Here we are

So once again it's been weeks and weeks since I've posted anything... but who is surprised at that? ; ) Life is happening fast and nothing noteworthy is going on... all at the same time!

May is always a busy month for us with a thousand family birthdays and mothers day too. So before we know it, we're half way through June and the summer is almost over! McKinley will be two next month and my mind just can't quite grasp that. She has grown so much... it seems like just last week we brought her home.

It's been "warm" here finally... this was our hottest day, and our new favorite "outfit"... I couldn't keep clothes on her!


One of our most favorite things right now is the zoo. We talk all day long about "elephants chewing" and "polar bears splashing" and "monkeys swinging" and "hippopotamus go in 'da water". This was lunch time on a recent trip to the zoo. Needless to say, we are now members! ; )


We recently completed our garden project and McKinley loves, loves, LOVES to play in the dirt and water the garden with her special elephant watering can. In fact, most of the time she will pick "outside time" over "bubba time". That is pretty significant in our world! (For those of you who don't know, the bubba is her pacifier and is probably the next most important thing in her world next to breathing.) Apparently this day she got to do both... note the sheer euphoria on her face. : )


Here's what McKinley is up to:

She talks in sentences of 3 and 4 words... sometimes she'll shock us with a longer one.
She's still around 25 lbs or so...
She can climb into about any chair by herself.
She loves Barney movies and will sit entranced for most of an hour watching one.
She loves to color and draw... and will scribble on any piece of paper she can get her hands on.
She loves to sing and dance.
Her hair is getting long and can almost be put in a ponytail, but usually just hangs in her eyes because mommy has gotten tired of the "pebbles" look.
She loves her family and names everyone in the family (and I mean everyone) most days and at most meals. It is often followed with "hold you".... for example: "Uncle David, hold you"... which means she wants Uncle David to hold her.
She loves to call people and say Hi on the phone.
she loves to play peek a boo and runs around saying "There she is!"
She likes to hide in the dark.
She often wakes up in the morning calling "Mommy/Daddy... where are you?"
She is pretty good at using please and thank you. We're still working on excuse me.

I could probably go on and on... but I'll save that for another post. McKinley is a blessing and we thank God for her every day. She is a treasure and gives us lots of laughs and entertainment!

So life is good in the Hamm household. We praise God for the blessings that he showers on us daily. We are thankful for Jeff's job that provides for us in a way that allows me to be home with McKinley and watch her grow into the wonderful woman I know she'll be someday (despite my best efforts!).

Thanks for following our lives. Thanks for loving us. We hope that God is working in your lives too.

I won't promise that my posts will be more frequent... with summer coming it might just get worse! But please check back again... we're still here!

Love,
Melissa