My BEAUTIFUL McKinley!!!!

I cannot believe that my little McKinley will be turning 6 years old on May 7! We are getting things ready for her birthday party and since both my girls have decided that they LOVE making their invitations online so we can put their pictures on them we went out on a "photo shoot". McKinley had a lot of fun playing around and being the center of attention, and I had fun taking her picture and watching her do her many poses and faces! It was ABSOLUTELY beautiful weather the other day so I got her all dolled up and we went out in search of some fun locations to take pictures. Here are just a few of the MANY pictures I took, enjoy!

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter! The girls had fun discovering what they got for Easter, which included CANDY (obviously), new shirts, jelly bean pooping bunnies, kites, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, etc...... After enjoying ourselves at home we got ready to go to a BBQ at my mom and dad's house in Santaquin. We had a great time and it was actually warm enough for the kids to play without jackets! The kids had an Easter egg hunt and loved every minute of it.

Even Princess, our dog, got in on the action, she stole an Easter egg during the hunt and ate the gum out of it!

L to R: Caleb (my nephew), McKinley, Andy (my nephew), Shaylie (my grandma and sister-in-law are in the background)

Fun in the sun!

So yesterday was absolutely BEAUTIFUL outside and since it has been so stinking cold lately I decided to take full advantage of the warm weather. I did a little exercising outside in the morning and after McKinley was home from school and fed we walked to the park and played for around an hour and then walked back home. It was great! After Shaylie got home from school the girls rode their bikes outside until it was time to go to Shaylie's MMA class. All in all it was a GREAT morning and afternoon! I did however overlook one tiny little detail...........................when you are as albino as I am you have to wear sunscreen or risk looking like a lobster within a very short amount of time. As you can tell I overlooked the sunscreen and managed to get a lovely sunburn!
The picture doesn't really do justice to how dark red the burn actually is..........it almost looks purple in spots. Oh well, live and learn right.

Here are some pictures of summers past of the girls enjoying the warm weather and outdoor fun!

Shaylie sporting her "gases" at age 1!

McKinley hanging out in the wading pool at age 1!

Marc and the girls near Escalante, UT in September 2005!

Here's hoping the weather stays warm and that I remember to wear sunscreen!

St. Patrick's Day fun!

This year for St. Patrick's Day I decided to actually do some fun stuff with the food the girls ate. We always wear green, but this year I decided to go the extra mile and do a little more. For breakfast the girls ate cheerios in green milk, nothing too over the top or exciting but fun none the less. For dinner I made BRIGHT green German pancakes, green eggs, bacon, and vanilla pudding with green sprinkles for dessert. I was going to color their milk for dinner green too, but both girls decided purple would be better. We had enough fun with it that this will probably become a fun tradition each year! Here are some pictures of our fun day!
The girls in their cute St. Patricks Day shirts!










Eating their cheerios in green milk!

Our SUPER bright green German pancakes! YUMMY!!!!

Fun with cousins!

Over the weekend McKinley and Shaylie had the great opportunity to spend time with their cousins! Marc's brother Kent and his family came up on Saturday and spent the night. All four of the girls (yes you heard me right, 4 girls in one bedroom with the oldest only being 8) had a blast! The noise and mess levels were astonishing at times but we made it through without any major fights or injuries, so I suppose you can say it was a successful weekend visit. We do wish they lived closer so the kids could play together more often. Here are some pictures of the kids together.

L to R: Kallie (5), Shaylie (8), McKinley (5), Kambre (7), and Shaylie is holding Karter (3 mos.)

L to R: Kallie, Karter, Kambre

And just for fun here are two lovely pictures of my princesses!!!!!!

Sugar and spice and everything nice..................

................and a little bit CRAZY!!!!

Flashback!

Shaylie and McKinley in February 2004! Shaylie was 3 1/2 years old and McKinley was 9 1/2 months.

CoLd WeAtHeR+sNoW= fUn SnOw DaYs!

Since the weather has been quite cold and provided us with some great snow we have taken advantage and gone sledding! We love to go out and play in the snow for a while and then come in and warm back up. Here are some pictures of our fun sledding/shooting trip out on the west dessert with my family!

Shaylie coming down the hill on the little tube!

My dad with McKinley and Caleb, my nephew!

Snow Angels anyone? McKinley was having a blast!

The beginning of a snow fort..........to bad we weren't there long enough to finish it.

Christmas!!!!

The Christmas and New Years holidays are always busy, enjoyable times for our family and this year was no exception. We have had a great time during the month of December spending time together and doing fun things. Before school ended for the holidays McKinley had a Christmas program with the kindergarten classes at their school. We took the girls to Spanish Fork and went through the Festival of Lights (pretty much a yearly tradition for us). We had a wonderful Christmas (with plenty of presents), we spent the day going to grandparents houses and spending time together, along with playing with some AWESOME new toys! The girls have had a blast playing with friends and family, as well as staying up late and sleeping in. We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! Here are a few pictures to share our fun with you.

McKinley before her Christmas program! Could she be any cuter?!

Decorating daddy with stickers!

Exploring the WONDERFUL WORLD OF PRESENTS on Christmas day!

We LOVE Christmas clothes!

Our doll stroller/bed obsessed cat, Tigger, taking advantage of the new double stroller McKinley got for Christmas!

After a LONG, exciting, fun-filled Christmas both girls crashed.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas......

My girls are thrilled with our Christmas tree this year! Marc and I let them pick the tree, choose the decorations, and decorate it all by themselves (well with limited help anyway). As such, this year we have a cute little tree (McKinley can nearly reach the top of it when it's on the floor) that is decorated with purple lights, silver, red, purple and pink ornaments, candy canes, and a Santa hat for the tree topper! To most people it doesn't mean anything, or win any awards but to me it's the BEST TREE EVER! Shaylie and McKinley had a blast doing it all by themselves (WITHOUT fighting I might add) and they could not be more proud of how it turned out! Here are some pictures of the girls with their tree!

CHRISTMAS MAKES US CRAZY!!!!!!!!

Our cute little family!!!!