Big Boy

My little guy is getting so big, I can't believe it!! He is already in 9 month pants because he is so long.  And this is his first little hoodie, doesn't he look cute?!?  

Swimming Lessons

Wyatt started swimming lessons again.  He has pretty much been in swimming lessons since he was 8 months old, but I think as he gets older, he loves it more and more.  He had no problem jumping right in and splashing around and being crazy.  All of the other kids were a little timid about the water and kicking their feet or swimming with the teacher, but Wyatt was totally loving every minute of it. 

My little swimmer.

Windell's with Papa and Ah-ma

So today we went out for breakfast with the whole crew to say good-bye to Carly as she heads off to college again.  After breakfast, we took my mom and dad out to Windell's to show them around the place that we are always talking about and to show them Wyatt "shredding" in real life.

First of all, let me just take a minute to explain how amazing my parents are.  And I'm not just saying that because they are my parents and I love them.  No, they are pretty much the coolest parents around and I love them both to death.  Now six years ago, when I was still living at home, I didn't exactly feel the same way.  But now that I'm a parent, and I've seen what it takes to be a parent and to care about your kids and love them so much that all you want is the best for them.  I know now that all of their intentions were good.  They were just trying to protect me, and keep me from getting hurt or getting into trouble.  When I look back now I really wish I would have listened to them.  Everyday I have more and more respect for my mom, and how hard it really is to be a good mom, and to raise your kids right.  I think my parents did a really good job raising all three of us kids.  We may have gone off the right path for awhile, but I think all three of us have turned out pretty good.

I love that fact that I am so close to both of my parents now, and that I have such a good relationship with both of them.  It also is nice to have parents that are still together and still love each other.  They are an example to Shane and I and we hope that we will have a long, and happy marriage like they have.  Shane and I both love spending time with them, and I hope our family always stays close.  I also love how close they are to my kids.  My parents are the best Grandparents around, and they are both extremely hands on.  I mean, what other Grandparents do you know that will follow us around in the woods and watch my husband show off as well as my little boy?  What other grandparents are pushing a stroller through the dirt, while the other one carries Wyatt's bike? 

 They love interacting with my kids and my kids love both of them so much.  I love you Mom and Dad!!

Anyways, we had a lot of fun out there.  Wyatt got to show them all of his cool little tricks, and we showed them the dirt jumps that Shane has spent alot of time working on.  It was a really fun day :)

Here's a few pictures of Shane doing some tricks.

Memory of the day....

Never want to forget---

Leaning over the bed, pretend sniffing my baby's face, as he chuckles in my ear.  I continue sniffing, he grabs hold of my face with both hands, and gives me the biggest ear-to-ear grin ever.

Precious.  Love.  Life.

First Tastes

September 23rd, 2009, Max Parker Mckenzie received his first bite of baby food (oatmeal).  He wasn't all too thrilled with it in the beginning, but after he got that hang of it, it seemed like he was starting to like it and he actually ate quite a few bites.  Now when I tried to offer it to him the next day, that was a different story and he was having nothing to do with it.  I have kept offering it to him every day since then and he still acts like I'm trying to somehow poison him with this nasty tasting substance that I keep trying to shove in his mouth.  

Oh well.  What can you do.  I will keep persisting and hopefully he will grow to like it, either that or I will have to try rice cereal which his pediatrician told me will make him more constipated and he doesn't need anymore help in that department.  

But here are some pics of my little string bean of his first experience with food.

Memory of the Day....

Something I never want to forget-

Sitting on the bed watching TV, with Wyatt pretending he is fishing off the bed with one of his dad's belts, holding Max against my chest in his blue, fuzzy car pj's, patting his back while his head rests on my shoulder until he falls asleep.  

Great memory.

Can you see, Whitey?

Yoda

I'm not a big Star Wars fan, in fact I've never even seen a Stars Wars movie or an episode of star wars, but even since my dad pointed out that Max has a slight resemblence to Yoda, I couldn't help myself from looking at a picture and comparing the two. So let me know if anyone agrees with my dad on this one.

Brotherly Love pt. 3

I love both of my boys so much, but there is nothing better than sitting back and watching them interact with each other.  I know that Wyatt can't wait for Max to be big enough to play cars and wrestle and run around with him.   But for now, he doesn't mind just laying on the floor and trying to entertain his little brother with his toys.  It's the cutest thing ever to watch Max just get totally fascinated with everything that Wyatt does.  I'm so happy that they are so close in age, because I know they are going to be such good friends when they get bigger.

The Mckenzie Boys

The Brothers

And all three of my Mckenzie boys

My amazing pictures of our weekend trip to Seattle to see James Taylor

Can't you tell how much my family loves taking/being in pictures?

We all drove down to the James Taylor Concert in Puyallup, WA on Saturday.  We got there around 5 and the concert didn't start until 7:30, so we decided to walk around the fair first and get something to eat.  After a couple of not very good corndogs, and the worst elephant ear I've ever tasted, we ended up getting to the ampitheater just as the concert was starting.  The concert was a blast, and me, my sister, and my dad got a little out of control and started dancing to James Taylor.  I'm sure the people around us thought we were either really crazy or really drunk, but we were having fun.  

After the concert, we were going to go get something to eat, but after waiting for a half an hour for our shuttle to take us back to the hotel, and driving around Puyallup trying to find a restaurant that was still open, we ended up going to Denny's that was right next to our hotel.  The next morning, Carly and I drove to Tacoma to do a little shopping and then we headed back to Gresham.   It was a really fun weekend, but I think the best part of it was being able to get a full nights sleep, which I haven't had in almost five months now.   I did miss my boys, but Shane did just fine with them.

Dinner at the Mckenzie household