A thought...and some pics!

God is good! I was talking with a couple of friends the other day about how some times when you pray and you don't feel like you are getting your answer you wonder... "why isn't He answering?" or "this is a good desire/wish, and I can't imagine why it would not be His will for ____(you can fill in the blank) to happen." Well I was struck today as I was driving in my car (I seem to have most of my revelations in my car! When I am by myself of course!) that He is answering...in other ways! Other AMAZING ways! And I have been too blind/focused on the way I wanted Him to speak to me that I almost completely missed the way He is speaking to me! Enough of my latest lessons...

More about Maki! She is getting so BIG and so SMART! She is talking non-stop! I love it! I am fearing the day that it may drive me crazy. We are off to NY next week! We are so excited! We LOVE to spend time with our families! We are very fortunate that Gary and I both have really great families! This trip if for my parent's 40 Anniversary! I will try to post pics from the trip when we are there! Hopefully there will be some down time! :)

Here are a some pics from the last month or so!

Chelsea hugging Makenzie's leg! Maki loves those cheddar bunnies!

Kevin helping Maki vacuum!

Gary says I don't post enough pics of myself...here you go!

Maki holding her own hand!

Gary being silly for Shay and Kevin! Just trying to give Kev a really good idea about our family!

Maki helping Daddy work! That is Martine our landscaper!He is fantastic! He has 9 kids! Now we know why he works so hard! Gary told him we were going to catch him! I laughed REALLY hard!

Time at Granny's!

This is white neigh!

Blowing out candles!

"Who loves Makenzie?"

Makenzie - "All buddies!"
Translation- EVERYBODY! We go through this whole list of people who love her everyday...Mommy, Daddy, and on and on...and she came up with on her own to shorten the list to EVERYBODY! She is so smart! :)

Here is a cute pic of Maki driving Daddy's truck! We were on a private dirt road going 5MPH! :)

Makenzie's conversation with Jenny!

Last night Gary and I went out (YEAH! We love our date night!) and our dear friend Jenny (whom we all LOVE very much!) came over to babysit...

Here is a conversation Makenzie had with Jenny!

Makenzie picked up her purse and put it on her shoulder...
Mak -"May-May go bye bye." (May-May is how Makenzie says her name)
Jenny -"where are you going?"
Mak - "May-May go on date!"
Then she got in her car.
Jenny- "who are you going on a date with?"
Mak - "Mommy, Daddy"

Happy Birthday Tita!

Happy Birthday Tita! We love you so much! You are an amazing grandmother and mother! We don't know what we would do without you! You are such a support! And you have so much LOVE! We can't wait to celebrate many, many, many more with you!

Maki giving Tita hugs!

Tita teaching Maki how to garden!

I love this pic!

She loves playing with Tita's necklaces!

Happy Birthday Shayna!

Shayna we LOVE you so much! Happy Birthday! You are an amazing big sister and daughter! We are so proud of who you are!
Here are just a few pics from the last month or so!
Shayna, Gary and Kevin (Shayna's boyfriend...yes Gary approves!) pointing out a wild turkey to Maki! Look at all those H20 bottles for our 3 mile hike! lol! I don't think anyone even drank any!

At dinner in the city!

The diligent babysitter! Monitor in 1 hand and remote in the other!

AHH!

Happy Birthday Gary!

What can I say about the man who so completes me?!

I love sharing my life with you Gary!

You are everything in a husband I hoped and prayed for...and far MORE!

The words I love you are not enough to describe what I feel!

But they will have to do...I LOVE YOU! :)

Happy Daddy's Day!

A letter from Makenzie to Daddy 6-15-08

Hi Daddy!

I love you so much and just wanted you to know a few things I love the most about you!

I love it when we play hide and seek!

I love it when you take me to the park and we swing and climb and run!

I love playing in your truck!

I love playing outside with you and my purple hose!

I love it when you push me in the stroller and give me a muffin!

I love our snack time out on my table in the backyard and how you always sit at my little table (I know you are too big!).

I love how you will push me for as long as I want in my swing!

I love when you put me down to sleep and I ask for 1 more book...you read it to me!

I love the way you sing me songs!

I love being with you Daddy all the time!

I love how you are never in a hurry and always have fun with me!

I hope you enjoy your special surprise today!

You are the best Daddy in the whole world!

I LOVE you Daddy!

your Kenzie Lee!

party time!

We had such a great time celebrating Makenzie's Birthday last week! We had 3 special dinners, 3 cakes and a fun party with a bounce house! Fun was had by old and young! Even Tita and Jaja went in! And the gifts...wow! She loves them all! She got a ton of books (always a great choice for Maki), a bathing suit and pillow from Grandma Pat (she can't wait to go swimming), a cash register,clothes, sidewalk chalk, a tunnel to crawl through, accessories (glasses and purse), a piano and a CAR (Tita and Jaja got it for her a few weeks ago...she just uses it as a jungle gym right now...she doesn't know it moves yet!). We are having so much fun with all the new toys, Gary is enjoying the books with her and I am loving all the new outfits! :) Makenzie most enjoyed all the company! Thanks Shayna, Chelsea, Tita & Jaja for coming to celebrate with us! We loved having you all! We had a great few weeks of company! :)

Tita & Jaja giving Makenzie her new Cadi! It is great! It has an AM/FM radio! The battery is unplugged so she has no idea it drives yet! Right now it is in our family room as a jungle gym! She loves it! :)

She was so excited about the bounce house! I love that smile!

Daddy giving Maki some love! He loves those kisses! :) This is my favorite pic!

Granny joined us for dinner on Makenzie's Birthday!

silly smile and purple cake! All of her cakes were purple! :)

AM fun!

I am going to post pics today when Makenzie goes down for a nap but I just had to write a little something now! All AM we have been outside playing and exploring the backyard...Makenzie is in HEAVEN! She just loves the outdoors! She is just like her Daddy and Mommy! :) I love our morning ritual now...We all wake up, play a bit or watch a show, eat breakfast and then go outside for a couple of hours to play! Maki is loving having Daddy around in the AM! I am too!:) I am savoring the down time with G because I know as soon as another project starts it gets a bit busy! We are having so much fun! :) We hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

sorry no pics yet!

I am so sorry I haven't posted any pics from Mak's birthday yet! Last week Makenzie came down with the stomach flu and then Gary caught it...they were so cute together though being sick. Maki would try and help Daddy feel better by kissing him and of course Gary felt so bad that she was sick too. We had 3 days last week were we didn't leave the family room...it was actually really relaxing! Well for me at least...I wasn't throwing up! So long story short, sorry there have been no pics...I will post them today or tomorrow!