Beach weekend and more

We left last Thursday and went to the beach. We had amazing weather and two great full days on the beach. My parents and Brian's parents were both there so we had lots of help with the girls. We were able to celebrate my birthday on Friday with a great dinner and a delicious Strawberry pound cake and some ice cream. Hailey woke up on Friday and announced that is was only beach day and not my birthday. After dinner we all had to run some errands and pick up things that we were getting low on for breakfast and Hailey informed my parents that she had to buy me a card. So she did pick out a very sweet birthday card for me all by herself.

Hailey has come a long way from just last year on the beach where it would take her a few days to even touch the sand and she was scared of the waves and had to have someone hold her to go in the water. Now she runs down the boardwalk and just dives into the sand. She was covered in sand from head to toe and couldn't care less. She now has no fear of the ocean and just walk in up to her neck. Brian taught her how to body surf and she just thought that was the best. She is already counting the days till we can go back to the beach in August.

Mackenzie loved the beach as well. She wasn't a huge fan of the dry sand and would just sit in her beach chair and jibber jabber non stop. But as soon as she got on the wet sand and the waves would come at her she was all excited. She would just sit and splash and then crawl around the whole beach. Next time we go she will be running (I hope, but who knows we never imagined that she wouldn't be walking by 16 months) all over the beach and we won't be able to catch up and probably wishing she wasn't so mobile.

We had a great surprise when we got back from our mini vacation, we have veggies! Our garden is exploding. The last picture is the banana peppers that are starting to sprout. The gap you see in the pictures are our onions that don't seem to be doing very well, any of you garden experts out there have any advice?

Mothers Day and other stuff

I took this first picture last week of our garden to show how things are growing but because of the rain we got the other day it is even bigger. So I will have to post again with more updated pictures. I just can't believe how big everything is getting, I just hope we can keep it up and reap the rewards.

Hailey has been having fun making new friends lately. She meets new friends at church every week, at her daddy's softball games and apparently in Old Navy as well. She loves the mannequins and has to play with them every time we go.

Mackenzie is starting to seem so much bigger to us lately and has started doing a lot more things. She is pulling up on everything and starting to walk along things. She loves to climb on whatever she can. The other day Hailey was playing at her snack table and Mackenzie just climbed up in the chair and started playing with her. It was so cute and it made me sad that she is starting to become a little girl and growing out of all her baby stages.

We had a great Mothers Day. I had both moms over for our second annual Mothers Day tea on Saturday. I thought Hailey would be more into it this year than she was last year but I was wrong. She ate some fruit and then she just wanted to get down and play. Mackenzie got to participate more this year and had fun so it should be interesting next year to see if they will both sit for a while.

On Tuesday Hailey's gymnastic class had parent observation day. My mom and Brian's mom got to come along as well. Everyone got to go along with them during class and see what they have been working on since January. Hailey did great and we were amazed by how brave she was and all the things she could do. At the end of class all the kids got a little trophy. It is sad to think that this busy year is coming to an end in just a few weeks but we are looking forward to a relaxed summer.

Cupcakes and skates

We went to King last weekend to celebrate Popi's birthday. We had a great time and even got to visit with Maddox, he is a cutie and growing so fast already. Hailey helped get ready for the party by making the cupcakes (we made sure to leave some with no icing for her to eat).

Mackenzie played on the stairs the whole time (who needs toys?). Her other game was peek a boo with the tray cover of her high chair, she thought she was so funny putting the cover on her face. Her laugh was so sweet, the more we laughed at her the more she would laugh it was hilarious.

We went to a farm near their house on Saturday and watched them sheer some sheep. The family is trying to turn the farm into an historic museum for families to visit and learn about life in the early 1900's. Hailey loved going thought the old house because she said everything was her size. Hailey got a special treat while we were there, new skates. Right now we let her practice inside before she tries it on the pavement and she is starting to get her balance on the linoleum and not falling as much, so maybe we will try and venture outside one day this week and see how she does.