It was so nice to have my family here and Mak got spoiled with more birthday gifts. Man oh man. Lucky little girl.
It was my family's first time meeting Ginger, and of course Zach aka Dr. Dolittle was in love.
We had an awesome time eating out, getting ice cream, watching scary movies, playing outside, going bowling, playing tennis and just relaxing. Time always goes by too fast.
I had an adorable video of Zach and Mak playing ball, with lots of belly laughs, but it disappeared off my phone and is trapped on iPhoto...which makes me sad. I'll have to figure out how to get it on here because it is too cute.
Mak really enjoyed reading with Grandma and Zach. She just kept bringing over more and more books.
Makaela also enjoyed rocking the tiara Grandma brought her in honor of her birthday. Such a princess.
My mom had to leave Tuesday to get back to work, and as always it was sad to see her go, but we were excited that Zach was able to stay until Saturday. I love spending time with him and he is helpful too!
This family photo at McDonald's deserves a frame, no?
But for real, this one is one of my faves of these two <3
Later in the week, Makaela got her 1 year photos done (can't wait to get them and post them!) and Zach got to be the photographer's assistant, hauling props and holding up special things to block and angle the sun. After we were done with the photos, we headed to the zoo so Zach could meet the baby wolf I had told him all about.
He wanted to take that wolf home BADLY.
Zach also got up close and personal with a 12 pound snake. Yikes...
We fed animals, almost got charged by a psychotic donkey (scary!) and made friends with this fella...
And this little nugget just kicked back in her stroller, snacking on crackers. A girl needs to relax after her photo shoot, duh.
On Saturday, Zach, Mak and I headed to Orlando where we would be meeting my Dad to drop Zach off. Unfortunately, Tim couldn't join us because he got called in to fly. The drive down was great though. Zach had Makaela belly laughing in the backseat and she even snorted. It was hilarious.
Since we got on the road early Saturday, we got to Orlando at a decent time and were able to enjoy the pool at our hotel, go out to eat and relax in our room.
We set up Makaela's pack and play in the bathroom so she would be in a different "room" because we knew there would be no chance of her going to sleep while we were sitting right there watching TV. She went to bed okay, but did have some trouble sleeping throughout the night as I expected. Oh well, it could have been way worse.
My dad got to our hotel early in the morning and we got to have breakfast with him but then we all had to hit the road. He just loves his little grandbaby and she loved seeing him in real life instead of on Skype :)
It is really nice living within a reasonable driving distance from family and hopefully we will all meet up again soon.
Not gonna lie though, I was TOTALLY nervous/dreading making the 6 hour drive back on Sunday by myself with Mak because there would be no one in the backseat to entertain her or hand her her pacifier 15 times, but she was a GEM. I don't know how I got so lucky. I tried to prepare for the worst and had a bag full of snacks, drinks, and toys that I could keep handing her to keep her calm, which definitely came in handy. I'm not in any hurry to road trip solo again, but at least I know it is doable!
Oh, I must include these photos from the rainy rest-stop picnic me and Mak had on the way home.
Love that baby <3
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