Kindergarten Graduation

That's right my baby has officially graduated from Kindergarten!! I can't believe that the school year is over already (well Shaylie still has one week left, but Kindergarten is done). McKinley had a blast in school this year and was not ready for it to end. She loves her teacher and all of her friends in her class. On Friday we went to her graduation and the performance was too cute! They sang a few songs and some of the kids had speaking parts (McKinley did and she did AWESOME), they did a slide show of the kids during the year and then did the "presentation of the graduates". It was great and I even got a little teary-eyed watching my baby walk across the stage and "graduate". It seems like it wasn't that long ago that I brought my new little baby home from the hospital and now she's 6 years old and moving on to 1st grade!

McKinley and her teacher, Mrs. Carpenter!

McKinley's 6th Birthday Party Bash!!!!

This year McKinley chose to have a Luau themed birthday, so we bought leis for everyone (and a special one for her), we got a palm tree pinata, purchased a "hawaiian" dress, we decorated with pineapples and flowers, and I made cupcakes with umbrellas, palm trees, and hibiscus flowers in the tops of them. We had originally planned to do the party outside so the kids could play on the swing set and do games outside, unfortunately the weather did NOT cooperate at all. Instead of being a warm, sunny day it was a total down pour of rain ALL day so we had to move the party inside. Even though we had to change things up a little bit (we had to pull out Dance Dance Revolution instead of the swing set) we still had a blast! We ate BBQ chicken, fresh fruit kabobs, veggies, breaksticks, pasta salad, and of course some brightly colored cupcakes and ice cream! Very yummy! McKinley had a wonderful time playing with all of her friends and family and as always was TOTALLY spoiled in the presents department! Here are some pictures of our fun!


On McKinley's actual birthday we just had a few presents at home and then went out to dinner with some of our friends!

McKinley is 6!!

I didn't get this post done yesterday on her actual birthday, but my BEAUTIFUL McKinley Trinity is now 6 years old!! It is hard for me to believe that my little baby is now a 6 year old. We have enjoyed having McKinley in our family and can't imagine what it would be like without her. McKinley is one of the funniest little girls I have ever met! She loves to tell jokes and do anything crazy that will make someone laugh. She loves to be with her family and loves to be mommy's little helper (still). McKinley is in kindergarten and is at the top of her class! She is reading pretty well and is doing awesome with her spelling and math too!

McKinley, we hope you had a WONDERFUL birthday! Happy Birthday baby girl, we are so glad that you are in our family and can't imagine life without you!!

Here are some "then and now" pictures for McKinely.

McKinley Trinity Brewer
May 7, 2003
7 lbs. 5 oz.
19 in.

Pictures from the birthday party to come!!

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.