Big Girl Bed

Our exciting news for the month is that we finally got McKinley into a big girl bed. We were really nervous about how she would do. This kid is on the move 24/7, so we were afraid that if her bed didn't have rails on it we wouldn't keep her in it. We wanted to get her into a bed soon enough before the baby came that it wasn't going to be another big change for her. McKinley has done great in her big girl bed. She hasn't cried or gotten out of bed at all since changing beds. The first night she fell out of bed twice. We would go in to check on her after we heard the "thump", but McKinley would just climb back into her bed and go back to sleep. Now if only potty training could go this smoothly.

Summer Flowers

We have the most beautiful flowers growing in our front yard. They are this pretty pink color. So on Sunday after I got McKinley all ready for church I took her outside and snapped some pictures of her in front of the flowers. I couldn't get McKinley to smile or pose for the camera, which is a shock. She normally loves having her picture taken. We were still able to get a few cute pictures anyway.



I Love Summer!

Avery's Birthday Party

Our friends son Avery had a Birthday party last week at a place called "Pump It Up". It was a lot of fun. There were a bunch of different bounce houses for the kids to play in. McKinley loved it!

Clover Lake

Last weekend we took McKinley to the lake. There are so many nice lakes around here and we decided it was about time for us to take advantage of that. We packed a picnic lunch and spent the afternoon there. It was alot of fun.


McKinley was really excited to wear her new life jacket. She was kind of hesitant to get in the water at first, but once she got in we couldn't get her out.


Once we got out onto the beach I took off McKinleys shoes, and she did not like the way the sand felt on her feet. She was hanging from my neck like a little monkey, and she refused to put her feet down on the ground. Eventually she got used to it and loved it.

6 Random Things Tag

Rules: Post 6 random things that come to your mind.

1. I'm a serious germ-a-phobe. I buy hand sanitizer by the gallon bottle and I carry little bottles of it with me everywhere. I have had to convince myself to use it less, because at one point it got so bad that my hands were raw and cracked. What can I say I like things being clean

2. I'm really picky about weird things. For example: the temperature has to be 70-71 degrees at all times. I hate water because it has no taste and I don't like soda or juice because it is too sweet. So we buy these special flavored waters that have just the perfect amount of sweetness.

3. I'm obsessive about organizing things and having everything in its place. When Brett wants to irritate me he will flip one of the pillows on our couch so that the stripes on it are going vertically instead of horizontally. It drives me crazy. He thinks he is sooooo funny.

4.I'm the worlds biggest clutz. I've broken 12 bones and had multiple weird medical problems. Last year I had one of my doctors ask if he could write me up in a medical journal and use me for teaching. Congratulations to me I'm a medical freak!

5. As a nurse I've seen a lot of disgusting things, but the one thing that gross's me out the most is boogers. I can not handle snot.

6. I argue with myself. When I'm trying to decide something I will have these discussions out loud with myself. Brett will always wait until I'm done and then ask me who won. The good thing is that I always win.

Instead of picking specific people to tag. I'm going to tag whoever wants to play.

Doughnut Recipe

I had a lot of people asking for the doughnut recipe. First I need to make sure all credit goes to my friend Valerie for this recipe.
1 16.3 oz tube of Pillsbury Original Grands Homestyle BIG Biscuits (Not the Flakey or buttermilk kind)
Oil for frying
Toppings
Sprinkles
Sugar and Cinnamon
Sugar Glaze (milk & powdered sugar)
Cut a hole in the center of each biscuit with a pop bottle cap or whatever you can find that will cut a small hole in the center. Place biscuits in a fryer for about 2 minutes then turn them and cook 2 more minutes. Remove from fryer and let cool and then add your toppings.
I had my fryer set at about 375 degrees.
I didn't have a fryer to use so I just used a skillet and it still worked well. Just make sure you have enough oil in there. I didn't put enough oil in on the first batch and when I flipped them I noticed the section around the middle didn't get cooked. This recipe is super easy and they turned out really good. Enjoy!

Making Doughnuts

I got this really easy doughnut recipe from my friend and had to try it out. After I made the doughnuts I let McKinley help me glaze and decorate them. She really enjoyed putting the sprinkles on them. When it came time to eat them all McKinley wanted was the sprinkles off the top. The doughnuts turned out to be very tasty. Thanks for the recipe Valerie.

Childrens Museum

This past week the Childrens Museum in Flint was having a free admission day. Me and McKinley went with a bunch of our friends. They had rooms with crafts and face painting. It was really fun. McKinley really enjoyed the music room. I don't think she is truly happy until she is making a ton of noise.:) She also really liked the grocery store. Pushing around the shopping cart made her feel so grown-up. I am very grateful to have such good friends out here in Michigan that we can do fun things with. They have made being away from our families a lot easier.

Nemo #4

When we got home from our trip to Ohio our goldfish nemo was floating. McKinley went straight to his bowl when we got home and sat and looked at him for quite a while. I felt really bad, but McKinley just turned to me and said "SSH, Nemo is sleeping." This is the 4th fish that we've had to send on a trip to "42 Wallaby Way Sydney". Thank heavens goldfish are cheap. We went to the store and helped McKinley pick out a new Nemo fish and she was very excited to get him home and put him in his bowl. I love this picture of McKinley, but it kind of makes me sad. She looks so grown up in this picture. I can't believe how fast she is growing. I'm so grateful I get to be at home with her each day.

Flint Cultural Center

Flint has a really cool cultural center. It is made up of a bunch of different museums and it has a planetarium. On Friday me and a bunch of my friends from church took our kids. They had big activity day and you could get into all the museums for free. They also had a bunch of tents set up around the buildings that had crafts and activities for the kids. It was alot of fun.

One of the booths had a bunch of instruments for the kids to play with. McKinley really enjoyed the giant drum.


Inside the museum they had a bunch of activites for the kids. One of the toys that McKinley liked was the stage for the puppets. She stood right in the middle of the stage and smiled at everyone. She is quite the entertainer.

One of McKinley's favorite crafts was the butterflies they made out of coffee filters and clothes pins. She wasn't interested in helping me make it, but she was very excited to play with it once she noticed all of her friends had one.

The 4th of July

Hide N' Seek

McKinley spent the day playing with all of her cousins. She had alot of fun but finally all of the excitement wore her out. We were playing hide n' seek and she hid under the bed. By the time we found her she was sound asleep.