Flying High!

My little brother BB got his pilot's license a few years ago and asked Maci if she wanted to go flying with him!  She was really excited to go.

 

Getting ready to hop aboard:

 

 

The plane looks a little small when you see a 5 year old standing in front of it!

 

 

The view was amazing flying over the lake.  We had a great time flying with BB!  Maci loves it and never gets scared.  It makes me a little nervous on the take off, but BB is actually a pretty good pilot!

Nana & Papa's 2nd birthday gift

The last time my parents, Maci & I went to Disneyland, we tried to talk her into doing the princess transformation salon, but she would NOT do it!  We were so disappointed, but this time she could hardly wait! 

And the transformation begins...

 Nails

Her favorite thing in the world... make-up!

 TA DA!

So loved being a princess so much!  I think she would have stayed and posed for pictures for hours if we would have let her!  She wore the whole get-up for days.  She even slept in it the 1st night and begged to sleep in it again the next night!  I finally had to put my foot down with little Rapunzel and make her bathe! 

She is so lucky to have such amazing grandparents who love her so much and help me so much!  I couldn't ask for better or more help and am soooo thankful for them!  Even without all the cool stuff they do for us and with us, their love and support are more than I could ever ask for.

Cali or bust!

Lucky little Maci got Disneyland as a gift from my parents this year!  The pictures somehow got completely out of order, but...  Maci had a ton of fun!  After her Christmas program, Maci & I flew to California to meet my mom.  We spent the day at the happiest place in the world!

Driving the race cars!  We had fun bumping Nana!

In the fairy garden!  Maci loves all things princess and fairy so she was super excited in this part!

My beautiful girl!

Maci and the best Nana in the world! 

 We had such a good time with my mom on our girls' trip!  Thank you so much Mom & Dad and thank you Maci for once again allowing me to tag along on your awesome birthday trips! 

Christmas Recital

Maci had her final Christmas recital with her preschool.  She did so good, especially considering she had to be the 1st one to go out on the stage and be the 1st to talk!  I was so proud of her, she took such good care of the 2 little kids she had with her!  They all had to stand on the right marks and she made sure the babies stood exactly were they were suppose to!  At one point the little boy started crying, so she hugged him.  The whole crowd ooohhed and awed!  

My mom was in California, but her Papa and her Uncle BB came to watch her.  Her papa surprised her with a dozen roses!  I think it made her feel like a rock star!  I almost get teary eyed looking at these pictures, she looks so grown up and beautiful!

Holidays

Once again I realize that I have not posted in soo long... amazing how life just gets away from you. Anyway, we've been busy as usual lately so here's a little to catch us up!  Maci is OBsessed with babies these days.  I seriously feel like I'm watching a soap opera every day.  She has a million babies and they all have names and complete story lines.  Sometimes I feel a little bad when I listen to her discipline them, she says the same things I tell her, but I have to wonder if I'm always as grouchy as she is.  It's getting out of control... we have a 3 baby limit in the car (to avoid numerous trips with arms full downstairs) and they ALL have to be buckled in.  It's cute most of the time, but when we're in a hurry, I really wouldn't mind adopting a few of them out. 

These are two of Maci's "kids"

This picture just cracked me up so I had to put it on here.  Maci loves to do silly stuff and LOVES to have her pictures taken doing those silly things!  The other day she crawled into a nativity scene in a store and begged me to take a picture... everyone was just staring at us!

She also has discovered a very deep love for cupcakes, so she begs to make them all the time! Chloe has also developed a deep love for all the sprinkles that Maci drops!

Halloween ~

We got in the Halloween spirit by carving some pumpkins :) Maci loved doing the pokey thing.

The finished product!  The others were a flop, (I knocked holes in the pattern...) so this is all we had!

Maci showing off her fake nails!

My little princess.  I think I have her talked into a non-princess costume for next year...  I've already started working on her - it will take a year to convince her...

I just put this one on here because I thought it was funny.  Maci refused to have her picture taken with her Uncle BB so it's not a very good one, but I have to give some love to him every now and then since he actually loves his niece these days!  I feel like both the babies are growing up!  I can actually let them sit next to each other!

So that's it for my marathon post.  At least I'm up to Halloween... don't expect much for Thanksgiving because I forgot my camera once again...  Hope to post again soon!