the MCKINNONS

Friday, March 13, 2009

i cried

am i the only one who hasn't seen this? unreal.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

so as i suppose most seasoned mothers (which i am not) will tell you, kids can be entertained by many things. no need for fancy, expensive toys. and although olivia has plenty of those, she is proving this theory right. the "play things" she loves most are not toys at all. here is a spotlight of her favorites: the computer, lotion bottles and paper. but most specifically, magazines. easy to tear. here she is in all her glory.

showing dad her "work"

waiting to leave for church w/her trusty aveeno

getting down to business with her favorite activity

am i in trouble?

i'm so funny!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

beach baby

so we decided to take advantage of last weekend's 80 degree weather and head to the beach. it was a little windy which made it not feel quite as warm, but we all managed to get a little (much needed) sun. poor olivia even got a little pink on her head from when her too-small hat kept coming off.

enjoying the pool for the first time. she loved it. a giant tub!

a little swim training with mom...

little poser on the lounge chair!

loving her new turtle float.

aw, give him a hug...

and a kiss!

warming up in the wind

checking out the beach with dad

thunder thighs was loving the running water under her toes

family photo

chillin' in her cute beach cover up before we headed home.

we only stayed a couple hours (including a 45 minute break to go get publix subs) but it was a good intro to what is hopefully to come this summer...the beach at least 1x a week!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

v-day weekend

for some reason, sundays are usually a day when olivia is ready to roll a bit too early for us, so she can often be found lounging around in our bed from like 6:45 to 7:30. on this particular sunday, she was getting a little impatient with dad....

wake UP!

no luck yet....

pulling hair usually works...

....much better!

ta da! a belated v-day outfit on sunday afternoon. i had forgotten about this dollar aisle shirt from target, and from the looks of that bulging belly, i'd say maybe i bought it a bit too early. she was happy to wear it while she enjoyed the dunk contest on sunday night, though.

glued to the tube!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

pappy's patch

my mom and i took olivia to the strawberry patch to do the obvious...pick strawberries. i thought she'd be content to sit in her stroller but no ma'am-- she wanted in on the fun.