The Mowat Family

A Family Pic

2009-11-14T14:46:00.000-08:00

Random post ....Family Pic...

Septmeber 2009

2009-11-14T14:24:00.000-08:00

This month was Burk's homecoming. You can bet that Mackenzie was all decked out in her cheerleading uniform. She had to have her picture taken with her favorite cheerleader, Meagan Watts and her favorite Babe, Kenzie Kindt.

This is Mackenzie and one friends, Jaden Kindt.

Here is Mackenzie amd Meagan.

Mackenzie and Kenzie..

5 Wonderful, Blessed Years!!!!

2009-09-04T16:06:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I am a little bit behind.... OK A LOT!!! Ok, I am going to try my best to get caught up between now and this weekend. We will see.........

This past August 14th, Nathan and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. What a wonderful 5 years it has been. We have been through so much in our time as a married couple. We have been through job changes, job losses, children being born and family passing. I can't complain about anything.

We first started our anniversary on Thursday evening with dinner at Tuscani's Italian Restaurant. Our good friend, Jeff, the Ford Sales Manager, let us drive a brand new mustang for the day.

Here we are after eating with the owner, Tony, who made sure we had any and everything we wanted.
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We took our annual trip to Arlington to watch the Texas Rangers play against the Boston Red Sox. Normally we would have only stayed one night in the metroplex, but this being our 5 year, we stayed the whole weekend, which gave us more opportunity to do more things. One of the things we did was we took a tour of the new Dallas Cowboy Stadium. It was AWESOME. I'm not a big Cowboy fan (their not my number 1), but this place was incredible!!!! We ate at some different restaurants: Humperdinks, Hooters, and of course Salt Grass.

This was the first game we went to and our view from where we sat. The Rangers lost this game in the 9th inning.
This was left in our room while we were gone to the Ranger game that Friday night. How Sweet!!!

On Saturday afternoon, we took a tour of the new Dallas Cowboy Stadium. Below they are taking up the turf to get ready for a concert. I can't remember which one, though.

The big screen.Me standing in the standing room only section of the stadium.

Oh Happy Day!!!

2009-08-07T13:58:00.001-07:00

On July 15th, 2009, my brother's wife, Amber gave birth to my niece, Kaitonn Grace. She was born right after 6 pm that evening. I don't remember her stats, but she was as healthy as can be. Her two older sisters were very proud and happy to finally see her as we all were.Here are all three girls: Konner, Karcynn, and Kaitonn. Konner and Karcynn are my brother's step- daughters.

One proud Aunt!!!! This child looks just like Justin. There is no denying her.

The two newest cousins, Kaitonn and Hunter.

July 4, 2009

2009-08-07T13:36:00.000-07:00

This fourth of July was just like all others. We have a tradition now where we take a family photo out by our American Flag and then we head to Lake Nocona for a fun filled day in the water and with family. Mackenzie enjoyed jumping off the dock with her cousin Kassi this year. Here is our family photo:

I even took a picture of Mackenzie and Hunter.

Hunter

2009-07-19T16:22:00.000-07:00

Well, I left off with having no stats on Hunter's one month check up: He is 10 lbs. 13 oz. and 21 1/2 inches. He is doing great. He is now sataying awake longer during the day and smiling and cooing at pretty much everything. He really loves his mobile that Mackenzie made at school. He will lay in his pack and play for hours just gazing up at it and "talking to it". It is so cute. Here are some more recent pictures of our growing boy.

Hunter and I spend some quality time together during the week. I enjoy taking pictures of him in different outfits. He, on the other hand, probably hates it. It is something he is going to have to get used to.

Hunter~ One Month Old

2009-07-03T08:25:00.001-07:00

July 2, Hunter is one month old. He is doing great, and has all aspects of a growing boy. He takes after his dad that's for sure...
We go to his 1 month appointment on Tuesday. I will report back with stats.

Meeting the new addition

2009-07-03T08:12:00.000-07:00

Here is Hunter meeting all of his family for the first time.

Daddy and Hunter

Hunter and Memaw

Hunter and Uncle Justin

Hunter and Grandma

Welcome baby Hunter!!!!

2009-07-03T07:08:00.001-07:00

On June 1, 2009, at 7:47 AM our bundle of joy greeted us. Hunter weighed 7 pounds and 2 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long. We are so very blessed, and our family is now complete.

Mackenzie is the first to hold her brother. She is a super proud big sister.

Mommy and son bonding in the recovery room minutes after delivery.

Finally in our room. Mackenzie can finally get a better look at her brother.

Do you think she is glad that he is here???

The Dancing Princess

2009-07-02T17:59:00.000-07:00

Wow!!! It sure has been a long time since I have posted anything. I think it is due time to get everyone caught up. I have been super busy with, well, the new baby- Hunter. I will post another entry on him next.

First, I wanted everyone to see some pictures of Mackenzie and one of her friends in their dance recital outifits. The Dance Recital was held on May 30. Mackenzie's friend is Jaden, and she is 5.

On to the pictures.........

Now, for some actual dance recital pictures...

This is Griffin, one of Mackenzie's friends.

Mackenzie is just to the left of the tall girl. They are dancing to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

The above two pictures are of their tap dance to a song called "I'm So Glad I'm Me"

We hope everyone is having a fantastic summer.

Love,

The Mowat Family, Nathan, Holly, Mackenzie, and Hunter

Missing 4 years too early

2009-05-25T12:34:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful Thursday, all was going just like any other day; Mackenzie was at school and Nathan and I were at work. It was the end of my day and I was just about to settle behind my desk to do some last minute grading when I decided to check my cell phone to see if anyone had called me during the day. I started listening to my voicemails and at 1:00 my daughter's school had called me saying that I needed to call them back ASAP. Need I remind you that it was already 3:00 when I am listening to my messages. So, not knowing what the urgency was, I immediately hung up on my voicemails and dialed the number. Lo and behold, my daughter has somehow managed to pretty much knock out a front tooth. I don't even take the time to turn my computer off, and I am off and running to the exit door of my school; saying bye to my coworkers in mid-stride. Evidently, she somehow ran into a coat hook that is up on the wall where they place their jackets and backpacks. As soon as I get to the school, my precious daughter "she woman" proceeds to show me that her tooth is messed up. It is litterally sticking out of her mouth, still attached to her gums. There was not a tear in her eyes. So, we rush to the dentist office where Nathan is waiting on us. Again, Mackenzie says, "Look, daddy, my tooth is sticking out of my mouth. We get into the dentist office and wait for the assistant to call us back. There was no hope of saving the tooth, so, yep, you guessed it, it had to be extracted. Mackenzie got to pick out her color of "pig nose" - the one they put on for the nitrious gas. She chose a red one. She opened her mouth to let Dr. Jackson check it out without any hesitation. Once the nitrious kicked in, you couldn't get the girl to stop talking. I am so glad she handled that well. Next, came the numbing gel and the shot to "make the tooth go to sleep". Again, no hesitation on that. We had to sit there for about 5 minutes for the shot to take affect, and no more had Dr. Jackson walked back in the room, he was ready to pull the tooth. It took a good twisting and turning to get it out, but he succeeded. My baby was a champ through the whole thing.

So, we got home and she showed off her pig nose and tooth to everyone that was home. I did have some pictures of her tooth, but somehow, they got erased from my camera. So, that night, the tooth fairy visited and left her a special gift, being that it was about 4 years too early for her to be losing a tooth. And of course, I can't get the tooth back to recreate the pictures. I retook what I could without her tooth in her hand. These pictures were taken on Monday, May 26 after the incident on Thursday, May 21.

Easter 2009

2009-04-26T18:22:00.000-07:00

Oh my, I am a little behind on my posts. I have been so busy here lately with work and trying to get everything ready for Mr. Hunter's arrival. In addition to that, we have put our house on the market due to the fact that Nathan has lost his job of five years from Howmet. Wish us the best in that endevour.
It has been a while since my last post, and I do believe that I left off with Hunter's 4D sonogram pics. Since then we have had Easter. We had a fun filled day with family on Saturday, which included an Easter Egg Hunt and a birthday party for one of Nathan's cousins. Then we had a blessed day at Church on Sunday.

After our egg hunt at the Huffstutler's we celebrated Rusty's birthday.

On Sunday, Mackenzie woke up to an Easter surprise in the living room. The Easter Bunny came during the night and left Mackenzie her presents.

Ok, her hair was curled, but the humidity killed it!!! This was after church!!!

After church, we went over to Memaw and Papaw's house for Easter Lunch. Little did we know that the Easter Bunny stopped by over there, too.

After Easter lunch, Mackenzie and I colored Easter Eggs. She always has so much fun doing this every year!!!

Hunter's 4D Sono

2009-03-28T12:08:00.000-07:00

We had the chance to see our baby boy in 4D today. I thought I would post some pics from the sono. We did double check to make sure he was still a boy(LOL), and he is. Ok, on to the pics....

1st Time for Everything

2009-03-10T18:50:00.000-07:00

Today, March 10, 2009, will be a day that we will remember forever. Mackenzie made her first trip to the dentist today. I can not believe how "grown- up" she was. She let the dentist do everything that he needed to, other than the x-rays; those will be done in 6 months. She was such the big girl. The report was that she has no cavities and her teeth look great. No problems whatsoever. She has been brushing her teeth all by herself for quite some time now. She does an excellent job. She even makes sure that she uses her "mouthwash" a.k.a. water from the scope bottle. Of course, I had to capture the moment today.

Mackenzie got to use the tools before the check-up began. Here she is using "Mr. Thirsty" to suck the water out of the cup.

Here she is getting her teeth polished and cleaned with grape "toothpaste". She really liked this part.

The final step before Dr. Burrous came in was the flossing. She did an outstanding job at getting her teeth flossed.

3 Sweet Years

2009-03-10T18:09:00.000-07:00

Well, our baby girl is growing so fast. She is now 3 going on 30. LOL!!! As I look back to three years ago, I can't help but get teary-eyed. Just to think that this little girl, our miracle from God, was sent to us. I could have never been so lucky. So, here we are three years into her sweet life, we celebrate with family and friends.

Mackenzie picked out the whole theme of the party- My Little Ponies.

Playing in the basketball bouncer with her friend Lexi. Sliding down the slide all by herself. Sliding with Lexi.

Sliding on her back. Blowing our her 3 candles.

Getting to put her hand print on the wall of honor at Jump for Joy. The final product.

It's A........

2009-01-18T13:40:00.000-08:00

BOY!!!!! That's right we are going to be blessed with a son!!!! We are so excited; our family will now be complete. On Friday, January 16th was when we went to the sonogram and everything was right on the money. He was weighing in at 10 oz. on the dot and still due June 11. He is apparently going to be just like his big sister, very active. He was kicking me and moving around pretty much the whole time we were doing the sono. It's a good thing that the tech got "the shot" the very first time. Otherwise, I don't think he would've let us see. But, nonetheless, he is very much ALL BOY!!!!!

With love,

The Mowat Family: Nathan, Holly, Mackenzie, and bubba

Christmas 2008

2009-01-11T13:01:00.000-08:00

This year's Christmas was very eventful for our little angel. She even got a visit from Mr. Santa Claus himself the night before Christmas....Mackenzie telling Santa that she wants a big toy and that she has been a big girl sleeping in her bed all by herself.Mackenzie standing by the cookies and milk she left for santa on Christmas Eve night. She made the cookies all by herself.Mackenzie opening up one of her "big presents" from Santa.
This was her big present from the big man.... Her very own jeep.

Her daddy got her this shirt that says I'm a HUGE Seminole Fan. This is her daddy's favorite college team.

We both picked out a My Little Pony Playdough set for her.

These were only just a few of her presents from mommy and daddy.

We opened up gifts at the house and then went to Memaw and Papaw's house for more Christmas fun.

Over at Memaw and Papaw's house, she got her very own black and brown boots.

This was her collection of My Little Ponies from Memaw and Papaw.

This is one of her princess dresses from her Aunt Debbie.
This is her dog biscuit.

This is Mackenzie taking a nap with her dog, buscuit.

Mackenzie says Merry Christmas to everyone!!!

Pics with Santa

2009-01-04T11:16:00.000-08:00

Yep, I said pics (plural). Everytime we saw Santa, we had to have our picture taken with him. Last year, I couldn't even get her to go near the Jolly ole man, but this year was a different story.

The first time was with our cousin Kassi at the Northeast Mall in Dallas.

The second visit was at the MPEC in Wichita Falls.

The third time, he even went to Mackenzie's school.

The fourth and final visit was at our local Walmart.

SURPRISE

2008-11-30T10:29:00.000-08:00

Well, Everyone has waited long enough to hear the surprising news.. so, here it is........

Some time the beginning on June, Mackenzie is going to be a big sister!!!! That's right, I'm pregnant with #2. We are excited and anxious to find out what it will be. As of right now, it's just our other little peanut. I have already had my first sonogram and everything looked and sounded good. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat, which helped me calm my nerves that I actually am pregnant. Up until then, other than being sick, I had no other symptoms. I want to include the sono pic. I was 9 weeks at the time of the sono. As of today, I am twelve weeks and one day.

Thanksgiving 2008

2008-11-28T17:57:00.000-08:00

Greetings to all,
I hope that this post finds everyone full of blessings and thankfulness on this day after Thanksgiving. I must say, I am recovering and relaxing from a day of shopping. I wanted to post some pics of our time in Quanah while we celebrated Thanksgiving. This was taken before we ate: Nathan, Carsyn, Connor, Amber (my brother's fiance), my brother, Justin, and Mackenzie.
Connor, Carsyn and Mackenzie (you can barely see her) looking at the dogs in the backyard.The whole family!!

Justin and his fiance and her two girls.

It's bat girl

2008-11-06T18:00:00.000-08:00

This year Mackenzie actually picked out her own costume. She has this fancy with Batman. I wonder who got her into that (his Name shall remain nameless a.k.a Papaw). Anywho, I could not for the life of me get her to choose one of the princesses. So, so there wouldn't be any arguments, I gave in. I must say, she did make an awfully cute batgirl. Yes, She chose batgirl. Here are some pics from Halloween.

BAGS

2008-10-13T10:09:00.000-07:00

Greetings all,

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am designing and selling bags now as a side job. I wanted to post some of the ones that I have already created. If you are interested in one, let me know. I am selling the bigger ones at $30.00 and the smaller ones at $15.00. I can custom make any bag with any sayiing, picture, etc... Let me know.

My baby's first Day of 2yr. school

2008-08-25T17:57:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, I know she has been going there all summer, but we actually had to buy school supplies, along with a backpack. My little girl is growing up so fast. I didn't get many pictures due to time constraint. Guess that just tells me I need to wake up earlier next year. Anyway, here are the pics I did take on her "first day of school."Ahh, my little girl all ready for school, with breakfast in hand. She is ready to go.Out in the parking lot of her school. She looks like she is ready with her backpack on the proper way.And off she goes to the cafeteria to meet her teacher and have breakfast. Of course we already knew who her teacher was going to be, she had her all summer long.Mackenzie and Mrs. Darla. We love her!!!

4 Years!!!!

2008-08-18T17:14:00.000-07:00

This past Thursday, August 14th, Nathan and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary. We have had a wonderful four years together, and I hope that we have an abundance of more to come. I never thought I would find someone to love me as much as he does, but truth be told, I have!!!!
We celebrated by going to Arlington to see a Texas Ranger game on Friday night. This has been our tradition since last year. We were planning on going to Austin, but with my work schedule being so unpredictable, we decided to just return to DFW. Hopefully next year we will be able to venture a little further south to Austin since I have never been, and as many of you know, I am a Longhorn fan- Hook 'em Horns!!!!
So, while in Arlington, we drove by the new Dallas Cowboy stadium as we did last year. It is so amazing how much they have done in only a year. Below are some pictures of the stadium~~

Here is an awesome picture of the stadium looking across the river.

This one is taken from the Wal-Mart parking lot which is located right across the street.

This is the other half, taken from Wal-Mart.

Before we walked to the Ballpark, we tried out a new steak house- ok, it is new to us. Let's just say that Saltgrass puts The Texas Roadhouse to shame. OMG!!!! The steaks were so delicious, you could basically cut them with a butter knife.

After our tummies were full, we went back to the hotel to relax and let our food digest. We made our looooong walk from our hotel to the Ballpark. Needless to say, if you watch baseball, our Rangers got their butts handed to them on a silver platter. Yeah, they lost big time.

Castaway Cove "08

2008-08-16T19:46:00.001-07:00

This year's Howmet Company picnic was held at Castaway Cove again. Mackenzie really enjoyed herself this year. We quickly found out that her favorite thing was the wave pool and the lazy river. We couldn't keep her out of those. On occassion, we would venture over to the kiddie area for only a short time. Mackenzie hugging a palm tree in the kiddie area.
Here she is going down the alligator slide in the kiddie area.
Again in the kiddie area, a ship-wrecked slide aventure.
Big Splash!!!!
Floating in the lazy river.
Quick picture
Splashing in the fountain!!!
Daddy and Mackenzie going down the slide in the kiddie area.
Mommy and Mackenzie going down the same slide.
I thought this picture was really neat. It's a big mushroom with water falling from the top. Daddy and Mackenzie are on the inside looking out.

Once again, Mackenzie floating down the lazy river.

About to get the face wet.

I didn't get a chance to take any pictures of us in the wave pool. The waves never stopped, therefore we were having to hold onto the "little fish".

Happy 82nd Birthday, Nana!!!

2008-08-16T19:26:00.000-07:00

On August 8, of this year, we went to Quanah to help celebrate my Nana's 82nd birthday. We enjoyed cake and ice cream with her. We had a really good visit while we were there. My Uncle Dean and Aunt Rita were there as well. Nana and her cake and flowers from all of the grandkids and great- granddaughters.
Nana and Mackenzie share a moment.
I love this picture!!!
My mom (grandma) and Mackenzie.
My Aunt Rita and Mackenzie.

Independence Day

2008-08-09T06:12:00.000-07:00

Wow!! I know it's been a long time since I last updated the blog. I figured it was due time to do just that, being that I have to start back to work in a little over a week. So, I will pick up where I left off....

The fourth of July; a time of celebration with family. It is our tradition to accompany some of our family memebers to Lake Nocona every year for the fourth, and this year was no different. Before we headed out to the lake, we took some family photos out by the flag. God Bless the USA!!!!

I just love this picture!!! She is such a happy girl!!!

Mackenzie got to experience her first boat ride. She loved it. She sat in the back of the boat and said "Whoo-Hoo!!" pretty much the entire boat ride. I could even hear her while I was tubing. Yes, you did see that correctly. I did tube.

Mackenzie in the back of the boat.

Mackenzie and cousin Kassi in the back of the boat!!! They are just big girls!!!

Mackenzie and daddy in the front of the boat. We stopped long enough to allow Rusty to swim out to the tube. He was the first one to venture out on the rough waters.

Mackenzie and daddy again.

As I said before, Rusty was the first one to brave the choppy waves on the tube. Then, it was Nathan, and since I told Nathan that if he rode the tube, I would after he did. And so, the rest is history.

This is Rusty on the tube.

This is Nathan on the tube.

Here I am on the tube!!!

I think I am about to be thrown off the tube, being that I am almost off of it anyway!!

Ok, so back on shore. talk about being beat up by the waves. Man, was I sore. Anyway, the girls enjoyed smoke bombs and snakes (kiddie fireworks) on the banks. They also threw poppers up against the tree. They got a kick out of that.

I have to include one picture of the fireworks that we shot off. I don't know how my camera did what it did, but I thought it was pretty cool!!!

New Do

2008-06-20T07:46:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally got tired of being hot this summer. So, I decided to chop my hair off. Yep, I chopped it. So, here is a pic of the new do. Tell me what you think, please.

Spring is in the air

2008-05-15T17:53:00.000-07:00

We just got Mackenzie's spring pictures back from day care and I couldn't resist sharing them with eveyone. There were only two poses. So, this is a short post. We will be getting her two year pics this weekend. I will post those when I get them.

Mother's Day

2008-05-15T17:42:00.000-07:00

This Mother's Day was extra special. On Friday, Nathan and I went to the movies (it's been a long time since we have gotten to go to the movies alone) and watched Only in Vegas. It was a great movie. Nathan even enjoyed it. Before that, we went to Quanah to have dinner with my mom. Anyway, on Saturday, Nathan, Mackenzie, and I went out to eat at Red Lobster. I splurged and got the Lobster in Paradise meal. Yummy. Little Miss Mackenzie tried the popcorn shrimp, and much to our surprise, she liked it. Anyway, I wanted to share with you all the things that Mackenzie made for me at daycare.

This was the front of the card that Mackenzie made at day care.

This is the inside of the card.

These are the flowers that she colored for me. I would much rather have this type of flower instead of the one that dies.

I hope that all the mothers had a blessed Mother's Day.

~much love~

The Mowats

Boo Boo

2008-05-12T18:43:00.000-07:00

Well, our first major accident in two years. Mackenzie had to end up getting four stitches above her left eye. While at daycare on Monday, May 5th, she was supposedly running too fast, lost her balance, and hit the privacy fence. Well, she hit the bracket that holds two panels together; the one that goes around the pole. Anyway, nobody knew she did it until they saw her bleeding. She didn't cry. I had to leave a workshop and get her and take her to the ER. She was such a trooper being that we were there for four hours. She didn't like it when the nurses started messing with her "boo boo." Here are some pics of her stitches.

It looks worse than what it is. The nurse did a really good job with the stitches. They came out today (Monday, May 12). I will post the after pics later.

National Scrapbooking Retreat

2008-05-12T15:40:00.000-07:00

The first weekend in May, I attended my first National Scrapbooking Retreat. It was all three days Friday-Sunday. I had a blast and met some really cool people. We have decided to make this an annual event. Below are some pics taken at the retreat.

This is Diana showing off her ribbion collection.

Here is Kim, Diana, and Doris.

Me taking a break.

OK now it's time to get back to work.

The whole gang: seated: Kim; second row: me, Doris; third row: Diana, Kelly, Debbie.

And the thunder rolls

2008-04-09T16:31:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, we had some frightful weather here in good ole Texas. We even had a few confirmed tornadoes in the immediate area. I was lucky enough to get some incredible pictures. Not of the tornado itself because I was in the bathtub with my daughter with a mattress over our heads. I thought I would share these- what I think- incredible pics.

Rain approaching.

The wall cloud and I-44 taken from our backyard.

Something big is brewing.

What I think is a funnel, I could be wrong though. You decide.

The sky after the severe weather. Isn't it pretty.

Easter 2008

2008-03-21T16:38:00.000-07:00

This Easter has turned out to be an awesome holiday. Mackenzie took her picture with the Easter Bunny and then we colored eggs; that was an experience in itself, but fun. We will hunt Easter Eggs on Sunday after church and Easter lunch. Right now, I just wanted to share with everyone, the Bunny (a.k.a. hop hop) picture and us chicks coloring eggs. I will later post the hunt. We hope everyone has a blessed holiday. "He is Risen...."

March 20, 2008

This picture was taken at the mall. She did so good. She went right up to him and sat in his lap. She even gave him a high five.

March 21, 2008

Mackenzie preparing the eggs for their color bath.

Proud of her first colored egg.Dipping with caution.

Being so careful not to drop the egg.... and mommy wants to take a picture..... go figure.

Adding the decorations very carefully.

Mackenzie decorated the eggs with Mickey Mouse rub ons.The finished product. Do you think she could have been more proud???

The complete collection of Mickey and friends Easter Eggs. Created by Mackenzie Mowat.

Perfection!!!!!

March 23, 2008

AHHHH, Easter is finally here. Mackenzie got to have some suprise eggs before church. In them she discovered she hit the jack pot; "monies, mommy!!!"

Here are a few pics before church.

While we were at church, apparently the Easter Bunny stopped by with some Easter goodies for Mackenzie.

Then we went over to Memaw and Papaw's house to have Easter lunch and a Egg hunt with family. This is the basket she got from Mewmaw and Papaw.

She had so much fun hunting eggs with her cousin Luke. Being that we all brought eggs for at least 4 kids; only two were there, you can imagine all the loot the two had.

We hope everyone had a blessed Easter. Joy to the World!!! He is risen from the dead!!!

Love,

The Mowat Family

Mackenzie is 2!!!!!

2008-03-18T08:24:00.000-07:00

Well, the time has come when my baby has turned 2, on March 1. We celebrated on that day here in Burk at the Par-T- Line. The theme of this years extravaganza was ELMO. Gotta love that little red monster. Here are some pictures of the day's events.

This was the dress that Ms. Diane gave her along with the lamb that she is loving on.

Now, on to the party.

Here is a picture of her cake. Instead of the traditional cake, the cake was formed out of cupcakes. Whoever came up with this idea is a genius.

Mackenzie enjoyed getting to taste test her cupcakes before the party even started.

Mackenzie was very eager to help daddy get the drinks.

Below are some of the presents our "not spoiled" daughter received on her special day.

She was very protective of her ELMO balloons. Nobody could touch them without her giving them a sour look.

The Day of Love

2008-03-18T07:45:00.000-07:00

Mackenzie is such a lucky girl. She had Valentine's Day three times over. The day before Valentine's she spent over at Memaw and Papaw's house. Boy did she rack up the goodies there. Everything from clothes to candy to movies. Here are a few pictures from this event.The day of Valentine's Day, Grandma and Grandpa came in from Quanah. They took the family out to Texas Roadhouse for dinner and of course spoiled Mackenzie with stuffed animals.Not only did Mackenzie get stuffed animals from Grandma and Grandpa, she got a pink princess bear from mommy and daddy. The day after Valentine's, Mackenzie helped mommy bake Valentine cupcakes.

Winter or Fall That is the Question

2008-03-02T13:49:00.000-08:00

Well, here we are in the new year (2008) and we can't figure out if it is supposed to be winter or fall because of all the leaves that are still on the ground. Mackenzie had a blast running through them and helping daddy "rake" them.

She loved having daddy throw them up in the air and watching them float to the ground.

But, she got daddy back!!!

She just loved being outside in the leaves.

Christmas Festivities

2008-01-13T11:23:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Christmas in two places; Quanah and Burkburnett. The first pictures are of our Christmas in Quanah, at Grandma and Grandpa's house, with Uncle (JB). Mackenzie just calls him Uncle.

We celebrate Christmas in Quanah on Christmas Eve. Mackenzie most loved her ELMO toy and her Princess chair from Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle.

Just chillin.

Ok, now we travel to Burkburnett on Christmas Day.

She got a "pony" from Memaw and Papaw. Most of, well, all of our Christmas at Memaw and Papaw's is on video. I don't know why every year I foget to take still pictures there. Probably because I am using the video. Go figure.

She loves her pony.

Trike Time

2008-01-13T10:49:00.000-08:00

Mackenzie got her first "bike" a little before Christmas from her Mewmaw and Papaw. She is still trying to figure out how to make it go. Although, she is learning quickly how to master the pedals.

"Ok, so what do these little dangle things do?"

I am going to try to ride this thing if it's the last thing I do.

Christmas Party at DayCare

2008-01-13T10:31:00.000-08:00

Mackenzie enjoyed her first Christmas Party at her daycare this past Christmas. She enjoyed cookies and juice. Here are a few pics from the party.

This is one of Mackenzie's friends at Day Care, Gieneve.

This is Mackenze's class.

Mackenzie chowing down.

AHHHH! Needed something to wash the sugar down.

Thanksgiving 2007

2007-11-25T11:20:00.000-08:00

We traveled to Quanah to celebrate Thanksgiving. I actually got to take some pictures of Mackenzie with my family. Mackenzie had fun "feeding" my mom's dogs. Nathan said that she looked like a little pilgrim girl. I thought it was very fitting for today. Here are the pics, enjoy!!!! We hope everyone had a bountiful Thanksgiving.

This is Mackenzie with Nana.

This is Mackenzie with her Uncle JB.

This is Mackenzie with her Grandma and Grandpa.

Here she is trying to get Justice-the black dog- into the cage.

Here she is feeding the dogs.

And this is us, one big happy family.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!!

Halloween 2007

2007-11-25T11:05:00.000-08:00

This year we actually took Mackenzie atrick-or-treating. She was so excited about getting alot of C.A.N.D.Y. She did not want to wait until after dinner to go. She wanted candy for dinner. Here are some pics of her trick-or-treating.

ACU Homecoming

2007-11-19T19:16:00.000-08:00

My 8 year homecoming was this year at ACU. This year, Nathan and Mackenzie took the trip with me. Mackenzie went with me to my homecoming breakfast. The breakfast was at the Bible Building on ACU's campus. After, the breakfast, there was a parade around ACU's campus. Instead of going to the rest of the festivities, we decided to take Mackenzie to the zoo. This was our first trip to the zoo. She had a blast looking at and feeding all the animals, especially the giraffe. Here are some pics from the zoo.

This is Mackenzie looking at a monkey.

This is her trying to find the "big kitty".

The Pumpkin Patch

2007-11-19T19:06:00.000-08:00

Here is Mackenzie at the Pumpkin Patch. We decided to take her to get some "fall pictures" taken this year. She had a fun time trying to actually pick up the pumpkins.

Decorating the Pumpkin

2007-10-28T18:56:00.000-07:00

This is Mackenzie's second Halloween; the first one where she is actually old enough to participate in decorating a pumpkin. We made it easy for her this year. We bought a pumpkin and this pumpkin kit -like a Mrs. Potatoe Head- that she just pushes the body parts into the pumpkin. We found out that it was a little harder than it looked. Daddy had to get out a screwdriver and start the holes for the body parts. Then Mackenzie did the rest. Mackenzie is so excited to get busy on decorating her pumpkin.

Ok, so we've got the feet on and the eyes. Now she needs a mouth. All divas need a mouth.

I need to get on her level, daddy. I have to put her earring on.

The finished product. Doesn't she look incredible?!?

Standing by her materpiece.

GO DAWGS!!!!

2007-10-28T18:45:00.000-07:00

I figured that I need to get these pictures posted before football season is over. These were taken about 3 months ago.

Mackenzie is a natural born cheerleader.

Supporting daddy's alma mater.

I love this bulldog. Can't I take it home?

Keep on snapin' that camera.

Budding Artist

2007-10-15T18:50:00.001-07:00

Mackenzie loves to color. She is little Miss Independent when it comes to coloring. She doesn't want any help coloring. Here are a few snapshots of her coloring her "Princess"page.

Mackenzie hard at work.

Must be on top of the table to color.

Yep!!! Masterpiece!!!

Helping Mommy

2007-10-01T19:08:00.000-07:00

This is Mackenzie's first time to help mommy "bake a cake." She sat in her highchair and waited patiently for the bowl and beaters to lick. She is my little sweet cakes.

Oh, can't wait any longer, must have the batter.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! So good!!

Mommy, can I have the bowl now?

Oh, this is so good.

Feeding the ducks part duex

2007-09-09T18:24:00.000-07:00

We took Mackenzie back to feed the ducks. And again, she loved it. This time we took a whole loaf of bread. The only problem was that she would basically throw the whole piece of bread, and she couldn't figure out why the ducks weren't eating it.

Here are some more of the pics of her feeding the ducks and then just shots of her.

Actual new job

2007-09-09T18:20:00.000-07:00

Well, as many of you know, my kindergarten job fell through due to low numbers. But it turns out that there was a fourth grade position open. It was offered to me on Labor Day and I took it. I am the new fourth grade teacher at Tower Elementary in Burkburnett. It's not as close as Hardin, but at least it's in Burk. I am so excited to actually be teaching. I will be teaching language arts, spelling, and writing. I have 18 students. I was given a week to get my room in order. I am off and running tomorrow morning. Thanks to everyone for their encouragement and support.

3 Year Anniversary

2007-08-15T11:50:00.000-07:00

Nathan and I celebrated our three year wedding anniversary this past weekend. (Our actual anniversary is August 14th). We went to Arlington to a Ranger game. We stayed at the hotel that is within walking distance to Ameriquest Field; and yes we did walk. While in Arlington, we ate a Pappaduex Seafood. I ventured in getting the lobster tail and Nathan got the seafood platter, which had pretty much a little bit of everything on it. We had a great time just getting away. Also, we saw the new Dallas Cowboy stadium in the making. It is going to be huge.

In addition, on our actually anniversary, we went our to eat at Texas Roadhouse. We had a great anniversary.

Helping Hand

2007-08-07T19:59:00.000-07:00

Mackenzie loves helping around the house and anytime she can be outside and help, the happier she is. Here are a couple of pics of her lending a helping hand to daddy.

Summer Fun

2007-08-07T19:44:00.000-07:00

Saturday was a fun filled day at Castaway Cove Water Park. It was Nathan's company annual picnic. Mackenzie had so much fun, surprisingly enough. I was taken aback when she loved going down the slides and splashing in the kiddy pool.

Mackenzie and Mommy pose on the whale. Mackenzie and daddy wade in the kiddy pool.

Mackenzie and mommy coming down one of the kiddy slides. She had a blast, laughing & clapping the whole way down.

Feeding the Ducks

2007-08-07T19:27:00.000-07:00

Mackenzie is so fascinated with several kinds of animals. One of her favorites is the Duck. I took her to feed the ducks here in Burk at Friendship Park. She absolutely loved feeding them. She fed them almost a half loaf of bread. I know that this will become a tradition with us.

Mackenzie trying to get the ducks to come to her. Gotta love it.

Mackenzie says "No, momma, ducks."

Meaning she didn't want to leave yet, but we were out of bread.

New Job!!!!

2007-07-25T19:02:00.000-07:00

Well, there are no pics to go along with this entry. But I thought I would let everyone know that as of this school year, I will have a new job title. I will no longer be a paraprofessional at McNiel Jr. High, which this would have been going on my 5th year. I have just recently landed a job just a little closer to home. It's here in Burk. I will be teaching, yes, I said teaching; Kindergarten at Hardin Elementary. This has been a blessing answered. I have wanted a teaching job for so long now, and it's finally happened. I will only be about 5 minutes from home and just right down the road from my daughter's daycare. I ask that everyone pray for me and wish me luck on my first year.

July 7, 2007 Reunion

2007-07-08T21:32:00.000-07:00

This weekend was so much fun. Nathan's Uncle David, Aunt Tracey, and cousin Raymond came to visit on their way to Vegas. We spent hours swimming and catching up. We had a huge cookout Saturday evening. Nathan, Stephen, and I took turns on the diving board, playing follow the leader. Yeah, we never grow up. Go Figure. I think that I beat both boys with my branny (gymnastics stunt). Although, they both tempted it, but never could get it just right. Needless to say, we were all three sore the next couple of days from using muscles and parts of our bodies that haven't been used in quite some time. LOL

Happy 4th of July

2007-07-05T21:52:00.000-07:00

Well, finally we had some dry, sunny weather. We spent the holiday in Quanah. We enjoyed fellowshipping with long time family friends, grilling, and then a spectacular display of fireworks put on by my brother, husband and a couple of close friends. Mackenzie enjoyed playing with the other children. Although, she did sleep through the entire fireworks show. We had a great time. We hope that everyone enjoyed the holiday.