four words we use on a regular basis around here! For those that have not been in babyworld for some time let me tell you... a boppy is a pillow like thing shaped in a c; a binki is how we refer to the pacifier; a Bumbo is a seat looking thing that gives a beginner at sitting up support; and a bottle, you know what that is! I was thinking about this as I was following my afternoon routine. I come home from work, pick up the living room, do the dishes, throw Mckenna's PJ's from the previous night into the laundry and then most nights I start the laundry as I anxiously await Mckenna's (oh and Matt's too) arrival. Wow the adventures and life changes you can have in a year! Yes, it was about a year ago, this weekend, that we found out Mckenna would be changing our lives forever!
So, an update on Mckenna. She is not rolling over yet, she doesn't even seem like she wants to anymore. When she gets upset she will dig her heals in and act like she is going to roll but she gives up! She is growing, however, Matt and I don't notice the physical growth as much as the growth in her motor skills. She is really noticing things. She will play with our faces and it seems like she is getting VERY vocal. Little screeches and sticking her tongue out and spitting! :) LOTS of smiles and she seems to be a very HAPPY baby! We are having fun showing Mckenna how to play with many different NEW toys!
We had such a nice first Christmas with Mckenna! We spent Christmas Eve with Matt's family at his Grandma Lucas's house.
Christmas morning Matt, Mckenna and I opened gifts. Who says a 3 month old can't open gifts?
We prayed and prayed that Grandma and Grandpa VonBon would make it down on Christmas day... and they did. I was so HAPPY that they made it. We had such a good weekend. Friday Matt's family came over and we had roast, turkey, and all the traditional sides. We opened gifts...
and Saturday we went bowling! The picture below is Mckenna Sleeping at the bowling ally. 
...you can feel it in the air! Today we took John and Charlene to the church we have been attending. The service was very nice, it was their Christmas service. Mckenna wore her Christmas dress and before we left I had a chance to snap a few pictures. The picture above is the best I could do to get all of our "kids" in the picture! Mckenna is such a good sport and humors her mother and allows me to take a million pictures with the hopes of getting that perfect one!
Just another weekend in the Lucas house! We finished our Christmas shopping on Saturday and spent the rest of the weekend relaxing. Mckenna is really starting to get a personality and we love to make her smile! She really knows her daddy's voice and she hangs on EVERY word he says! We noticed last week that she is starting to look at us when we walk by. The other day I was in the other room and when I came in talking to Matt she looked right at me. It is heartwarming knowing that she knows who we are! I can tell that she is growing- she looks so long when Matt holds her and she is starting to get chunky little hands! :)
When we came home from work last night Mckenna was all dressed up with no place to go. So we decided, what the heck, let's go visit SANTA! The only thing Mckenna needed for her beautiful Christmas dress was a pair of new shoes, so our first stop was the shoe store! After standing in line for about twenty minutes Mckenna got to sit on Santa's lap. She was such a good sport and didn't even cry!
