ABC's

Zie signing her ABC's (minus a little chunk at the end!)

Mackenzie has become fascinated with the alphabet, and a day doesn't go by where we don't hear her singing the ABC song. She also loves learning about the different letters and is now able to identify many of them. For example, there was a sign at Beckham's birthday party that spelled out his name. Zie went right up to it and started correctly saying each letter. When people say children's brains are like sponges, they aren't kidding! Here are some cute photos of our little "ball of fire" as daddy likes to call her! 

Pretty little lady sitting in the rain

She is getting so big!

Don't forget to stop...

...and smell the roses!

Sisterly love

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Isla Marie- 11 Months

Isla Marie turned 11 months on the 18th which only mean one thing...time is flying by! She is clapping, waiving, eating, cruising, and playing up a storm. She loves to play peek-a-boo and has an all out fascination with the dogs water bowl (despite the countless times she has been told no)! She is working really hard on her gross motor skills, and we are excited to say that we have gotten a first step out of her! She is super steady on her feet and we know that once she gets up enough courage to take a few more steps, it won't be long before she is off and running with her big sis. She has the sweetest personality and loves giving hugs as much as we love receiving them! We have enjoyed this little peanut so much for the past 11 months, and are excited to welcome her into "toddlerhood" in less than a month!  

Happy Birthday, Daddy & Uncle Nick!

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my amazing husband! Jimmy turns 31 today and I know I can speak on his behalf when I say it was another GREAT year! We will be celebrating his big day by taking him out to breakfast and then strolling downtown and going to the farmers market! We also can't forget Uncle Nick who's birthday is tomorrow! Happy Birthday Daddy & Uncle Nick, we hope you have a roar-some (huggle monster talk for "awesome") day!

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Isla Cuteness

Here's some Isla cuteness to get your weekend started! Happy Friday!

Peek-a-boo!

Taking her baby for a stroll! 

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Summer Fun at Nana & PopPop's!

We always look forward to our summer visit to Nana & PopPop's, and this year was no exception! The weather was perfect, the pool was just right, and of course the grass was in mint condition for Mackenzie and Lupa to frolic around on (if you know Big Jim, you know the love he holds for his grass)! I can't believe how much we did in just three days...we swam in the pool, played toddler golf, went for walks, picked tomatoes in PopPop's garden, helped Nana at the fruit stand, went to a play ground, visited with Great-Granma and Great-Aunt Helen, and even went to a super cute carnival at the local church. The girls had such a blast as they laughed, talked, and smiled up a storm. Thank you Nana and PopPop for once again showing us a GREAT time!

Its always nice to see this sign :-)

Sitting with PopPop

Pretty flowers and pretty girl

Checking out PopPop's vegtables

Swimming

Isla and Nana

Hanging on the deck

Going for a spin

Being cute as always

"Yay! We're at Nana & PopPop's!"

We'll have to work on that swing

Playground with Nana

Snuggles with their grandparents and great-grandma

Right before all hell broke lose! To say she didn't like the ride would be a major understatement!

Games!

So happy that Nana won her a stuffed animal!

Granma strolling Isla

Smelling the flowers one more time before we left

Thanks for a great time, Nana & PopPop!