Family Vacation to Estes Park, CO.

Well, were back from our vacation and it was quite the adventure! Isabella had been eagerly waiting for the trip to begin. The whole week before she would wake up every morning "We go to the Mountains today, Mommy?" She loved getting to take a plane, train, bus and automobile to get there. Once we were there she asked everyday "I want to go to the mountains!" And we'd tell her "we are in the mountains"! Then she'd reply, "No, I want to go deep into the mountains"!! So we tried our best to give her the full experience of being deep in the mountains. She was able to feed some chipmunks and see some elk from far away in the Rock Mountain National Park. We ate lots of good food, saw some beautiful scenery and enjoyed beautiful weather. Both girls did great even though 2 nights they passed out on us on our way to dinner and couldn't be woke up so we ended up going back and eating room service in our condo. We traded romantic dinners for active family ones but we wouldn't have traded it for anything. We even had a older couple stop by our table to tell us how much they enjoyed watching us balance the girls and try to eat at the same time. They said we were the cutest family they'd seen and hoped we would look back at this time and laugh and remember it was fun. Well, we will definitely laugh! Like I said it was an adventure. Little Stefani slept through the night for the first time when we got home late Thursday night. She has slept most of the day too. I think Steve and I both echo her need for rest from our travels. Isabella was happy to see her dogs and slip into her princess dress once again. While it was tiring dealing with both the girls we are glad to have shared it with them and can't wait till our next family vacation next year!

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Estes Park Vacation 2008

The Mackenzie Girls

I thought I'd keep you all updated with what is happening with the girls this way. I'll be posting pictures and news as things happen in their lives. Hope you enjoy.

Stefani is now 3 months old. My how time flies! She is smiling, blowing bubbles, chuckling softly and drooling like crazy! She is trying hard to roll over and she loves to stick out her tongue and crinkle up her nose as she smiles at you. And those legs of hers are always kicking! She really studies things over and is a very laid back baby. She definitely knows who her sister is and loves to watch her dance around. She went on her first plane trip in June to see her great grandmother and JuJu and Gramps too. She was a perfect angel. Slept most of the time on the plane and never cried once. The only time you will catch her crying is when she is hungry or tired. We are blessed!



Isabella is now 3 years old and officially potty trained! Her favorite underwear is the Thomas the train boy underwear because, "It has a pocket, mommy"!! She got to go on her first spa trip with mommy the Saturday before Father's Day. We had to look good for Daddy. She loved it and keeps asking to go again. Yes, she is all girl! She loves her new baby sister and is a big help. She'll even help give her a bottle. She does want to get in her face a lot which I would think would upset Stefani but it only makes her smile real big. They've already had a couple of tea parties together as Stefani sit in her bumbo chair and Isabella serves her tea. Isabella wants to be sure Stefani is included on everything we do. She is a great big sister!