PRAY FOR STELLAN

For those of you who are or are not following...Baby Stellan has taken a turn for the worse! McKMama could use every prayer she can get!!!

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I cannot imagine being in this position! For that I shead tears for the pain this mommy is going through! What a helpless place to be in. I will go home tonight and hug my little ones a little tighter and a little longer! And we will all say some prayers for Stellan and his family!

What I Love About My 23 Month Old

Yes I said it, Austin is 23 months old, which means in less than 1 month my baby will be 2 years old! How can this be? Where has the time gone? I haven't done this in a while so I thought I would write a post on the things I love the most about my precious son!

I love how much he loves his MOMMY! Oh yeah not to proud to say it, my Austin is definitely a MOMMA'S BOY!! He wraps his little arms around my neck and SQUEEZES in the best hugs! He gives the sweetest little kisses, and LOVES to snuggle with me! I'm sure my days are numbered...

I love how he loves to explore! Whether in the backyard, in his room, or pretty much anywhere, he loves to cruise around looking for trouble!

I love how he LOVES the water! He can just about swim on his own! While at the Rosemeade Rainforest he would walk backwards on the side of the pool (the 10in deep pool) the run, kick one leg back and JUMP in the pool! As if to try to reproduce a canon ball he'd seen! Then laughing hysterically go do it AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN!!

I love how he loves all things BOY! Balls, cars, planes, trains!

I love his new imitation of UFC fighting! Ok at some point I am probably NOT going to enjoy this, but for now it's VERY cute! He insists to take his shirt & shoes off, and posts up with his little fists in the air! Telling Daddy "I FIGHT!!!" and charging him!

I love his sudden OPINIONS on things! He is suddenly obsessed with Apple Juice and thinks it's the ONLY thing he should be drinking! (which of course it's NOT) He decided he needed E-go (Diego) pull-ups and insists to wear them all the time! And insisted on getting the Thomas the Train potty seat for the potty that he REFUSES to sit on! (Ok I know I shouldn't buy things based on a 2yr old, but come on people I am TIRED of DIAPERS!! A girl can dream!)

Hope all of you are enjoying your summer as much as we are!

Another Busy Summer

Hello kids it's me, yes it's been a WHILE! OOPS!! Our June has been a busy one and I'll update with pics soon I promise! We revamped the backyard, and WOW! My wonderful hubby really pulled it off! I got a new grill for Mother's Day, now all of you that are thinking "Mother's Day = Grill = OH HELL NO" not for ME!! I love to grill so this was a fantastic surprise! With that new grill, Jeremy & Pa-Pa (my stepdad Bob) built the kids a 8X8 foot sandbox! Then Daddy went out and got a gazeebo to put over said sandbox to shade my little babies while playing in their pit o'sand! With that gazeebo I got a table/chair/umbrella set!! WHOO HOO! Then came grass on what is left of our little backyard and wa-la a new transformation! We absolutely LOVE it!! It opens up a new avenue for us to hangout and the kiddos to play and we've done lots of it since it was complete. If you've got a free night let us know we're always up for visitors!! We even have a new hose set up to hose off the pit o'sand when the kiddos are all sanded up!!

And if you are looking for recipes/ideas for your own cookout...let me know!!

We just got back from a trip to Austin to see my dad & family, it's always nice to go to the lake for a couple days! Madison enjoyed the boat and the chilly waters of Lake Austin! And Mommy even had to jump in to get her when she let go of the boat (to grab a wandering styrofoam cup passing by) and the current started taking her away! She of course thought all of this was hysterical! Silly girl! Austin spent his time going "up stairs", which could be said for going upstairs, or going back down, and making sure all the dogs were doing what they were supposed to be doing! Madison always enjoys her time with her "Big Daddy" and runs him ragged! All in all a nice little weekend getaway.

As we prepare for Father's Day I'll get my new pics together and update you all soon!

What Happens...

What happens when you mix a Daddy & a Grandpa (Pa-Pa Brown), some wood, some brakets, and a truck load of sand? Why you get our new 8X8 sandpit in the backyard!! WHOO HOO! The kids have had a GREAT weekend playing in the new sandbox! Soon our backyard will be a great place for all to hang out!

These pics are from their very 1st playtime in the sandbox. As this was literally Austin's VERY 1st sandbox experience, he was walking around saying "OH DIRTY!!" and would NOT sit for anything! Not a problem anymore! He now LOVES the sandbox and making *aka DISTROYING sandcastles!