Cool Dude!!

Mac has decided he LOVES sunglasses. He really likes Daddy's, but he gets very frustrated when they won't stay on because they are too big. He has some of his own, but they are hard to get off and on because they have a strap that goes all the way around his head. He has now decided that Emma's purple and pink sunglasses are the bomb!! He'll wear them everywhere at anytime if you let him.

Water Baby!!

Monday, while I was in the house doing some laundry and cleaning up the kitchen after supper, Randall yelled at me to come outside. Apparently, Randall had used the water hose, and Mac decided to take over. He basically watered all the concrete. Randall turned the water hose off, and that's when Mac stuck it in his mouth. Randall turned it back on a little, and he got a drink. He then threw a fit because Randall turned the water off and didn't turn it back on!! All this after he had gotten in the huge trough we have in the back yard for the dogs' water. He must have really been into water today!!

Just Cheezin'

The title of this entry says it all!!

My wagon and blocks

We bought this for Emma for her first Christmas. She has now passed it down to Mac...it is a wagon with peak-a-boo blocks. He has learned that he can pull it around the house. I can't believe he is growing so fast. He started a new baby-sitter last week, and he loves Miss Renee. She is wonderful...she almost has him completely off the bottle!!!

3 Musketeers

We had a few minutes before time to go to church...they had to have some Daddy time...aren't they cute?

Daddy's Little Helper

We bought a new computer desk for the office...Mac thought he needed to be the one to make sure the screws were put in properly. Needless to say, Momma was not happy that he was playing with real tools, so he now has a tool box of "Handy Manny" tools...and they work just fine.

Burger King

Apparently, Mac is our little "Burger King." We went to eat before church on a Wednesday night a couple of weeks ago...Emma and I decided Mac was old enough for a crown. This is him trying to put it on himself. He wouldn't leave it on long enough for me to get a picture with it on.

Push Toys

Mac has finally figured out he can ride and push his toys!!! Yeah!! He absolutely loves them.

Mac's new chair

This is Mac in his new Cars chair...Emma has one just like it that is Disney Princess. The other day, Mac was playing around the house. When I went to look for him, he was in Emma's room, sitting in her chair with his arm around one of her babies. It was then I realized it was time to get him a boy chair.

July 4th

On July 4th, we had a cookout at our house. A few of the neighbors came over, along with Randall's mom. We had a great time...and we're glad it finally quit raining. We had hamburgers, hot dogs, chip, dip, and lots of sweets!! Mac really liked the chocolate peanut butter rice krispie treats...he even stole his sister's. That's what he has all over his face in the picture!!

No more for us!!

After much prayer and research about exactly what happened to me when I had Mac 3 months premature, Randall and I have decided that we are not going to have any more children. I still would love to have another, but I know that I need to live for the 2 wonderful blessings I already have. Randall will be going in on July 18 for a vasectomy. The sign in this picture was made and placed in our yard for him to view one night when he got home from work. Two of our neighbors, Gary Tackett and Clay McCammon, worked on this...and Randall got a kick out of it...I dread to see what they are going to do the day he actually has it done!!!

17 months old

It's hard to believe that our little Macker is growing up so fast. He is now 17 months old. He weighed about 20 1/2 pounds last time he went to the doctor, and he was 29 1/2 inches long. He has 8 teeth (and he's a biter...I have bruises on my shoulder to prove it!!) He started taking steps about 2 weeks ago. He still likes to crawl because he is faster at it, and he loves keeping up with Emma. He loves to swim in his wading pool, and he likes just about any type of table food you put in front of him. His favorite snacks are fruit puffs, fruit loops, and graham crackers. He isn't much of a juice drinker, but he does like the Gerber yogurt juices. We tried weening him off the bottle, but he just isn't ready yet. He just figured out how to tip the bottle to get more out of it, so that's still a little hard with the sippy cup. He's still wearing 12 months clothes, but he's growing...Hard to believe he was just a 2 1/2 pounder when he was born!!!

Riverside Park

On a day Randall had off, we decided to take Emma and Mac to Riverside Park to play. We've never done this before because the park has always had less than safe equipment. However, they've recently replaced all the equipment, and it's not nearly as crowded as some of the other parks in town. Mac has learned that he can climb all over the place. He really likes to swing and slide. When we went, he had just started holding on to people's fingers and walking. After playing for a little while, Randall and I took the kids to a place at the park that is very near and dear to our hearts...the first overlook of the river off the paths. This is the place where Randall proposed to me 7 years ago. Emma was so excited that she got to see the place where Daddy asked Momma to marry him.

More Vacation

Emma and Mac at Hard Rock Cafe
Mac cheesin' for the camera
Emma has Mac loaded on the baggage dolly ready to go.

Sea World was not the only place we visited while in San Antonio. We strolled down the River Walk on many occasions, went to the San Antonio Zoo and the Alamo, and of course, did some shopping. The kids did not want to come home when it was time. We didn't take as long coming home as we did coming down. We left on Saturday, June 14, and got home on Father's Day.

Our Vacation to San Antonio

We finally got to take our first family vacation last week. We went to San Antonio, Texas. We left on Thursday, June 5, when Randall got off work. We drove to Mount Pleasant, TX, where we spent the night. Friday, we got up and drove to Dallas, where we spent most of the day. We went to Cabella's (Daddy loves hunting stores!!) and then drove on to Waco, where we spent the night. We finally got to San Antonio on Saturday about 11:00. We couldn't check in to our hotel until 3:00, so we went straight to Sea World. Emma and Mac loved it from the minute we drove into the parking lot. We had bought season passes so we could go as many times as we wanted. We definitely made good use of those, because we went 4 times. Mac's favorites were the seals and anything that was in an aquarium. Emma's favorites were the dolphins and Shamu. The pictures with this post were when we ate dinner at Fuddruckers, a family photo at the Alamo, Mac and Emma looking at the seals, Mac and Daddy looking at the seals, and Mac with his 4-D glasses on for the Pirate Movie.