Makenna turned 9 months old on March 29th! Just look at that smile, she was especially happy this day for no particular reason. Well, maybe it was because she got to eat ice cream (just a spoonful) for the first time and she loved it! That might have been a mistake though b/c she didn't want her food afterward... oops. Anyway, this past week Miss Mak went to get her 9 month checkup and here are the new numbers: She's now 29 1/2" tall in the 95th percentile and 18.3 lbs which is only 25th percentile. So still tall and skinny and WAY more active than ever! :)
We took a trip down to Texas for some great pics.
Watch this video to see Makenna crawling! See the story below...
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On Friday March 23rd, my dad, stepmom, wife, daughter and I all took a road trip down to the Dallas Arboretum which is a beautiful 66 acre flower park. As you can see from the pictures below, it was absolutely gorgeous! All of the tulips were in bloom which makes for stunning backgrounds. The sky was a little cloudy that day but it was perfect for pictures because we weren't squinting and it gave us a chance to take great shots without over-exposing the images with too much sun.
Brenda was using the slightly-out-of-my-affordable-range/camera-of-my-dreams Canon Rebel XT and I was using the camera-that-I-can-afford-right-now Sony DSC-H1. Both cameras took exceptional pictures but I think Brenda's had a bit more artistic capabilities than mine. The theme was "Flower Power", a tribute to the 60's. You can see all of the pictures we took that day (at least the good ones) by going to our Arboretum Flickr Set or check out the ones below.
Makenna had a blast. Actually, we all did. I've been to this flower park a few years back around the time Kimi and I got married and it was very pretty then. Now that we've got such an easy subject that smiles ALL THE TIME, it just made the whole experience that much better. As you can see from the pics below, we were able to take some amazing pictures. I would absolutely say there are some, that when printed out, will look like a professional photographer took them. I guess we were bound to catch some good ones when we took about 500 pictures combined! Haha! Check them out and let us know what you think about them! If you can't make a post on the Flickr site (you need a Yahoo Id), you can always make a post on this one. Just click on the comments link at the end of this entry. Hope you enjoy the pictures!
"Hello Mommy!"
"Jason and Kimi"
"Makenna with Tulips"
"Makenna standing in a field of flowers!"
"In front of the Fish Fountain."
"Our Family, in a field of flowers."
"One of my favorite pictures of us three!"
"My new computer background at work! So pretty..."
"Daddy's little girl!"
"Nonnie, Poppie, and Makenna in front of the Fish Fountain."
"My first attempt at putting color in a B&W."
What did you think? Weren't they wonderful! Hopefully we'll be able to go back again sometime soon. This week is going to be a busy one for us. We are putting in those laminate floors this weekend so say a prayer for us! Also, Easter is on Sunday so make sure you remember! I'll write again soon. God Bless!
