We Miss You Daddy!

On Sunday the 15th we blessed Anabelle. The blessing was beautiful. We were grateful to have so many of our friends present, and we were even able have my parents there. The day after the blessing me and the girls flew back to Idaho with my parents. Brett is starting his open heart rotation, so we knew we wouldn't be seeing him very much, and decided to go spend some time with our family in Idaho.
We've been in Idaho for a week so far and its been great to see everyone, and especially to introduce Annabelle to everyone. Annabelle had a hard time adjusting to the new enviroment for the first few days,but is now starting to warm up to everyone. Unfortunately all 3 of us got sick once we got here. I was really hoping that some how we could atleast keep Annabelle healthy, but she woke up this morning all stuffed up. However she is still being so happy, what a good baby.

As much fun as we are having spending time with our family, we sure do still miss our daddy. We've been able to talk to him on the phone, when he has some free time. Hopefully the next time we come out for a visit he will be able to come with us. This post is for you daddy. We miss you so much! Love ya! -Melissa, McKinley, and Annabelle

McKinley the Builder

A few months ago McKinley got a toy tool set from one of our friends. It is a big craftsman tool bench with tools ranging from chainsaws to power drills. It is such a cute toy and McKinley loves it. Last night we had the missionaries over for dinner. We were upstairs talking to them while McKinley was down playing with her tools. All of a sudden we heard her say "Oh Man! The TV is broken." She came running upstairs to tell her dad that the TV was broken and needed fixed. We told her we'd fix it later and that she should go play. On her way back downstairs we heard her say "Okay it will be twenty dollars". Brett and I laughed at her response. About 5 seconds later we heard her hammering away on the TV. Thank heavens her tools are plastic. Luckily, we were able to stop her before the TV was actually broken.

As I've mentioned, our daughters best friend is her rocking horse Hee Hee... whom she carries around the house with her all day. A few weeks ago we had to go to town and McKinley met me downstairs at the door with Hee Hee in hand. I told her that he wasn't coming with us and she instantly had a melt down. I was thinking of every excuse possible for why he couldn't come with us, but nothing was working. I told her he was to big, that he didn't like cars, that there wasn't a carseat for him, and I even told her that we would have to leave Annabelle if we took Hee Hee; and nothing worked. I knew that if we took him with us in the car once, that we would be taking him everytime... and thats not happening. Finally, I got her to leave her horse by allowing him to pick out a movie to watch while we were gone.
We had to put her horse in the recliner chair, wrap him in a blanket, and actually turn on a movie for him. I couldn't believe I was turning on a movie for a toy horse. Then before we left McKinley gave him a kiss and told him we'd be right back. It was kind of cute, and slightly irritating. It will be very interesting when we go out to Idaho for 2 weeks and our poor little Hee Hee has to stay home. I'm a little nervous about how she is going to cope with it. I guess we'll find out soon. My cute little McKinley sure does keep life interesting. I sure love that girl!

My Baby is Growing Up!

I can't believe our cute little Anna"Baby" is 2 months old. It goes by way to fast. She is such a sweet little baby. She doesn't have the luxury of being an only child like McKinley was for a few years. Sometimes I feel guilty that Annabelle doesn't get as much one on one attention as McKinley did at this age, but my sweet little baby patiently waits her turn for my attention. I love my moments with Annabelle. She has such a beautiful smile and she lights up when I talk to her.

I feel so blessed to have 2 sweet little girls. Part of me gets sad when I think about how fast Annabelle is growing up, but then I look at McKinley and it reminds of how much fun each different stage/age is. I can't wait to watch Annabelle grow up, and to have those same memories and moments with her.
Since I had Annabelle I feel like I start all of my posts with "The past week has been crazy." I keep wondering if thats ever going to change. McKinley has really stepped up as a big sister since Annabelle arrived. She is such a good helper.

We have less than 6 months left until Brett is done with his Anesthesia program, and we are definately counting down the days. Brett will be gone for the next 2 weeks and then he starts his 6 week open heart rotation, which is very intense. Basically I am going to be husbandless for the next few months. My parents are coming out in 2 weeks for Annabelles blessing and then me and the girls are flying back with them. I'm excited to visit my family and let them meet Annabelle.