The Boyd's Bundle of Joy

Happy 2012!!

Our first New Years celebration with the princess was AMAZING!!!

This year we had the pleasure of being invited up to our friends ranch house in Oklahoma. Mark and Michella have the MOST amazing house on beautiful acreage in the booming town of Tupelo, OK. AND, we were able to take the baby, so we could ring in the new year with her!

Saturday afternoon we hit the road for Oklahoma. With Casey and I being "city folk" as they liked to call us, this was like entering an alternate universe! But it was GREAT!

McKenley fell right in love with the little puppy that was there!!

And of course she had to celebrate with a bit of raspberry blowin!!

She thought all of the deer head were so neat!! haha

Sayin thanks to Michella before heading to bed! She didn't quite make it until midnight!

Our little cowgirl!!

After she went to bed, Dad and I were able to enjoy being adults without her!! :) Casey got to go coyote hunting and I got to enjoy some "beverages" by the amazing fire pit while listening to the kids sing karaoke. We had a BLAST!!!

Amazingly, McKenley slept all the way through the night!!! But, was up bright and early to visit the puppy again!!

We had such a great time celebrating with McKenley and can't wait to see what gifts and adventures 2012 brings us!!

Christmas #5 - Mimi's house!! and Christmas cookies

On Christmas Eve we had the BEST time decorating Christmas cookies!!!! And of course, we had to get McKenley involved, and YES, she got a bit dirty!!

And after we baked the cookies, we definitely had to taste them!! Here's McKenley's first taste of Mimi's gingerbread!!

I think she liked it!!!

And Mimi even gave McKenley her OWN drawer in the kitchen to keep herself busy while the rest of us cooked!!

Okay, on to the presents and more pictures!!

McKenley got some amazing gifts from her aunts and Mimi and David! At one point I almost couldn't find her because of all the bows and boxes surrounding her!!

SNUGGIES!!!!


Aunt Rachel helping McKenley play with her new toys!!

And then it was time for a mini-photo shoot in front of the tree!!!

These last few days have been AMAZING!!!! I can't wait for many more family-filled holidays to come with our little princess!!

Christmas #3 and 4- First Christmas Morning!!

I was so excited for McKenley's first Christmas morning, that I almost forgot, she had really no idea what was going on! The morning went as usual as we awaited the arrival of Grandpa Jim and Grandma Kim and then we got busy!!!!

Love for Grandpa Jim...

And Big Bird....

AND Grandma Kim!!!

She clearly didn't get enough of opening her own gifts, because then she went to help out dad!

Casey and I had such a great time on McKenley's first Christmas morning! It was perfect! and we enjoyed a yummy Christmas morning casserole :)

...and then we were off to #4!! Papa and Grandma's house in Argyle...

After stuffing our faces full of good food.. YET AGAIN!!! It was playtime with all her loved ones!

Paige (aka Lolli, haha)

Look at her cute outfit, yes, made by mom!!!

Aunt Gaye and cousin Angie

Love for Papa!!

Cousin Brianna

And don't forget Grandma!!

And no family gathering would be complete without the classic family photo in front of the fireplace!!.. oh yea, with a screaming baby!! haha

Four down, one more to go :)

Christmas #1 and #2 - I know, I'm soooo behind!! :/

Things have been SUPER busy around the Boyd household, the fact that I'm just now posting about Christmas is proof enough! ha.

There is always so much hustle and bustle that surrounds the holidays, but with our new little one, things were CRAZY!!! It was so much fun getting to experience this first Christmas with her :)

We started the festivities at McKenley's Pop's house! We had such a great time celebrating and just spending the day together!

Loves her Aunts!!

She was super excited for her padded foam mat for the floor and especially, her first pair of Uggs!!!!

On Christmas Eve......

it was off to Gigi's house (McKenley's Great-Grandmother) and BOY did she hit the jackpot! She has such great aunts, uncles, and cousins who showered her with fun toys and super cute clothes!

Of course, before the festivities could officially begin, there was the traditional family picture time! haha! Grandmother was so happy to have all of her grand and great-grand children together!!

After the photo session was over, it was time to dig into the presents!

MINNIE!!!!

I don' think she knew where to begin! haha

She had so much fun playing with her cousin Blake! These are some of my favorite pictures of the whole weekend!! She thought his Transformer Fireman Garage was sooo cool!! :)