21 Months

This is the face that I get now when I say "cheese"

At a really cool park in San Francisco.....she loved the swings

......and the slides!

Mackenzie's blow-up water park!!!!

So refreshing on a 100+ day!

SO FUN!!!!

(I was a terrible picture taker this month.....hopefully I can redeem myself next month)

Now only three more months until she is 2! Can I have a tissue please.....it makes me so sad and happy to see my little baby grow up so fast.

She is such the little talker now, her sentences are getting much better and she remembers EVERYTHING! Hearing all her new words and phrases just crack us up, "where binki go?" "there it is!!!" or "bye bye see u morrow" and "go see nana and papa". One of my favorite sayings lately is when Matt has a day game and leaves before she wakes up; when she does get up she says "Daddy bye bye; baseball?". So sweet!!!

She is completely obsessed with her dogs, she wants to be just like them (which of course entails drinking their water and eating their food...yuck) and whenever we are away from them she ask me every single day "see Ruby and Zoey" and I have to tell her "no they are with Nana and Papa". And sometimes she just understands and says "Ruby and Zoey bye bye?"

She loves being outside and playing on the slides, swings or her pool when we are home and she also loves to clean! Yep I have managed to teach my daughter to be as crazy about cleaning as I am. She loves to take any kind of wipe and wash windows, doors and tables. Lately she also hates when there are crumbs in her stroller or her car seat; she will swat them out before she gets in and says "yuck" while she is doing it! Its so hilarious!!!

She also loves to color, whenever ever she draws or makes something she says "look mommy look" because she is just so proud of herself. Counting has become another favorite, she can count up to ten (I think its more recognizing the numbers). She likes to grab a certain number of anything and she will point at each item and try and count " four, five , six!"

We have also moved to the stage where she will refuse to let me feed her; she screams "SELF, SELF" so therefore we leave extra tip at restaurants or use a drop cloths at home because food is everywhere!!! But she is getting better everyday at using her fork and spoon, thank goodness!

Pottey training is our next milestone that we will be tackeling, she loves to sit on her potty and she tells me when she poops or pees. So I'm hoping that it will be easy....I can always pray. We are waiting for baseball to be completley over so that way Matt and I can dedicate a week of not leaving the house and be on full potty training mode.

We all are really looking forward to the off season because there are so many things to look forward too; especially the birth of little Addison. Right now we are going to soak up every moment with Kenze and try and rest as much as we can before we become a family of four!!!

xoxo

20 Months old!!!!!!!

My Friend Jenn took this Photo of Mac on the 4th.....she is SUCH an amazing photographer...we miss her!!!

Wow I cannot believe that our little miss is going to be 2 in four months and she is also going to be a big sister too :-)

This past month has been a crazy one, but we feel so blessed that we have been able to be together as a family.

It all started with the fourth of July in Reno with all the kiddos; we had such a wonderful day and Mackenzie really enjoyed watching the fireworks (which really surprised me). Then we had to pack up the car and head to Oakland (no complaints) and a couple of days later we had Reese's little birthday party; and the girls had to say goodbye to each other because Reese was heading back to Georgia for the season. Let me just say my child STILL does not understand why her little friend and dancing partner is never at the baseball games anymore, but we are managing. Then it was All Star break and daddy came home in July for the first time in 10 years!!!!! We had such a wonderful time enjoying our new home, especially Mackenzie; she got to play outside with her dogs, swim in her little pool and play with all the toys that she had not seen in months!

On all of our adventures I always make sure that I have a few essentials that are Mac's favorite....her crayons (she loves to color), her movies (especially Caillou), her baby doll (must go to sleep with it EVERY night) and her little princess dolls. She really has been such a sweet little thing seeing how Matt and I are always on the go with her. She has also started talking much better now and has begun to say phrases; such as "Daddy at Baseball", "which way", "look mommy bird (or whatever animal it is she sees"and "want snack". We think our little stinker is just so smart and she definitely has us both wrapped around her little finger.

All three of us are so looking forward to the off season; Mackenzie ask for Zoey and Ruby EVERYDAY; so we are headed back south in a week and then we will meet up with Matt in September:-) Such a crazy life, but we LOVE it!!!

18 and 19 Months Old

Where has the time gone!!! I have been such a terrible blogger too; I'm just now updating our little Mac at 18 months and she is almost 19 months old!!!

