Mckenna tried to stand up under our chair...she quickly found that she was a little too tall.
"Helping" with the dishes
October 24, 2009
September...
I know I keep saying this...but we are soooo busy! So here is an update from September...and hopefully I will have time to catch up October too. And as always...we mostly just have tons of pictures of Mckenna :)
Mckenna tried to stand up under our chair...she quickly found that she was a little too tall.
"Helping" with the dishes
Mckenna tried to stand up under our chair...she quickly found that she was a little too tall.
"Helping" with the dishes
September 1, 2009
Yes...We are Still Alive!
Yep...we are still here! We have been way busy! We thought that we would have tons of free time because Devin is on a 7 week break from school. No such luck! Here is a quick update...
Devin flew to two interviews for Physician Assistant school, one at South University in Savannah, Georgia and the other at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. He flew to Georgia, came back for a day, and then flew to Iowa. We actually heard back from both schools and he got accepted to both of them! We accepted a spot at Des Moines University and will be starting there in June of 2009. We are excited! Other than that, Devin has just been working a lot. His school will start up again on September 10. This will be his last semester! After going year round since Jan of 2007, we are so excited for him to be done, for a few months at least! :)
Mckenna is 9 months old now! Time goes by so fast! She is crawling all over, waving, pulling herself up to the couch and pretty much anything, that's pretty much all. She now has 2 teeth too. Her 9 month checkup went well. The doctor said she is advanced developmentally, so that is good. Here are her stats:
Height- 7th percentile at 25 1/2 inches
Weight- 2nd percentile at 16 lbs 2 oz
Head circumference- 90th percentile :)
At least she's got brains! As far as height and weight...I don't think I gave her very good chances :) She loves bread and could eat it all day! One of her favorite toys is a golf ball which she carries around with her all day...even during naps sometimes.
Now for me... I got a big surprise this last month by being called to be the Relief Society President in our ward. As much of a shock to me as to you! :) It has been quite overwhelming, but I feel like I have a better hold of the ropes now. I was in without counselors or a secretary for about 2 weeks because a lot of people in the ward were in and out of town during the break from school. Actually, we didn't have any Relief Society teachers, an Enrichment Leader (that was me), any Enrichment Committee Members, a chorister, a pianist...etc :) I think that is partly why I was so overwhelmed. But, now most of those positions are filled or are being filled. So things are a lot better now! I am realizing how big of a job this really is and that their is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes on. But, I am also realizing the great help that comes with a calling like this and the miracles that occur daily by following the spirit.
Well, that's a brief update from us! Sorry it has been so long!
Mckenna with her thumb...this picture brings out her big head! :)
We went to the zoo the day Devin had between interviews. Mckenna loved it!
One of Mckenna's favorite activities, eating food along the couch
The golf ball
Waking up from a nap with the golf ball
Mckenna and her great great grandma at the 5-generation party
The Splash Park in Rexburg
Oh, another thing... we have decided we need to stop being pansies and let Mckenna put herself to sleep instead of rocking her to sleep so often. She actually has been doing really well. One night, she cried for about 15 minutes and then fell asleep. When I went in to check on her, I found her folded over onto her legs. It made me feel so bad! She must have been crying sitting up and then fell asleep from there. She must have been tired.
Devin flew to two interviews for Physician Assistant school, one at South University in Savannah, Georgia and the other at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. He flew to Georgia, came back for a day, and then flew to Iowa. We actually heard back from both schools and he got accepted to both of them! We accepted a spot at Des Moines University and will be starting there in June of 2009. We are excited! Other than that, Devin has just been working a lot. His school will start up again on September 10. This will be his last semester! After going year round since Jan of 2007, we are so excited for him to be done, for a few months at least! :)
Mckenna is 9 months old now! Time goes by so fast! She is crawling all over, waving, pulling herself up to the couch and pretty much anything, that's pretty much all. She now has 2 teeth too. Her 9 month checkup went well. The doctor said she is advanced developmentally, so that is good. Here are her stats:
Height- 7th percentile at 25 1/2 inches
Weight- 2nd percentile at 16 lbs 2 oz
Head circumference- 90th percentile :)
At least she's got brains! As far as height and weight...I don't think I gave her very good chances :) She loves bread and could eat it all day! One of her favorite toys is a golf ball which she carries around with her all day...even during naps sometimes.
Now for me... I got a big surprise this last month by being called to be the Relief Society President in our ward. As much of a shock to me as to you! :) It has been quite overwhelming, but I feel like I have a better hold of the ropes now. I was in without counselors or a secretary for about 2 weeks because a lot of people in the ward were in and out of town during the break from school. Actually, we didn't have any Relief Society teachers, an Enrichment Leader (that was me), any Enrichment Committee Members, a chorister, a pianist...etc :) I think that is partly why I was so overwhelmed. But, now most of those positions are filled or are being filled. So things are a lot better now! I am realizing how big of a job this really is and that their is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes on. But, I am also realizing the great help that comes with a calling like this and the miracles that occur daily by following the spirit.
Well, that's a brief update from us! Sorry it has been so long!
Mckenna with her thumb...this picture brings out her big head! :)
We went to the zoo the day Devin had between interviews. Mckenna loved it!
One of Mckenna's favorite activities, eating food along the couch
The golf ball
Waking up from a nap with the golf ball
Mckenna and her great great grandma at the 5-generation party
The Splash Park in Rexburg
Oh, another thing... we have decided we need to stop being pansies and let Mckenna put herself to sleep instead of rocking her to sleep so often. She actually has been doing really well. One night, she cried for about 15 minutes and then fell asleep. When I went in to check on her, I found her folded over onto her legs. It made me feel so bad! She must have been crying sitting up and then fell asleep from there. She must have been tired.
