Sunday, July 28, 2013

Houston - We have a Mobile Kid!

This weekend was a lot of fun!

Friday was bonus payout day so I got myself a new Mac book Pro Laptop!!!  We needed a new personal computer for some time and we decided against the standard desktop this time around since it is so nice to be able to move around the house.  I debated a lot the last few weeks on Mac (spending but syncs with all our Ipads and iPhones) or PC (cheaper but a lot slower).  After lots of feedback, we went Mac and I am quite excited!  Let's just say blogging is so much quicker and enjoyable with this puppy! We then walked around the mall a bit before coming home in time for Maci's bedtime.  Little Maci had a surprise for us though as she got ready for bed she made a few crawls towards me, she is going to be flying soon!!!

Clint got up early Saturday to do a bike ride and well Mommy & Maci got some needed beauty rest! HAHA

Clint and I later got ready around 2p for a wedding of one of my co-workers, Zach.  Maci had Megan (a referral through my friend Lisa) babysit her and was all smiles when we left.  However, we think Maci has hit some "stranger danger" territory as she cried almost the entire night for poor Megan.  I text back and forth with the sitter most of the night and our crazy night out without kiddo ended at a crazy 10p :-(  But, we were super happy to get home to our lady and see she was finally asleep and peaceful in her crib.

Today were Maci's 6 Month Professional photos!  We are using the same company as her newborns so we are quite excited to see how they turn out.  We will leave some surprises but lets just say we stupidly ended with the NFL shots so only Clint's team made it into the pictures and the Bengals are going to have to pray for the playoffs so they can hopefully make it into her 1 year photos!  All in all, Maci was a great little girl for one straight hour of photos and about 4-5 outfit changes - you know I cant leave her in just one!!!  :)  While at the photo shoot, Maci did another amazing thing - this kid can now go from crawling into sitting up, just like that.  The photographer said the same thing about Maci as does anyone who is around babies often, "that little girl is so strong, she may be walking in a month or so" YIKES but in the shoot she did sit, crawl, crawl into sitting and attempt to stand up at least 2 times - we have lots of fun ahead of us I am sure!  We will be sure to share with you the photo link once they are ready!

We ended the afternoon with some errands and since Maci is sitting so great lately and was DONE with the car seat for the day - we let her sit in the grocery cart - check out our cheerful little shopper!


After grocery shopping and errand running, we practiced more sitting in her room and Maci just loves having only a diaper on - crazy girl!


We ended the night and the weekend with a trip to the dog park for old Boomer.  Maci loved watching all the dogs from up on top daddy in the Bjorn.  Boomer did the typical pokey little puppy and wandered around the park for the full 30 mins we were there - goofy dog!


Lots of Love,
C, K & M

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

6 Months!

Maci Lou turned 6 Months yesterday!  BIG GIRL!!!  Today we had her 6 month check up and no surprise on our end that the Dr said she is extremely strong and advanced on her development that involves moving, sitting etc.  Maci almost crawled off the table and then went from crawling to a 1/2 sitting pose, craZy girl!  Our one time peanut (not in the 5% for weight and height) is now 41% for weight (15lbs 8oz) and 32% for height (25 inches).  She just loves all people and enjoyed seeing her friend Dr Pat today!  On Sunday we will be getting professional pictures taken of her by the same company that did her newborn pictures, I look forward to sharing the link again on here very soon!  In the meantime, enjoy some of our own photo shoot pics of our buddy!

Lots of Love,
C, K & M

6 Months at Daycare!!
 Practicing my Sitting at Daycare on my 6 Month Birthday!

I LOVE being nakey so mom improvised with this month's sticker!



 Turning 6 Months is HARD WORK!
This is how we found her after playing in her crib while we got ready for work!

Monday, July 22, 2013

Mondell Trip to the Zoo!

Clint and I had so much fun with Maci at the zoo last time that we just had to do it again when Nanny and Grandpa Mondell visited!  It was a beautiful day and started off cool but quickly got up into the high 70s and fairly warm.  Maci really loves the fish, turtles and could not stop laughing at the wolves and the howl noise machine that they had there.  She is such a silly little girl.

We had such a great weekend with the Mondells grandparents and cant wait for them to come visit us again!

I chased this shark down so Maci and I could have our picture taken by it inside Tropical Trails!
 Maci and I on the TURTLE, TURTLE!!
 Aquarium Time in Tropical Trail at the Zoo!
 Butterfly Garden - What an awesome time with Maci!

 GENTLE MACI!  One landed on me :)



 Nanny was being a good sport with the Dinosaur Exhibit
 We cant leave the Zoo without seeing the Giraffes!!!  Maci loves them =)


Saturday, July 20, 2013

Maci's First Twins Game!!!

Our little Twin Fan rocked her Red, White and Blue team colors with the best of them Saturday night.  Jack, Kathy, Clint and I had a great time at the game and our lil cutie was the ideal baby!  She played on Clint and my lap most of the night, passed out around 8p and around 830p woke up super happy and kept dancing and smiling on my lap!  She was the best baby all weekend long, such a total blessing for a daughter! 

Enjoy these pics of our almost 6 month old!





Friday, July 19, 2013

More Daycare Fun!

Happy Friday everyone!  Have I mentioned lately how much I love daycare sending me pics of our cutie throughout the day!!!  Check out these fun ones from the week :-)

Also, Nanny & Grandpa Mondell get here today!  We have a jam packed weekend planned and we cant wait to share the pictures with everyone soon!

Lots of Love,
C, K & M

Such a Serious Little Girl (Like Her Mommy) When Completing Her Work
 Maci was telling me to HURRY UP, She wanted to get to School with her Friends!
 HAHA this was one daycare sent of Maci, after her 14 min nap - someone did NOT want to nap!
 They said it was an "Activity" but I say she was playing in Garbage, either way she LOVED it!
 Maci socializing with her friends and telling them all about her upcoming FUN weekend!


Tuesday, July 16, 2013

No Shoes Nation!! Kenny Chesney & Zac Brown Concert!

Friday night Clint and I went to the Kenny Chesney Concert with Zac Brown Band, Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgrave (sp?).  Maci had a babysitter, Grace, and she was AWESOME!  Clint and I had a great adult night out!  We are so happy in this amazing city and so grateful that we live where we do and can take a bus downtown and a cab home to avoid fighting traffic!  What a fun summer!!

We're On a Bus!
 The Floor Crowd, We had Great Seats!
 What a Pretty City View!!!
 Concert Time!



Arts & Crafts

We LOVE Maci's daycare!  The people there love our daughter as if she was their own and they do such an awesome job sending us pics throughout the day.  It is the truly the highlight of my day to look down at my phone and see a new picture =) 

Since she can now sit in a high chair and somewhat focus (geez crazy baby), they have started a lot more arts and crafts with her which I love because it gives me items to clutter my cube with at work!! 

Check out a few of our recent favorites!

Making my Basketball, the Paint Bottle Tastes Better!!

 Ahhh Cheerio Starfish, I Would much Rather Eat Them!

 Someone Doesnt Like to Paint Nakey - Look at Those Crocodile Tears!

 My Dad would say "What a Waste of a Good Golf Ball"