Watch out Gilbert, here they come. . .

Jenna sent me these adorable pics of Kadie and Mckaley together.  You gotta laugh at the two of them.  They have so much fun playing together.  Its amazing how little they fight for two and a half year olds.  Sometimes we even catch them talking quietly to each other and Jenna and I are like, "Oh no, we are in trouble with these two!"  No matter where life takes us, I hope the girls grow up to have a great friendship as we are so lucky to have the Watson's as friends! Thanks for sending me these photos Jenna!

Father Day explanation

A bit more about Father's Day, because no one seems to get the picture.  So, Mckaley decided that she wanted to make crafts for Dad on Father's Day.  We took a trip to Michaels and found a pink T-shirt, fabric paint, some cool yellow visors, and a foam drink cooler thing.  Mckaley then put foam stickers on the drink holder that said, "I'm the coolest" and put "My Day" on dads visor and "His Day" on her visor.  She also made the T-shirt say, "I (heart) my Dad" with her handprints in the heart.  The last gift was the poem that's on the post below, with her footprint next to it framed for Tyler.  All in all, it was a quiet Father's Day, but Mckaley and Tyler had a great day together.  She loved giving him her gifts and she wore her visor ALL day.  Even to dinner that night haha!  It was pretty funny.  Hope everyones Father's Day was as relaxing as ours :)  Oh, and for the pic, I'm not really sure why they switched visors- a daddy-daughter thing I guess.  

Walk a little slower Daddy

"Walk a little slower, Daddy!" said a little child so small.

"I'm following in your footsteps and I don't want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast, sometimes they're hard to see;

So walk a little slower Daddy, for you are leading me.

Someday when I'm all grown up, you're what I want to be.

Then I will have a little child who'll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right and know that I was true;

So, walk a little slower, Daddy, for I must follow you!!"

-unknown

Care package

The Franceschi's sent Mckaley a package in the mail.  She just LOVES getting mail and it is always such a big treat for her.  The package was full of summer fun!  Mckaley tore through it all and I didn't have the heart to tell her we couldn't play with all of it right away (we had to go to swim lessons), so I let her bring a few toys with her.  They sent these really cool toys to go exploring for bugs with.  She really liked those.  Anyhow, above are a few shots I got via my iPhone.  

Mckaley the Tadpole

We enrolled Mckaley in swim lessons for the first time these past two weeks.  Because she wasn't 2.5 years old yet, we had to do the parent-tot class which meant we were in the water with her.  She did a great job learning how to kick, float on her front and back, blow bubbles, and use her arms.  We aren't swimming yet, but she loves the water and she graduated-yeah!  This means she is now a tadpole!   The best part is, we don't have to get in with her!!!  A big thank you to Marcia for being our photographer :)

The best part about this photo is its all show.  When it actually comes time to jump in, she sits down and waits for us to drag her in. haha!

Her highlight is definitely dunking daddy under the water :-D thanks for being a good sport Ty!

All done and ready for her snack!

First Movie

Dad got the night off, so I took Mckaley to go see the movie UP.  It's a great movie, but a little sad at the beginning.  I would still recommend it for little ones though!  Mckaley was great the entire time.  She asked a few questions, but for the most part she sat on my lap mesmerised. Oh, she had to sit on my lap, because she didn't weigh enough to hold the chair down.  It was pretty funny to watch the popcorn fly everywhere each time the chair would fold her up haha.  After three tries we gave up and she sat on my lap for the movie, which, of course, I loved.  She's getting so big these days, I'll take any cuddling I can get :)  After the movie she tried to run back in because she wanted to watch it again.  She kept saying, "more, more".  I guess she liked it!

If you don't break some rules, you miss all the fun. . .

I had to run to the San Tan Mall to return a few things.  While there, Mckaley saw the splash park and I couldn't resist letting her play in it.  And, no, I didn't have a change of clothes or a bathing suit for her-oops.  Oh well, she didn't complain about being wet once, and I popped the car seat in the wash right after.  Not a bad price to pay for so much fun :)  

I'm not going to lie, I thought about buying her a new outfit at Pumkin Patch to change her into. But,  I had a slight heart attack when I looked into the window for seriously 2 seconds and when I looked back Mckaley had taken off.  Yikes!  Only to the bug park right next to the splash pad, but still my heart skipped a beat so that option went right out the window haha.