Finishing Up July

July came and went. In the month of July we went camping with the Crawfords, celebrated Mckenzie's 3rd birthday, Channing did two weeks of swim lessons, went to roaring springs, kids got hair cuts, and we went on a Kenney family reunion to McCall. Busy, fun month!

We spend lots of time playing outside. Mostly filling up the water toy or the kiddy pool. Isaac looooves water. He could splash himself in the face over and over again.

Channing fell asleep wearing a cape and mask, his light on full blast, and Jett asleep on his floor.

We had a family birthday party for Mckenzie. Butterfly cake, pinata, mac n cheese for dinner (the adults had hawaiian chicken and cilantro lime rice), and lots of presents.

Mckenzie is so precious. Some of the looks she gives me are hysterical. She's always up for playing with play doh, painting, collecting rocks, going grocery shipping with me, reading, getting every single washcloth wet in the bathroom upstairs, and much more.

She desperately wants to go to school. I could've put her in a 3 year old preschool that'd be two days a week and she would've loved it. But I decided to wait a year. Mainly because she still has bowel issues. She had a check up with her surgeon and he was pleased with how everything looks. He's optimistic that by working with the GI specialist we will get things figured out and she could be mostly potty trained in a year or two.

Mckenzie has been through a lot in her short life. One major surgery and all the recovery following (blood tests, dilations, check ups, bowel clean-outs). And she's still as happy as ever.

Isaac 14 months old with his favorite blanket.

Yes that is Channing in his church clothes and mullet wig.

Isn't she adorable with her new dress and purse from her bday?

Channing did amazing in his swim lessons. He's super comfortable in the water. To celebrate I took him to Artic Circle for ice cream.

Oh, and Isaac sometimes cries while I'm making dinner. Gotta remember the hard times too right?

Before we headed to our Kenney Family Reunion I took the kids for a haircut. I love their eyes.

Comments

Fartlek

Have you ever tried running (more like slow jogging) with a double stroller? My suggestion is to avoid it...unless you're into pain and frustration. I'm a morning workout person. And I'm not talking about waking up before my kids at 6am and getting in a workout--I'm not crazy. I'm into doing my workout when it's convenient and I don't have to sacrifice too much. For example I don't like to exercise when I: Have to wake up earlier than normal. Stay up later than normal. Be too cold/hot for a long period of time. Or listen to a kid cry/whine the whole time. Right now I've chosen to walk/jog in the morning after breakfast and before Mckenzie's nap. That way the morning goes by quickly and I get a workout in. Justin and I signed up for a race here in Meridian and that's my workout motivation...hence the jogging with a stroller. I'm pretty sure the double stroller ways at least 75lbs with the kids in it. 20lbs for Kenz

Pain in the Neck Child

I have one child that's a pain in the neck because she has a pain in her neck! Did you follow that? Actually Mckenzie is adorable and an excellent baby, but the poor kid has torticollis. Here's what google says about torticollis, a condition in which the head becomes persistently turned to one side, often associated with painful muscle spasms. Mckenzie only wants to look forward and to the right. This has caused the right side of her head to become flat. Last Thursday I took her to the physical therapist that specializes in this problem and received lots of good stretches that I need to do with Mckenzie 2-3 times a day. She also wants Mckenzie to have tummy time about 5 times a day for 5 minutes each time. The only time I can do these stretches successfully with Mckenzie is when she is falling asleep for a nap. And it takes about 10-15 minutes to complete the stretches each time. We're hopeful that within the next 6 weeks we'll see some improvement. The PT

A blessing, 4th of July, and a 2nd birthday!

I'm not good at posting on our blog frequently, so when I do post something it usually consists of many events crammed into one post. And this entry will be no exception! Ya'll ready for this? Cue Space Jam Theme song. I love Summer time. You can go outside without bundling up and we spend a lot more time outside when it's warm. Walks, fishing, picnics! Love it all! Fishing at the pond with daddy. One of Mckenzie's and Channing's favorite things to do. One day maybe they'll actually catch something! ;) On July 2nd we had Isaac's baby blessing. Then afterwards the Hamilton's and the Crawford's came over for a taco dinner. We love having family close by. Makes these kind of events great. On July 4th we headed out to Lucky Peak with the Crawford's for some boat time! Mckenzie was actually super comfortable going on the tube and even sitting on the easy wake trainer. Channing wasn't too impressed with either.

Hamilton Happenings

Search This Blog