The Children's Museum

McKensie was sooo excited to slide down the Winter Wonderland slide.

The end of a very long line for the slide. Inside the Jolly Days was, Santa :)

McKensie and I coming down the slide. The last time I went down the slide was when Ali was about 2 or 3 and now she is 12. It's been awhile, I'll say. McKensie, had a blast and wanted to go again. I was a good mom and said, "maybe later". However we did slide again right before we left.

Big Sister Ali waiting with McKensie to slide.

McKensie, happy to be getting closer to the slide :)

We ventured out to the free day at the Children's Museum. I am not sure what we were thinking. I was running out of time for McKensie to see Santa.

More fun!

The girls dancing on a blue screen, they are suppose to be wearing underwater costumes

If you look closely you can see KD's head, arms, and legs.

Hanging out look at the glass sculpture in the celing. (next picture)

This is to neat, wish I had one :)

Skating Party December 13th, 2008

Ali, with Brandon, Loretta's oldest son, skating.
KD the Birthday Girl!!! She turned 10 today!!!!. Brooke (our adopted daughter/neighbor across the street) is in the background.
McKensie trying to get, Loretta to come skate with her!
McK and her best bud, Logan, he is Loretta's youngest son.
McKensie, her first time on skates!
Skating Party for Christian's 10 Birthday. This was not the best day for my camera to break. I didn't even get a photo of KD with her cake or gifts. :(

Gingerbread Time

Little blurry (sorry) I had to show where we stored our house. Our kitten is just too happy to help himself to any food left out.

"All done let's eat it now!"

My sweet girls, KDK, Ali, and MacK. What precious ladies I have been blessed with!

What was I saying about my precious ladies? They were suppose to make funny faces, notice that Ali is blocking KD's face instead.

Making a house

Every year my girls put together one of those Gingerbread House Kits. Craig and I enjoy watching them work together! (Hallelujah)

McKensie kept sneaking in licks of the icing. ( I caught her in the act )

These kits should have more icing. This year I didn't make extra icing for the house. What they had with the kit is all they got. I will never again use the icing bag that come with the kit, look at all the icing falling off the house :(

Ali and Christian let McKensie do most of the decorating this year. MacK was so happy :)

She kept telling her sisters to look at the directions on the box. "This doesn't look like the picture, you are doing it wrong", said MacK. I think this is why the girls just let her do the decorating.

"Look what I can do!"

What an amazing daughter I have. This is Christian need I say more?

McK's thoughts about being alone:

McKensie is not allowed to go downstairs alone in the mornings. One morning at 6:30 am she walked across the street to our wonderful neighbors house. We found out about this later that day, the daughter did not tell her parents that morning, she just walked her back home.
So this morning she comes in my room and says,"Mom I would like to go downstairs now." I told her that no one was awake to go with her maybe she could wake KD up and I didn't want her to be alone. This is what she told me,"Mom you silly I am never alone God is always with me." I almost fell out of my bed. I am so blessed to have my girl at such a young age realize that God will always be with her! My morning started out wonderfully!