Camping McKenna Style

For quite some time now Kaleigh has been asking Daddy to take her camping. We are pretty sure it was just for the marshmellows and the campfire stories. We were going to get a cabin about 45 minutes away but our fear was she would eat some s'mores and then want to go home to sleep. So we got creative! Last night Matthew set up our beach tent, her cot and an air mattress and had the fire going in the fireplace. As soon as she saw the set up she immediately started dancing around and shouting "We're going camping!". Due to the fact that this was a special Daddy/Daughter event Kaleigh insisted that they wear matching outfits so she put on her Under Armor shirt to look like dad. They looked so cute together! We had some hotdogs and beans and then made s'mores (PS Kaleigh didn't like them and wouldn't eat them). Matthew rented a movie that we watched from our sleeping bags and then Kaleigh and Daddy told "scary" stories before it was bedtime. She woke up so excited that she had been camping. It was a success without the dirt, bugs and cold!

Ode to Super Wal-Mart

After my visit to Wal-mart the other day I think that they all should be super! I was able to get my oil changed, get Kaleigh's haircut, buy greeting cards, wrapping paper, gifts, diapers, meat for dinner and even get pictures printed out. Awesome! Just thought it deserved a brief mention since it saved me a decent amount of time but more importantly a number of in and outs of the car (which is no small matter with 2 children). Thank you Super Wal-Mart and to all of you without one of these terrific stores may one come to your area soon!

Valentine's Day

Cutest Love Bug Ever!
So Silly!

Matching outfits at Lowe's

Matching Sisters!

Matching PJs

Happy Belated Valentine's Day! We enjoyed our day together as a family and then mommy and daddy got some alone time in the evening. We enjoyed some dinner and a movie (we saw Taken, not the romantic movie of the year but still very good). One of my highlights of the day though were the girls' matching outfits. They looked so cute and Kaleigh thought it was so fun that they looked alike!

Happy Birthday Loganne!

After diving into her cupcake.
Sisters!

Birthday Girl at the CC Museum today!
(Thank you Aunt Dana for the adorable shirt!)

So our baby is ONE today and part of me is in disbelief and the other part of me is not surprised that she is finally here! Loganne Joy has certainly brought us many great times during the last year and she is such a blessing. She is now 1 and has quite the personality. She is always exploring her environment, loves to repeat any sounds and loves, loves, loves her sister! She showed no hesitation when diving into her cupcake tonight and typically bites off more than she can chew (both figuratively and literally). She is strong-willed, tough and yet very affectionate. She sometimes lacks focus because she wants to see and do it all! She loves games and already shows a competitive spirit. She really enjoys being silly and recently has started to shake her head (we refer to it as "rocking out") to get laughs. She likes crazy noises and rough play even wrestling with her big sister. Loganne Joy has truly been a joy this past year and we all have "an attitude of gratitude" (Kaleigh's new line) for her as an addition to our family! So Happy 1st Birthday Loganne!!!!

A Weekend with Grandmere and Grandpa

This past weekend Grandmere and Grandpa came to Texas to see us. We had a great time playing games, reading books, going to the aquarium and the museum. We also celebrated Grandmere and Loganne's birthdays with some singing and a pudding pie (our birthday cake substitute). Grandmere and Grandpa arrived bearing gifts and surprises and Kaleigh loves her new pink princess dress. Loganne loved Grandpa's beard and screaming for "Mere". Kaleigh was all smiles during the visit until they had to leave and then the tears started to roll. We can't wait to see the McKenna clan again in March for an awesome trip to Disney! Kaleigh is so excited to wear her new dress to the Princess breakfast!

What a week!!!

I haven't mentioned this wreaths but I made them for all our Christmas cards and pictures and they came out so cute and they are so easy to make!
Loganne's favorite spot when she is sick!

How cute is she?

Well the Lord sustained this usually active mommy while she suffered from cabin fever thanks to a terrible stomach flu. Everyone in the house got it for at least 24 hours but poor little Loganne suffered for about 5 days with it. I think now we are on the mend. The week did give us some more opportunity for play, girl bonding and even a team effort in cleaning the house. Kaleigh is not only an awesome big sister who took care of her sick little sister but she even helped mommy clean the house. She loves Clorox wipes and Windex (God really knew what he was doing when He blessed me with this adorable cleaner). So she wiped down all the popular toys, hard surfaces and even the floors. As I sit here blogging about it I'm mad I didn't grab the camera. I'll catch her next time in action. Daddy has been super busy getting ready for a huge inspection this upcoming week. He really has been Superdad this week working crazy long hours, helping with sick kids even at 2:30 am and even getting some yard work done even if it was raining. Now we will start getting ready for a visit from Grandmere and some birthday plans for the big 1 year old!