am almost 31 inches tall. I walk and run everywhere. I love to dance and sing to music, make lots of animal noises, and especially like barking at any dog I see or hear. My favorite toys are the TV remotes, Daddy and Mommy's cell phones and the DVD player buttons...unfortunately I'm not allowed to play with any of them! I have 5 teeth and a molar coming in. I talk ALL the time, but I'm not sure people get what I'm saying. I'm a happy little girl and am very loved by mommy and daddy!

A New Friend

2009-10-06T18:38:00.001-07:00

I found this friend when I woke up from my nap...

Is this what I'm supposed to do when they tell me to say "cheese"?!?

My First Norwegian Pancake

2009-10-06T18:07:00.000-07:00

Yummy...Norwegian pancakes are good!!

I learned a new trick...doing my silly face while eating a pancake!

Mommy forgot about this onsie so now it's a little small. Gramma bought it for me before I was even born! It says "Made in America with Norwegian parts." Unfortunately my tummy sticks out too much so you can't really read it :)

Uncle Tim & Auntie Brooke's Wedding

2009-10-06T17:45:00.000-07:00

On September 27th, my Uncle Tim married my new Auntie Brooke at Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook. I got to be the flower girl again :) It was such a pretty place and a perfect day for a wedding!

The ceremony was inside a bell tower!

I may not be smiling in many of these pictures, but I promise I was having fun!

Here comes the bride!!

It's official...I have a new auntie!

This flower girl stuff is hard work!

Me and my Gramma

Mommy and Daddy

I was embarrassed to dance with Uncle Tim by myself during the money dance, so I made mommy come along too! Daddy's hoping I keep this shyness to dance with boys until I'm out of high school!

Daddy, me and Mommy with our friends Daron & Bethany, who now are kind of like family!

Bethany, Auntie Brooke and Mommy

I danced the night away and was exhausted at the end of it!

Congratulations Uncle Tim & Auntie Brooke...we love you!!

Labor Day!

2009-10-06T17:40:00.001-07:00

This was the 5th Labor Day trip for our mommies and daddies and the 2nd one for us kids! It's getting harder to find a place to go every year because we keep getting bigger. Some friends from Grace let us use their condo in Oxnard for the weekend...we had so much fun!

Auntie Joy & Eli

Jacob, Me and Eli in our Hawaiian outfits!

Daddy's clown nose is so silly :)

Disneyland!!

2009-10-06T17:10:00.000-07:00

One Friday after Daddy came home from work, he woke me up from my nap and took Mommy and me to Disneyland for a few hours!

I still like the carousel the best!

Waiting in line for Dumbo...

Good thing I got my 2nd top tooth pretty quickly after the first one came in...I look kind of silly with only 1 tooth :)

Bed Head

2009-09-07T21:07:00.000-07:00

This is what happens to my hair when I take a nap right after going to the pool...

Pismo Beach

2009-08-13T21:35:00.000-07:00

We went to Pismo Beach for Grandma Mac's birthday in July! We had too much during the day to remember to take pictures but we did bring the camera to the birthday dinner and to the playground at Avala Beach!

Cousins!!

I loved the big girl slide!

I thought it would be fun to try to bury Emma too!

One Year Pictures

2009-08-09T22:59:00.000-07:00

Right after my birthday, we went to my friend Abby's house so her mommy, Mrs. Pleasnick, could take my one year old pictures. They brought out a bubble machine to make me smile...it did the trick!! You can click on the link below to go to her website to see a few of them!

http://www.sweetgirlphoto.com/photography/one-year-photos/

Flower Girl!

2009-08-09T21:27:00.000-07:00

My Auntie Megan got married on July 11th to Kacey and I got to be a flower girl with my other cousins! Josiah carried me down the aisle because I can't walk yet. I discovered that I love the spotlight and I princess-waved the whole way down, with my pink blankie and all! (Mommy didn't know that was coming down the isle with me!) I was a little unsure of the big, poofy dress...this is one of the few pictures I am smiling in!

Practicing for the big day...

Waiting in the Bride's room for the ceremony to begin...

