Happy Birthday Mackenzie! (Part 2!)

Last Sunday we celebrated Mackenzie's birthday with my family. We met at my Mom and Dad's house for presents, dinner, and cake. Mackenzie was very happy to play with her cousins again! Mackenzie was surprised to get more presents. She loved everything; clothes, DVDs, a new leotard and gym bag, Littlest Pet Shop toys, and more. Here she is opening her T-Ball set.
Jumping on her new trampoline.
Mackenzie was very generous in sharing her toys. She would jump for a minute, and then get off voluntarily and let her cousins have turns. Eating a nutritious meal from Pizza Hut! :-)
(Michelle and Eric, and Mackayla were there too, I was just horrible at getting pics of everyone!)
One of my patients and friends, Lisa G., is an awesome cake maker. She made Mackenzie's gymnast cake, and it was so good!

After dinner and cake, we went outside to try out the T-Ball set.

Stephen
Jon is grinning so big because he was pretending to aim the ball at Michael (who was taking pictures with my camera), and actually ended up hitting the camera right on the lens. Thankfully, nobody, including the camera, was hurt. The funny thing is, Michael had the camera set on the fast speed, so it's like watching a cartoon being made, with lots of frames. I will post all of those pics on Facebook--it would take forever on here!
Michael
Her first time up, Mackenzie hit the T and the ball. Too cute! Kids have to do that at least once!
Getting the hang of it!
Her favorite new pastime, climbing trees!

Mackenzie's 1st Braves Game

Last week, my chiropractor (and boss!) reserved 20 seats for the Braves game. So along with some of our patients, we headed for the stadium. Mackenzie absolutely loved the entire experience. She is still walking around saying, "Everybody clap your hands!" and clapping really fast!

Dr. Gregg gave Mackenzie this cute hat--with her being such a girly-girl, he knew pink was the way to go!

Seriously watching the game, and eating Chick-Fil-A. We had great seats in the Golden Casino Level, and CFA was right behind us.

Work it, girl!

Mackenzie loves working out with me. She likes using the resistance bands so much, I gave up and I just use my weights when she is around.

Happy Birthday Mackenzie!

Sunday, August 16 was Mackenzie's 4th birthday! She has been counting down for months, asking everyday "How many days until I'm 4???" We decided not to have a big party this year, so on her birthday we celebrated with Jon's family. Next weekend we will celebrate with my family.

(Don't forget to pause the music before starting the videos!)

Getting ready to open presents!

Mackenzie is still very interested in dinosaurs. She had asked for a dinorsaur party all year, so that's what she got! She also got a few dinosaur toys, too!

She is also loving the show, "Yo Gabba Gabba". She loves the music and dancing, so at least it's a show that gets her involved instead of just sitting on the couch!

Whoo-hoo! A V-Motion console! Mackenzie loved Jon's Wii so much, and this is a kid's version of it!

Kristen and her boyfriend, Carl. Uncle Lee, Grandma Joyce, Aunt Lisa, Mackayla, Jared, and Jon (somehow I didn't get any pictures of Nanny and Papaw, but they were there too!)

Mackenzie's cake (she and Daddy picked out her cake!) So cute!

The 4 of us!
We were terrible parents--we put trick candles on her cake!

We have such a weird kid--this is the only bite of cake she ate!

After the party, the 4 of us went bowling and out for a birthday dinner.
Mackenzie LOVES bowling. The last time we went was when I was pregnant, so I just watched. Ever since Mackayla was born, Mackenzie has asked to go so that I could bowl with her. So we went for her birthday. We are also going to the aquarium since she hasn't been yet. (In September, after Aunt Beth's wedding!)

Mackenzie's birthday wouldn't be complete without a bowl of pasta! Since Johnny's closed, we found a great little Italian place in Marietta to replace it!
Ice Cream!

On the way home we made a quick stop at Kroger. Mackenzie asked me to take a picture of her and her friend. Whatever you want, kiddo, it's your birthday!

I am so proud of my little girl. Every day she seems to grow up and mature even more. She had such a great time celebrating with family, and is so excited to be 4 years old! Happy Birthday Baby!

Just hangin' around

Mackenzie constantly asks me to put Mackayla down next to her so they can lay in the floor and watch TV together. I am still amazed at how much Mackenzie loves her little sister.

Here they are, on a different day. Mackenzie grabbed my beach towel to use as a blanket. She wanted to hold Mackayla's hand, too!

I love how sweet my girls are!

Here's a video of Mackayla talking. Of course, as soon as I stopped recording, she talked non-stop! (Don't forget to stop the music at the bottom of the page first!)

A Playdate for Everyone

We finally got together again with some of our absolute favorite friends, David and Dawn. The last time we got to hang out was the week Mackayla was born, so we were very overdue! Mackenzie and Olivia wore themselves out at Monkey Joe's, and Dawn and I even got Jon, David, and Lindsey to play in the inflatables, too!

David and MackaylaMackenzie, Lindsey, and Olivia
While Olivia and Mackenzie played in Olivia's room, Lindsey and the rest of the grown-ups played a great game of Uno Attack. And Mackayla, well, Mackayla did what she does best...

Back to School Jamboree

Last Saturday our friends Kisha and Denard had a Back to School Jamboree at their church. Dr. G and I went there to do a spinal screening.

I took Jon and the girls along with me, and Mackenzie loved seeing Kristen! They went up to the pulpit during the door prize drawings, and sang. It was Mackenzie's first time singing in front of an audience, and they did great! (And it was Kenzie's idea, too. She went up to the pastor and asked him for a microphone!)
There was lots of fun things to do: a moonbounce, games, and even a firetruck to explore!

Jon and Mackayla hanging out.
I can't believe Mackayla is growing up so fast!

Gymnastics Class!

Mackenzie has had 2 gymnastics classes so far, and absolutely loves it! The first week was sort of iffy; she was the only kid in her class. I know that could be good, but I wanted her to be able to interact with others kids her age. So I was relieved last week when another girl joined her class. She's only a couple of weeks younger than Mackenzie, and she has a baby sister one month younger than Mackayla!

Mackenzie has really gotten into gymnastics and tumbling, and is constantly showing off!

What was Mackayla doing during all of this?

Checking out the ceiling:)