Well lets see what has she been up to lately.......EVERYTHING! She has gotten so much better at talking, she does not really point and grunt anymore, she now points and says whatever it is that she wants; water, binky, baby, snack, food, Zoey, b-ball, movie. She is also completely in love with her baby doll....it goes everywhere with us and it sleeps with her every night too:-) She is totally in love with baseball too (she calls it b-ball)...i know how ironic! Whenever she is at the games she recognizes Matt's photo on the big screen and says "Daddy" it is so sweet and whenever she sees baseball on TV she says "Daddy" too.

Another favorite thing of Kenzie lately is her new best friend Reese McPherson (she is one of the daughters of the players on our team) all Mackenzie says all day is "Reese, Reese, Reese"! They both have such a blast together and it is hilarious to watch them play.....Mackenzie always tries to copy what Reese is doing (so funny).

We are enjoying our Summer here in Northern California and are excited for the 4th of July coming up soon and of course All Star Break, when Daddy gets 3 days off!!!! I promise to post more often now that we are private :-)

xoxo

Kenzie and Reese

All the kiddos at the game :-)

With Daddy on Fathers Day :-)
Yummy Cupcakes!!!
At the Zoo!
This is what she liked at Cabelas
Eating her icecream on a really HOT day!

With her Daddy at Fairytale town :-)

Where has the time gone!!! I have been such a terrible blogger too; I'm just now updating our little Mac at 18 months and she is almost 19 months old!!!

Well lets see what has she been up to lately.......EVERYTHING! She has gotten so much better at talking, she does not really point and grunt anymore, she now points and says whatever it is that she wants; water, binky, baby, snack, food, Zoey, b-ball, movie. She is also completely in love with her baby doll....it goes everywhere with us and it sleeps with her every night too:-) She is totally in love with baseball too (she calls it b-ball)...i know how ironic! Whenever she is at the games she recognizes Matt's photo on the big screen and says "Daddy" it is so sweet and whenever she sees baseball on TV she says "Daddy" too.

Another favorite thing of Kenzie lately is her new best friend Reese McPherson (she is one of the daughters of the players on our team) all Mackenzie says all day is "Reese, Reese, Reese"! They both have such a blast together and it is hilarious to watch them play.....Mackenzie always tries to copy what Reese is doing (so funny).

We are enjoying our Summer here in Northern California and are excited for the 4th of July coming up soon and of course All Star Break, when Daddy gets 3 days off!!!! I promise to post more often now that we are private :-)

xoxo

17 Months Old!

Wow it seems like it has been a decade since I last blog about our little family! We have been super busy trying to get settled into our new home away from home and our new "baseball" routine. It has been crazy but a blessed couple of months; Mackenzie is growing up so fast, it makes Matt and I so sad sometimes. She is a very active, talkative, and of course ADORABLE little toddler.

Some of Mackenzie favorite things are: Daddy, outside, bath time, bubbles, babies, shoes (i know so funny), books, dancing, her princess phone, and baseball games!!!

Every time we see a baseball game or player she points and says Daddy and claps and laughs...she loves it! We have started to do the "Your Baby Can Read" and she is getting better and better everyday, she knows how to do and say most of the things on the DVD. She knows where her eyes, ears, nose, toes and mouth are and she knows how to say them too. She is also getting much better at please and thank you too:-) So smart! And unfortunately we have already taught her how to be vain because when we ask "who is the most beautiful baby in the world?" she says "ME"!!! So terrible :-) We also have to be extra careful too of what we say because she repeats EVERYTHING.

She aslo has such a diva personality and can get very frustrated with us or something at times so we are working on that, but its really hard not to laugh especially when she sends herself to timeout!

And of course one of the biggest things that has happened to Mackenzie in the past couple of months is.......she is going to be a BIG sister!!! I am due in November and Matt and I are so excited to add to this little family.

15 Months

Our little girl is changing so much! She really does not look like a baby anymore and starting to look like a toddler. She is VERY independent and has to walk EVERYWHERE, but is also a good listener and stays by mommy when she is suppose too:-) Outside is one of the most amazing things to Mackenzie....that's the only place she wants to be and she will be entertained for hours. She throws tantrums when she has to come in.....yes tantrums full blown throwing her head and body on the ground screaming! My child is very dramatic and stubborn which can be good and bad traits:-)

Her hair is getting so long and thick which makes Mommy happy because there are so many new hairdo's that we get to do:-) Along with her hair, Mac's vocabulary is growing by the minute, she says so many words and also repeats a lot too. She also understands most of everything I say like: lets put on your shoes, sit in your chair, outside, sleepy time and so on. She is still very obsessed with the dogs and now her latest is she likes to feed Ruby the dog food from the bowl; surprisingly enough Ruby likes it...go figure. Oh and its just dry or I would be hysterical....you have to pick your battles:-)

