"Thats My Sister"

In the past few weeks we've all had a bunch of doctors appointments. Last Friday we took the girls to the pediatrician. It was Annabelles 6wk check-up and McKinleys 3 year check-up. Annabelle did great. They weighed and measured her. She's up to 10lbs and 11oz and 23 1/2 inches. She cried for just a second after she got her immunization and that was it. However, the "Big Sister" wasn't so well behaved. She didn't get shots, but you'd have thought she did by the way she was acting. In her defense she hadn't had a nap and wasn't feeling well.
Today I had a doctors appt. and I had to take the girls with me. I got poked in the left arm and so the doctor didn't want me lifting Annabelles carseat with that arm. The nurse was carrying the carseat/Annabelle out for me and I was holding McKinleys hand. As we were walking toward the door McKinley started looking very concerned. Then she said "Thats my sister" and tugged on the carseat. I tried to explain that the nurse was helping us carry her to the car. The closer we got to the door, the more intense/upset McKinley became. By the time we got to the door McKinley and the nurse were having a tug-of-war over Annabelle. McKinley just kept saying "Thats My Sister!". The nurse said "Maybe I should give her back, because I heard about what she did to the nurse at the hospital". The doctor was standing there and asked what she meant. So the nurse informed her that McKinley hit the nurse at the hospital. The doctor looked at her nurse and said "You better give her back her sister", so thats exactly what she did.
For any of you who haven't heard the hospital story, here it is. McKinley came in the room to see me after I had the baby, and freaked out when she saw a nurse touching me. She threw her body on top of me and started swinging and kicking at the nurse when she came near me. She kept saying "Don't touch my Mommy". Later that evening the nurse came back to check on Annabelle. McKinley sneaked up behind her and swatted her on the back side. Apparently she didn't want her touching Annabelle either. We weren't happy that she hit the nurse and made her apoligized. However, part of me thought about how lucky Annabelle was to have a sister, that from the day she was born, was willing to take on someone 10x her size to protect her sister. I would say that I don't know where she gets this over protective nature from, but I remember being 12 and slamming a boy twice my size into a wall at church because he was picking on my brother. I was always very timid and shy, but I wouldn't tolerate someone picking on my brother. Apparently McKinley got her protective nature from me. So I guess this is a warning to all. If you ever pick on McKinleys sister, well.. You better watch your back side.

Princess Party

This year McKinley had her first friend birthday party. She had a princess birthday party on Valentines Day. We had 11 kids show up for her party. It was a lot of fun. The kids started by making princess crowns and then we played a bunch of games. They all played together so well. It was so cute to see so many cute little princess's running around the house, and the one little prince Braden. McKinley recieved a lot of fun presents from her friends. She really enjoyed her party.

When McKinley saw all the princess decorations and cake for her Birthday party that morning she was so excited. I think thats when it finally sank in that she was having a party. She was so excited that she just kept saying "Thank you so much for my party mommy." It was so sweet. She also kept saying "Its Wonderful!", everytime she saw her cake. Seeing her so excited about her party made all the stress and time that went into her party very worth it.

McKinley's Three!

Well I haven't done very well at updating my blog the past couple weeks. The past few weeks have been crazy. I finally got our baby announcements out, which is pathetic since she is now 6 weeks old. I've also been trying to get caught up on McKinley's scrapbook and babybook so that I can get busy on Annabelles. This weekend is McKinley's birthday party so I spent the past weekend making birthday invitations and birthday games/decorations. Meanwhile I was trying to get McKinley's barbie house painted before her birthday. Like I said earlier, the past 2 weeks have been crazy. So now I'm going to try and get caught up on our blog.
Yesterday we celebrated McKinleys 3rd birthday. I cannot believe she is 3, which is funny because anyone else we meet can't believe she is only 3. When Brett got off work yesterday we took McKinley to eat at the Rainforest Cafe. It is her favorite place to eat and it is so much fun. Then we took her to this place in the mall called "Jeepers" where they have arcade games and little rides. This was her first time there and she loved it. Her favorite part of the evening was riding the carousel.


Afterward we went home and opened presents. McKinley did pretty well for herself. She got some fun new princess jewelry and and high heels. She also got some barbie dolls and a barbie house. While my parents were out visiting my dad made a barbie house for her that I've painted/decorated and Brett put carpet in. It turned out pretty nice. The kitchen even has a tile floor, which makes it nicer than our house.





Her grandparents sent her a blow up princess house that is a ball pit. McKinley loved playing with all the little balls. However I think her favorite present was the little remote control car we got her. It was really cheep and only goes one direction, but it was perfect for her. The car starts driving as soon as you turn it on, so McKinley spent the evening chasing it around the house. Overall it was a great birthday, and it was so nice to be able to celebrate it together as a family. We sure do love our McKinley bug! She is such a sweet little girl. Since we had Annabelle she has grown up so much. She tries so hard to be our big helper. We are so grateful for her.

Best Friends

In the past 6 weeks, since we had Annabelle, we have only left the house a few times. So McKinley has had to find things around the house to keep her entertained. Luckily, her 2 best friends are at home with her; and they would be Anna "Banana" and Hee Hee.

McKinley has loved being a big sister. She is so cute with Annabelle. The other day I was doing the dishes and McKinley was in the living room talking to Annabelle. All of a sudden I heard her run into the bathroom and she came back with the corner of a square of toilet paper. She then leaned over Annabelle and was attempting to blow Annabelles nose. Apparently Annabelle wasn't real excited about it because she kept moving her head around tring to keep her nose away from McKinley. However, McKinley is persistent. She put her hand on Annabelles head to hold it still while she then proceeded to blow her nose. Meanwhile I could hear her saying "Annabelle you silly, hold still." It was cute. What a great sister. We call McKinley our little baby monitor, because we know that if Annabelle fusses at all McKinley will track us down to tell us. She sure doesn't like it when her sister is sad.

McKinley's other best friend is her rocking horse Hee Hee. She has been very attached to this horse for awhile, but since we had Annabelle she has become Hee Hees mom. In the past few weeks she has started dressing her horse in clothes and fixing his hair. Hee Hee sleeps with her and she makes sure that he gets 3 meals a day. She wasn't very happy when I told her that he couldn't sit up at the table, so we have a special place for him on the floor next to the table so he can still eat his meals with us. I've had to keep track of Hee Hee lately because McKinley has this new idea that Hee Hee needs to be taking showers and that he needs to use the bathroom. So far I've been able to convince her not to put him in the tub or the toilet, but we'll see how long that lasts. I must say that I am very grateful for our little Hee Hee because he keeps McKinley company when I'm busy with Annabelle.