Starting to get a Routine

Bike riding at the park

Kaleigh and I ready for the Jonas Brothers concert

Loganne ready for gymnastics

1st day of Kindergarten

So September was all about getting into our new schedule with Kaleigh in kindergarten. After a month getting up early, changing nap time and homework are finally becoming the norm around here. Kaleigh loves school and Loganne and I are enjoying time together and fun outings! The girls are participating in gymnastics class as well as AWANA! Kaleigh especially enjoys memorizing her verses and game time. Loganne loves her puggles class and learning about God! We are now preparing for the Grand Prix! Matthew is liking work and enjoys quite a bit of family time and is hard at work making Kaleigh's car. AWANA pictures and our recent air show pictures to follow!

Wow it's been awhile!

So I'm sure I am not the only one who is upset that I have not posted since April. Sorry to grandparents, family and friends but I got lazy thanks to facebook and let's be honest Daddy being home! I would like to get back on the blogging horse (if you will) because I really enjoy how it chronicles our lives! The past few months have been extremely enjoyable and filled with wonderful visitors from all over. We saw Aunt Katie, Uncle Goose, Dana and Liam, Grandmere and Grandpa, John Agnelli, the GGs and Mema! So many good times and it kept us all very busy. Matthew's new job here in San Diego has been such a blessing and allows him A LOT of family time! I am still doing my thing at home but now only have 1 child for 6 hours a day since Kaleigh started kindergarten. I know, crazy! She is of course loving it and doing very well. Loganne is liking more mommy one-on-one time and is still as fun and as crazy as ever. The McKennas are well and we hope that y'all are as well!

Mini-Golf

The golfing girls!

After her hole in one!

During this pose Kaleigh says and I quote, "This is my new golf pose!"

So our family has been on a bit of a golf kick. Matthew and I got out on the course for a couples' date with with folks, Kaleigh and daddy go to the driving range and the whole family went mini golfing and everyone was quite successful. Loganne even had a legitimate hole-in-one! I think we might have found our family sport although t-ball and soccer are pretty exciting in our backyard as well!

The last month has been a whirlwind of crazyness. I officially detached as CHENG of MCM Crew Exultant and decided to take 3 weeks of leave before I report to the LCS CLASSRON as OIC of SUW Mission Module Detachment 2. We also had visits from Grandmere and Uncle Goose (My Mom and Alex), and Mema and Pa (Jen's Mom and Dad). Here are some pictures of our last couple of weeks.

Us golfing at the Admiral Baker Course

Grandmere and LilBit on the Buzz Lightyear Ride

Uncle Goose and Kaleigh on the Ferris Wheel

Mema, Pa, Boombie, and Lil' Bit at the San Diego Zoo

Our Family on Easter

Field Trip

This past Monday Kaleigh's class went on a field trip to Sea World. It was a very fun trip and the McKenna girls were very excited that Daddy could join us since he took some leave. I know! He finally took some days off and it has been so much fun. Unfortunately we have been bopping all over the place and not remembering the camera but here are a couple of pics from Sea World. Now we are getting ready for visitors and looking forward to our adventures with Grandmere and Uncle Goose (we'll try our best to remember to capture the fun!)

Magnus is 6

These 3 crazy people were singing to him!

Yes we had a birthday party for the dog. How do you say no when your 2 and 4 yr olds look up at you and say"But we have to celebrate with Magnus mommy"? So we went and bought a doggie cake, doggie-themed balloons and lots of goodies for him. Never thought I'd see the day that I attended a dog party and here I was organizing it! Happy Birthday Magnus!

My Girls

So as I sit in this very brief moment of quiet I am reflecting on the oh so precious children we have been blessed with. I'm no poet or a fantastic writer but wanted to put in to words the wonderful things about my daughters through my eyes.

Both are beautiful but very different and yet a lot alike. One is very much a girlie girl and loves everything princess-related- gowns, high heels and ballet. The other enjoys airplanes, trucks, helicopters and enjoys a messy hair day. The eldest is put together, organized and enjoys order and routine while the youngest flies by the seat of her pants and would be up for just about anything at anytime. Kaleigh is obedient and rarely questions authority. She does what she's told and usually will just take what you say as truth and move on. Loganne not so much. She wants a place in this world and she sure is willing to fight you for it. It's challenging but so cute when she is fighting with me and yet I can tell she knows she's wrong. If we can figure out how to harness that amazing spirit she'll be unstoppable. Kaleigh loves being around people and sharing stories, making everyone laugh and being center of attention. Loganne has her spotlight moments but very often can be found quietly playing in her room all by herself. We pray that Loganne will be like Kaleigh and have a true heart for God. Kaleigh loves reading her "B-I-B-L-E" and saying memory verses. Although Loganne is not quite there she sure does love to pray and most of the time truly only God knows what she just said. We all catch the very loud Amen though.

The gifts we have been given are different but very much the same. Loganne watches, studies and repeats everything her big sister does and Kaleigh takes her example role very seriously. They both love books, watching movies, singing and dancing. They both know how to rock out to some good ole country music and love their daddy very much. Both are polite, loving and sweet. Both enjoy sleeping (just like their mom) and both enjoy laughing (even when they have to force out a fake laugh to get some attention). Neither child misses a thing and repeats just about anything said by their mommy! They are a true joy and we are so grateful for them!

*Inspired by a dear friend's blog who always describes her children beautifully! Thanks Becca!