2 month check-up.....

Well, today was the day I dreaded...I hate baby shots! Makalyn had her 2 month well-child checkup, it was later than normal because our doctor is out on sabbatical, and another one of the dr. is on maternity, so they are down a couple doctors and busy as all get out! Makalyn had to get 3 shots and 1 oral, which resulted in 7 or 8 vaccines. She weighed in at 10 pounds 7 ounces and was 22.5 inches long. She has been fussy, just hasn't seemed to feel 100% the last couple days and started drooling like a madwoman about 4 or 5 days ago which the doctor thinks could be the start of early teething for her.....~yay~ She said that you really don't see the majority of babies drooling like that until 4 or 5 months, with the first tooth at about 6 months...so she said that she wouldn't be surprised if we see her first tooth around 4 months. The shots were bad...what baby or parent really likes having to get them done? But as soon as we got in the car she was out like a light, and she's still out, so she's getting some good rest while her poor little legs get some healing time. She's been trying to really roll over the last couple of days and she's on the verge of a giggle......I can't wait!

Some new pictures of the girls....

Already a little cowgirl :)

Watching cartoons......

The girls yesterday.....

Fun at Wallyworld.....

My girls in a year.......

The Girls.....

At the fair~ August 2008....

Fun at the fair!

Hey all!
The fair is in town this week, so we made our way down there the other day and had us some fun! From the rides and the food to the games and the entertainment, we spent all day there. Miranda had fun at the kiddie rides.....riding the race cars, the train, the flying helicopters, and the ferris wheel, and taking Joe on the dizzy dragons....a kids version of the tilt-a-whirl. She went through the mirrored fun house over and over and over again....taking Joe and I with her. She loved the slides fun house, tho the spinning wheel kinda got her the first couple of times. We had our fill of the good once a year indulgence of fair food, took in all the sites and booths, and then sat and listened to some of the great free entertainment. By the time we were done, everyone was sure worn out, and my feet were on fire.....boy, I am out of shape...haha! Here's some pics to enjoy!

Happy Anniversary Babe!!

Then....


Now....


Happy 2nd Anniversary hun! We've had our ups and downs, but always know that I cherish every moment with you and our two beautiful daughters......I love you!!

Life is good....

Dance and Vacation...

Well, it's been awhile since I've written anything, so here it goes....
Since the last blog, when Joe and Miranda were sick, we have been super busy! Being sick kinda hit us all before it left our house, and we were all in a hurry to get better as we had a mini vacation planned the first weekend in August to Phoenix. Miranda also had a week of summer dance classes to attend before starting for the season in September.
So first, Miranda's first ever week of dance classes-
She has always been excited about taking dance classes, and over the last almost year, she has asked repeatedly to be able to attend dance, so I got to looking around for a good studio and when I found one, they were in the middle of thier season, and they do not add any new dancers at that time, so I put Miranda on the summer schedule. She was soooo happy and just couldn't wait until she could go. Finally it was her turn and she did really well for being a beginner. Plus she loved it! She had 4 days of it (Monday through Thursday last week), and then on the last day they gave a small recital of what they had learned. Her dance camp was called the "Princess Week" (as in the Disney princesses), so even better for her, and they learned all sorts of "Princess" dances. We have a video of her recital that I will post on here as soon as Joe can put it on the computer for me, but for now here's a couple pictures....





Then it was off to Phoenix for the weekend. We flew out Friday morning and returned Monday morning. The weekend was busy but fun and went by very quickly. Friday we flew in around 12noon, and after eating and checking into our hotel, we headed to the hospital to visit with Joe's grandma, who was ill. Then it was back to the hotel to cool off in the pool....


Then it was off to the hospital, the store, dinner, and finally to bed! Saturday, Miranda woke us us by asking to go swimming so Joe took her in for awhile....

We also went to Arizona Mills, which is the largest mall in Arizona, and just happens to be an outlet mall (yay!). So we slowly made our way down the first section to our meal destination....the Rainforest Cafe. Very cool place! Miranda liked it until the first of several thunderstorms rolled through the cafe- that's when a storm makes it way through the jungle....the lights dim, the thunder rolls, the lightening strikes, the rain falls, and the animals hoot and holler, showing their dislike of it all! Well, that was enough for Miranda to curl herself up in a ball in the stroller, cover her ears & eyes, and scream bloody murder!! The storms come through every 22 minutes, and I'm pretty sure we were still trying to calm her down when the next one showed up....Joe finally had success with this little baby money hand puppet.....which "talked" to Miranda and calmed her down. All was good til Miranda decided that she could go into the jungle to eat....as long as the baby monkey came with her......and so $20 later we still had a calm child and a tag-along pet monkey...haha. We finally got through the line, and were seated. The food was yummy and filled us all up and got us ready for shopping....


Miranda also got to ride on the carousel that they have in the middle of the mall....



Then the girls made a killing at both the Carter's and Oshkosh outlets....I love those stores! It was then time to head back to our side of town. Joe's friend Kyle, and his son Chris came over for abit after that, and we went swimming again. Afterwards, everyone was completely tuckered out and ready for bed....

Sunday dawned bright and early for us, as we went up to Show Low (a couple hours away) to visit Joe's uncle....now dubbed "Papa Jimmer" for the girls. He is a twin to Joe's dad. So we spent a few hours with Jimmer and Betsy and then went to lunch before heading back to Phoenix...




Once back in town, we headed to Joe's aunt and uncle's house and then to the hospital for one last visit with Fran before we left....




We flew home very early the next morning, getting off the plane to much cooler weather....sooo nice! All in all, we had a really nice time and are now settling back into our routine here at home. Thanks to Debbi for everything while we were down there!!