Splashing around in the puddles....

Tonight Macie and I were sitting outside for a bit and all of a sudden it started getting really dark. I told Macie that I thought it was going to rain and I asked her if she wanted to get her rain boots on and play in it. She was so excited, she hurried in the house and put her hello kitty rain boots on and waited patiently for it to start raining. She asks us all the time if she can play in the rain but usually its in the middle of the day or we are on our way out the door but tonight was pefect so that afterwards we could throw her in the bathtub and get her ready for bed anyways. So it poured pretty good for a little while and she ran up and down the driveway splashing in all the puddles and screaming her little heart out. After Scott got home from a banquet at school he was able to play in the rain for a bit too. Macie couldnt get over this giant muddle puddle in the street and she kept jumping in it until we had to empty her boots out from so much water getting in them:) After we got Macie a shower and put her p.j.s on we went back outside and was amazed because there was a beautiful rainbow right in front of our house. Macie is already looking forward to next time playing in the rain as I am sure daddy is too:)

Busy Weekend...

We really enjoyed the sunshine and extra day off this weekend for Memorial Day, however we were so busy all weekend long now were all exhausted from running around like crazy. Saturday we pulled up all the brick on our patio out back and relayed them because there was grass and stuff growing up between them.
I worked saturday half a day and then after we all went to a cook out at julie and rubens house from our community group. We had good food on the grill and played cornhole which was pretty fun. Sunday we had a special presentation the "Children of the World Choir" so macie stayed up in the big sanctuary with us so she could see the service. Her eyes were glued on the kids the whole time, they did such an awesome job. Yesterday we spent the entire day doing stuff around the house that we have been wanting to do for awhile. The biggest thing we did was to get Macie's big girl bed put up. We have been having some issues lately keeping her in the toddler bed because she is so tall and she moves around so much when she sleeps she kepts squirming right out of her bed in the middle of the night. Her room looks really great and all grown up with a bigger bed now. Its one of those bittersweet moments for Scott and I to see her in a big people bed, its really started sinking in to us that she isnt a baby anymore she is growing up. We also got some stuff done in the basement and Macie and I transfered our sunflowers that we were growing in a cup to out in the backyard so we will see if they continue to grow. .After that we grilled out some dinner and hung outside for a few hours in the beautiful weather. We are so thankful for everyone that has fought in the war so that we can have feedom and enjoy our lives every single day!!!! Happy Memorial Day!!!!

Cutie Patooties....

Because I have picked up tons of overtime in the past couple weeks I havent had much free time to update this thing but I wanted to post a few pictures. We got to watch Bethy and Georgia for a bit last week and were able to catch a few cute shots of the girls. They are so cute together, the conversations they have crack me up. They really love playing together, I am so glad Macie has a cousin that is so close to her in age, Amanda and I talk about how funny they are now and how we can only imagine what they are going to be like when they are teenagers together:)

Our Big girl...

Here are a few more pictures of macie with her new big girl haircut....She loves it and is constantly touching it and flipping it around with her hands:) I was worried it was going to be time consuming blow drying it and getting it to flip under but it only took us a few minutes to do it today so i think its going to be great for this summer!!! She has gotten so many compliments on it already and everyone can't believe how much older she looks:( but i'm so glad it turned out so cute.

Macie's new haircut...

So after many battles with tangles and macie's puppy dog eyes not wanting me to brush her hair after bath time every night we decided it was time for the hair to go. I had been looking at different styles for the past few weeks but wasnt sure and after a little persuasion from my sister in-law amanda we decided to get macie's hair cut into a short bob. She looks so cute and all grown up i love it!! I think it will be much easier to manage this summer too:)

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Macie and Ella...

Last night my friend Gretchen and her daughter Ella came over to play with Macie and I for a few hours and the girls had a blast. They rode their bikes and played at the playground by our house. Ella is about a year and a half younger than Macie but I dont think either of them realize it...sometimes Macie tries to be a little daring and has to be reminded that Ella is a little younger than her...and Ella tries to be a big girl and do everything Macie does. When they get together Gretchen and I laugh at how goofy they act around each other. Macie is so loud and boisterous and Ella starts acting just like her, its too funny.