some new pics!

Bath time! She loves to look at the hose in the sink - the black against the off white wall.
Kenzie checking on baby sister.
Mackenzie just started to hold her pen like this the other day. I have tried to show her how before and it just made her mad, but she figured it out on her own. I know, I know, she is so brilliant :)
This picture reminds me so much of Mackenzie when she was this age. When she is awake, she is SO alert, and her eyes are huge.
Mackenzie watching Grammy work on the flower bed the other day. My mom put in a bed in our front yard - it is beautiful. I will post some pictures of it as soon as I take some.

Maggie doing something she probably shouldn't be.
Mackenzie playing with her Little People on Maggie's back. Those two are trouble when they get together.
Just looking cute.
Isn't she sweet?!
Mackenzie has been sick the past few days. We went to the doctor today and she has strep. Since she has been feeling so awful she has spent a lot of time watching movies :) .

Aubrey Grace

Sorry, I cannot figure out how to get these pictures in the right order! But anyway, here are a few pictures of our week! Miss Aubrey Grace finally decided to make her appearance on Friday, May 30 at 9:39 am. She was 8 days late (well, on our schedule - she knew right when she wanted to come!). She is a little peanut at 6lbs 15oz and 18" long (big sis Mackenzie was 6lbs 14.9oz - we thought that was kind of funny). Everyone is doing great. Labor and delivery was much harder than with Mackenzie - Aubrey was face up rather than face down (can't remember the technical term), so I had a lot of back labor and pushing was really difficult. But she is here and healthy and that's all that matters. We went in for a weight check yesterday and she has already gained an ounce, which is great! She is just such a sweetheart - very laid back and easy going, and sleeping pretty well. She is totally different than her firecracker sister was at the same age :) . Mackenzie LOVES her baby sister. I will post some videos of them. She loves to hold her and Aubrey is just as happy to be held. She is also a big helper and likes to bring diapers, binkies, wipes, her toys, etc.... So that's a quick update on us! I promise I won't take so long to post more pictures.

Helping Grammy shuck corn!
Mackenzie's first swim of the year - the pool looked a lot bigger on the box, but she still had a blast! And that's me, about 5 days overdue I think.

Mackenzie giving Maggie a drink. Yes, we have a dog now. Long story, and yes, we are crazy :) .

We are still waiting for baby Aubrey to show up! She is a week late today. The doctor did want to induce (he had set the date for yesterday), but after doing some research on inductions I decided to have them push the date back, so we have a few more days to get this baby here on our own!

We took Grammy to the duck pond!

Mackenzie didn't want to go down this slide the first time and daddy kind of gave her a little push - after that we couldn't keep her off of it :)

This child absolutely LOVES picking flowers. She probably spent 45 minutes outside today picking clover in our yard, and then another half an hour sorting all her flowers inside. She is so funny, we think maybe she will be a florist when she grows up!

We have had a very busy, fun weekend. On Thursday night Matt's family came over for an early Mother's Day get together. Mackenzie had a great time playing with her cousins. Friday morning we left for Tulsa and went to the zoo. The second picture down was probably the highlight of the trip - a penguin was swimming right up against the glass and would look right at you. Mackenzie LOVES penguins, so she was just thrilled. We also rode on the train at the zoo, which she also loved. Friday night Matt took her swimming in the hotel pool. She got really brave and was jumping in to Matt. Saturday we picked up my mom at the airport. And today we have just had a nice laid back Mother's Day. Matt and Mackenzie got me a necklace with two circle charms - each one has one of the girl's names on it. I love it! I am one very lucky mommy :) .

Here are a few random pictures from the past week or so. Summer is coming! We have just been spending lots of time outside, at the park, eating popsicles. And of course, waiting for baby to get here!