Birthday Party fun

McKenzie went to her friend Owen's 2nd birthday this afternoon. It was at the Southland Leisure centre Kinderroom. They had a large climbing gym and a couple of small teeter totters and some blocks. McKenzie spent most of her time picking up the blocks and handing them to various parents. She did try the climing gym a few times but did not enjoy the slide to get off of it.

What is that!

I think I like this one better.

Maybe I'll try this thing.

Up and up...

...and more up.

Not so sure about this!

Nope, I don't like this one little bit!!!

Ashlynn, Owen's sister, is 4 and sat at the bottom every time McKenzie tried the slide and encouraged her to go and then if she was upset at the bottom tickled her until she smiled. Such a good girl!

38/120 - What a difference a year makes!

April 2008 - 4 months old

End of March 2009 - 15.5 months old

Thanks for the coffee Dad ... I really needed this!
I almost feel human now!

Did I win?

WooHoo a free coffee!

37/120 - A playdate and a subfloor

McKenzie and I went over to Mikayla's house for a playdate today. We had to miss Mikayla's first birthday on the 14th as McKenzie had a runny and sneezy nose and I did not want to risk getting anyone sick.

Here are a few pics of the girls playing.

When we came home we had lunch with Mike and Duane and McKenzie went down for a nap. I went down to see the subfloor. They were almost done laying it. It took a little longer than they thought it would as the area by our drain for the furnace etc is really sloped.

Here is a pic of how much they had to build up the floor for level.


The floor.

It went down really fast - they started Friday morning and by Saturday afternoon they were done. Next weekend is framing!

36/120 - Helper

Our basement has been started. My cousin Duane came over today to help Mike get started. Woo Hoo. McKenzie thought she would help too!

Balloon bounce

Took a little figuring but she got it eventually!

make believe

Daddy shot some video today. It made me want to be young again.

35/120 - lazy Sunday

We had a really nice weekend. We were supposed to get started on the basement this weekend and I was anticipating a weekend where I hardly saw Mike. Instead we got delayed and had an unexpected family weekend together and it was really really nice. On Saturday, we went out and went to the Farmer's market to pick up something for my Grandma's 75th birthday coming up in April. We wandered around for a bit and had homemade perogies and stuffed peppers for lunch. Yummm! We got home and Mike and McKenzie had a nice long nap and I went out and did some errands. Spent a fun evening hanging out.

Today we had a relaxing morning and I actually got a nice long soak in a bubble bath ... heaven. After McKenzie's nap we ran out and picked up my laptop (had to take it in because McKenzie figured out how to take my shift key off but none of us could get it back on), stopped at tim's where McKenzie flirted with this one year old at the next table ... Jack the baby with the bluest eyes I have ever seen, and made a quick stop at Home Depo. McKenzie was in love with the balloon displays they had all over there so we finally had to stop and ask some attendants if she could have one. They said sure and when they brought over the balloon her whole face just lit up. She started to coo and was just generally charming...well then they could not do enough for her and brought her a second ballon and chased all over the store to find her some string so she would not lose one. She already can wrap boys around her finger apparently...Yikes!

So through all of this I had my camera and not one picture. DeeAnn how do you do it? I keep forgetting to snap the picture and though I do get lots of shots feel I keep missing all these fun little memories. How do you remember to take the picture...post it note on the inside of your eyelids? Any tips or tricks you can share would be appreciated!

Here are some pics I snapped this afternoon so as not to disappoint my "fans". Hope everyone had a great weekend.

One little girl...one BIG mess!

Up close and personal.

Oooh scary part!

How do you get this one over here again?

Playing with our Home Depo balloon.

Fun!

Did you see how much snow we got? I thought you said it was spring Mom?

Oh you meant spring in Calgary hyuk hyuk!

Child labour

Scooping food can be fun!

34/120 - Pics from the weekend

33/120 - Not such a big girl after all

We are cleaning out the basement to get ready to finish it - YEAH! Mike was bringing up a bunch of stuff and one of the things was McKenzie's baby car seat which she grew out of around 4 months (most kids are in one until 10 months or so!!) McKenzie decided that it looked quite comfortable and tried to climb in. I had to help her but she settled right in.

And proceeded to watch one of her shows.
Do you mind...I'm relaxin here!

On another note we had to get McKenzie a toy storage unit as she has outgrown her toybox. She loves it because she can see all the toys displayed and even in the toy box as there is less stuff she can get to things easier. Here's a picture of toy corner in our living room. Did I mention that we were finishing the basement...did I mention that I can't wait!

free post - Potato Head

McKenzie has been playing a lot with her Mr/Mrs Potato Head lately. She seems fascinated by it and all its parts. She is getting very good at lining up the parts and putting them in herself. Here is her first fully finished Mr/Mrs Potato Head (I couldn't tell if she used more of the girl or guy parts and the thing has two mouths and a tongue as an ear but not bad for a first attempt)

32/120 - More banana shots

You may remember a bit ago when I posted shots of the giant bites of banana that McKenzie was taking. Well tonight she decided she wanted a banana when I got home from work so I thought...well she's a pretty big girl now so why should I hold the banana for her, she can do it herself.

Here is her first time feeding herself a banana.

She still likes to shove it in as much as that little mouth can hold.

Runny nose and banana full mouth.

31/120 - How to unlock a door ... 15 month old style!

Step One

Find the box Mom and Dad keep their keys in.

Step Two

Pull the box toward you.

Step Three

Find the keys in the box.

**Note this step can sometimes take awhile cause you aren`t big enough to see over the counter.
Step Four
Once you have the keys, find a doorknob.

Step Five
Try to figure out how to get the keys into the doorknob. If this doesn`t work simply walk around shaking the keys to make fun key music.

Have fun!

30/120 - A quarter of the way there

wheh...I made it. 1/4 of the way there or, as a quarter can some times be called "two-bits" so I thought it appropriate to post a picture of two of my favourite "bits" (Maks and McKenzie).

We went over to our friend Kari's today to help celbrate her birthday. This is Kari with her son Maks.

Here is the cutest little girl home from a long day of partying and just about to melt down before bed time. She's so adorable.