The Mac Kinnon Family

Last weekend Holly took the kids for ice cream, Mac had a meltdown about his melting ice cream, while Emily's is dripping everywhere....this video is pretty amusing......

The kids and I spent this week at our church's vacation bible school. I volunteered for the week and Mac had a program in his age group. They provided childcare for Emily which was great. I was a first grade guide, I had 6 children that I was with all week going from each section of the program. It was great and exhausting at the same time. I think I learned as much as the kids! We finished up with an ice cream social this evening and the kids all sang their songs they learned this week, it was pretty cool. Mac knew his songs but appeared to have some stage fright! Here's a snippet of our first song.

We seem to always be juggling stuff here in the Mac Kinnon household, I can't remember the last time I had nothing to do, I always feel like I'm behind the eight ball. Anyhow, something always seems to happen right before John deploys, usually one of the kids get sick, last time both Emily and Harley were sick, now Willie decided he needed to join in the family fun. He has a history of belly issues and anytime he eats something he shouldn't he vomits, I treat with some meds and he usually gets over it. We'll he started vomiting last Friday, hadn't eaten since then, I used meds I had but my stash of fluids and meds are depleted, so off to the vet we went today. He either has a nasty case of an inflamed bowl or something in his belly. There was something that looked abnormal on the x-ray, so after an expensive visit and some meds and fluids at home were praying he gets better, if he doesn't he will need to have surgery. UGGGHH!!!!!

Emily is doing things independently much more than Mac ever did. Everything from feeding herself (until she gets frustrated with some foods), to going down the stairs to walking (instead of being carried). Today in the bath tub the water was still running, Emily stands up and grabs the wash cloth. As I'm getting ready to ask her to sit down, she rinses the wash cloth under the water then washes her hiney, one cheek at a time, then to her girly area. I wish I had a camera, it was so funny to see her trying to wash her self. Mac didn't have any interest in bathing himself until this year! Girls.......

John and I had a fabulous time in NYC this weekend. Our flights were late, both ways, but we had alot of fun. We walked all around the city, times square and central park. Last night we had dinner with friends, a really enjoyable evening. Today we rented bikes and rode around central park, it was beautiful. We even saw the "Naked Cowboy" who happens to be running for mayor, as we were eating lunch today he drove out of a parking garage in an escalade, so he must make decent money wearing his undies in Times Square! New York is such a fun city and we love it every time we get to go, although it's expensive there, we always see new stuff and the people are so much fun. They recently added lawn chairs around times square so you can sit and just people watch, which is alot of fun! Holly did really well with the kids, they had a "party weekend". Back to the grind tomorrow, we've all got a busy week ahead!

John and I are off tomorrow morning early for our weekend getaway. I'm so looking forward to some quality time with John, but sad to be leaving the kids. I haven't been away from Emily for a night yet and Mac is equally as long. I know they are in excellent hands but the tears were flowing when I put them to bed tonight. I don't know how John does it every time he goes...... I guess it gets easier.......looking forward to New York!!!!!!!! I'm sure Holly will be exhausted by the time we get home Sunday, look for an update then :)!

Mac loves to wake up in the morning when he hears John go downstairs. He loves seeing Daddy and also loves to get to watch TV as John will usually turn it on for him which happened yesterday morning. This morning he woke up after John had left, came into our room crying that he didn't get to say goodbye to Daddy and he really wanted to watch TV. Such a sad way to wake up in the morning!