Macie Laughing

Macie was in a really good mood this afternoon so I was able to catch a small video of her laughing. I used to have to work really hard to get her to laugh but now she does it all the time. I love that she is getting a personality!

Our weekly ritual

Once a week my mom watches Payton and Rhea and I bring the kids over for some fun in the sun. My mom has fun pool toys for the kids. Today we went for a walk around the neighborhood, swimming and then off to the club for some lunch. My Grandfather is in town from Illinios and really enjoyed seeing the kids. Payton was having a blast jumping to me from the deck into the pool. Macie rode in the font seat of the golf cart like a big girl for the first time by herself. We missed you today Rhea and Jayden!! Just as always we had another great day at grandma's house.

Macie started solids!!

Macie has been smacking her lips and eating cereal like crazy these last couple of weeks. I know I am supposed to wait until she is six months old to start her on baby foods, but I just could not wait. I feel that she has been ready for a couple of weeks now. I started her with carrots. She loved them as you can see in the pictures.

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Going for a ride in grandma's car

While I was getting Macie's car seat out of my car to put into my mom's so we could go get Natalie from school she thought it would be funny to buckle Macie in the car like a big girl. Macie liked the idea much more than riding in her car seat. She sat there like a big girl looking really cute. I promise the car was not even on!!!!

Happy Birthday Geoffrey!

We celebrated Geoffrey's 24th birthday tonight at my moms house as a family since Geoffrey is going to be out of town on his actual birthday. Since I am such a great sister I baked him his favorite chocolate cake. We had a really nice dinner and then hung out together as a family. Happy Birthday Geoffrey! We love you!

Wrapping Paper

I know how much Macie likes the paper on the table at the doctors office, so I thought I would let her play with some wrapping paper. She had so much fun! I of course had to make sure she didn't eat it, but his entertained her for quite some time. As she was playing I was snapping pictures. I sound really dumb on the video but she is being really cute so I had to post it. Enjoy!

Our Memorial Day weekend

We spent our Memorial Day weekend down at the lake. We had so much fun hanging out with friends and family. The Paxton's brought their boat and Macie was able to go on her first boat ride. She loved it! We even got smiles every now and then when she was watching whoever was getting pulled behind the boat. Greg pulled Michael and I on the tube together... it was really fun but when I fell off I couldn't stop thinking of the alligator we saw all day swimming across the lake. Thanks for bringing the boat out Stephanie and Greg! It was a blast!

Mother's Day

My mother's day began by waking up to a yummy smell... Michael woke up early and made me breakfast. I then got to open up a couple of gifts that Michael bought me. Macie liked the gift certificate for a 90 minute massage as you can see in the picture she snatched it right out of my hand. Since Macie was sick we hung out at the house and then went to Ocala to see Michael's side of the family. I had such a great mother's day!!!!

Macie is growing up!

Macie is growing up way to fast. I can't believe she is almost six months old. Everybody has told me that she will grow up fast and I just can't believe how fast. I try to cherish every day that I have with her. She is an absolutely amazing baby. Her personality is really starting to show. She loves to stick her tongue out at everybody. Michael and I decided that it was time for Macie to start sleeping in her crib. When she was first born she slept in a bassinet. When she grew out of it we tried the port a crib next to the bed. However, Macie liked our bed much better. It was finally time to get her out of our bed and into her own. I really miss her sleeping in my arms but I know she is much safer in her own crib. Here are a couple of recent pictures of her. Macie's hair is finally starting to grow. I spiked it up so it would show up in the picture.

Bath Time!!!

I finally starting using Macie's rubber ducky bath tub. She loved it!!! She sat up by herself, played in the water and with her toys. It was so easyto use and comfortable for her.

St. Augustine Trip

Michael, Macie and I took a trip to Crescent Beach. Michael was in a wedding on Saturday so we took advantage of the opportunity and spent the rest of the time at the beach. It was so much fun just the three of us. Macie turned 5 months on the trip!!!

Michael graduated!!!

Michael graduated with his four year degree in finance from Florida Southern College! We are so proud of him. Good Job Honey!!!! We Love You!