Too long

Ahhhh! It's been 11 days since I posted anything on the blog. Shame on me. 

Before we get to Thanksgiving, and I get to share all of those wonderful holiday pictures, I thought I would share some that I think got missed this fall. 

These two brothers played some good looking tennis awhile back. I was the designated photographer and tested my action shot skills. 

Stand back, he swings hard!

 Oh wait, Blake's a stud too. 

(Side note: All four Stucky brothers are stellar tennis players. You should see them play doubles against each other.)

What can I say...she loves all kinds of shoes already. 

Unlce Brad brought Makenah and I flowers when he visited to celebrate the new baby!

Now that's a sweet guy.

Aunt Jenna!!!

Last time Jen visited we definitely had to use the wagon. It is super popular right now. Makenah loves to ride in the "wada." 

 And, there are always books involved. 

Some cuteness on Halloween before the costume.

Hooray for Friday! Hope you have a good weekend!

Together

My two sweethearts coloring together. 

I love them so much. 

Getting excited

Bryan, Makenah and I have been doing a little celebrating. I've been baking, and we have been enjoying some sweets, since we are so excited about some recent news. 

Makenah is going to get a little brother in March! We are thrilled that we'll be adding a sweet baby boy to our family! The weeks are flying by, and he'll be here before we know it! 

The sweetest little bumblebee

We had SUCH a fun night with Makenah for Halloween. I wasn't quite sure how the whole fluffy costume and trick-or-treating would go at this age, and if she was quite old enough to enjoy any of it, but we were so impressed with her, and we all had a blast! It was awsome!

I am, of course, totally biased, but is this not the cutest little bumblebee you have ever seen?!

She got all dolled up and we headed outside to visit some of the houses in the neighborhood. We rode in the wagon to the houses and then we walked up by the porches. I helped with the "trick-or-treat" part, and then she would gently pick a piece of candy from their bowls, put in her sack right away, and then loud and clearly say "Thank you!" ("Tane you") She really likes carrying that bag!

We also drove over to Uncle Jeff and Aunt Pam's house to say hello!

When we got home, she took her sack, emptied all the candy to look at, and even sampled some! It was so cute to watch her...looking like such a big girl!

For some reason she decided right away that this Reese's was for Casey. Not sure why, but she kept trying to share it with him. She would call and call for him to come get it. I was sure hoping that one was for me! ;-)

So thankful for the beautiful evening to enjoy with Bryan and Makenah. We all had a great time!
Halloween 2011=Tons of fun! 

So girly

One thing I have come to love about this blog is that I have a place to archive so many sweet and funny moments we have around here. The everyday things that I want to remember. The things that make us sit back and laugh, or shake our heads, or just watch in amazement. I enjoy grabbing the camera and trying to catch as many as I can. 

Last night we went on a walk and bundled up with our coats and hats, so first thing this morning, Makenah grabbed her coat and hat and put them on, in addition to the pink shorts from the other day. Everything over her pj's. (She's really into putting clothes on right now, and gets them out of her drawer and tries to put multiple layers on over each other...) So, she hung out like that for awhile. I am sure she was nice and snuggly, which was good since it was pretty frosty this morning. 

We later found ourselves in our bathroom putting some things away, and she pulled out some of my nail polish. She lined them on the bathub and promptly put her foot up, like she has seen me do several times to do my nails, pretending to "paint" her nails. 

What a little girly girl we have. We are enjoying watching all the things she is picking up from us, even the little things. A good reminder that we are teaching so much, even when we don't realize it. We are trying to be strong examples of the qualities we want Makenah to learn. 

So thankful for the little moments. 

On her own

This particular day, Miss Makenah was bound to get her shorts on by herself. She picked them out from her drawer by herself, and ran off with them to put on in the living room. The whole process was too cute, I just stood back and watched and encouraged her. 

Getting started in the living room...

 Giving it a try in her bedroom...

 Those two feet just keep ending up in the same hole! This was precious. 

Maybe it will work on the floor...

 Maybe by the dresser...

 Wait, maybe another pair will work better!

 Surely these will work better. 

Concentration...

Such a proud big girl!