Pink Toes

Today Mackenzie got her toes painted for the first time. I was painting my toes, and she decided she wanted hers painted too. Let me tell you, its not easy painting a 2 year old's toes! She kept wanting to touch it and move, needless to say her little nails are so tiny! She's very proud though and likes to show off her pink toes. She actually posed for me to take this picture. Thats a first!

My landscaping

I've been busy lately planting some new trees and flowers. I planted the 3 Crape Mertel trees against the front of the house and one in the back of the house. I also dug up the dead hydrangeas in the flower bed in the back and planted some pretty live flowers in place of them. I'll probably put some more towards the front of the bed, but its good enough for now. Its just nice to see some live flowers in there:) I had to replace a dead bush on the side of the house too, so needless to say, my back hurts after all that. I just had to show my hard work. This is the first time I've ever planted a tree or really done any planting, so I'm proud of myself. Buck planted the rose bushes, but they are finally all blooming at the same time so I decided to take a picture of them, too.

Sam is in the doghouse

Needless to say, Sam is in the doghouse. He decided to use my couch cover as a chew toy. Every time Mackenzie sees it she says "Uh Oh" and "Bad". Other than this, and a few other minor incidences, he has been a good dog. I hope he decides to keep it that way!

Buck has another new address

I know, this is the third one, but he should be here for awhile. Don't worry, if you sent it to the TAJI address he will still get it. His new address is:

Timothy Starnes
3-158 AVN
B Co 3-4 AVN
APO, AE 09322

Keep the TAJI one on file though, he will eventually end up back there. I'll let you know when that is. Buck is doing fine. He hit a little snag with being able to progress where he is, but they have it worked out now and he starts flying nights later this week. Please keep him in your prayers. Love you all!

Playing the Guitar with Grandpa

Mackenzie really loved to watch her grandpa play the guitar. She liked to strum along too:)

Our Nebraska Trip

Mackenzie and I flew out to Nebraska this weekend for Melissa's Bridal Shower. It was a well needed vacation (if you want to call it that). Mackenzie had a BLAST playing with all her cousins. Her and Shelbi really hit it off. The pink dress is a dress that my grandmother made for her. Its so adorable. The white dress is her flower girl dress (that my grandmother made also) for Melissa's wedding. She looked so official up there getting fitted. Anyways, it was great seeing friends and family. We're driving back up to Nebraska for the wedding on Aug 7th and will be there for a couple of weeks. I can't wait for August!!

Playtime!

Mackenzie and I have been busy having lots of fun. The top pictures are from McDonalds. She loves to go and play there. The bottom pictures are from Wazoo's. It's an indoor inflatable funzone, which is great since its sooooooo hot here in Texas. The great thing about that place is once you pay, you can come and go all day, so we made a whole day of it. She slept great that night!

Mackenzie update

A lot of people have been asking how Mackenzie is doing with her hearing aids. The answer is, well...... not exactly how we were hoping it would go. She will only wear them for short periods of time now. I try to make her wear them for at least an hour everyday, but sometimes that doesn't happen. I've been using playdough to keep her occupied. So far its working, but as soon as the playdough goes away, her "princess ears" come out. I'm hoping by the time she's 3 she'll understand better and wear them more often. We're still on the waiting list for speech therapy, so until then I'm trying work with her as much as she'll let me (she's VERY independent now). Thanks for all your prayers and support.

Happy 4th!

We had a good time this 4th of July. Mackenzie, Jacob, Shannon and I went to the Ft. Hood fireworks celebration. They really had a great spread. There were inflatables and rides for the kids, and a beer tent for us adults:) Mackenzie was not very fond of the fireworks this year. I think the loud sounds really scared her. Well I hope you all had a great 4th. Buck is doing good. He starts flying this week, so please keep him in your prayers. Love you all.