SUMMER

Marissa & I in the pool at Grandma and Grandpa Malik's

We have had a great summer so far. I love to be outside and I love my pool, and my grandma Roxy has a pool at her house too. So pretty much no matter where I am I have a pool there. My cousin Marissa was here at the end of June and beginning of July and we had fun at grandma and grandpa Malik's house swimming in the pool. We also had a daddy's aunts and uncles here over the 4th we went to the casino over the 4th and went to fireworks. I loved the fireworks but it got a little old after a while. I just went to the doctor for my 18 month check-up and I weigh 28 pounds, and I am 34 ins long. My mommy and daddy have no idea where I am getting the height from but I am that tall and that is just how it is.

Daddy, Mommy and I

Sorry

Mackenzie at Easter
Mackenzie on the new deck!!
Mommy and Mackenzie on the new deck!!
Mommy & Mackenzie on Mother's Day for her dedication
Mackenzie giving Marissa a kiss!!

I have been really bad about blogging. We have been really busy the past few months. Mackenzie keeps me very busy. She loves to go outside, and get into any trouble she can get her hands on. Some bad news o report in April I had a miscarriage. We are doing fine, we will try again, the doctor said it was just my body getting rid of a unhealthy pregnancy, he said the baby didn't even form.

Daddy redid out deck so we now have a very nice deck to play out on and entertain on also.

Auntie Angie and Marissa from Texas have come to visit us at least once a month, that has been very fun to have the cousins together so they can play.

Mackenzie was dedicated to the Lord on Mother's Day so that was a very special day for us. For Father's Day we went to the Como zoo and had a BBQ at Grammy and Grandpa Malik's house.

Mackenzie is starting to show her true self and she is talking a little more each day. these are the words she normally says are : Ma Ma,Mom, Da Da, Daddy, Kitty, Doggie, Teddy, All Done, Ball, Ya Ya, Pa Pa, Veggies. She knows a few sounds she knows what a dog, cat and cow say. She can sign the word please and she is shaking her head for yes and no. She is getting so big and growing up way to fast. Her favorite show to watch on TV when we let her is Veggie Tales. I have to tell a story I have been going to garage sales. We went to this one garage sale and they had little key chains the were Veggie Tales characters. I showed them to her and her eyes got really big and she grabbed them, I asked her if she wanted them and she said Yay. So we went to pay for them and she would not let go of the bag that they were in and so we paid for them and left and went to another garage sale and I told her that she would have to leave them in the car and that was not going to happen she was holding on them so tight her hands were turning purple. I guess she loves the Veggie Tales.

UPDATE

Mackenzie turned 1 in January. She is now walking all by herself with no help. She is loves to play with her baby doll, she carries her all around the house and she is quite the little mother to her. She loves to read books, she will sit on the floor and cross her ankles and put the book on her lap and turn pages one by one it is so cute. ( I will post a picture the next time she does it.) She does give hugs and kisses to people, she is very selective on who she gives them to. Her words that she says are Ma-Ma, Da-Da, Doggy, Kitty and Teddy. (which is Gramma and Grandpa Malik's dog name) She is getting so big and her personalty is really coming out. She is totally a gift from God. We are enjoying seeing her grow up, but it does go by really fast.

I just started selling Tastefully Simple. If anyone is interested in having a party or would like to order anything, please let me know and I would love to help you out. I also stay home with Mackenzie and I love it, I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Ryan is still working at NTM Inc. He loves being a daddy and he is a wonderful husband, I could not ask for a better guy. Mackenzie loves her daddy, she always saying DA-DA .

We took a family vacation to Florida in the beginning of February. It was very nice to get away and of course it was nice weather. It was between 70 and 80 everyday, the day before we left it rained but other than that the weather was great. We flew in to Orlando and stayed at a timeshare for 3 nights and then we drove down to Daytona Beach and stayed 4 nights on the beach. It was beautiful and so relaxing. Mackenzie loved the beach. Mackenzie and I buried Ryan in the sand, I will post pictures when I get them developed. Mackenzie loved the pools at the timeshares. When we were in Daytona Beach, we went to a race track amusement park and Ryan drove dragster and he finished the finish line at 3.159 seconds. The thing I chose to do was to go to the outlet malls, but I was very disappointed that I didn't find anything but it was probably for the better because we didn't have much room in our suitcases.

Sledding

Sorry it has been so long since my mommy has posted but we have been really busy plus, my mommy has not gotten a lot of her film develop from the various events of my life. My Mommy will be posting soon about Christmas and My 1st Birthday.

I had so much fun with my daddy sledding for the first time. My mommy and daddy bought me a saucer to go sledding on they had been having a hard time finding a baby sled for me. Some day I will get a sled that is more age appropriate for me. I hope you enjoy my sledding pictures.

Halloween

My mommy is very late posting Halloween but better late than ever. We took a trip to Wyoming to visit my aunt and her family just before Halloween. We had a really fun time, it was a very long drive but totally worth it. I was Indian girl, ladybug and piglet this year for Halloween.

Daddy's Race Car

My daddy was putting his car in storage so my mommy thought it would be a good idea to get pictures with me in my daddy's car. I love my daddy and his car. I had alot of fun playing in my daddy's car. The only thing I don't like about the car is that it is really loud.

Mackenzie

Mackenzie has now mastered crawling and pulling herself up on things. She has got herself in a few tight places. Here are some pictures of one that we got on camera. She just wanted to look at the fabric on the side of her swing.