McKenna Family

I say an absolute sweetheart....no battle. When I told Abi I was going to put this picture on the blog, she said "No WAY! I look like a troll!!" But since this is really just a means of journaling for me, she has no choice plus I think it's adorable. I don't even know why I love this picture because it actually hurts my heart a little but there is just something about it that embodies the sweetness that Abi has in her. For some reason, I think this picture shows many things, a little tiredness, a little nervousness, but SO much sweetness. She's just such a good sweet girl and we are so blessed to have her. So on to the reason, she has a bazillion electrodes hooked onto her head. No worries though, she is doing great. It all started over a year ago. I started noticing little moments where Abi would space off a little. In the middle of conversations, she would just quit talking or not respond to what I was saying. I initially thought it was just daydream...

Arizona was awesome....as always! Weather could've been a tad warmer. It was actually warmer when Russel and I went in January.....but it's still Arizona and I still LOVE it, no matter the weather. And this time we discovered another yummy restaurant, Tia Rosa's. SOOO good. Abi of course spent very little time with me and most of her time with her cousin Makenna and the other half of her time with her friend Megan. I did manage to steal her for just a little bit and got a dinner date, lunch date, and mini shopping trip with her. Meili had a great time too. The girls lunch was great. We were low on numbers this year due to lots of conflicts in schedules but it was still great to see those that could come and since we had a dinner with all the adults in January, I didn't feel quite as deprived. In fact, the girls mentioned they all might come up to Utah next year for the girls lunch. That would be so fun! We will definitely turn that into a girls weekend fille...

It's hard to believe that my sweet little boy is so big. Many times over the last several months.....well I guess maybe mainly the last two (since he has started thinking it's warm enough to wear shorts), I look at his cute little legs and realize they are much longer than they used to be. I still think of him as one of my babies so sometimes it's a real shocker when I catch a glimpse of him and realize he's not so much a baby anymore. Since he was little he has had this cute little scratchy voice. I know one day he will probably grow of that too but for now I relish in it as it's one little thing about him that isn't quite so grown up. J.D. is a smart, funny, compassionate, loving, and most of all happy, smiling child. I think he has a smile on his face 99% of the day. Even when I wake him up, before he is even coherent, he starts smiling. I LOVE that about him. It is definitely one of my favorite things about him. That smile is a million dollar smile...