"Happy Dada's Day!"

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there! When Mckenna woke up this morning, Matt and I were getting her ready for church, and I asked her to repeat after me (which she is getting good at these days - repeating... we really have to watch what we say!) What she repeated to Matt was this: "Hap-pee... Dada's... Day!" :) She actually said it twice. I was so excited to hear her say that to Matt, so cute and sweet, that I found myself jumping up and down, clapping, and laughing... it was definitely a moment!


Here are some fun pictures from our day...

In the morning we went to church, then ran a few errands, and went home for naps - all three of us got some snooze time, nice! After naps, my parents, Kristi and I went out for dinner at Bonfire by our house. Here is Mckenna helping Grandpa open his card.


Mckenna loves to color, so she was wanting to color a bit on Daddy's card.


Mckenna gave Matt a Chicago Bears toothbrush - how thoughtful of her! :) The sour face is because she wanted to open the toothbrush and I told her no... sometimes it's a hard thing for her to hear.


But she got ice cream at the end of her meal, so that was a big hit!


She's been a pro now for some time at feeding herself with a spoon or fork - such a big girl!


After dinner, we went back to our house and played in the backyard on the playset for a little bit before bedtime. We bought a playset off Craigs List several weeks ago, and Mckenna LOVES it! We've been out there almost every day since when it hasn't been raining. She loves to swing, climb up the ladder and little climbing wall, and go down the "big" slide all by herself - fearless!






Happy, Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's and Grandpas that have so much love for your children - we love you back!

Easter Sunday 2010

We had a nice Easter Sunday together as a family, starting with Easter breakfast at church.


After breakfast, heading into the narthex with daddy...


Of course we had to make sure to get a picture of sweet Mckenna in her pink Easter dress with the pretty Easter flowers in the sanctuary. I think this is her "He is Risen!" pose. :)


A family of three... and a half! I was 12.5 weeks along at Easter, and we were going to tell my family that day at our family gathering that we are expecting, so I was really looking forward to sharing our exciting news.


There are several new babies at our church, and more being born in the next few months. Asher and Maisy on the right and in the middle are just a few hours apart in age, and Amira on the left was born a few weeks later. They will have fun growing up together as church buddies!


Mckenna with Grandma and Grandpa - cute!




And time with Aunt Kristi...


Best friends! :)


Mckenna sat through the whole church service with us and was such a good girl, coloring, reading books, and munching on snacks next to us in the pew. (Snacks are always a great way to keep Mckenna quiet and happy!) Later that afternoon, my whole family met up for an Easter meal at my parents house. Here is a picture of the Person cousins - Jacob, Thomas, Mckenna, Ayla, Sarah, and Joel. Cute!


And we got out the "Big Sister" shirt to help share our happy news with everyone - it was a hit! It was a relief to be able to share the news and now be able to talk openly with everyone about how excited we are.