Mckenna's Summer

Mckenna's summer was very busy but filled with lots of great things.  First I wanted to show this picture because it is one of my favorites.  Just because she is so sweet and she really loves her brothers.  

The next few are of her 4th birthday.  She was so excited and that morning had a dance party with her friends in the park followed by a party with her family at home.  She got some really great things and I took lots of pictures but I just wanted to show a few for now.  Here she is opening her first gift. 

 All year long she told me she wanted a hippo cake.  I didn't know what I was going to do about that but luckily I didn't have to worry because Heather came to my rescue.  She put a dancing hippo with a tutu as requested by the birthday girl on her cake.  And it turned out great.

 Next was swimming lessons.  She was doing really well until the day she almost drown.  Yes it was awful!  I think back on that day and I still get chills.  I was sitting on a chair with Tyler just watching a talking with one of the other Moms when I had this thought to look at Mckenna.  At first I couldn't find her and then I see her little hand trying to grab for the side of the wall.  I start to yell and just jump up to go help her.  When I get to the water I could see her scared face under the water and her hand reaching for me.  I pulled her out of the water and she coughed and spit for what seemed like for ever.  I was so in shock that I didn't really get to mad at her teachers but I wanted to yell and scream at the life guard who wasn't paying attention to anyone two feet away from her.  I tried to not make a big deal out of it for Mckenna either because I didn't want her to be afraid of getting back in the water.  So I let her sit with me for a minute and then I got her back in the water with me not letting her out of my sight.  She did go through two lessons but was a little afraid to go under the water and so I didn't feel as though we really got our moneys worth for her.  But we are going to do it again next summer and I hope by then she wont be scared and might be able to touch the bottom by herself. 

Here she is doing back floats.

 Going under water with her teacher holding on to her.

 After the whole incident she got to wear a noodle to help her.  She really liked it.

 There wasn't and still isn't a day that goes by that she isn't trying to torture Tyler one way or the other.  On this day I just got proof of it. 

 Last but not least here she is on her first day of Pre School.  She loves school and is so smart.  I miss her when she is gone but love how she lights up the house when she comes back.  She is always smiling and making us laugh.  We love you Mckenna!