I fell asleep on the way to the reception and slept like this on daddy for over an hour...even during the bridal party introductions!

After a little nap, I partied the night away!

Taking a break with Papa and Grandma GG

Mommy and Emma

This wedding stuff sure is exhausting!!

Congratulations Uncle Kacey and Auntie Megan! We love you and thanks for letting us all be a part of your special day :)

Time to Catch Up!

2009-08-09T21:11:00.000-07:00

We've been very busy over the past several weeks so I haven't had much time to blog! A lot has happened recently though...including a new tooth, a new car seat, and a new hatred of any food besides fruit and cheese!! These pictures might be a little out of order but I'll do my best to catch up!

We've had lots of friends of mommy and daddy come and stay at our house! We forgot to take pictures with Uncle Phil and Auntie Bri but I loved going to the pool and beach with them! This is my friend Brady. His parents, Tommy and Janay, went to college with mine. It was a short visit but we had fun playing outside with my bubble machine!

Jacob got to come and play one day too! We had a blast playing at the splash park in our neighborhood!

Mommy had fun with Auntie Hilary too!

Good job Auntie Hilary training him early :)

Happy 4th of July!!

2009-07-08T21:25:00.001-07:00

Our friends came from Phoenix to stay with us for the weekend!! On Friday, we all drove to Newport Beach. The beach was so fun, but the 3 hour car ride was not!

This is my friend Gavin. We met him a few months ago but he slept the whole time! I was happy that he was big enough to play with me now!

I had sand EVERYWHERE!

Two tired babies after a long day at the beach!

On the 4th, we slept in (well...Gavin and I didn't but our mommy & daddy did!), had some breakfast and then went swimming!

We had a BBQ for dinner and then went out to the lake to watch fireworks!

Gavin & I were more interested in the glow bracelets our neighbor gave us!

After fireworks, we came home and had daddy's first ever batch of homemade chocolate ice cream! I was so happy they shared it with me! Good job daddy!!

Birthday Party #2

2009-07-08T20:44:00.001-07:00

After Sunday School we drove up to LA to have another birthday party at my Gramma and Grandpa's house. Lots of my family came to celebrate with us!

My Grandpas...

and my grandmas!

We had yummy Hawaiian chicken burgers!

I got this new chair for my room...it's really fun to rock in it!

My cousin Hannah liked my new chair too!

Cake 2 days in a row?!? I could get used to this!

Eating cupcakes with Grandma Mac

I love my cousin Kimber!

Thanks Gramma for letting us come play!

Birthday Party #1

2009-07-08T19:56:00.000-07:00

This party stuff is fun! We started the weekend off with pancakes at the park! Lots of my friends came with their mommies and daddies to play and eat breakfast! Thanks for coming everyone and thanks for my fun toys!!

I think Karsten liked the pancakes too!

Yummy...Chris shared his chocolate milk with me :)

This cake stuff is good :)

I was a little sad when it was all gone!

I had to learn my first lesson in sharing my new toys! It was fun playing with Katie though!

Happy Happy Birthday!!

2009-06-29T20:40:00.001-07:00

I turned 1 year old today!

I had 2 fun birthday parties this weekend and got lots of FUN new toys! Today I went to the doctor...I weigh 20.4 lbs and am 28 1/2 inches tall! I still only have 2 teeth but only want to eat big people food...no more baby food for me!

Play Time

2009-06-07T23:20:00.000-07:00

This is my friend Karsten - he likes to read me books and share his toys!

We may not look like it, but my cousin Hannah and I had lots of fun in the pool :)

Mommy's Little Helper

2009-06-07T23:14:00.000-07:00

I like helping mommy when she does laundry...apparently my shirt was in the wash!

Wee...laundry basket rides are so fun!

Not a Fan

2009-06-07T23:09:00.000-07:00

I learned last week that I am NOT a fan of loud thunder or hail! I screamed every time I heard it and didn't appreciate mommy taking me outside to watch it fall!

Exhausted...

2009-06-07T23:06:00.000-07:00

after a long day!