The Adventures of Mackenzie & Isla

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Happy 3rd Birthday, Isla!

My Sweet Isla,

How is it that you are 3 years old already? You have brought us 3 years of smiles, 3 years of nothing but pure joy, 3 years of total sunshine! That is you, a ray of sun that just brightens up everything around you. You are such a sweetheart right down to the core and have the warmest heart of anyone I know. You are the youngest in the house but you make it your mission to take care of everyone around you. Mackenzie tells me she is hungry and you automatically run and get her something to eat. You notice daddy is sleepy so you give him your bunny to cuddle. And when Mommy isn't feeling well, you lay with me and rub my arm. You even take care of perfect strangers! For example, you saw a woman at the store with an arm full of groceries and you attempted to hold the door open for her (I was so proud). And don't get me started on your baby dolls. I swear you are teaching me how to be a good Mommy!

Your daddy and I are just so proud of you and the little lady you are becoming. Continue to wear your heart on your sleeve, to look for the goodness in all around you, and never forget how much happiness your happiness brings to others.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Isla Marie!

Love,

Mommy

Isla's Favorite Things:

Favorite Toy: Babies
Favorite Book: Mickey Read Along
Favorite Food: Cherry Tomatoes, Avocados, Bell Peppers (basically all vegetables)
Favorite Song: Family Fingers
Favorite Word: "Why?"
Favorite Activity: Legos and Playdoh
Favorite Show: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Favorite Dessert: Ice Cream
What do you want to be when you grow up? "A bunny"

For Isla's 3rd Birthday she requested a Mickey Choo Choo Party! She loves Mickey and trains so why not combine them! Isla really got into her birthday this year which made things extra exciting! She would go around for weeks shouting "Mickey Choo Choo Partyyyyyy!" and when her actual birthday came, she was nothing but smiles for miles! Her birthday was on a Friday so we celebrated with gifts in the morning followed by donuts at our new favorite donut shop, Sugar Shack! We then had some playground fun with her friend Camilla, a birthday lunch with daddy, mommy, and sissy, and then we finished the day with a few more presents and of course some birthday ice cream! Her party was the next day and we had an absolute blast with our family and friends! Once again we are so grateful for the generosity of our guests and thank each and everyone one of them for making Isla's 3rd birthday such a special one! Happy Mickey Choo Choo Birthday, Isla Bean!

All ready for the birthday girl!

We got her a nursery for all her babies and it was a major hit!

Birthday girl at lunch

Mickey Choo Choo Party Time!

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Preschool- 2015

It's that time of year again...school time!!! Mackenzie's first day of preschool was today and she was nothing but smiles! She is lucky to have the same teacher, classroom, and pretty much the same set of students as last year, so there was little to no adjustment. We are so proud of our little preschooler and we know that great things will be happening for her this year!

She came running when it was pick up time!

Her sister and I took her out for pizza afterwards and gave her a special start of school present!

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Home Sweet, New Home!

We have been living in our new home for 3 weeks and I have to say we are beyond thrilled! We are loving the house, our new location, and most importantly the girls have adjusted fabulously! We are having fun making the house a home and have gotten a lot of helping hands from family! Both sets of parents came moving week and weekend and man did they work, work, work! My mom came up a week before the move to help with the girls and get me "moving" (no pun intended). I cannot thank her enough for the time she spent being the girls second mom that week, as I was tied up with both selling and buying a house! From painting, to mounting a TV, to moving endless amounts of boxes, and then unpacking those boxes, we are just so thankful for our amazing parents and the support they showed us that weekend. We aren't going to lie, things got pretty dicey that last week. We were notified a week before settlement on our old home that oopsy the bank "lost" the title to our home and double oopsy they wouldn't be able to rectify the situation for another 30 days. Long story short, our realtor definitely errand her commission in those last few days as we ended up closing on both homes on time! We are so incredibly happy to be in our forever home and have already started making some lasting memories in it!