We went to Perkins for breakfast this morning and Mckenzie has a habit of wanting out of her highchair to sit on one of our laps or just to stand up around the table. When Abby was her age, we NEVER would have let her out of her chair, but with Mckenzie, it is easier to feed her, so we let her. It is amazing how much our parenting skills/style have changed from when Abby was little to now. Of course this morning, Mckenzie didn't want to eat what Scott or I offered her, but she was happy to eat for Abby. Abby loved feeding her and was so caring for Mckenzie. I think Abby will make a great momma someday! We ran to Best Buy to look for a little camera we can take with to the beach or that Scott can take on trips with him. Then we went to the sporting goods store to get some new tennis shoes. The girls had fun playing with the shoe size measure thing (I have no idea what the official term is). When we were leaving, Abby asked to go to Chick-fil-A. We told her drive through only since we had just eaten 2.5 hours prior and it was getting close to Mckenzie's nap time. She didn't complain, but when I offered her a chicken nugget, she informed us she wasn't hungry. Guess she just wanted to play! While Mckenzie was napping Abby played her new Dora Wii game she picked out for her chores reward chart. It was fun to watch her learn how to maneuver and explore a new game. Mckenzie woke up shouting "Dada, Momma". Guess she didn't care who came to get her, she was just done with her nap. We took the girls to the park where Abby really got to break in her new bike. She had a little trouble starting but soon she was riding pretty quickly. She fell off her bike a couple of times and that is when we realized we forgot her helmet. Luckily she didn't get hurt either time as she landed in soft grass. Scared her more than anything, but she got right back up on her bike the first time and the second time, she said she wanted to walk a little bit first. That lasted about 5 steps and she was ready to get back on! The girls played on the swings/slides for awhile and even Dakota joined in the fun by going down the slide a few times. Both girls loved watching the dog go down the slide and giggled as she did it. We headed home because it looked like rain and it was getting kind of chilly out. Mckenzie got a boo-boo tonight :( She dropped a wooden box on her toes! We felt so bad for her. Looks like she may lose her big toenail. Ouch! The girls were pretty silly during dinner. Mckenzie was sitting on my lap to eat and the girls kept leaning together to give each other kisses while screaming and poking each other's belly button and laughing while doing it. We played for a little while and then it was time for bed!
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Way to go Abby! |
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Big smiles because of Daddy's silliness |
Girl, buying a minivan would be like selling my soul. I just couldn't do it. And after looking at several SUVs, we decided that the Infinity QX56 was the way to go. It is beautiful. We sold our 4Runner really quickly, so we had to get something right away. We got a really good deal both ways, I think. So I'm driving a monster now. I think it is the same size as the Tahoe, but the seats are oriented differently. We have the captain chairs (like a minivan) so it is easy to maneuver. I'm going to start teaching Ben how to snap his carseat belts now, so hopefully he can do it by December! We will see.
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