Hi again! We've been pretty behind on posting over the past several weeks, so I'm hopefully going to get a few postings on here in the next few days... stay tuned.
Mckenna's first Easter was a lot of fun. We of course went to church in the morning and enjoyed the annual Easter breakfast served by the fabulous youth ministry kids. Matt and I also helped out with music for the morning, and we joined in on the Hallelujah Chorus with the choir at the end of the service, a wonderful Easter tradition at Bloomington Covenant. So the morning was busy! Then we came home and got ready to have the Person family over for an Easter meal. Unfortunately I didn't get many pictures from our gathering, but we had a great time. Here are a few.
My parents hid small "baskets" of candy around our yard for Jacob, Tommy, and Sarah to find, including one for Mckenna. She of course didn't get to eat the candy inside (although I'm sure she would've tried if we let her!), but it was fun to see her holding it. Here she is with someone that I'm convinced is one of her favorite people in the world, her Grandpa Bob. :)
We were all pretty tired after a long and fun Easter Sunday. Kristi was resting on the couch, and Mckenna and Nemo decided to join her. Do you see part of Nemo in the picture? She blends in with the blanket... poor Nemo doesn't get much blog time anymore! But she still is alive and well, I promise. And for those of you wondering if Mckenna smiles all the time, the answer is yep, pretty much!
We had Easter Monday off from school, so we also scheduled Mckenna's 6-month baby checkup for that day. Of course I had to take a lot of pictures at the doctor. :)
Getting ready to be weighed...
She has certainly grown a lot in just 6 months! At birth she was 7'7 lbs. and 20.5 inches long, and now at 6 months she is 17'1 and 26 inches long - it's amazing how fast they grow! She is a very healthy and happy little girl.
Later that day we took all took a walk. It is so nice to get outside after the long, cold winter. Easter Monday was actually pretty chilly, so Mckenna was all bundled up. My aunt Barb knit Mckenna this hat (and matching booties) for her when she was born, so it's fun to have her wear it - and cute too! She has really drooly days, and this was one of them. So we try to keep a bib on her a lot of the time, otherwise she drools through her clothes and her front is soaking wet... not too comfortable. This is Matt's favorite bib - Daddy's little Bears fan!
Friends of ours gave Mckenna a "Baby's First Easter" outfit (see the top picture on this posting) and it included pants with fuzzy bunnies for feet - so cute! I thought it was okay if she wore it still on Easter Monday (Mckenna = ever the fashionista), so here she is sporting the bunny feet on our walk. :)
