I Got a Camera!!!

Okay, so I realize that it's been 5 months since my last post. But, I have a decent reason for it. I left my digital camera on the airplane and since then have been completely uninspired to post anything. Well, I've been saving and saving and finally went out to purchase my new/old camera. I'm so excited to have a camera again and Tyler is back to calling me the damn paparazzi- haha. More posts to come. . .

4th of July

We went to the Watson's house for the 4th of July which was a great way to spend the night. Their house is on the Islands, which means they are in an area where a lake connects the homes. It is a beautiful backyard and we were all very happy to be lounging, swimming, and BBQ'ing in it for the evening. Thanks to Jenna and Scott for having us and to the Watson's for letting us come over too! Mckaley isn't a big fan of fireworks because of the noise (kind of a baby, must take after Tyler-haha), but she did have a great time swimming and playing with the glow sticks and sparklers, yes sparklers! Here are some pics. . .

I think the girls could have spent all night in the pool. The only problem was that the dads didn't stay sober enough to look after them that long! jk

I made these really cute cake pops for the night. The taste and look great, but trust me unless you have three hours of spare time to get frustrated, don't try these at home!!!

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!