The Many Faces of McKenzie

Our Last Beach trip for the summer!

So, I get to request 1 Saturday off a month because Shon is in school 8 hours for one Sat. a month. So, it's nice to have a Sat. off, but too bad my whole family can't be together for it. My family was headed for the beach, so I decided to pack up the girls for our last beach trip of the summer! It was the most gorgeous day ever down there. Wonderful weather! Here are a few pics to close out summer around here, hopefully. We are very sick of the heat and can't wait for fall!

Still Going Strong . . .

So, Shon and I have switched schedules starting this week. He is back on days, which he is loving and I am back to workin nights in retail! Not so glamorous, but it works. I am happy for him though. He may finally get some sleep, and I get the pleasure of taking my beautiful daughter to and from school everyday! I love hearing all about her "friends" and what she learned.

McKenzie is cute when we take Hailey to school. She is great and well behaved. It's wonderful to not have to break up a fight every 5 minutes. But about 1 hour after dropping Hailey off, McKenzie was ready to go pick her up today.
And here is some outdoor fun the other night.

Ramblings

So after the girls had a bath tonight, I decided to braid McKenzie's very wild, very unruley hair. It's pretty short normally because it's in such tight ringlets. This sheds a whole new light on her noggin. She actually has some pretty long hair when it's forced down. She is cute and the biggest stinker I know.

This is also the new bed we have been so lucky to aquire. The house we are in now is much smaller with tiny rooms. I call it the doll house. With our expanding family, we are trying to think of space savers since the new baby won't exactly have a room to call home. So this bed is great and adorable. The only problem is that Hailey wanted us to close the drawer with poor little sleeping McKenzie in it.

Otherwise, life is pretty good, I still look forward to one day being able to be a stay at home mom again. Everytime I have a day off and I play with my girls or read books to them, I rememeber how great I had it when I wasn't required to work.

After Labor day Shon will go back to working days and I will go back to nights. We will still be two ships passing in the night, but at least Shon won't be up all night at work, then up with kids in the morning. (me working nights doesn't require me to be gone all night) So I am expecting a less grumpy husband who gets all of Hailey's homework done etc!

Made it.

So we survived our first week of Kindergarten around here. Luckily Hailey LOVES school and can't wait to go back everyday. She was kinda bummed out today is Fri. and she can't go to school tomorrow. I love it, and I get so excited to hear all about her day and the things she is learning. I think she has a leg up and will learn to read pretty soon! She already knew and recognized the whole alphabet going in and now it's amazing to me the things she comes home and knows. I have to admit, I am relieved to not have to run her to school and make lunch for the weekend though! Being a working mom is tough! I don't know how you all do it. I have been working almost year now and while the time flew by, I am dreading another holiday season in retail!!!

On a lighter note, most of you already know this tidbit, but for those of you who don't, I am manufacturing a small human inside me right now, which is adding to the stress and workload. Haven't been too sick at all, but sooo tired. Here is the little maniac below.

This was a big unexpected surprise, and we are warming up to the idea of starting OVER with the bottles and diapers. (I think Shon and I are too old for this.)

BIG DAY!!!

Oh my goodness! Hailey had her first day of Kindergarten today and she was so excited it was unbelievable! She was ready to go with her backpack on, by the front door 2 hours before school started. She did so well and acted like she has been going to school for years. Said goodbye and when I picked her up, she said I wish I could go back there tomorrow. I said I have great news, you will be going back there for a very long time! I sure hope this enthusiasm for learning and school stick!

All things Random

First of all this enormous black widow spider was hanging out in the girls playhouse outside last week and thought it would creep you all out as much as it did me!
Second of all, I don't know where this place is, but I wish I was there right now and for the next 2 weeks! I was so spoiled up until a few years ago. I used to go to Hawaii every year and take vacations and be carefree. I miss it. That is all.