Some Bunny is One

My baby bunny is celebrating his 1st Birthday today.

What an amazing year it has been. Oh the things you have learned...and the gifts you have given us.

  

Happy Birthday Buddy Boy! We love you the whole world. May God bless you with many many more.

Golf

A passion for golf is definitely evident in the McKenzie genes. Maybe it is the Scottish heritage. I clearly married into the family, as I have never even had the desire to swing a club. I do enjoy a ride in the cart if the weather conditions are favorable, but that is about the extent of my zeal. Mason, however has no choice. He is destined to learn and love the game.

I just hope he didn't inherit my talent... or lack there of. If he can keep up with his dad, Grandpa John and Grandma Jan he will do well.

Spring Fever

I'll admit I have definitely had a touch of Spring fever this year, however I didn't mean to invite any actual fevers into our home. Unfortunately, 3 out of the 4 members in our family have been ill so far this month. Even though we have been battling sickness we have definitely been enjoying this unusually warm March.

Mason is working on his balance and is thrilled to be experiencing the great outdoors.  Giving every new thing a taste test is a must.

Jentry loves the park and could spend hours playing in the sandpit.  

I would highly recommend having and older child so that you no longer have to push the littles on the swings. 

Mason even received his first grilling lesson from dad.  

Looks like Mason had some advice of his own to give to dad! 

Ah Spring, how we welcome you with open arms...but next year you can keep the fever to yourself.

Vintage Vixen

Last weekend we managed to pull off a surprise party for my mother-in-law, Jan. Although we share the same birth date, our birth year is in fact different. Hopefully this is not too shocking. This year she turned 60 so John, Nathan and I felt that we needed to plan something special. Even though she kept telling us that she did not want a party.

Our theme was Vintage Vixen. We needed to keep the decor simple as we hid everything in the back office of the country club until the guests started to arrive. We told Jan to meet us at the golf course for a drink and then we would head on to York for supper at a new Mexican restaurant.

My mom was the first guest to arrive and we played it off like she was just in town to bring me my birthday gift and was going to join us for supper. The second guest to arrive was Jan's sister, Deb, and then she started to get suspicious. When the third guest arrived she knew that she had been had. It was just as we planned.

Jentry had a blast helping with the center pieces and did a phenomenal job at keeping the secret. She even told Jan that she was going to order nachos at the restaurant. Actually...I'm a little concerned at how well she lied. When we first told Jentry about the surprise party, I was stressing to her that she could not say anything about it to Jan.  She said, "I know who you should tell....Mason, he is really good at keeping secrets."

Jan is not much of a dessert eater and I knew she would not want a cake, so we made a 60 candle cake via a little inspiration from Pinterest. I really was not sure if we should even attempt lighting it, however we did and the country club is still standing. Yay!

Later in the night, Jan got some pretty funny gifts from friends and then someone had the fabulous idea to suck the helium out of the balloons. To say that we had a good time is a vast understatement. I also have some very incriminating photos and videos for just the right occasion.

The next morning was our actual birth day. Nathan, Jentry, Mason and my mom were there to help me celebrate with some awesome gifts, scrumptious cake, beautiful flowers and of course party poppers. It was perfect. 

Thank you God for another fabulous trip around the sun. May we have many more!

Warm Snow

February has seemed a bit rough on me this year. Usually it is January that gets the best of me, however this trip around, February has been my beast. It all started on the 1st with a huge slap in the face snow storm that brought six inches of blowing and drifting snow. Only to be followed up by a left hook of six more inches three days later. The cold set in along with no school, no routine, and cabin fever. Just when I thought things would be back to normal, sickness hit our home and has left this mama down and draggin'. My friend posted this quote on Instagram and I could totally relate.

"I'm sorry for the things I said when it was Winter."

So this week my goal is to focus on the positive in what is normally my favorite month of Love and Birthdays.

The snow was really quite beautiful and and a nice change from the nasty, dull brown.

The kids had a great time "experiencing" the cool white stuff.

I even got out of the house and soaked in some rays.  It is amazing what a little sunshine will do for the soul.

Nathan promised Jentry he would take her out to the farm and show her how to build a snow tunnel. They were both stoked to get out there and the weather even gave them an amazingly warm Saturday afternoon. The high was 55 degrees in Sutton and near 70 degrees in Western Nebraska.

As we were driving out of the yard, I noticed that the snowman had already lost his nose. I guess the unusually warm weather can create some inappropriate snowmen. Ha!

On the not so warm days, the kiddos got to spend some quality time playing together. Oh how they both light up the world. I hope they always love each other this much.

Girl Scout cookies sales began this month and who doesn't love that? Jentry has done an amazing job selling them. She started out a bit shy but has definitely been improving her sales skills. Mason has no idea what he is missing out on... maybe next year you can have some too, buddy.

Mom, Dad and the Hamiltons came to visit over Valentine's Day weekend. We celebrated my mom's birthday and attended the Comedy for the Cause event at the Sutton Community Center. It was a super fun night and I am always excited when my family comes to visit.

Jentry has started crafting lately and this is her Valentine's creation for her bedroom door. I just love having a girl.

 We have certainly had some very cold, cloudy winter days this month, however we have also had some pretty incredible sunny, warm ones too.

Therefore, I am going to focus on those and think SPRING!

Holding His Own

As of January 29th, Mason is officially ten months old.  And because he is now ten months old, his mom says he has to start holding his own around here.  Holding his own bottle that is...