Spring Break

Matt had a week off of school for Spring Break so we headed to Utah for warmer weather and time with family.  It was hard to come back to the Windy City but there is a hint of Spring in the air here too... a hint.
I carried my camera with me the whole week so now you get an overload of pictures!

 "Grandpa Rowley Peach Shirt" + Doing the dishes = A happy boy!  Two of his favorite things.  He lets me know when this shirt is dirty- he'll take it to the washing machine and tell me "clean shirt Mommy".  He wears it at least twice a week.  It is getting well-used!

We spend a lot of time playing games right now.  McKay enjoyed playing games with people besides Mommy and Daddy.  Playing dominos with Grandpa Rowley was a favorite.

Peter Pan and Captain Hook sword fighting...it gets very dangerous sometimes!

 We had really good weather and enjoyed playing outside everyday.  McKay played in the sand, dug for worms, cleaned out flower beds, and of course- jumped in every mud puddle in sight.

McKay with his cousins

This was so sweet- we were getting dinner ready and I went to check on the kids.  Usually one or two of them play together and the others are pestering them or fighting over a toy...but this time all four of them were playing together.  Talking, laughing, and getting along long enough for me to get the camera and take a picture.  Precious moments!

And McKay's favorite- being outside in the mud.  He is all boy.  He went through the orchard gathering rotten apples and throwing them in the mud puddles.  He'd just laugh and say "Eww yucky!"  and then go get more.

Fishing in the mud puddles with his new horse boots.  He ruined a few pairs of shoes before Grandma Rowley broke down and bought him boots- Thanks Mom!  While she was watching him one morning, he was splashing in the puddle and jumped right out of his boots.  I don't know who got more covered in mud, McKay from jumping in puddles or my Mom from having to pull him out and carry him home!

Cuddling up and sleeping with Grandpa Wright

I know you've all been waiting for this picture...It is my yearly spring crocus!  That means spring is coming!!!  Don't worry- this is my mother-in-law's in Payson.  It will still be a while before we see color here but it gives me hope!  Happy Spring Break!

Boy oh Boy!

That's right- we are expecting a baby boy on August 10, 2011.  We are very excited!  McKay says his name is going to be Baby Turtle or Peter Pan- we'll have to see if we can get him to change his mind in the coming months.  I'm feeling pretty good most days so let's hope that continues until August!

Cowboy

We are alive...sometimes it just takes me a while to update.  Matt has been traveling around the state doing Clinical Experiences for school- he's looking forward to Spring Break next week to relax.  McKay and I went to Utah for a week while he was out of town and now we're back in our winter wonderland...yes it is snowing and -4 degrees outside- depressing huh?  

Funny story:  On our car trip back to Utah (7-8 hours depending on how many stops we have to make) we stopped at a gas station to stretch.  There were slushy machines and I pointed to them and said, "Look McKay there is a red drink, a blue drink, and a green drink."  He looks up at me grins and starts clapping, "Good job Mommy!"  I guess its good to know your colors at any age!

McKay is obessesed with water...doing the dishes, taking a bath, jumping in the mud puddles, throwing rocks in puddles, playing the toilet (yes it is not good!)....you get the picture.  Anytime you ask him what he wants to do the answer always has to do with water.  Right now we are on a Peter Pan kick at our house because Captain Hook falls into the water with a crocodile!

My camera is dying a slow death.  The battery dies faster than ever and it takes forever to take a picture so I haven't taken a lot of pictures lately but here are a few...

My Cowboy!  He pulled these boots off his shelf, asked to put them on, then went and got his horse.  He ran around saying "Yee-haw!"  It was so cute- I couldn't resist it.

Our prairie dogs are disappearing.  I looked out last week and there was a huge bird going at them by the time I found my camera it was gone but then the next day I saw it again- a Golden Eagle.  This time it was closer and digging around with his beak for lunch.  It wasn't long before he found it...  Luckily I haven't seen him since- I am kind of attached to my Prairie Dogs!

When we were back in Utah, we visited Matt's Grandparents.  Matt's Grandma used to be a librarian and is a good storyteller.  McKay sat and listened intently most of the evening.  He wanted to read stories with Great-Grandma more than play with toys. 

Well that's all for now...sorry it's so wordy and not so many pictures.  I'll try to do better!

January Adventures

I've decided January is kind of a "blah" month...All the Christmas hype is over and it is just COLD and SNOWY.  We've been busy but I'm not quite sure with what so here are a few pictures of our happenings the past month.

 McKay loves to read stories!  He would rather read a book than do just about anything else!  I tend this little boy from our ward 3 days a week and McKay will just sit by him and read him book after book- it is really sweet!

Watch out!  McKay and Daddy play ball or cars just about every night.  They're all boy!

Last weekend we had two days where it was like 40 degrees and the wind wasn't blowing- AMAZING!  It was so nice that we went to the park and played.  McKay was in heaven!

 Don't worry- our good weather is long gone now.  It snowed the next day and our high for the next week is in the single digits.  McKay saw it snowed, grabbed his shovel and begged me to "open door".  So I bundled him up and sent him out to play on our porch.  Matt came out and asked if I was crazy- he said it is -4 degrees without wind chill and our little boy shouldn't be outside in that temperature.  It didn't phase McKay- he is all smiles when he is outside!

A sewing update... Here are the curtains I finished this weekend.  Tip for next project:  Make sure you measure EXACTLY before you start the project...  I got them almost done and held up the two sides and realized they were almost an inch off in length- Oops.  So a little more hemming and sewing later- they match perfect!