Hey! It’s Christmas Time! December 29, 2010

McKinley loved the Christmas tree - She also has found a new favorite...taking her arm out of her shirt

Aunt Candace (a.k.a. Aunt Kaki as McKinley calls her) brought over a Gingerbread house

McKinley liked decorating it - she tried the icing

She didn't love the icing but loved looking at her final creation!

Family picture at Buckhead

The only way we could get a cute picture of McKinley was to use Talking Tom (a cat app. on Andy's phone) She was very giggly and loves giving the cat milk

McKinley was a sheep in her school's Christmas program - Doesn't she look so cute!

She was supposed to sit in front of the manger with her teachers and the rest of her class. Instead, she made a beeline to Mommy and sat with her the whole program. We got this cute picture of her sheep tail after.

My pretty Christmas dress

"Cheese"

New pigtails

Long awaited update

Well as you can see, the blog has been put last on my to do list.  I am finally getting some pictures up.  Sorry it has taken so long.  Maybe Andy can get some video up soon.  We have had a busy year and can’t wait to see what 2011 holds for us.

October at a birthday party

Our Family

McKinley loved jumping off a hay bale

Getting ready to throw a crab apple

School picture

School picture

School picture

Halloween

Our Little Lion

She got the stool all by herself. Notcie how she is on tiptoes and not very close to the sink!

What a face

Thanksgiving with the Stacy's 2010

McKinley's Great Uncle Tim - we had a great time riding the elevator at the Marriott

Santa wasn't so fun this year

As you can see - there was no hope for an individual picture with Santa

McKinley loves Brenton and Thatcher

Family picture at Fantasy of Trees in Knoxville

Licking the icing off a cookie

Gramzie's visit at Mr. Gatti's was a hit. McKinley loved riding the motorcycle!

4 generations - Great Nana Stitt, Gramzie, Jill, McKinely

New Trick September 3, 2010

Pack mule July 20, 2010

One of McKinley new found loves is to carry things around – usually things that are a little too big for her.  She loves to carry things around – her milk cup, cell phone, bear, cat.  Just about anything she finds.

I love my bear

What happened?

My kitty cat

McKinley and her horse

We got McKinley a horse several weeks ago.  She wasn’t sure of it at first but now she is strong enough and the fun is getting on and off the horse.  The riding part does not last very long.  She laughs this funny deep laugh when getting off it because it is not very graceful.

getting on

next step - swing your leg over

now she's got it

Giddy up horsie

okay I'm done

Playing Dress Up

One of McKinley’s new favorite things is playing dress up with whatever she can find to put on.  We have had lots of fun with it.  My friend Ange came down for a visit and McKinley found her t-shirt and shorts and we had a little dress up session.  Ange and I were cracking up and McKinley was too!  It was so much fun.

my belts

Don't I look cute?

Reading a magazine

Go Eaton Rockets!

This shirt may be a little too big

Too funny

View from the back

She looks like she is wearing shoulder pads or something

Now Ange's visor

McKinley found Ange's tennis shoes and of course wanted to put them on

Giggles

Lots of fun

Now for Mommy's shoes

Picture update

McKinley and her Papa

Walking tall

What a cutie

My new dress and hat

Reading with Popa

Why do they have to go home?

Summertime Fun June 29, 2010

Summertime means playing outside, at the pool, and of course June brought Andy’s 2nd Father’s Day.  McKinley dressed up for the occasion.

"Daddy, don't I look pretty?"

We also enjoyed the pool with Aunt Candace on Sunday.

Me and my Aunt Candace

Love the shades

Acting like Mommy

15 months is a great age and McKinley wants to do things Mommy and Daddy are doing.  Here are some fun pictures.

wearing Mommy's socks

walking with Mommy's socks

taking off Mommy's sock

"Now how do I get this thing back on?"

Mommy's old purse - just my size

"Now if I can just get this other purse on my other shouder"

"One will have to do. I have places to explore."

Santa Rosa Beach Trip 2010 June 21, 2010

McKinley experienced the beach for the first time June 4-11th.  We went with Andy’s family – Nonna, Popa, Uncle Michael, Aunt Heather, Brenton, and Thatcher.  We all had a GREAT time.  McKinley loved the beach but she especially loved the boys.  She was enthralled with them and just wanted to be around them and do what they were doing.  McKinley was not scared at all of the ocean, waves, or sand.  She made great strides in learning how to walk at the beach – especially on the sand which is tricky.  Hope you enjoy the pictures.  There are more but since we took 1,000 pictures – literally- it is going to take us a while to go through and edit them 🙂

Riding in the car

Aunt Candace let me borrow a visor for the beach.  It was great for appeasing McKinley for the long car ride.

Mommy and McKinley

Daddy and McKinley

We got to the beach early so we drove over to Seaside for McKinley very first beach experience with just the 3 of us.  She love it!

Beautiful

Look at the ocean Daddy

Boy is it HOT out here

At the beach with Nonna and Popa

I am ready to go back to the house - Let's go people

One of the first days we were at the beach, McKinley just took off crawling in the sand.  It cracked us up.

Thatcher LOVES holding hands

FudPucker's

Outside McGuire's