generations live on

My grandparents cousins have been wonderful to our little family and I am so grateful for our relationship. They love and adore Mackenzie and soon our little boy. We all look forward to the times that our family gets to be together with our cousins. Mackenzie and Lila have a special bond as much as my grandma and I had. I'm thankful that Mackenzie gets this brief glimpse into that side of our family. On this day, Mackenzie was given Lila's precious lamb and doll collection to play with, and a special blanket. A blanket that my grandmother made, a blanket that Mackenzie now loves and plays with every day.

Bunnies and Eggs... oh my!

Easter traditions have started... and this Jewish girl LOVES it! Mackenzie woke up on Easter Sunday with a note from the bunny. A scavenger hunt began... off she went one place to another until she found the big basket!! In the afternoon we ventured over to the Castagno's for Easter dinner and the egg hunt with all the kids! Kenz had a wonderful time playing and hunting for eggs!

laidlaw 3.5

We did a family photo shoot to mark the end of the Laidlaw 3 to the beginning of Laidlaw 4. My friend Sarah was kind enough to shoot us at the famous Gasworks Park and she made quite the impression on Kenz. She now asks me to go to the park so she can play with Sarah who is "super fun". Thanks Sar!

single daddy week

Although Blake travels for work regularly, it's usually only during the week, not me. Typically when I travel it's over a weekend and now that it's time for the big housewares show in Chicago, Blake has found a week with just him and our princess. Below are a few pictures from my trip to Chicago where I got to see Rachael and Karissa (I promise I did work while I was there) and also the pictures that I received from Blake from his Daddy and Kenz time! I love them!

... to be continued...

My apologies for the lack of blog posts in the recent months... if you still follow our blog. I have drafted several posts but have run into awful computer problems in the last few weeks. I believe we have lost some pictures from our computer to which I'm devastated about. Once our computer comes home from the "Geek Squad" I'll try and update what I can. Until then, here is an adorable picture of our baby girl and the new baby on the way....

dentist

Brusha-brusha-brusha!!! Mackenzie went to the dentist today for her first visit and did great!! We are happy to report no cavities, A+ from the doctor on her teeth brushing and we got confirmation that her 4 missing teeth are okay... no need to fret (whew) that there is an issue that they are still not in.

sick

Sick ugh-in! Mackenzie got another awful cold and spent the week doing nebulizer treatments... poor little face still looks cute with her dinosaur mask!