Build a Bear...or Dinosaur???

McKinley went to Build-A-Bear today.

First he picked out which animal he wanted to have as a new friend.

Next, he picked out a heart and made a wish!
He had fun pushing the pedal to stuff his new friend.

Next,we had to give him a bath and brush him.

McKinley and his new friend.

Meet Toby the Triceratops!

Halloween 2007

Thomas the Tank Engine Goes Trick or Treating!!!!McKinley was so excited about Halloween this year. He even picked out his costume. (big suprise that he would pick Thomas!) We took him to the square to trick or treat and he was walking around yelling "I'm trick or treating! I am so excited!"
Papu and Nanny came to see the kids before we headed out looking for treats!

Just look at these cute flowers! Bonnie Kay and Molly Margaret got lots of attention on their 1st Halloween! McKinley had a great time Trick or Treating with them! He cannot wait till next year when they can walk around with him!

Here is McKinley and his daddy getting candy from a nice pirate! Ahoy!

Here is Aunt Tammy and Kitty Kate. Meow!

Our last stop of the night was Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw's. I snapped this sweet picture of McKinley and his Paw-Paw.

Fall Festival

We had our annual Fall Festival at church Saturday night. Here are some pictures of our night!

McKinley dressed up as a train engineer! McKinley caught a big prize at the "Go Fish" booth!

McKinley and his friend Addie had a good time playing SpongeBob Basketball!

McKinley and Papu keep trying to win a cake at the Cake Walk. Finally Papu won a yummy cake!

Day at the Fair

McKinley went to the fair yesterday. He was so excited and loved watching all the rides. He rode the Merry Go Round twice! Once with Mommy, Baby Kate and Aunt TT and once with Daddy!

The only game he could play was the duck game.....he did win a little rubber ducky for the tub!

Elmo Makes Music

We took McKinley to see "Elmo Makes Music" this morning. We had awesome seats! We were in the 3rd row. We were right by the stairs on the stage. All the characters kept stopping by the chairs to wave and see the kids! We had a great time!

It's a bird.......It's a plane.....It's SUPER MCKINLEY!!

(McKinley has been scared of the dark and scared to go to sleep at night....I thought "Super Hero" PJ's would make it better! I think Andy is mad that I could not get him matching ones! )

Back to School

Today was McKinley's first day of school. He was really excited when he woke up this morning. We packed his new school bag and packed his lunch in his new lunchbox. He was especially excited because he got to take his Thomas cup with him to school. Andy got to take and pick him up today. He said that he was a big boy and went right to his teachers and started playing this morning. (no tears.....yeah!) They said that he had a great day. I cannot wait to pick him up today and hear all about it!

McKinley and the Troublesome Trucks

For those of you that do not know......McKinley is obsessed with trains!

He wakes up in the morning asking to play trains, all we do is watch Thomas videos. We sing Thomas songs and we can name EVERY Thomas and friends character and train!

Well, for you non Thomas watchers, some of the trains on Thomas is the Troublesome Trucks. Last week McKinley and his Daddy went on a field trip to see the "Troublesome Trucks". He had a great time. I could not go because I had to work, but Andy sent me the pictures at work as a surprise. I printed the pictures for McKinley and made him a poster. He loved it so much that he slept with the poster that night!

Rhino and Horses

This is one of our favorite past times. We ride the rhino and pet the horses. McKinley especially likes to drive!