Monday, September 26, 2011

More Firsts :)

Straws, she picked up with ease.  Plates and bowls have been a challenge to keep from flying across the room or turned into a stylish hat, but a fork.  Well, it seems like second nature to our smart Makenna.  She takes a few bites with her fork then resorts back to fists full of food stuffing her sweet little cheeks.  Then returns to the refined little girl.  

I made my redone meatloaf (ground turkey or chicken, celery, onion, carrots, sometimes mushrooms) and added a little BBQ sauce and to my surprise it was a BIG hit with Miss Makenna who is going through an interesting food stage.

Playing with her new "baby stroller" with HopHop the rabbit. 

She is now interested in pushing things.  Toys and especially her highchair after mealtime.
 
We have reentered the season (s) of rain.  So the search for footwear started weeks ago.  Finally after an exhausting few weeks we finally stumbled upon a pair of rain boots in her tiny size!!  As you can see she is quite smitten with them.
 
Proudly walking/stomping about the living room showing off her new boots!
 

Hayden's 2nd Birthday Party

Miss Hayden, the birthday girl, strikes a pose!
Loves for her Dada.
Birthday girl with her best guy, her Dada.
Brittany, aka Mommy, being Miss Hayden's assistant to opening presents.
Acceptable and even cute at 14 months, however more scandalous at say 20. :)
Hayden's second birthday was a "hit"! Happy 2nd Birthday to one of Makenna's best buddies.

Labor Day Weekend Festivities

The long anticipated Labor Day weekend, aka my weekend of freedom celebrating 22 months of sharing my body with Miss Makenna! My good friend Jen, aka Carp, flew in from Denver for this very special occasion. Why Labor Day weekend you may ask? Well, ever Labor Day the Dave Matthews Band plays 3 nights at the Gorge Amphitheatre . This year was really special. It was Dave's 20th anniversary so to celebrate he only played 4 venues all summer and brought an outstanding caravan of other musicians to play from 1-11pm with DMB closing each night. It was amazing!
Hello, Dave Matthews!
First night (Fri) approx row 5. :)
B ham. = Bellingham
Love the representation!
Last night (Sun) on the rail...FRONT ROW!! Thanks to college friend Monica who got us hooked up!
Saturday's show we spent on the lawn in order to take in the amazing backdrop of the Columbia River gorge!
A great weekend away, but it was SO wonderful to get back home to this sweet face! I missed her and my hubby so very much. The weekend proved to be great for us all. It allowed Makenna & her Dada some real quality bonding time while I was enjoyed some quality me time. But, did I mention I missed that sweet little face that started saying "NO" all the time during the time I was gone?