The McKinley Family....
....Living the sweet life

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Wow its been awhile since I have blogged.

I didnt realize it has been so long since I had posted a new blog. Well, we are doing good... my classes started back up so I have been really busy with school and Abby. Boy is she is really testing the boundaries lately with daddy and I. I'm ready for the terrible twos to be over!! They are exhausting. :p

Looking at these pictures I can see how much she is changing and growing everyday. I'm trying to remember to cherish every moment with her, I know they wont last, and before long she will be older and wont want to play blocks with me. Someone told me to remember how important it is to enjoy her while she is young, because time will go so fast and I cannot get this time back.

So, thank you for the advice, I'm going to work on that and enjoying my baby girl MORE!! She is pretty amazing! :)







Sunday, December 13, 2009

Abby's 2nd Birthday Party


For Abby's 2nd birthday we decided to throw her a birthday party. When we started planning the party we realized we had a long list of stuff we wanted to do for her. For instance we wanted to have a jump house, a bubble machine, a pinyata, and lots of kids. We figured we had to make up for last year since daddy was in Iraq and missed her first birthday, so, we decided to do it all and go ALL OUT!!!! Of coarse Abby choose a Yo Gabba Gabba party, which is her favorite TV show. Overall, it was a great party and tons of fun. Abby had a blast and that is what it is all about.

The Yo Gabba Gabba characters on the balloons


Looking down at the party

The decorations we spent weeks making


The party favor bags

The food table

The jump house
Abby waiting for her friends to arrive

Abby playing with her party blower

Abby running around getting excited



Abby playing in the bubbles

Abby hitting the pinyata

Daddy carrying down the "Muno" cake he made. Muno is Abby's favorite character in the show

Daddy did such a good job

Blowing out her candles


Abby enjoying her cake and ice cream

Abby opening some of her presents



Abby and daddy at the beach


Here are a few pictures taken shortly after BJ got back at his favorite beach, Bellows. Abby and daddy had lots of fun funning around and building sand castles.