Mothers Day

We had a wonderful mothers day. On Saturday we had a Mothers Day tea which we are thinking of making it a tradition. I did manage to find a really cute tea pot but could not find any tea sets that were not play sets. So we had to drink our tea out of very small tea cups and had to fill them about 15 times but it was a lot of fun. I think we are going to shop for our own tea cups while we are in Savannah in a few weeks, that way we can each pick out our own and make it special. I made an almond pound cake, and fruit kabobs and we had mini quiche (I did not make those). Everyone had a great time, and Hailey loved drinking her milk out of the creamer jar we put on the table. Mackenzie slept through most of the tea but I have a feeling she will have fun next year.  After the tea party Hailey really got into the spirit of cleaning up (ha ha).

The Beach

We wen to the beach last week and had a great time. It usually takes Hailey a few days to get used to the beach but this time she was a pro right from the start. She was digging in the sand and running straight to the water. She liked the waves and thought it was fun when they knocked her down. We found sea shells and flew a kite and just had a fun time playing. 

Since Mackenzie can't wear sunscreen yet she only made it to the beach for a few minutes each day. We tried letting her sleep in a tent but it got too hot and she was really fussy. We did manage to take a couple pictures of her and I did dip her feet in the water and in the sand. Hopefully when we go back in September she will like it a little better and stay out longer. 

We have some more pictures and as soon as I get them on the computer I will post them as well. 

Haircut

We took Hailey to get her haircut. I was hesitant to get her haircut because it is finally long enough to; 1. tell she is a girl and 2. put it in pigtails. But it was getting really uneven and shaggy looking and the only way it looked really cute was to put it up. Well, my daughter does take after me in the fact that she doesn't like having her hair fixed (I used to drive my mom crazy when I was little). Her hair was starting to look a little bit like a mullet. So I took her to Sweet and Sassy after school today for a special treat. 

She loved getting her hair cut. She didn't sit still at all but the lady was very patient with her and did a great job. She looks so cute and even though we had to cut a lot of her hair, she still looks like a sweet little princess. Here are a few pics. 

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter. It was a long day but full of fun as well. I sang in a choir that I church added just for Easter Sunday, we sang at all four services so I was there from 6am till 1pm.  After church I went over to Dean and Gatha's house, everyone else was already there. Hailey was taking a nap and Mackenzie was hungry and a little fussy. We had lunch and then watched Hailey hunt for Easter eggs. She was having a lot of fun and got so excited to see that there were eggs in the grass. Unfortunately there were a ton of bugs so we had to help her collect the eggs faster. At one point she was taking the eggs from her basket and throwing them back on the ground. She is so funny. 

Uncle Jason and Auntie Alli came by to watch Hailey find her eggs and stayed and hung out with everyone before they all had to leave to go home. Hailey has spring break this week so she is at mimi and popi's house so I can get some spring cleaning done around the house. It is really quiet with her not here, we all miss her and can't wait to see her on Friday!  

I can't wait till next year when Mackenzie will be older and can look for eggs with Hailey. I just know that are going to be so cute together. 

(I have some more pictures to post about from the past couple weeks but our computer has been acting up so I will try to get those done as soon as I can)

2 month check up

We had our 2 month check up last week and everything was great. Mackenzie is 10 lbs and 1 oz and she is 23 1/2 inches long. She is in the 75% for height and the 50% for  weight.  She had to get three shots but she was a trooper and only cried when she got stuck and then as soon as I picked her up she stopped. She is doing really good with sleeping at night and is such a sweet and happy baby. She loves to smile all the time. 

Hailey is doing ok with potty training, she pretty much has the peeing thing down and will tell us when she has to go, the only time we have accidents is if she is in the middle of trying to be funny and entertaining and then she forgets she has to go or something.  She will even tell us when we are out and about in the car or running errands. The pooping situation is totally different, she refuses to go on the potty and if we see that she needs to go we will take her to the bathroom and she will throw a fit. I know that this is the hardest part so hopefully she will get the hang of it soon. If anyone has any suggestions we would appreciate the help.

These are just a few pictures of the girls, enjoy.

Getting Bigger

Our girls are getting bigger. Mackenzie is doing great with her holding her head up so we thought she might like the bumbo now. We put her in it on Monday and she loved it, and Hailey thought it was so neat that Mackenzie is big enough to sit now. 

We started potty training Hailey two weeks ago and she is doing really good. We are still in the process but she is now wearing big girl underwear that she picked out. We have only had two accidents so far and she loves wearing underwear. When the weather was nice last week  Hailey loved going to the park and playing on the slides. Since the weather hasn't been to great lately we have been trying to have fun indoors, here is Hailey's creative paint job. I think she got more on herself than the paper but she was having a blast. 

Baby Dedication

We had a busy but fun weekend. On Saturday our good friends the Hemphills came for a visit but we forgot to take our camera so we don't have any pictures. Hailey had fun playing with Max and Phoebe and we finally got to meet Leo, he is so cute. 

On Sunday we had Mackenzie dedicated at church. She was an angel and slept the whole time we were on stage. Unfortunately I think she has caught a little but and when we sat down she had a blow out and messed up her cute little dress. I was upset because the girls were in matching dresses and we were coordinated to match for pictures. We were in such a hurry to make it to church on time that we didn't get pictures before so we don't have any pictures with all of us matching. She ended up going through 4 outfits that day. She is doing much better and hasn't had any more blow outs. 

Mimi and Popi came to visit for the dedication and Gammy and Papa made it to church along with some of our good friends. It was a very special day for us. 

This last picture is of Hailey helping me clean. She got in the cabinets and found my gloves and wanted to help, she is a big help and we love her so much.