daddy's girl

easter basket/egg hunt

I love little traditions

and holidays,

so I went ahead and got

Makayla an Easter basket.

We gave it to her this morning

right before going to church.

She was already dolled up

in her dress

and ready to go,

so we had a quick dig through

the basket o'goodies

and then left for church.

oh boy, a purple egg to play with

 a green egg and a little chick that peeps

moved on to the orange egg

so excited, waving the eggs in the air

After church we had a family

lunch and egg hunt for the kiddies...

  she knows what to do...going straight for the pink egg

 lookie, lookie, I got it!

pretty in pink

 I got an egg, I got an egg, I got an egg...hey, hey, hey, hey

 oops, that sneaky egg almost got away from me

 look everybody, I got it!

am I just too stinkin' cute, or what?

Happy Easter!

happy easter

cousin birthday fun

We went with the Colberg and Walsh

families to Dan Nicholas Park
in Salisbury, NC

for playtime and a birthday party.

It really was a great park,

with a petting zoo

carousel,

train ride,

wildlife area,

putt-putt course,

small water fountain area

to play in during the summer,

lots of picnic tables

and shelters.

We had a great time

and got some cute photos to prove it!

cutie poo in her party hat

 

the birthday boy and his big sis 

sweet girl, just a laughin'

on the carousel with daddy

ok, so it was the fastest carousel I've ever seen...
the ride on the zebra turned into being held by "dada"

Bumbee with some of her sweet and silly grands
(Makayla is the goat!)

loving the petting zoo...laughing at the pig

check out the horns on this guy!

wearing daddy's baseball cap
and a sneak peek at those top teeth coming in

swiping the birthday boy's party hat

 

family photo, squeezed into the tiniest train car ever

(Makayla face expresses the correct amount of concern)

amazing birthday cake for TJ

TJ not loving his smash cake, not a fan

 cute cuzzie Catie

we checked out the wildlife park,
while MMC napped in her stroller... 

it got cut out of the pic, but she was 

so happy she was cheering and clapping

makayla: 10 months

On the go,
busy busy,
sweet as pie!

That is our girl at 10 months old.
She is so happy and so busy!

Here are some action
shots from play time last weekend.

Most photos of her lately

are just a blur as she zooms

past the camera,

or because she starts jumping

as I try and take the photo.

As you can see,

one of her favorite

past times is to speed crawl

to the pantry, fling open the door,

and start pulling everything out from

the pantry floor.

Ha, sorry for the all photos

of her back...she is too quick for

me and doesn't want to look

at the camera long enough!

Here are some more of the busy bee:

post meal play session...clothes were dirty and it was hot, so nakey and a bib it was!

New lately is

clapping (yay!)

and a very funny laugh.

It sounds more like a cackle

or clearing your throat, which

is so funny for her normally

high voice.

She also likes

to click her tongue

and still likes to wave

at every thing and person,

near or far.

I believe she's going to be

fearless like her Aunt Liz.

She stood up and jumped

(not kidding...literally lept)

from the changing table into

her Daddy's arms the other night

and will stick her face into

the tub water to try and get a drink.

We need to get this girl a harness

and some swim lessons, fast!

MMC is starting to cruise from

sofa to coffee table, just a few little

steps while holding on.

She has moved up to taking

 a regular bath in the tub,

without her ducky...

what a big girl!

Of course she likes to

stand up and sit down

over and over during bath tub

and is fascinated with the drain.

Oh, her top four

teeth are coming in.

One has cut through and is

about halfway in, and the

other three will be following soon!

She flaps her arms as

hard as she can to get out of the

carseat in the morings,

and smiles/waves at each

person as we walk into school

to see her teacher and friends.

I could keep going on and on,

but

I'll end with these final photos:

almost got her to look...wearing her farm girl top

texting her cuzzies to come play

i think this photo is hilarious...

like i've captured a photo

of the wild sasquatch

steathily creeping through the woods

and the planning begins...

time for me to start planning makayla's

first birthday party.

i must say that etsy 

has been my go-to

for party inspiration

and here is where i've landed

with some help from Nina

at thepaperkingdom

cute custom centerpiece, banner and stickers

family party with a few outdoor games

 using hot pink, light pink, white and light blue

world's prettiest party hat

balloons

(probably) homemade cupcakes with a cherry on top!

fun, simple, sweet!