19 August 2013

19aug2013 - what a summer!

mackenzie has been growing up before our eyes this summer...ending up a big sister last week.  it has been a whirlwind week and a half, from the wrap up of her first dance class to a wonderful week with bubie and shatzie to making a rapid adjustment from being an only child to a big sister.  bubie and shatzie headed out on sunday and grandma comes on Saturday.  we're settling in and all learning how to be a family of 5 (we can't forget our wonderful pup, brody). 

i'm not planning to maintain two blogspots and don't know how to change the name, so both kiddos will be featured on mackenziekeaton.blogspot.com.


mackenzie tried dance this summer with an 8 week class offered at her school.  adam and I got to go watch her last class just before little brother arrived and it was ADORABLE.  the 6 little girls range in age from 2 1/2 to just over 3 and mackenzie adores miss brandy.
 

 

bubie arrived last Thursday and we had a fun weekend, visiting the gym, getting a bang trim, going for ice cream and just play, play, playing!  check out our silly girl using her muscles to hug us!
 

 
 
 
 
jackson tanner sales arrived Monday evening, 12 august 2013, at 5:46pm, weighing in at 7 pounds 4 1/2 ounces and measuring 21 inches long.  he looks an awfully lot like his siter did at this point in her life. he got an excellent report from the pediatrician and i was up and out of bed and all cleaned up for mackenzie and bubie to arrive and meet him within an hour and a half of his birth.  we are all so blessed and happy! Mackenzie was so excited, sweet and gentle.  she seemed very proud to be a big sister.  she had been planning to come to the hospital and say 'look at me baby, i'm your big sister' (line from her big sister book), but when she came in she said, 'is that the real baby?'  she didn't get home and to bed until after 10pm and was still holding up the next day!
 

bubie and mackenzie came to share a picnic dinner on the floor with us tuesday night and our dear friends and neighbors, andrea and harold stopped by.  she was in charge of opening gifts and was WIRED, bouncing around until it was time to head home and hit the hay!
http://youtu.be/qEHVAQyZ66k


we came home wednesday afternoon and brody settled right in this time.  jackson brought a tea set home for mackenzie, which was a big hit...then more art projects with bubie and our first family dinner.
 
breakfast Thursday morning with an audience - what a rock star!

 

welcome to texas shatzie!  shatzie arrived thursday afternoon and mackenzie had a special outing with bubie and shatzie on Friday to the gym and book store all by herself without mommy and daddy.
 
playing bristle blocks with daddy, making her very own 'camura' and proudly holding her baby brother.

doing a little baking with mom while Jackson happily snoozes.

mackenzie is an amazing nurturer...she keep checking on jackson and can't walk by brody without some full body snuggles!  and we are so lucky that brody tolerates just about anything she comes up with...even tea parties and hats! 

 
last evening with bubie and shatzie, jackson gets his first "bath" with an audience.
mike is so proud of how well mackenzie brushes three times a day and flosses before bed that he's going to frame her in his office!
 


our first day at home as a family of 5 was a bit lazy and full of learning and experimenting.  mackenzie was busy, busy as usual while jackson optimized snooze time...so far he sleeps FAR more than Mackenzie ever did!  mackenzie get quite excited when his 'eyes are wide open'.
http://youtu.be/lj5CI0Of6bE
 
thank you bubie and shatzie for the visit and all the quality time with mackenzie.  we are now looking forward to grandma's visit and then settling into a routine.  we are so happy and so, so, so, so, so lucky!
 
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