Halloween

I cant believe that this was the third halloween for McKenna, time just flies. This one was by far the best so far! She had so much fun this year.
McKenna was a witch, and I couldn't decide what Hat I liked best so I just put her in one for the church festival, and then the other one for trick or treating.
The Halloween festival at the church was fun, and Kenna got lots of prizes and loved playing the games.

Her favorite was the cake walk because of course she got a cupcake which she got to enjoy at home where she wouldn't make a mess.It was fun, but not a lot of people were there. I let her have a little taste of the cupcake before I realized it was a bad idea to let her eat it there.


We went up to Travis' sister's house in Heramen, Utah to go trick or treating with her family. McKenna loved being with her cousins.

McKenna was so excited for trick or treating she started running to the houses the moment we got outside. I had to keep reminding her to stay by mommy or she would have to ride in the stroller instead of walk.


She would run up to the door and try to grab handfuls of candy, I had to keep reminding her to only take one unless they said otherwise. She kept trying to take the candy out and eat it as she got it, but of course I told her she would have to wait till we got home.

She could have gone all night, but it was getting cold so we went back inside. She enjoyed looking at all her candy, but not as much as eating it.


We bobbed for apples which was pretty funny. McKenna stuck her face in there to get the apple or so I thought, but it turns out she was just drinking the water.
We had a lot of fun with them and we had a great Halloween!

what is happening with the harris's

It has been a while since I posted anything so I guess I will fill everyone in on what is going on with our family.
Travis is working a lot and applying to Law schools and other things so most of the time it is just me and Kenns. We have a lot of fun together though, and I love her little personality.
She is starting to sing songs all the time and actually knows all the words. When she goes down for an afternoon nap I always rock her in her chair and sing to her. Once day I was singing "what heaven sees in you" and she started singing the words to it before I got to them. It was the most adorable thing I have ever heard! Her favorite songs to sing are the ABC's and Itsy Bitsy Spider and Ring around the Rosies. She loves listening to music and dancing around the living room.
She recently has gotten on this kick where she says "love you so much" to everything. She was taking a bath the other day and when she was done we let the water out and she says "bye water, I love you so much!"
Everytime Daddy leaves for work she says "daddy kisses pease," and when she kisses you she grabs your face and gives you a nice big kiss. She always wants hugs and kisses, she is just so sweet!
As for me, I am just enjoying being around McKenna even when she gets into things and makes messes for me to clean up. She is into stuff more now then she ever has been, but I love her!
We are just waiting to see where we will end up for law school so besides that there is not much going on that is too exciting, but give me a couple months and I will hopefully have more exciting things to share with you all.

My leper child

We have been sick for like a week, so I havent been able to blog, but I am feeling better now so I thought I should get back on it.
When we got back from Arizona a couple weeks ago, McKenna got sick and developed a weird rash. At first we thought it was chicken pox, but the next morning it was really splotchy and all over her body. I took her to the doctors and she actually had hives. I have no idea what gave them to her, but she hasn't had them since.
I felt so bad for her because her face swelled up and she couldn't really see out of her eyes very well and she looked like a leper.
She is such a good sport though and didn't really complain while she was sick. We all had the swine flu this last week and she was just her normal happy self even though she had a fever of 101 for two days straight. She really is a trooper and such a happy child. We are so glad that we are past the sicknesses and hopefully we have had our share for a while.
Here are some pictures of her with her hives. She got to eat popsicles so maybe that is why she didnt complain. you can't really see it that well but it was pretty bad.

It's always fun when Grandma comes

Grandma Allen came down for a visit, and we did a lot of fun things. We went to Swiss days which was really fun. There is a whole bunch of booths and programs going, not to mention really good food. The only downside is that it was hot outside. Oh, and just so you all know, being a good samaritan does pay off. Travis helped this lady carry a really heavy box to her booth, and in return she gave him a huge bag of gumballs which were the best gumballs I have ever tasted!
We also went to Hogle Zoo which was so much fun! We went with grandma, Aunt Melanie and cousins Taylor, Alayna and Abby. McKenna loved all the animals, and was so good. I dont even think she cried at all, and she loved playing with her cousins.



It was a fun weekend and we are always glad when we can spend time with family!

Dress up

McKenna likes to play dress up, mostly with her daddy's things which is funny, but I guess it is because he leaves his things laying around.
Here she is with her daddy's hat


and shirt
and here she is with my shoes. She likes to walk around the house in them, and she can actually do it really well, she is a pro already.
This is what happens when she dresses herself





I don't have a pic of it, but she likes to put Travis socks on. It looks hilarious so I will have to take a pic of it and post it. She also puts his belt on like a necklace sometimes, or around her waist. She is so funny, I love how inquisitive she has become.

Mesa falls

We went down to Idaho one last time before my parents moved and we had never been to Mesa falls, so we decided to go. It was so beautiful, I was amazed that there was something like that in Idaho of all places.

The girls absolutely loved it. There was this little museum type thing there where you could feel different skins of animals. McKenna loved touching them all and feeling the textures of the fur, they kind of grossed me out so I just let her touch them.

All in all it was a fun day for everyone, and McKenna and I loved going on one last outing with our family in Idaho.

Sundance

My parents came down to Utah for the last time before they move to Nauvoo, and we went to Sundance and walked around there. It was so pretty!

We had fun walking around by the river and ponds. It was really hot, so McKenna would love to lean over and put her hands in the water since it was freezing.

It was a fun day with Grandma and Grandpa and Auntie.

We went to lunch before we went to Sundance and then later we went out for ice cream. We will really miss getting to spend so much time with grandma and grandpa and we will cherish all the moments we get to have with them.