The girls outside with their pumpkins.

Mackenzie helping clean out the inside of the pumpkin

Ariel and my little Monkey!

What a month it has been!

Mackenzie's 1st Day of Ballet

1st Day of Preschool

Peyton exhausted the day after her 2nd birthday party!

Peyton's 2nd Birthday!

Our Big Week

Wow, what a big week it has been for us! Mackenzie started preschool yesterday at Legacy Christian School. She has been so excited about going to school and all the new things she will learn. We had talked about it every day for about 2 weeks leading up to the big day so that she would be prepared for what would happen. I thought she would be nervous about the fact that Mommy wasn't going to walk her into school and take her to her classroom. At her school, they have a drop off line so you just pull up to the school and they have a bunch of teachers out there to take the kids out of the car and walk them into school. It was so sad to see my once little baby now walking into school for her first day of preschool. She has grown up so fast. I think that day was harder on me than her! She had so much fun that day though. She even met a new friend but couldn't remember her friend's name!
Today she started ballet class. Her class is half tap and half ballet. They have a waiting area for all of the parents and siblings to watch outside of the ballet room. The windows are such that you can see in but they can't see out as to not distract the kids. It was so cute watching her. The past 2 days have made me realize how much she has grown up in the past year and what a big girl she is now. She's not the shy little 2 year old that she was only 3 short years ago where she wouldn't leave mommy's side let alone talk to someone she has never met before.
On top of that, Peyton had her 2 year check up. The doctor was happy with her development and how well she communicates. She speaks so much better than Mackenzie did at her age. She has been speaking in sentences for months now. Her stats are:

weight: 27 lbs. 14 oz. (75th percentile)
height: 34" (50th percentile)

I don't think she will be as tall as Mackenzie but we'll see! So far she's falling behind what Mackenzie was at her age for height.

I will post pictures this weekend hopefully!

Fun in the Sun

So, I guess I'm not very good at this blogging thing! It has been so long since I have posted anything on here. Not much has happened since my last post. The girls are growing like weeds! Peyton learns more everyday from her big sister. She's such a talker now. Mackenzie teaches her so many words....some better than others! We went on a family vacation to South Carolina in April. It was so much fun. Mackenzie had a blast at the beach and this was Peyton's first trip to the beach. She didn't care for the water as much as Mackenzie did at her age!

In a few months we will be preparing to send Mackenzie to preschool. I can't believe my little girl will be 5 this year and already a preschooler! How time flies. She will love it though. She's such a smart little girl....I'm a little biased though!

I will update with some new photos of the girls soon.

My little walker

Don't know why this is sideways. I couldn't figure out how to flip it. But anyways, here's a little video of Peyton walking!

I'm back!!

Wow, it has been forever since I have posted anything on our blog! So much has happened since I last posted. We have had the holidays and are almost to spring. Christmas time was so exciting this year for Mackenzie. She was really into Santa Claus coming to deliver her presents and helping with the Christmas tree. It was so much fun to relive the excitement of Christmas through the eyes of a child. New Years was spent at Lauren's house celebrating Sydney's 4th birthday. We had lots of fun. It's hard to believe the girls are 4. How time flies! Fast forward to this past week....Peyton finally started walking!!! Yay! We never thought it would happen because up until this week she really didn't care about walking and had no want to even try it half the time. But this week she decided she was going to do it and boy is she such a good walker now! We've also been researching preschools for Mackenzie for next year. I can't believe my little girl is ready for preschool. How sad! She is such a smart girl and has been really into learning her letters and writing them and her name. It's so fun to see her grow and learn.