July 26, 2009
July...here and gone
As promised, here are some more pictures.
Family Reunion in Bone, Idaho
Mckenna's mid day nap, doesn't look too comfortable
Devin on the rope swing
Mckenna with Grandpa and Grandma Collins
Mckenna has grown up a lot in the last little bit.
...she gets into everything,
...she gets into everything,
...she likes to adventure down grandma and grandpa's stair,
...she pulls herself up and stands next to the couch,
...she army crawls everywhere, so much that she got a blister on her foot (not a good picture, but you get the idea)
...and she eats a ton! I am sure that by her next appointment she will have gained a few pounds. She eats at least 2 jars of baby food twice a day. Because of that, she has had 4-8 poopy diapers everyday! She must get her metabolism from her dad because it all goes straight through!
The latest news from our home is that Devin got an interview for PA school at Des Moines University! The interview will be Aug 25. We are still trying to figure out if we are going to drive, all fly, or just fly Devin there. We are pretty excited though because Devin was picked for their first batch of interviews. We won't hear back from most of the other schools until late fall probably.
July 23, 2009
Slacker!!
Ok, we are slacking big time here. Things have been so busy here that we haven't updated in a long time. We are doing really well though. Devin just barely finished his classes for spring/summer semester! So, we will now have a 7 week break from school! We have been looking forward to this for a long time. With Devin going to school year round, we take any break we can get! Devin will be working 4 days a week at his job, but it will still be a good break from school. We have a family reunion, a trip to Washington, and hopefully a trip to Wyoming planned before school starts up again. As for me, I have been pretty busy with my calling. We have had 2 activities that both went really well. 1-we made bracelets and 2- I taught how to use coupons to get really good deals. They both turned out really fun! Next week, we will have free manicures by the Paul Mitchell school.
But, here are a few pictures we have taken
4th of July
Mckenna and Aunt T
Hopefully I will put more recent pictures up soon
June 19, 2009
Summer
Some of you have been asking how my half marathon went...well, I didn't end up running it. We received news that my cousin passed away in a car accident on the way to Girl's Camp last week. We wanted to go to her funeral to honor her life and to support her family, so we left for Las Vegas last Friday and returned Sunday. It was a quick trip, but we were so glad that we went. My running partner's husband was able to take my place in the half marathon and ran with her, so it all turned out ok. But, I plan on signing up for a different half marathon. I may do the Mesa Falls half marathon or one in Pocatello. Another option is that my brother and his wife are training for a half marathon and we could meet up together in Utah somewhere (he is from Las Vegas also) and run one together. The only thing is they just started training so we would have to wait a few months until they are ready. I still haven't decided what to do, so I will keep you posted!
Nothing is too new here though. Devin is still studying hard and is excited for his 7 week break from school in August. I got a new calling... I am over all of the Relief Society activities (mostly Enrichment Activities). I am really excited, but I haven't ever done something like this before. Our ward has different groups like a craft group, book club, sewing group, cooking group, exercise group, etc. Me and my committee are over those and need to plan one Relief Society activity every month. I am really excited about it and look forward to getting to know the women in our ward better.
Mckenna is doing great. She actually did really well with the short trip and long car ride down to Las Vegas. She was so happy to be back home though. She is crawling all over the place now! I have had to rearrange some things in our house because she gets into everything! It is so much fun. She really loves other kids. We walked by a water park near our house the other day and she couldn't stop smiling and laughing as she was watching the kids play in the water. She is always so happy! (Yep, that is a ball of tin foil that she is playing with...one of her favorite toys! :D )
June 6, 2009
Coupons
I recently started using coupons...and I have to say it is quite addicting. I think this is my new found hobby! Basically what I have learned is that if you use coupons with a sale, you can get stuff from next to nothing to free.
The stuff in this picture all cost me about $40. The saving that I had was about $200. I got...
20 boxes Mac and Cheese
24 rolls toilet paper
6 tubes toothpaste10 canisters of Crystal Light
2 canisters Kool Aid
2 packages Bagelfuls
2 bottles BBQ sauce8 bottles Ranch dressing
Aspirin12 string cheeses
4 boxes Capri Suns
6 boxes Jello
1 container Mayo
2 boxes granola bars
2 bricks cheese
2 bottles V8 juice
8 boxes Velveeta shells and cheese(I think that is all)
It takes some planning and time, but the savings is worth it to me. I have spent much less on groceries and I have bought tons of stuff for food storage at the same time. Some items I actually made money getting them because the coupon gave me more money off than the actual item was priced at. What a deal!!!
By the way...I just posted a few other things below...so keep reading!
Mckenna Gained Weight!
After 2 weeks of feeding Mckenna every 2 hours during the day, giving her formula supplements, and feeding her solids twice a day....she gained 11 oz! The doctor was really impressed. So, she weighs 14 pounds 1 oz now. I can now go back to feeding her every 3 hours and give her solids twice a day (no more formula). That will be so nice! The last two weeks, I haven't had much time to do crafts and fun stuff because I was feeding her all day it seemed! But, it looks like our hard work paid off!
She does so good with solids now. Mckenna gets excited when I start getting her food ready and when I put her bib on. She has loved every food we have given her so far!
I'm not sure what she is doing in this picture...but it is sure cute!
I'm sure I will post pictures later, but Mckenna is starting to crawl! Well, more scoot around, but she does get on her feet and hands and then propels herself forward. We will have to be more careful with things that are on ground level.
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