Easter

We had a simple, yet enjoyable Easter this year. We woke up and had homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast, sat and watched General Conference, took a nap, watched more General Conference, and then went to a family dinner. It wasn't the most relaxing day, but it was fun.


We had a visit from the Easter bunny this year. I put the Easter basket full of goodies in front of McKenna to see how she would react, and this is pretty much what happened...


She was really excited at first with all the colors and different things to play with.


She immediately grabbed her little stuffed lamb and threw it aside to get to the eggs.


She played with the eggs for a few minutes...


...examining and sucking on a few of them


And then she spotted the grass (you know the plastic easter grass you can buy for like 50 cents a bag)... and that was her very favorite part of the basket.


Once I took the grass away from her, she liked the toys again, but only when there was nothing else there to distract her.

Next year, the Easter bunny is only going to be bringing plastic grass. :)

I am grateful for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who is the real reason we celebrate this wonderful holiday. I am grateful for His atoning sacrifice for us, and His life. He lives! Happy Easter everyone.

New Tricks

McKenna is growing up so fast, it's a bittersweet time for me. I love seeing her grow and learn new things, but she doesn't seem like a baby to me anymore, and that makes me sad. Curtis is SO excited for when she starts walking and talking, he welcomes any development happily.

McKenna started rolling over from back to front quite a while ago, but then she'd get stuck and cry until we'd put her on her back again, and start all over. However, a few weeks ago she learned how to roll front to back and back to front, so now she is all over the place. She loves being so mobile and moving on her own. The only problem for us is, she's also learned to pick thing up out of the carpet and put them in her mouth. We really need to baby proof our house.

We started feeding McKenna solids about a week before her 5 month mark. She was very open and accepting of the change, and LOVES to eat. She gets bored with the same old rice cereal (and HATES oatmeal cereal), but is very eager to try new things, and we love that. On a similar note, this week she also learned how to suck out of a straw...which doesn't seem like a big deal, but she loves it and it is the cutest thing in the world to watch. She gets a mouth full of water and then doesn't know how to take her mouth off and swallow it, so she'll suck it in, and spit it out and then suck more in, etc. She is absolutely soaked by the time she's done, but it's her new favorite thing.

One of my favorite things that she does now is her facial expressions. We started feeding her applesauce a couple weeks ago and she would make this really sour face. it made me laugh so hard, and she quickly caught on that that was what I was laughing at. So now, anytime she takes a bite of something, sour or not, she makes a sour face and then waits for my reaction, and does it again. I LOVE IT!


She loves to be read to and sung to. She loves to cuddle with mom and dad, and is a pro at taking naps now a day. We love her more then we could have ever imagined, and she makes our lives so much better. It's so amazing to see her grow and learn new things, and I love being a part of her world.