thebloomboutique.blogspot.com

Hey Everyone!!  Just wanted to let everyone know about the new blog I just started.  Its thebloomboutique.blogspot.com.  PLEASE go check it out and let me know what you think.  I just started refinishing furniture and want to try and get this little business going.  If you or anyone you know has a piece of furniture that needs a little sprucing up, let me know!  I would love to do it for you!

Thanks!!

It's Been Awhile.....

I know it's been forever since I've posted!  I just have about a million pictures I'm trying to go through/pick from and it's taking awhile.  Just a quick update, Christmas and New Years was great!  Busy, but great!  It flew by.  Makoy is now 16 almost 17 months old!! I can't believe it!  He has 12 teeth and is working on some more.  He is so active and busy and is really starting to talk.  His favorite words; No and Ball.  The first one is my favorite...... (eye roll)  He is running like crazy and exploring everything he can get his little hands on or into.  He loves to climb on everything too.  He's such a good boy and the happiest kid I know!  We love him!  We also added another member to our family.  Her name is Remi and she is a Goldendoodle.  She is the best dog!  She's still a puppy, so we're kind of struggling with the chewing, but she has been so good with Makoy.  His favorite thing to do is ride her.  Oh boy.....  Anyways, that's a quick update.  I'll get some more details and pictures on here soon!

Makoy is 1!

My little boy (ok, maybe not so little anymore) is ONE!! I can't believe it!  Makoy's birthday was September 10th.  The last year has absolutely flown by!  We love him more and more each day!

Makoy, we are so blessed to have you in our family!  You are seriously the best kid!  Love ya!

Lovin' his new train set

Dad and the Birthday Boy!

We got Mak his very first set of golf clubs.  That's a pretty big deal if you're in the Higham family!  As you can tell, he loved it!

We had a bouncy house at the party.  It was a big hit!

Mom and the Birthday boy!  Geez I LUB him!

This is one of Makoy's infamous faces.  I just had to let everyone see it.

Makoy LOVED his cake! I was a little nervous that he wouldn't like it, but he dove right in!

Makoy at 1:

-Weighs about 24 pounds

-Is in the 78th percentile in height

-Is a walkin' machine!  

-Loves any kind of ball

-Has his very own language and jibber-jabbers all day long

-Is soo happy most of the time

-Has figured out how to throw tantrums (great.....)

-Loves the tupperware cupboard

-Loves to explore and learn about everything

-Can go up and down stairs like a champ

-Can say "Dada"& "Mama"

-Knows what a monkey is and what sound it makes

-TONS OF OTHER STUFF!  My list could go on and on. 

-Is pretty darn amazing!

We seriously are the luckiest!  I can't believe my baby's one, but I can't wait for a lot of fun adventures we have ahead of us!  Love you MAK!

Smart Little Boy

So, right now Makoy is at the get-into-everything stage. It's great......... (Can you sense the sarcasm?) Don't get me wrong. I love to see him explore and learn new things all the time, but it gets a little tiring after I've cleaned up the movies (or pots and pans or tupperware or anything else you can imagine) 67 times a day! I felt like I had it under control when I rubber-banded every cabinet shut. Then he grew and he is now tall enough to reach the top of the entertainment center and dresser. I have a few decorations on my entertainment center that are meant to be out of reach for little Makster. Let me set up the scenario. Makoy's toy basket is right next to the entertainment center and he figured out that if he climbs inside of it, on top of all his toys, he can reach the so-called out-of-reach decorations. Well, I thought I'd put an end to that real fast by moving his toy basket. Next thing I know, he's climbed on top of his Bumbo... GREAT! So, I just moved that too. I was in the kitchen doing dishes and heard a crash in the living room. I look over to see that he has moved his Bumbo back over to the entertainment center and is pulling decorations off of it! So, now he pushes his Bumbo around, climbs on top, and gets into whatever his little heart desires... GREAT! I think it's a little too early to be out-smarting the momma......

What We've Been Up To Lately....

I don't know about your summers, but our summers are SOOOO busy! I feel like we're never home! Here are a few pics to sum up what we've been up to lately.

Dev's probably going to kill me for putting this pic on here, but I love it. Her and her boys came to our house the other day to play. We love it when the Jensen's come to play!

Mak has gotten so big and has outgrown all of his blankets. So I decided to make him a couple of new ones. This is one of them. I thought it turned out pretty darn cute.

I love this picture. One day while we were eating dinner, Makoy was just staring at me and opening and closing his mouth like a little bird! I decided this would be a good idea. He loves corn on the cob! Now every time I cook it, I have to make one just for him.

Nick and Makoy watching the fireworks. He loved them! He just stared and stared.

This is where Makoy hangs out every day while I get ready. Haha Love him!

This was one day while me and Mak were hanging out at home. He found Nick's Super Soaker and couldn't get enough. He loves guns, just like his dad.

Playing golf at the Country Club. Makoy LOVES to sit by the hole and get the balls.

Nick's golf tournaments. Can't call it summer without lots of golf!

(This one was last weekend. His mom Caddied for him for 3 DAYS!)

There has definitely been a lot more going on, but this is all I have time to post right now!

Hope all of your summer's are as great as ours!

Makoy wants to be the next Gerber Baby!

Hey guys! So, I entered Makoy in the Next Gerber Baby Photo Contest and HE NEEDS YOUR VOTES! Please just take a second to vote for him. I would REALLY appreciate it! Also, let all of your friends know so they can vote for him too! Just follow the directions and VOTE! Thanks!

Go to Gerber’s Facebook Page. Click on the blue question mark icon in the left column. Click Vote Now. Type Makoy in the search box. Click on his picture and click Vote! You can vote every day in July. THANKS SO MUCH! (P.S. If he wins, he gets a $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP!!!!! WHOA

Mak Attack

Before I start my brag fest, I just wanted to remind everybody that I am going private. I'll probably switch at the end of June so if you haven't left your email address already, please do so I can send you an invite!

OK, It's been awhile since I've posted anything about our little Mak Attack! He is getting so big so fast and I'm not sure I'm lovin' it. He is army crawling like crazy and crawls for real when he's on carpet. (Which kind of sucks because our entire house is hardwood.....) He likes to pull himself up next to things and stand there. He has 6 teeth. He is in the 69th percentile in height and 65th in weight. He is a BIG boy! We have been letting Makoy "cry it out" for about a week now and he is doing so so awesome. He sleeps from about 9 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. It's AWESOME! He is super busy and loves to play play play. His favorite thing right now is Nick. We love him so so much!

By the way, I am entering Makoy in the Next Gerber Baby photo contest. I'll let everyone know when. I would really really appreciate it if you would go and vote for him and tell all of your friends to vote for him too. You can vote the entire month of July. THANKS!