We're hitting the road...

Kenzie and I are leaving today to join the rest of the family in Nags Head. We are packed and ready to go. I am taking my laptop and camera with me in hopes to be able to update the blog while I am there. We will see if there is internet capability. I sure hope so. Please pray for us. I am hoping Makenzie back doesn't "hurt" her on the way down. She ALWAYS says this when we are traveling farther than she would like to sit in her car seat.

Getting ready for vacation...

OBX 2009 is fast approaching. Makenzie has been every year since she was 4 days old, so this is her 4th trip. We are very excited and cannot wait to join the rest of the family on Friday. Oma, Papa and Uncle Steven have been there since Saturday. This will be Makenzie's 2nd trip to the beach this summer. She is a lucky girl.

Makenzie starts "Pre" Pre-K when we get back from Nags Head. She has a physical on Monday August 31st (this was supposed to be her first day). Sept. 1st she will head into school. She will go half a day 9:30 - 12:30. She will eat lunch there and then Mimi or Papa will pick her up, depending on the day. I cannot believe she is off to school.

Some updates on Makenzie...

Whenever she gets mad or frustrated she says "I QUIT". I always tell her "No, Makenzie you can't quit you have to try..." etc. However, I think it is so funny.

She has an imagination far beyond what I would ever expect from a brand new 3 years old. The things she comes up with or the stuff she uses in place of the real thing is amazing.

She is a singer. I know I have said it in previous post but she really loves to sing. She is always making up new songs or singing the songs she already knows. Constantly singing or dancing. She makes up little dances too.

Aunt Becky and Uncle Greg came over last week to give Makenzie her birthday present. They were out of town on her birthday and had not had a chance to give it to her yet. She got some really cool stuff. She got a purse with lots of things to go in it. Make-up, camera, phone, money, brush, mirror etc. She has been taking the purse everywhere. It's funny, she takes the cell phone out and uses it to take fake pictures of people instead of the camera. She sees me, Daddy, Mimi and others using there cells to take pictures so she does it too.

She also got a glove, bat, and ball. She is very good at making contact with the ball. She is good a catching it too. T-ball, here we come!

This is Kenzie after licking the butter off her toast Saturday morning.

taking a picture of me taking a picture (with the camera this time). new sunglassesputting her items in her new purse

opening her present

She's Back!!

Makenzie got back from Ocean City a day early. Jared called and said she wanted to see us and brought her over around 11:30 am. I was so excited to see her. So glad she was home and in my arms. I missed her so much. She gave me a big hug and kiss. She was in a good mood. It didn't take her long to go searching for Oma and Papa. Unfortunately they were not home. They were in SC helping Uncle Steven move back to MD. She wasn't too happy about that.

Here is a picture of Makenzie sleeping after her long drive home.

Saturday was also Uncle Steven's birthday so Makenzie called him and sang happy Birthday to him. Happy Birthday Uncle Steven!! Sunday was a VERY busy day. We had to move Steven's furniture and all his other items back to Oma and Papa's house. Thank God for C.J. and Jimmy Steinhauser (our very cool cousins who we love so much). They are professional movers. ; ) LOL They moved our furniture all around and got it all done in about two hours. It was amazing. They are so sweet to help us. Makenzie played all day with Papa yesterday and was hiding when I got home from work. I had to find her. It is so funny. She thinks if she covers her face up with a pillow she is hidden. It is so cute. She gets so excited when "you can't find her" and throws the pillow and says "BOO!" Oh, Also, Makenzie has been potty trained for awhile now, however, she is now waking up in the middle of the night when she has to pee and coming and waking us up and we take her to the potty. I am so proud of her. We are officially off pull-ups at night. No more peeing the bed.

As Promised... Wood family Beach Pics...

