Spring break

Spring break is officially over! We had a great time up in Syracuse....Makenzie got to spend some time with her Great Grandparents and Uncle Scott & Aunt Emily and Aunt Jennifer & cousin Cody! Here are some pics from the past week...

1st time on the grass....she wasn't sure what to do! She sat there for a few minutes taking in her new environment and then quickly tried eating everything she could get her hands on!

My mom and I took Kenzie for a walk down to the lake....I don't think she was impressed but I enjoyed the view!

On Friday the temp reached 70 so we took Kenzie to a park in Syracuse. She had an adorable outfit on but she had a little accident in the car...silly me did not pack an extra outfit so she had to put on a red strawberry romper with green & pink flowered pants. The outfit was not pretty but luckily she could wear her Spring jacket to cover up her tacky outfit! Lesson learned: always bring an extra outfit!!

My little strawberry! Please ignore the dried oatmeal on her sleeve!

playing with Mika

trying out her fresh food feeder for the 1st time!

Looking forward to this weekend....78 & SUNNY! :)

Look who's standing...

I was VERY surprised on Saturday when I left the room for a second and came back to see Makenzie standing!!! I didn't even realize she was even close to standing!! Here are a few pics of her newest accomplishment!

The weather has been very nice here in NY!! Of course temperatures in the 70's would be a lot nicer but sunny and 60 in NY, you can't complain!
Here is Kenzie flying on the airplane swing...

trying to keep the sun out of her eyes during a walk...can't seem to keep them on her...I guess she would rather chew on them instead!

Just a cute random pic! :)

1st pigtails! I was very happy when I realized that she has enough hair for pigtails!

A fun filled Easter!!

We all had a very nice Easter! Kenzie enjoyed her first Easter with some nice goodies left by the Easter Bunny! We started out the day going through our Easter baskets and then headed to church. Makenzie looked beautiful in her white Easter dress! She behaved very well at church...I didn't have to leave the service until the last 15 minutes when she was getting a little fussy (if only she could act that way at our church in the nursery!). After church we relaxed at my Mom's house before dinner and Kenzie played with all her cousins. I didn't get any pictures of Sophia, Ella or Abbie but they all looked beautiful in their Easter dresses!! After our delicious dinner the kids went looking for Easter eggs outside, despite the chilly weather! I can't wait until Kenzie can run around looking for eggs!

Kenzie's Easter dress...

All comfy....

Cody & Makenize (outfit #3...she had a little accident...hehe)

I scanned the Easter card we sent out but for some reason I wasn't able to put it up on the blog...I will try again later and hopefully be able to post it...I was so happy the way it turned out!

Easter bunny!!

Today I took Makenzie to meet the Easter Bunny!! I prepared myself for a little Kenzie meltdown...but to my surprise she did not shed a tear!!! She whimpered a tiny bit but she enjoyed her time on the Easter Bunny's lap! She told him that she hopes to find some Gerber Puffs, baby food, toys and maybe even a stuffed bunny in her basket on Sunday morning!

8 months old!!!

On Monday baby girl turned 8 months old! It's definitely getting a lot harder to take pictures of her now....as soon as I put her down she crawls away....last night she fell asleep at the dinner table so I had to take some pictures!

Weekend in NJ!

Over the weekend we took a little road trip to NJ to visit Jeff's family! It was so nice to see them especially since they have not seen Makenzie since before Christmas! Kenzie proudly showed off her clapping and crawling skills! It took Kenzie a little while to get use to a new place but she warmed up to everyone! :) They showered Kenzie with lots of lovin and a shopping spree at Carters! :) We had a great weekend...I am always well fed when I spend time at Jeff's family-nothing beats homemade Colombian food! I watched "Marley & Me"....great movie, but you will DEFINITELY need a box of tissues!! I also borrowed the Twilight book! I'm so excited to start reading it to see what the fuss is all about!!

Celebrating Kathy's birthday!

Spending some time out on the deck

Makenzie loved chasing their cats and dog around the house!! Their dog, Trinity, let Kenzie crawl all over him...such a nice puppy dog!

We have another exciting weekend ahead of us....We're going upstate again for Easter and Makenzie & I are staying for the week since all the schools I sub for have Spring Break...woohoo!

Weekend Fun!

Makenzie & I went up to my Mom's house near Syracuse this past weekend since I didn't have to work on Monday. We had such a nice time...Kenzie got to spend some time with Uncle Scott & Aunt Emily and puppy dog Mika! This was the first time since we moved upstate that Kenzie has been around Mika! Kenzie was a little scared at first but Mika was definitely very happy to see us! It was a little gross how many kisses Mika gave Kenzie and it was definitely disturbing how much Kenzie seemed to like it! I lost count of how many times I caught the two of them making out...I even have some pics to prove it!

On Saturday Kenzie & I went to my friend Sara's baby shower! She was such a little angel...for the 3 hours at the party she didn't cry once! I didn't take any pics but she looked adorable! The shower was very nice...Kenzie met a few of my friends who haven't met her yet! After the shower Kenzie, my mom and I spent the rest of the day shopping! The weather was BEAUTIFUL! By far the nicest day yet!

On Sunday my grandparents had a big turkey dinner at their house! It was Thanksgiving in March! Very Yummy! And to finish off a nice weekend we went to Eddies, one of my favorite restaurants, that is only open during the warmer months (which means Summer is getting closer!). Their decor hasn't changed from the 80's but they def have the best Haddock in upstate NY!

Making out with Mika pic#1

Makenzie loved crawling towards the dog statues at my grandparents house! She wouldn't touch them but she was all smiles when she was close to them!

At lunch @ Eddies

Playing with puppy dog

Making out with Mika pic #2

I thought Makenzie would like to watch that dancing/singing hamster thing but instead she was scared....she started to cry a few seconds after I took this pic!

Playing with a big ball!