Zoo - Boooo!

Since it was a such a nice day on Mother's Day (after the storms) we decided to hit up the local zoo. Its a pretty small zoo, so we thought it would be perfect for our first time going with Macyn. It didn't start out too well considering it was 1:45 and she still hadn't napped yet. She was dead tired and kinda non-chalant about the animals.

Looking at the birds

Swans

Monkeys! She got excited about them!

She only stayed in her stroller for a short while. She wouldn't walk and only wanted to be carried. So here we are, lugging her around in the hot sun at the zoo because she won't stay in her stroller. As we were walking along, we got to see some cute baby animals too!

Baby monkey

Baby rhino with his mommy

There was also a baby goat. Even though Macyn says, "goat," loud and clear, she was very afraid of mama goat. She put her feet on the fence and scared Macyn quite a bit. Needless to say we were quite sad she doesn't like the animal to which she can name so well. Shortly there after, we put her back in her stroller and it didn't take her long to fall asleep.

We then looked around the gift shop for a little while and left the zoo. We were quite disappointed we didn't see any giraffes or cheetahs. It wasn't until we looked at the map to realize we took a wrong turn and missed part of the zoo! Bummer! There weren't many animals out anyways, and the ones that were are usually sleeping. It was a good time though, but a little disappointing. I think if Macyn would have been fully rested it would have been more fun. We are definitely going to take her back some day when she can enjoy the animals more!

My Minnie Girl

If you can't tell by the picture, Macyn LOVES Minnie Mouse. I'm not the kind of person to buy her all this licensed stuff, but it all started when my mom and sister came back from Florida with a gift for her. They bought her a baby Minnie (in the pic), complete with her own blanket. The instant she saw her, she hasn't put it down. She likes wrapping her up and feeding her and holding her.

Ever since, Mickey's Playhouse is on the Disney channel in the mornings, and she will often watch that for a little bit. She loves when she sees Minnie on there! So anyways, when we went to Wal Mart to pick up some Mother's Day items, she picked out these Minnie Mouse pajamas. I tried to take them away and she absolutely would not put them down. I looked at the price and they were only $5. This is a pretty cheap price for kid's pajamas, and she could use another pair, so I bought them. I ended up getting her a 3T since she had already exceeded the height guideline of the 2T pj's!

We went out to the car and immediately she ripped them open. We then went to the mall and I couldn't get her out of the car without her throwing a fit when I made her keep the jammies in the car. So, I gave in by giving her the shirt. Not enough. She wanted the pants too! So here I am at the mall with a child who won't ride in her stroller, carrying a pair of pajamas! I didn't get what I needed to get done because of her tantrums, so I gave up and went home.

Then later on in the day, Macyn went to go play with her cousins at my in-laws. As I was packing her bag to go, she ran and picked up her Minnie pajamas and placed them in the bag so she could take them along. She was extremely excited to wear them at night! The next morning she gave me my Mother's Day card from her that naturally had Minnie on the front. Even though it was a stressful day of tantrums and fit throwings, it is really sweet how she loves her Minnie so much. She's such a little mommy to her!

You know you're from Iowa...

...when you get a "farmer's tan!"

Macyn played outside ALL day on Saturday  with her cousins resulting in this farmer's tan. The sad thing is, she is already tanner than me (doesn't take much). After spending more time outside, I think it's pretty much a permanent tan line. You can even see it when she's taking a bath!

Crazy Hair

Even though it has taken about 18 months for Macyn to get a relatively good amount of hair, there was no escaping the hair monster during her nap:

Talk about a mow hawk! Or should I say, "faux hawk?"

Mother's Day Photoshoot

In honor of Mother's day, Hills was having a FREE mini session when you bring your kids! I decided to take advantage of this 100% free offer and I was sure glad I did! I told Macyn before we went that all I wanted for Mother's Day was for her to smile, and this is how she responded:

 

I was so happy! She really must love her Mommy :) . The good deal didn't stop there though, you even got a FREE 8x8 custom collage. Here is how ours turned out:

I LOVE this. Since I went and got our pictures taken, they also gave Mom's free chocolate. Lindor balls to be exact. AND discounted prints. Sometimes the best things in life are free. A picture of me with my peanut is one of the best gifts ever.

Door Opener

You just know when you see this mischievious smile on your kid that they are up to something:

In this case, it is Macyn showing off her new skill of opening up the doors!

This creates a problem considering she can go downstairs any time she wants, and can open any door at any time too - including closets! So not ready for this. I guess its time to start buying those plastic door things for the knobs. I even caught her trying to open the front door tonight to go outside. I think we best be locking our doors at all times!

Just like Grandma

My in laws stopped by the other morning on their way to church and we were quite surprised to find my MIL and Macyn dressed the same! It was a perfect opportunity for a photo op!