The Life of a Chub...

McKinley turned 5 months old last thursday...i can hardly believe how fast she's growing...we are enjoying her so much,and she just gets sweeter every day...she loves to talk,usually at the top of her lungs,and she loves music.she laughs constantly,is a very good natured baby.
She spends alot of time talking to her daddy...he's pretty much her favorite person ever

she finds him very amusing,and he absolutely loves entertaining her
sporting her sunhat

Lets just see what this dress tastes like...she has to taste everything...

oops...falling...over....shes still not quite got the sitting up thing...were workin on it though(:

she loves to sleep with her snuggle bunny,from cadence and kluane

she takes over our bed pretty much every morning...this is her favorite time,and she is always in such a good mood in the morning...she lays between us and kicks her feet like crazy,and turns her head backs and forth like a little maniac looking at both of us,just giggling,and laughing,and touching our faces...its so adorable...then she wears herself out eventually and goes back to sleep for awhile

this is her crazy picture that we thought looked like her papa ron(:

check out this belly!!!

this is a very "mckinley" look(:

this is the outfit she got the other day from mrs.dana...Zach's mom the amish baby...

driving her jeep around the golf course...we try and go out and walk with Josh whenever he goes golfing...

this is one of my all-time favorites

first time in the jonny jump-up...she loves it!!!

we starting eating REAL food this past week...as you can see,shes pretty happy about it...

shes tried carrots,applesauce,bananas,and cereal...the carrots seem to be her favorite....so far(:

this is how she was sleeping in the back of the car...what a nut

Chubba and the Daddy

a few pics...

Auntie Jenn...all dolled up for her anniversary dinner

the mamma and the baby...

odds and ends

at the dinner table...anita took this(:

our little family...

aunt spassy and the reubenator joe cool...

on the road...

on our way home,McKinley hammed it up for the camera,because she was just so happy to see me when i snuck to the backseat to see her...(:


THE PHOTOSHOOT...THE DRIVERLIKE FATHER...LIKE SON

Clamming

Rons back went out the day before the best clam tideof the year,so his friend Vince took Josh, McKinley and I out to clam.we took our minivan down the beach and got it stuck really bad several times,quite the adventure too.scary. the guys dug 140 clams in about and hour and a half.thats ALOT of clams.Josh and I spent the whole afternoon cleaning them.

this picture is of a baby clam...awwww(:

vince and his clam gun

big clams(: Josh had a bast digging,and thoroughly wore himself out.i had the baby in her sleepy wrap snuggled on my chest and she fell asleep immediately and never woke up,so i wasnt able to dig. but i had fun hunting the for the guys(: Josh didnt use a gun.he barely used a shovel...he just dug like a crazy person and dove in head first...he had alot of fun

spending time with Joanna

McKinley and i spent several days with Joanna while we were in Ninilchik...it was alot of fun...Joanna is almost 4 months pregnant,and very very content with her new husband Jason.They are building a house in Anchor Point and are very excited about the baby on the way.They were alot of fun to watch...Ive never seen Jo so happy in my life...she was all smiles

walking the spitin Homer

Jo's lttle baby belly(:

Lunch in Homer ...yummy sandwich shop...mmm

on the road...

to ninilchik...we stopped at the veterans memorial,where we have stopped a million times on our way to anchorage,or the kenai,but it was McKinley's first time.

she was so good the whole way...she pretty much just slept all day

update

wow.i cnt believe its been 3 weeks sinc ive posted.its been so crazy i feek like ive been busy every second of every day.Josh graduated yesterday,and ive been planning him a surprise clebration for weeks...it was alot of fun,and his paarents were here to share it with us this week,which made it extra speccial.anita took all the picturesfor me,so ill hae to post them later,after i get some from her...josh isnt with an agency yet,so we're going to take advantage of the down time and run down to ninilchic for a few days.we leave on monday.it should be fun...dont know when were coming back yet,i guess whenever we want(: we are free birds until he get his call(: