Pretty Pretty Princess

Allie loves to dress up now in anything she can get her hands on so for Christmas she got chest/trunk full of princess dresses and accessories. Now doesn't she look so cute?

Christmas Day

Hope everyone had a fun and safe Christmas. Even though we were all sick we still had a good day. The kids got some fun and "educational" toys and Todd and I got some nice stuff as well. Once we finished opening presents we just relaxed and Skyped with family. But other than that it was a great day!!!

Opening presents

Zachary found a candy cane

Christmas Eve

This year we decided to stay and celebrate Christmas at home. On Christmas Eve we headed over to our friends, Chris and Amber's, place for dinner and games. It was really fun getting out and being around friends. After dinner and games Todd and I let the kids open their one gift - new pj's. Then once we got home daddy, Allie and I had fun taking some pictures in front of the camera before bed time (Zach didn't want to participate).

Merry Christmas

FROM THE MACKAY FAMILY

Doctors, Doctors, Doctors

I have seen so many doctors in the past month for the kids and I, I'm sick of em!

Zachary:
First off, on 11/7 we had a behavior health specialist person come and evaluate Zachary. I mentioned in his one year check up that his doctor was concerned about him being behind. Well the lady did her evaluation and said that she didn't seem too concerned about him but if I wanted to just ease my mind I could have the behavior health team evaluate him. So on 11/15 was the big evaluation and he did great. He's just right where a 13 month old should be. He is a little behind social wise but other than that he's fine. I don't know what his doctor was smoking ;p haha!

Allie:
Along with Zachary being evaluated, I set up a speech screening for Allie to see if she qualified for speech therapy and she had that on 12/5. The first thing they did was test her hearing. And from what they told me (and what I understand) is she has some hearing loss so that could be one reason why she has a delay in her speech. I am too set her up with an ENT so they can to more advance hearing tests. I'm like great first its my sons sight now my daughters hearing... whats next?? But the lady is sure she'll qualify for speech therapy and once we move onto Schriever we'll get that all sorted out. Also Allie got another urinary tract infection this month. That's number 2 and it was a rough one for her. Her doctor ordered a ultrasound to see if her kidneys were okay. I guess if baby's and toddlers get a bladder infection and it doesn't go away their kidneys can stop working or something. Well we went in for her ultrasound today and everything seems to be working great (as far as the tech is sure). Allie didn't really like the ultrasound but that's because it was something new to her. I just pray that she doesn't get anymore.

Mommy:
I saw a new neurologist back on 11/9, he's a bit of an odd ball. Well with every new doctor I see they always order an EEG. I absolutely hate those. This one I had to be sleep deprived - where I could only sleep 4 hours. The sleep deprived ones are hard on me especially now that I have kids. Anyways.. I had the EEG done on 12/8 and I wont know the results till my doctors appointment next Friday. I'm prayer for good news.

Daddy:
Todd has been having more problems with his hips again and is now having to go to physical therapy for it. A couple weeks ago he had to get a shot of something injected into his hip and ever since then he's been having physical therapy. Now you ask what happened to his hip? If I can remember I believe he injured it during basic sometime and has been having problems with it ever since.

But that's all the medical so far. The only other appointments I have to deal with is the kids eye appointment at the end of the month and I believe that one we find out if Zachary will need eye surgery or not and then my appointment on Friday.

Web Cam Fun

Whenever I Skype I like to take pictures after I'm done with the call. I do it just for fun and its usually with Allie. She and I have a blast doing it. I have been wanting to blog about the pictures but I couldn't figured out where the pictures were or how to get to them until now.

This one was taken back in Georgia - 7/2010

Z is Walking

Zachary is now walking everywhere!! And he loves it. He was walking here and there around his first birthday but at 13 months he's been a full time walker. And Allie seems to like him so much more now. The two love to run and chase each other its so cute!!!

Look at me!!!

Christmas Time

Oh its beginning to look a lot like Christmas, well in our house that is. Outside now that's a different story. I usually put the tree up the day after Thanksgiving but with us being in Utah then it was kinda hard so I decided to wait till the beginning of December to put it up. So today Todd and I put it up along with help from Allie. She had so much fun decorating the tree. And I loved seeing the excitement in her eyes while decorating it. I can't wait till both kids can decorate it together. I also was excited to use my "Beary Merry Christmas" count down to Christmas calender this year (as pictured below). Its a little bear trying to find Christmas and everday you move him in a different spot, ex: he looks in the pond or under the bed, etc. I remember my grandma having a calender hung up in the playroom and when we'd go up there for Christmas I loved moving him around. I loved this tradition. And now that I have kids I'm going to pass the tradition on to them and my future grandkids.

And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care

New Cousin

Allie and Zachary have a new cousin and its finally on my side of the family!!! Whitney, my sister, had her baby girl McKenzie who was born on October 24, 2011 and weighed 4lbs 5oz (she was 5 weeks early).

Now isn't she just the cutest!!

We were able to go home and spend Thanksgiving with our family and spend some more time with them. I didn't take many pictures which I regret but I did get some of the kids with my dad and a couple from a play group that I had with my friends. But it was just nice to see everyone and I'm sad that we wont be home for Christmas.

Zachary having fun with grandpa

Had lunch with grandpa. The kids sure love grandpa. Allie also went and spent a day with grandpa and aunt Breanna and then spent the night with them.

Visted with friends and had a play date

Breaking Dawn!!

Breanna and I planned to go to the "Breaking Dawn Part 1" way before it even started showing, I believe it was back when she was still living in Australia. Well the day the tickets went on sale I bought us the tickets and to be honest with you, I didn't even know that was the day they went on sale I just saw someone on facebook bought theirs so I said to myself why not go buy ours, (and wow I totally lucked out!). The movie was so awesome!! And I'm so so excited for part 2. Oh and Breanna bought her and I the awesome shirts we are wearing. And I still love her even though she's Team Jacob ;p

Here are some fun pictures of the kids. Mainly Allie. I just wanted to have them in the blog for when I print it as a book. So enjoy...

Allie has been dressing her self lately and this is one of her outfits she'd come up with one day: a hat, pj top (inside out and backwards) and tights. I am so proud of all that she's doing yet sad she's growing up so fast.

The kids helping daddy with the laundry

Allie kept getting into Nana's make up bag and well this was the result of it

Hurrican Allie hit

Hello Four Eyes

I've never need glasses in my life because my eyes have always been so good. Well over the past couple years they have gotten pretty bad. So I went to the eye doctor and found out that I have become near sighted and have a slight astigmatism. So now I am an owner of a new pair of glasses. They work great and I love them especially at night.

By Gosh, I Think She's Got It!!!

Guess who's FINALLY potty trained!!