bad haircut and teething

So I decided to *trim* Macey's hair the other night and she ended up with a lot unevenly chopped off. I have been fixing it up a little here and there so it's improving but also getting shorter. Jason has told me I am not allowed to cut it anymore. She is not thrilled about the idea of going to the salon, but I think it's time :) I will try to get some better pictures up of the end result here soon.
Kelsey woke up last night with a 102 temp with no other symptoms besides some top swollen gums and two teeth about to pop through so we're hoping that's all it is. I hear her on the monitor now so I better go and snuggle her since that's all she wants today.

Aunt Carol, I think she likes her presents (notice the dress is on backwards)

My snuggler

Yes, she'll have bad knees like me.

Trying to feed Merek

Boy he is fun!

He's growing!!

favorites vs not-so-favorites

As the girls were settling down before bedtime tonight, I was watching both girls and what they were doing. They definitely have their favorite things to do, play with, and say right now. Along comes some of their least favorite things to do. I enjoy looking back at my old blogs and seeing how the girls have grown so I thought it would be a fun post to describe these things as they are today. (since they may change tomorrow)


Macey's favorite things:

*movies- Milo and Otis, of course anything Dora, Wizard of Oz, and Winn Dixie

*books!!!!!! The girl could read or be read to all day long if possible, which I love. Her favorites
lately are a search book called Christmas Fun, Snow Day, and Little Critter books.

*taking a bath

*changing her baby doll's diapers and clothes. Today I found a pair of her own leggings on her
doll.

*eating "nacks" - suckers, yogurt, and chocolate are her favorites

*bossing her little sister around and telling her what she is "allowed" to play with.

*asking questions- Today on the way back from getting groceries we decided to get fast food. We asked Macey if she wanted McDonalds. She then had to question it, "Dad you said you wanted Taco Bell at home today, rememeber that? Why you not want that anymore? Don't you want a taco anymore? I like tacos, do you like tacos? She will go on and on and on.......

*sleep- we are blessed that she enjoys her sleep. Last night she asked me to put her to bed.


Macey's not-so-favorite things:

*sharing her toys

*brushing her teeth

*eating- unless it's a "nack"

*when we tell her she can't watch a movie




Kelsey's favorite things:

*hiding bottles or sippy cups under the couch
*eating finger foods or anything someone else is eating
*pointing her finger at anything she thinks is exciting
*her big sister
*taking baths
*babies
*Macey's *clean* underwear- she gets so excited if she finds a pair and is determined to put
them on either her head or feet
*getting into cupboards, fridge, or anywhere else she shouldn't be
*giving kisses
*music- the girl's a dancing queen!


Kelsey's not-so-favorite things:

*getting her pajamas on
*when we tell her "no" -we get a whine OR a big smile while she attempts again
*when her sister takes something away from her
*when I'm talking on the phone because she wants it
*taking naps- talking and playing is much more fun
*ceiling fans- on or off
*when her sister goes to the naughty spot

I have to leave you with a picture of my mischievious little one discovering fun in one of the many cupboards this house has that is not yet child proofed.

Looking back....

Jason and I just got done looking at some pictures from the past year on the computer. It's amazing that going into a new year, you have no idea what's going to come your way. We would have never guessed how busy and crazy 2008 was going to be for us. I asked Macey tonight, "Where do you live?" She answered, "In Colon on Elm Street!" Just hearing her say the words make it more real to me of what has happened this past year. We are still unsure of how long we'll live here, but for now we're very happy and enjoying our cozy house on Elm Street :)

Here's a list of what 2008 was like for us:

-Kelsey was born on March 1st

-Macey became a big sister!

-I went on maternity leave not knowing I'd never return

-Jason received a high school math teaching position down in Colon, MI.

-We sold our house within a month in a terrible market

-I called and quit my job and officially became a "stay at home mom"

-Jason started graduate classes at Western Michigan

-Jason ended his job doing concrete

-We moved to Colon and lived in a cottage then a rental before buying our house on October 30

-Kelsey lived in 4 different houses within her first year of life

-Started lots of painting and remodeling in our new house

-Jason started coaching JV boy basketball

Who knows what our 2009 list will end up looking like??