Happy 6th Birthday to Gracie!

ThAnK YoUto everyone for all Gracie's fantastic, thoughtful gifts and for coming to her PaRtY. Sidewalk chalk and paint, earrings, race cars, princess outfits, books, paints, clothes, hair accessories, necklaces, My little pony, bubbles, money, crafts and so on. She loved every single thing and we didn't get any duplicates :-) A Special "Thanks" to Lorinda for the beautiful homemade headband. Gracie just loves to wear a flower in her hair everyday...anyway she can!

Gracie knew just what she wanted on her cake and none of the "predesigned" cakes would do...She was very happy with the end result.

Gracie modeling her new headband and necklace with friend Paige...

Dancing and Celebrating Gracie's Birthday with Chuck E.

Gracie and Chuck E.!

Gracie receiving her BIRTHDAY STAR crown and medal!! How excting it is to celebrate turning 6 at Chuck E. Cheese!!!

Aunt Heather and Nolan

Lane with daddy-Aaron

Abby, Cole(Shelby had to miss b/c she finally got the flu everyone has had) and Taylor enjoying pizza..Julie and Jason(Abby and Paige's parents) looking on...

Taylor, Hannah and Mica

Gracie enjoying her 6th Birthday pizza with all of her friends at Chuck E. Cheese.. This is Gracie's 2nd Birthday in a row at Chuck E. Cheese...They are so helpful and we all have a wonderful time!!

The Heiner's couldn't make the party so they came over with cupcakes and Gracie's fun gifts..A homemade tent, pretty pink flower clip for her hair and Barbie :-)

Ben and sweet baby Lilly just chillin'

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss..

To celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday at school the kids got to dress up as a character from one of their favorite books..The kids were so excited!! Oh what fun it is being a KID!

Alisha as True Jackson, Lizzie as Lizzie McGuire, Abby as Annabeth, Gracie as the Tooth Fairy, Lane as himself (actually posed with the group),Jonah as Greg from Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Ben as a Cowboy(it was purple day at his school, too), Shelby as Snow White and Cole as Spiderman!!

Ben's Bulldog Christmas Program

Best Friends and Cousins!
Singing boys..

Ben with his cool Legos he got in the present exchange
Ben cheesing it up
Nolan..ready to sing Rudolph with his Rudolph Nose..
Our Sweet Benjamin..he's going to be a fire fighter or a policeman when he growns up!

Gracie's Ear Piercing and Kindergarten Christmas Program

So, excited to get her ears pierced and wear earrings.
preparing herself...no tears were shed until we were 1/2 way down the mall...
Daddy's girl
Just before her Kindergarten Christmas Program at Reagan Elementary
So Sweet and Innocent...hahaha

December Dancing...

Gracie's dance recital in December..She and Shelby have class together and they absolutely love it!

Gracie posing before her recital...
Gracie third from left

Grandma and Grandpa M

Gracie and Grandma

Best Dancing Friends..Gracie and Shelby

Goodbye 2009...Hello 2010

So, turning 35 was uneventful...Send another year off with a salute and ring another one in with a celebration...Adults only dinner at Claddagh Irish Pub and then back to the Mckinzie's humble abode to ring in 2010 with our families!

Me and Jason..Claddagh...to old for car bombs!

Doug, Dan and Jason..Hmmm..wonder what they were up to?
Tay, Shelby, Cole, Gracie, William, Danielle, Nicholas and Ben..So, excited to celebrate the new year with their fancy glasses and sparkling cider...
Mom and Ben
The Williams kids and their " better halfs".

Dan and Kelli..Kelli surprised me with an hour long birthday massage at Mars Venus...it was heavenly.

Andrew and Heather

Zac Brown Band!

We are huge fans of the Zac Brown band and they came to town on Decmber 29th at the Pepsi Coliseum...We got our tickets early and had Great seats...

Things were looking pretty good at this point :-)

Issac was Zac's bodyguard and also sang with the band. Zac's Bus in the background.
Alicia with husband Doug (aka Zac Brown..people were asking for his autograph and actually came to our seats to pose for pics with him!) and Nikki...

Zac Brown groupies..thanks to the dude who charged us a quarter to take this photo!

Me, Nikki and Alicia

Matthew and Nikki

Ice Skating...Alicia and I must be crazy....

The kids have wanted to try ice skating all winter..Finally, Alicia and I found a date that would work..We went to Pizza Hut for dinner and then headed to Pepsi Coliseum.... They all did great and had so much fun..Ben was the first to be done..Luckily, Alicia stayed out with Shelby and Gracie while we watched...Shelby was slow and steady and Gracie was trying to keep up with the fastest skaters..

Ben, Gracie and Shelby..
Uh-oh

Shelby was slow and steady..she didn't want to fall..

Gracer--Speed Racer--Fell ALOT!

We had so much fun...

They had cones the beginners could push and help keep their balance..

Best competitive friends...

Gracie accepted the cones "help" for about five minutesBenjamin lasted about 1 hour....

Alicia, Ben and Shelby..

Gracie of course trying to spin around and go as fast as the pros..that caused alot of falls..