She is most definitely all girl...she LOVES babies and now grabs her doll and puts it over her shoulder and pats its back and says ahhhh...SOOO CUTE. She also LOVES cell phones, she has her own princess pink one that she walks around with, flips it open and puts in up to her ear (sort of) and says "hi"....again SOOOO CUTE! She has also really started to like clothes, she loves to pick them out in the stores...she goes through the racks (that she can reach) and says "ohhhhh" and "ahhhh". And of course just like her Mama she LOVES shoes and now picks out what she wants to wear that day, sometimes it what Mommy wants her to wear another times not so much:-)

Matt and I love this stage, as we have loved them all. It makes us sad sometimes because she is just growing up too fast, so we are just soaking up every moment because they fly bye.

Our New Home!

Mackenzie playing in her new backyard:-)
Our front entrance.....lots of dirt!!!
View from backyard.... and Matt's future batting cage site:-)
My fab closet that my wonderful husband built for me!!!!
Master Bedroom
Mac's room:-)
Our kitchen:-)

Well we FINALLY moved into our new home and then of course a week later we packed up our cars and headed to the desert to start baseball season:-) But we don't mind, we are just so thankful for our new wonderful home and are so excited for all the memories to come.

Christmas and New Years

Our family had such an amazing Christmas and we are so thankful for the many blessings that came to us this year. We have such an amazing family and cannot wait to see what is in store for all of us this new year.

Christmas was wonderful; Mackenzie made out like a little bandit with all the toys and clothes that she received. I swear half of the living room is packed down with her toys (we are in the process of getting a toy box). Two days after Christmas Matt, Mackenzie and I got on a plane with my entire family and went to Kauai! It was such a awesome trip and a much needed one for all of us:-) Mac ate sand EVERYDAY and we all ate amazing food, got amazing tans, and had some great family time.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you a outstanding New Year!

xoxo

Matt, Lisa, Mackenzie, Ruby and Zoey

Birthday Bash

Little "Miss December"

We had Mac's little birthday party on Saturday and it was a long but really fun day. It rained outside the entire time but that did not keep little Mackenzie's spirits down, she had so much fun playing with her little friends, eating hotdogs, opening presents, and of course eating cake! It was also fun for Mommy and Daddy to see everyone and catch up. Now its on to Christmas time; which of course is the best time of the year!

Bring Me Cake!!!

WOW!!!

She was so lost; way too many people looking at her:-)

Fun!!

Yummy!!!

Our Little ONE YEAR Old!!!

Well its official little Mac is a toddler! Mackenzie turned one on Saturday and it was such a bittersweet day for Matt and I, its so hard to believe that it has already been a year. She has changed so much in the past month, she is walking all over the place now and starting to get faster and faster (I know running is just around the corner, yikes!). She is talking up a storm, more of her own language but there are a few words that we understand, Mama, Dada, dog, cat, bird, that, horse (according to some people) and of course uh oh. She is also starting to say Zoey but it sounds like Doey:-) She imitates EVERYTHING we do and when she wants something she points and grunts really loud (so lady like).

She likes to take off any piece of clothing that she can, shoes, socks, pants, bows and sometimes diapers! Which drives me crazy because it is so darn cold outside (for California its cold). She will not wear a darn thing on her head; so all those adorable little beanies will not be on my child:-)

Some of Mac's favorite things in life are vanilla wafers (thanks to Papa Eric), riding on the Polaris or the golf carts with daddy (she cries when we take her out), riding in her Wagon, and now thanks to daddy chocolate chip cookies (why do I even bother with the Organic healthy diet!). She absolutely loves the dogs, petting them, getting in their waters, laying in their beds and yes I'm admitting this eating their food (only once)! I guess our daughter thinks she is a dog:-)

We had a tiny celebration on Saturday for her birthday, but the big party is this weekend because not all the family was around for her actual B-day, and everyone wants to see her in her little tutu eating cake:-) So stayed tuned for pictures of her party!

xoxo,

Matt, Lisa and Mackenzie

Thanksgiving

Going for a walk with daddy in my WAGON!
Eating some turkey:-)
and more Turkey:-)
Having fun with my Uncle Travis
Yum!!!!
Mine and my sisters's Fab pies (homemade)

The newly engaged happy couple:-)

Cooking some good stuff!!

We had such a wonderful Thanksgiving with our family! Mac had turkey and all the fixings:-) We were so thankful to have each other and that we were all home eating amazing food and spending some great quality time together.