Breakfast

Yesterday I made Mackinna eggs for breakfast and asked her if she wanted a sausage to go with them.  Dead serious, she replied, "No, my doctor told me I can't eat sausage."  I played along.  "Well, does he know you eat veggie sausage- so it's better for you?" I asked.  She shrugged her shoulders.  So then I asked her why she isn't supposed to eat sausage, assuming I'd hear something she had picked up about cholesterol, but instead I get, "because I have a baby in my belly."  Hmmm I don't remember reading that one in What to expect when you're expecting.

Mackinna's boat

The weather on Saturday was the least crappy its been for a while, so we went out on the boat with my parents and managed not to get rained on too much.

How cute is he?

Mackinna drove most of the day.

Nap time for Kaden

We think napping is one of the best things to do on the boat.

While we napped Mackinna was hard at work reading the charts for Grandpa.

Doesn't Kaden look a bit like Chucky here?

Mackinna and Salice- showing off their life jackets

Annie

Marina & friends with Annie

When I was about Mackinna's age, my Auntie Patty took me to see some little amateur production of Annie. I only remember pieces of it, but I know I thought it was pretty great. So when we heard Annie Jr was going to be at the Chocolate Church, we made a date. Patty, Marina, Mackinna and I went Thursday night. Marina's friend actually played Annie and we tried to have Mackinna take a picture with her after the show, but Mackinna chickened out.

He shoots, he scores

Some random pictures from early June

It has been a busy couple of weeks. Here are some photos from Katie's graduation party, Westbrook Together days and just around the house.

Mackinna made Jada sit down to hold Salice. Surprisingly Jada agreed to this.

Cousins on the hammock.

On the hammock with Dylan and Aunt Jill at Katie's graduation party.

Kaden, dancing to Rick Charett at Westbrook Together days.

Mackinna on the big slide at Westbrook Together Days- ALL BY HERSELF!

Kaden hiding

We painted Auntie a mug because she was so jealous of the one Grandma got for Mother's Day.

Mackinna's Trophy

Yesterday I overheard Mackinna tell Kaden she put her dance trophy on her nightstand under the light to help it grow.  She spent the night with my parents on the boat, but I checked on the trophy this morning and it looks like its still the same size to me.  I hope she's not disappointed!

Napping in grandma's bed

I took the kids to a children's performance at the Maine State Music
Theater today. It was their first theater experience and they were
both angels, but now they are very tired and napping together in
grandma and grandpa's bed.

Willard Beach Photo Shoot

I'm so please with how these came out. It was so hard to pick a few of my favorites to post. If you want to see them all click here. You may notice there are many more of Kaden than Mackinna. That is not because we love him more, or think he's better looking, but his sister cut her foot on a shell and cried for 45 minutes, so we had lots of time with just Kaden James and the camera. That is also why there aren't many of the two of them together either.

Things were pretty quite upstairs...

So Kaden and I went to check on Mackinna.

Last Soccer Game

Lining up to give the other team high fives at the end of the game- Mackinna just walks through the line without extending her hand- bad sportsmanship!

Mackinna got a medal- just like the Olympics!

Checking out the medal

Team photo

Mackinna wouldn't walk over to the pregame team meeting so Coach Troy had all the other kids get up and move to her.

While she rarely touched the ball and seemed to have little interest all together, Mackinna insists that she likes soccer and plans to play again in the fall. I'll be honest, I'm pretty glad its over. We'll see about the fall.

She really fell asleep like this...

A bit of the Finale

The Dance recital

Mackinna's recital couldn't have been better. She was lucky enough to have a huge crowd of fans. Grandma Campbell flew in, my parent were there, and Uncle Shawn, Aunt Jill and Dylan surprised her too, but her biggest fan of all was her baby brother, who kept yelling her name. Kaden was so good. He loved watching the girls dance, especially his big sister. Mackinna was absolutely magnificent. At the beginning of the year, I was pretty sure when the time came, she'd be too shy to go up on stage, but boy was I wrong! Dance has been so wonderful for her. It has given her such confidence. She just lit up the stage in both her buttercup dance and the finale. For the finale they had to strike these poses. She was a riot. She did it with such attitude and spunk. It was perfect. I could have watched all day. We were so proud and she was too. When ever anyone told her how great she did or how beatiful she looked, her reply was, "I know!" And wearing makeup...don't even get me started. She LOVED it and now wants to every day. I think we may have a diva on our hands. She got called up on stage at intermission to get a trophy for perfect attendance- and she even marched up there for that. She proudly displays this trophy in her room now. She thinks its pretty divine... and I think SHE is pretty divine!

Recital photos

Mackinna tries unsuccessfully to get Dylan and Kaden to pose for a picture with her.

Dancing in the yard

The girls on stage at the dress rehearsal.

More Buttercup dancing in the yard

Mackinna and Grandma with Mackinna's perfect attendance trophy

Mackinna got flowers from Grandma Campbell and Grandma & Grandpa. She was a star!

Waiting to go backstage... she was so excited

She loved wearing makeup!

Little buttercups in the dressing room, getting ready to go back stage

The rest of Memorial Day weekend photos