My Gym

Every Thursday, Mackenzie goes to My Gym. It is this cool place where she can do gymnastics, climbing, etc. As soon as she gets inside the gym, she takes off RUNNING. Her favorite things so far seem to be the trampoline, the swings, and the ball pit.

Mud Pies

After dinner, we like to take Boo outside to play. One day last week, after dinner instead of playing on her push toys like she normally does, Boo decided to play in the dirt across from the driveway. She quickly discovered that there was a huge puddle she could splash in! Long story short, Boo had her first experience making mudpies.....and she had a blast!

Sleepy Dinner

The other night, Boo was in her high chair eating her dinner, while Greg and I were in the kitchen trying to figure out what we were going to have when we noticed that Boo wasn't making any noise. We turned to check on her, and she had fallen asleep in her yogurt! She must have been worn out!

Great Grandparents

After the zoo, we stopped in to say hello to Mackenzie's Great Grandparents who lived near by. She took a few minutes to warm up, but then made herself at home:) She had lots of playing with all of Great Grandma's teddy bears!

Zoo Trip

We took Mackenzie to the zoo yesterday for the first time, and boy did she have so much fun! The past week we have been reading all sorts of books about the zoo learning about all the animals. Up until yesterday, her favorite animal had been the lion! When you ask her "What does the lion say" she growls. Well, yesterday she fell in love with the gorilla! He was sitting up against the window so she was able to see him real close. When it was time to go, she said bye-bye to him and waved:) There weren't too many animals awake yesterday while we were there, but it was still a fun adventure! A big thanks to Grammy for getting us the free pass:)

Weekend with Thomas

For those of you who don't know, last month I "closed daycare." Thomas is now going to a school closer to his house, and Boo and I are about to go to a new child center ourselves. It was a very hard decision to make, but everyone is doing well. So, long story short, b/c the kids aren't together daily anymore, Kristy and I still want them to reamain close, so each month the kids visit each other overnight (aka all the parents get a break:)! This past weekend Thomas stayed with us, and we all had a blast! Boo and I picked him up at daycare Friday, went to get a happy meal, then came home and played! Thomas and Mackenzie were right back into the swing of thngs! Thomas has a new favorite toy at our house too (sorry Chris) Mackenzie's toy stroller! He would push it every where and anywhere! On Saturday we went to visit Greg's family at a campground, and the kids had a blast there as well....just exploring it all! When we got home Saturday night, the kids took a bath and had so much fun splashing each other! It is nice that they are so close:)

Oh Booskie!

This is her new spot to watch her favorite TV show Jakers on PBS! She looks so innocent doesn't she:)

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Boo had a blast playing outside in the rain the other week! We used bowls to catch the rain, and then pour the water out....most of the time on her!

2nd Haircut

Earlier this week, I took Mackenzie to get her 2nd haircut! She loves being "pampered" while getting her hair cut with animal crackers, bubbles, and special videos! Although the one picture makes Boo look sad, she DID have a great time:)

Race For the Cure

Back in June, Mackenzie "ran" her 1st Race For The Cure race! She wore a shirt that said "My Grammy is a Survivor" and everyone thought it was the cutest shirt ever! These pictures were taken after the walk....and should have been posted in June...oops:)

Big Girl

Mackenzie is working on feeding herself with a fork! YEAH!!! She does really well, but sometimes she needs a little help getting the food to stay on the fork! What a big girl:)

Playground

In our new neighborhood, there is a huge playground that Mackenzie seems to really enjoy! Her favorite thing is the tunnel slide! She zips down it, and gets up and does the sign for "more." We haven't figured out if she likes the swings or not yet. She points to the swings, and we put her in and push her, and at first she is laughing and having a good time, then she starts to turn a little...ah green! I'm sure we will be spending lots of time at the new playground:)

Playspace

A couple of weeks ago, Mackenzie and I went to Playspace to see what it was all about. It was awesome....it is a children's museum that has all sorts of different things to see and do! Mackenzie had a blast! She loved playing in the toy kitchen, the water, and her favorite thing was the toy computer....looks like Daddy might have a computer buddy on his hands:)

Boo and her Bubble wrap

Boo's favorite part of packing up the old house, has to be the bubble wrap! She loved playing with it! One day she took an entire roll of the bubble wrap, unrolled it, and went to town playing with it! She was none to happy when it was time to put it away!

Boo and her Tupperware

Since the whole house is a wreck, Boo's "Rules" have gone out the window. Usually she is not allowed to play in the kitchen at all, but nowadays, she can pretty much do as she pleases:) She LOVES to play in the tupperware cabinet:) She will take everything out, and throw it, and then put it all back in. On this day she decided that it would be a good idea for her to play INSIDE the cabinet. Poor thing, she kept getting stuck:) She quickly decided that it was more fun to pull the stuff off, and not go in:)

Ok, so it is time to update the blog:)

Sorry for the long delay in updating the blog, but things in the Sellman Household have been CRAAAAZZZYYYYY! First, Greg and I took a long weekend trip to NYC to celebrate our 4 yr. Anniversary. I love the city, and have been there a few times, but Greg had never been! He loved it! We did all the typical tourist stuff like seeing The Empire State Building, Ground Zero, Times Square, etc. My FAVORITE part of the whole trip, was getting to meet Charlie Gibson! I LOVE to watch GMA, so it was the perfect way to spend our last day in NYC:)

We have also been a little busy getting ready for a big move. We have sold our house, and are due to move at the end of this month. So far, Mackenzie has had a blast helping us pack (ah, with her it is more of an unpacking thing:)! She loves to take whatever we just put in the box and take it out and run with it. This past weekend Grammy gave us a huge roll of bubble wrap to use. Well, Booskie decided that she need to unroll the WHOLE roll of wrap, and dance around with it. Yes, I have pictures of this, but the cords to upload the pictures have been packed....so once the move is complete, there will be lots and lots of picture updates:)

Pool Time...again

Boo had a blast playing in her pool this afternoon:)

Thanks A LOT Grammy and Dub!!!!!!

The 1st thing Mackenzie does when she gets to Grammy and Dub's house, is she takes off in search of her favorite toy....a corn popper. Well, today Mackenzie and I went to the store, and we had some spare time, so we strolled through the toy department. All of a sudden, she through a HUGE fit...kicking, screaming, and doing everything in her power to get out of the cart. Since I couldn't figure out what was wrong, I took her out of the cart and put her down....she immediately took off "running" and to my surprise, she found a corn popper! I don't know how she reconized it in the midst of all the toys, but she did. She was so proud of herself, smiling ear to ear and she pushed the corn popper through the store. Needless to say, the corn popper made it home with us:)

1st Haircut

Mackenzie had her 1st haircut today....and she did SO GOOD! She sat like a big girl in the chair while the lady cut her hair. She acted like the Queen.....watching a movie, eating cookies, and having a good time...all while the lady cut her hair:)

Pool Time

Mackenzie and Thomas had a blast in the pool the other day. However, they didn't want to wait to put their bathing suits on before they "dove" in:) We can wait for the weather to be nice so we can pull out our pool again...