Macky's Play Date

My friend Andrea came over today and brought her daughter, Emma, so she and Mackinley could have a play date! It was a lot of fun for all of us! Momma likes to have adult contact with the outside world from time to time! LOL!! You can probably tell in the pictures that Macky isn't feeling the best. He has a cold and ended up with a low grade fever before he went to bed! He got his 1 year shots yesterday so maybe that's not helping...poor little man! I hope he feels better tomorrow! Any way, isn't Emma just the cutest?!?!?!?

My Baby Boy

I can't believe it. He's a year old. This year has literally flown by. I had no idea that such a small package was going to make such a huge impact on my life. I remember the day he was born...I felt every single emotion. Excitement, sadness, exhaustion, fear, all wrapped in to one. Then they placed him in my arms and wow...I still do not know where all the love comes from. I never knew my heart could be so full. He is amazing and beautiful and wonderful and a gift from God. Momma loves you, little man, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Ready to party!!

Mackinley and Momma ready to head out for his party. He looked SO handsome!!!

Macky's Birthday Party

Mom, Dad, Kyle, Kelly, Korie, Haley, Jason, me, and of course Mackinley all gathered at the Outback Steakhouse to celebrate the little guy's first birthday. It was a great time!!!!

A chip on her shoulder...

Jason put a bread chip on Haley's shoulder and I have no idea how long it was there before I told her!!! Even though it looks like she knows it's there in this picture...she didn't!!!

Birthday Cake

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There are 14 pictures of the birthday cake...so I put them into a slide show. Enjoy!!!

Birthday Present

Kamma broke the rules and brought Macky a present. He wasn't very sure he liked the hat!!

The Birthday Boy

Mackinley enjoying his birthday party

Macky's present from Grammy

Mackinley got a birthday present from Grammy in the mail. He really enjoys all of it...a book, a slinky, a puppy, and an outfit (ok, he could care less about the outfit! LOL) but his favorite is the new puppy. As you can see here, the puppy doesn't get far from Mackinley.

Kaeleigh loungin'

Jason wanted to play some EQ so he set Kaeleigh up in her bed with a DVD. He thought she had a cute pose with her hat and everything! I asked him if he posed her like this and he said no, she did it herself!

Big boy!!!

Some shots of Mackinley learning how to eat with a fork.

First Happy Meal

Mackinley had his first Happy Meal which included his first Happy Meal toy..it's Ronald McDonald on a big wheel. He LOVES it and has lots of fun with it!!! It was so cute the way he carried it around all night.

Momma's Little Helper

I was using some old napkins to wrap ornaments in when I was putting away the Christmas decorations. I turned around for a second and this is what happened while my back was turned!!! Mackinley must have thought the napkins were more helpful on the floor!!

Ewwww

Well...first of all, I'm FAT. So I've started dieting...AGAIN. I know, if I would just not go on a pig-out binge for 6 months, I wouldn't need to diet and I wouldn't have this fluctuating weight problem. But guess what...I LOVE to eat!!!!! So, I tend to go overboard from time to time. But, I'll lose it, I know I will. And I have my best bud Amanda to help me stick to it!!! She came up with a brilliant plan to keep us accountable since we live so far away from each other. We are taking pictures of ourselves in some not-so-flattering outfits and emailing them to each other every two weeks. That way, we can tell if we've lost weight or not!!! We took our first pictures yesterday and I am thoroughly disgusted with myself. If you're looking for some motivation to lose that weight...put on your tightest clothes and take a picture of yourself! YUCK! lol

Mackinley is growing growing growing!!! He's walking 90% of the time now...still crawls a bit but he's trying to switch to solely walking. He says "uh oh", "Dada", "hi", "bye", and "hello". If you say "SO BIG!!!" to him, he puts his little arms straight up in the air over his head. And when his food is all gone, he holds his hands out like they're empty. Oh, and he gives out the sweetest kisses EVER!!!

Jason and I have so many shows we're addicted to watching!!! We watched all of Season 1 of "Dexter" (thanks Kelly!!!!)...we LOVE that show (some of you, like my mother, would hate it, so don't ask!!! haha)!!! We've been watching Seasons 1 & 2 of "The Office". Ok, all I have to say is I think the writers of that show met my old boss and fashioned Michael after him. I won't go in to more detail, but if you know who I'm talking about, I'm sure you just may agree with me!!!! That show is freaking hilarious, it brings tears to my eyes sometimes!!! Other times, I'm just disturbed by the similarities it has with my old workplace. And the third show we're addicted to is "24". We're a bit behind the times since we've only seen the first two episodes of Season 1 but we're already hooked!!! Thank goodness for DVD's!!!!!

Ok, I think I'm done for now. I hope everyone has a great week and good luck on your resolutions!!!!

Dad's painting

Mom had a bit of a brag page going on her blog for my Dad and his paintings. Here's the one he gave me several Christmases ago...I love it!!!!

Getting dressed...

Mackinley likes to dress himself. Any time he finds a piece of clothing, he puts it over his head (even socks!!). Here he is with his jammie shirt "on". Notice it's over his shoulders! He's so funny, he walked around forever wearing it like that, and he was so proud of himself for it, too!!

On the phone

Macky talking on his phone. He cracks me up!!!! He holds the phone on his shoulder and says "Haa Dada" (Hi Dada!!). He's still yet to say Mama =(

Last weekend

Last weekend was a Kaeleigh weekend so here are a few pictures of some of the fun we had. I thought this was so cute, they sat there like that for quite some time, just playing.

Fun with ride-ons

Crash and burn!!!!

The kids love their ride-ons. They love it when we push them while running like they're going to crash into each other. (That's not what happened in the top picture, Mommy made a turn that was a bit too sharp and Macky tumbled! He was ok, though!!!) This is QUITE the work out for Mom & Dad!!! LOL

Sunday Dinner

Everyone enjoying the food. Even Kaeleigh cleaned her plate!!! HAHA she had chicken nuggets, of course!!

We had homemade chicken pot pie......

and apple cinnamon bread pudding with sauce for dessert!!!

Gloves!!

Mackinley has had some strange spots on his thumb that turned into his thumb being red and swollen and the bumps moved to his chin...and now his nose!!! Any way, the doctor told us to put Neosporin on his thumb and put gloves on him, taped to his sleeves, so he can't pull them off! He doesn't seem to mind too horribly bad...but it's pitiful!!!

Oh, P.S....look at him walking!!!

Thomas The Train

Mackinley LOVES his new train from Kamma & Papoo!!!