Botanical Gardens

we went to the Botanical Gardens this past weekend. It was fun. Alot to see and some fun things to do. Macie enjoyed the butterflies, I enjoyed the pretty flowers. It was a beautiful day and a lot of fun to spend it as a family.

Checking out the butterfly on the sign

She looks confused, but she is just looking at a really cool butterfly

Addie sitting on a wooden chair. She loves to feel big!
Macie playing in the water
Addie and dad. So Cute!!!

swimming

It was finally warm enough for us to pull the pool out and go swimming!!! The girls were so excited! Here are a few pics of the cute girls!

Brushing Teeth

We told Macie to go and brush her teeth. We walked in on her and this is what we found. Apparently she wanted to look in the mirror so she could see what she was doing. So, we took her out of the sink and hung this mirror up.
She appreciated that. It's alot easier to climb onto the toilet than it is to climb into the sink. Who would have thought.

play time

The other day we were in the toy room. We started playing around and these are the pictures that turned out.
These are all on top of the play house. I think that is funny how we go from completely happy, to sad, to ok.

If this doesn't make Addie look big, I don't know what does!

Macie's 3rd Birthday!!!

May 5th was Macie's 3rd birthday!! I can't believe that she is already 3! She is getting so big and we just love her to pieces. She is so funny and is always making us laugh. She is such a good big sister to Addie and is becoming a pretty good listener. She loves to play with friends and can't wait until she can go to school like a big girl! She is also potty trained (finally!)!

All in all it was a fun day. She got to go out to lunch to "the best restaurant ever!" (TGI Fridays and yes that was her choice!) Then we headed over to Chuck E. Cheese's to use our 20 free birthday tokens, then she had a brownie and ice cream with presents. She got some fun presents and was able to have a little party the next day with a few friends. We are so glad that it is over because she has been talking about her birthday for months and every time we go to the store all she says is "I need this for my birthday" and continues on with every toy she sees. She was also asking everyday if it was her birthday and when her party was. So we are glad that we don't have to hear that anymore.

Addie 9 months

Addie is growing so much!!! She is 9 months old and is soooo cute and happy. She loves to sit up and play with toys. She loves the bouncer and loves Macie. Addie is starting to talk. She says dada, and baba and is always trying to say new sounds. She is such a sweet heart and we love her to pieces. At her 9 month check up she weighed: 15 lbs. 8 oz. and is 26 inches tall. She is growing, but is still pretty small. The other day (when it was 85 degrees out) I needed some clothes for her to wear. I don't have any summer clothes for her because she is only in 3-6 month size and all I have is long sleeve for the next 6 months. (yea for us!) Anyways, I went downstairs to the newborn sized clothes that are in storage and pulled out the 0-3 month summer clothes, and guess what.... they totally fit her. Needless to say, I was so excited to have cute clothes that fit her! (even if they are meant for newborns!!!!)