I just spoke to Mi Mi (Laurie) this morning and Ladies and Gentlemen... WE HAVE A GOLFER. MiMi said that Makenzie out did some of the adults last night in mini golf. She got a hole in one on her FIRST PUTT. Then she went on to get two more through her round of mini golf for a total of THREE hole in ones!!!! That is AMAZING to me! Immediately after I got off the phone with Laurie I called Dad (PaPa). He didn't even say hi when he answered. He said "how is my granddaugter?" He misses her so much also. Anyway, I told PaPa about Makenzie's golf experience and of course he was amazed as well. He said that he has an extra putter and that Grandpa (Carson C.) is going to shave it down to make it Makenzie's size. Papa is going to start taking her to hit golf balls. What if she becomes a professional golfer????

Other than that, Makenzie is haveing a wonderful time with all of her cousins swimming, playing in the sand, etc. Here are some pictures. Hopefully there will be more to follow. : )

Makenzie and Hannah

Wood Family (minus a few) Kenzie, Daddy, Mimi & Pappy

*Thanks for sending the pictures Mimi!!! : )

Wood Vacation...

As you all know, Makenzie is in OC with Jared for the week. She got there safe and sound Friday night. I spoke to Jared this morning, about 11am, and Makenzie was out at the beach with MiMi. I asked Jared to send pictures of Makenzie this week at the beach. He said he would. Once he does, I will post them so you can see what she is up to this week. : )

I miss her SO much and I have NEVER wanted Sunday to come so fast. I know she is having such a great time. I just can't wait to see her.

Uncle Steven

I was looking at one of "Uncle Steven's" webpages today and found this picture. I couldn't stop looking at it. It's a great picture of both Makenzie and Steven(Thanksgiving 2008, Uncle Greg and Aunt Becky's house) so I decided to post it. We miss him so much and I am excited to say he will be moving home for awhile (I won't say for good) in a few weeks.

Uncle Steven is an avid follower of the "Makenzie blog" and if I wait too long in between posts (which I am known to do) I am SURE to get an email or a text from him asking for an update (which means so much to me). Makenzie loves Uncle Steven so much and, to me, he is the best Uncle in the world. I feel so blessed to have such an awesome brother who adores my daughter. So, I wanted to post a tribute to a GREAT Uncle. We love you!

Summer time...

Makenzie is leaving tonight with Jared to go to Ocean City until August 9th. I am going to miss her so much. I asked her last night to please remember to call me and she said that she would. I told her to make sure she said her prayers every night and I would be praying for her. : ) She is so sweet. She told me not to be sad, she would be back and come get me, she won't be gone long. I know she is going to have a great time with all of her cousins.

Last night she was playing with her new Barbie's she got for her 3rd Birthday. She was drawn to one in particular and took it with us to run errands. When she is in the car with me I like to turn off the radio and talk (if she allows this, sometimes we have to listen to her favorite songs). While in the car I asked her what her Barbie's name was (I like to ask her questions like this to get her imagination running). She looked at me, looked at the Barbie, looked back up at me and said "Um... Mommy, her don't talk, her a Barbie." I said "You are right, but you can give her a name", she wouldn't. On our way home I asked her again. She took Barbie and made a pretend high pitched voice for her, then she would say something back in her normal voice, then a pretend high pitch voice for the Barbie. Finally she said "Mommy, her said her name is Sassy... Sassy Barbie." I thought it was so funny and wondered where she got the name "Sassy" from.

This morning she woke up with me when my alarm went off. Something tells me she was already up watching the Disney Channel that I left on the TV from the night before. I rolled over and she was looking at me and she said "Mommy, you have to wake up with a BIG smile like this..." and she smiled so big. So I did it too. She said, "Ok, now let me hold you for a minute." She is so adorable. That really gave my day an extra special start. Dad emailed me this morning and said she played for a couple of hours after I left for work (4:50 am) and she was already back to sleep (7:00 am). I guess she will skip her nap today and sleep good in the car for Jared on their way down to Ocean City.

Keep the Wood's in your prayers for safe arrival, safe vacation, and safe ride home!