Sun Trip

We needed a break from the winter we were still having at the end of April, so we headed south to Arizona to meet up with a couple of KC's cousins and their families. We spent pretty much all day everyday at the pool with a mid-day nap break for the kids (and some adults). It was fun to just hang out and relax and not have much planned.

We roasted mallows one night and made s'mores...Maycee was all about helping dad with the roasting.

Enjoying her first s'more!

The pools were definitely the highlight...including a lazy river and a water slide!!

These little guys were hopping around all over the resort. KC told Maycee they would bite her nose...she still talks about the bunnies biting her nose.

On our way to the airport...she had WAY too much fun playing with all the girls and asked to go swimming with Lindsey, Jayla and Bailey for the next week or so.

Yep...The Final Four

Pretty much everyone knows what the Final Four is, even if you are not a big sports person. But if you are a big sports fan (like KC and I) then a chance to go to the Final Four for free is pretty freakin' awesome! KC won a trip from Coca-Cola to the Final Four this year in Indianapolis, Indiana!! Though many tried to tempt KC into taking them instead of me...he knew there was no chance I would let him go with out me! We left Maycee with our families (thanks again every one) to celebrate Easter, and we were off to watch some basketball and see the sights.

The cute flight attendant made these treat bags for us when we told her that it was our first long trip away from Maycee. Yep...those are barf bags filled with first class treats!
Dick Vital was staying at our hotel...he almost sat with us for breakfast one morning. We saw him every day at the hotel and he always said hello!

There was a free concert series in the park near our hotel. We ventured down before the semi-final games. Ryan Seacrest was the guest host...

Showin' the love...
Darius Rucker performed while we were there. I was happy to see a country singer for free...then when he sang a Hootie and the Blowfish song KC was happy too!

Checking out the court from the lower bowl, before we hiked up to our seats...
In our opinion Lucas Oil stadium was a little too large for a basketball game. But, the atmosphere was AMAZING and we got to see two really good games! The top right picture is the view from our seats.

We saw Bill Walton on the street one day...Look how freakishly tall he is!!!

Indianapolis skyline

We didn't end up making it to the championship game (KC sold our tickets) and we are still kicking ourselves for that! But, we did see two great basketball games and get to experience some really cool events (the fan experience hospitality room and bracketown) all for free!!

Easter Friday

So, this year we celebrated Easter a couple days early with Maycee because KC and I were going to be out of town for the Final Four (post coming). The Easter bunny visited our house two days early on Friday...and Maycee was super happy about that.

The loot...

So happy to have a new princess...

Not sure if she was more excited that the egg is pink or that there is candy in it.

That morning we had a little neighborhood egg hunt that we had to move indoors at the last minute because there was still snow on the ground!! Maycee started off a little slow...but once she got the hang of it, there was no holding her back!

See all my eggs??

Hoppy Easter!!

Disney on Ice

Thanks to Uncle Landon we got to see our favorite Disney characters on ice skates. We had some great seats and Maycee was so into the show the whole time!

I think she actually took her eyes off the ice for a few minutes to devour her $12 snowcone...yep $12!!!Uncle Landon with the kiddos...Jack, Halle and Maycee

Boys Trip !

KC and three of his college roomates took a weekend "Boys Trip" to San Antonio. They had a blast! Went to the river walk, had lots of great BBQ at Rudy's and Spanky's (Thanks Spanky!), went to the state fair and X-Treme bull riding competition, and also went to a Mariachi Mass and the Alamo.

Shanghai

KC and his dad took a last minute trip to Shanghai, China. They were only there for 26 hours, but managed to get Chinese massages, ate yummy dumplings, shopped in Old Shanghai, saw an acrobat show, and rode on the Maglev train (bullet train that goes 250 miles per hour, and never touches the track...hovers above it with magnets).

She did it!!

We were at the mall a couple days before Easter and Maycee spotted the Easter bunny. She told me she wanted to give the bunny "lubs" (loves). I saw there was no one waiting and took full advantage...thinking Maycee would scream and cry when we actually got to the bunny. To my surprise all it took was Grandma giving the bunny an high five, then Maycee followed with a high five and was fine sitting on his lap...and she gave him "lubs". Let's hope this carries over for Santa later this year...

So Cal

At the end of February we headed to Southern California with KC's family to get away from the cold and have some fun. We went swimming, shopped a little, ate some yummy mexican food at Mexi's, gave Mickey and Minnie a visit, and made a stop at the beach. It was fun to have everyone there and hang out for a few days. Maycee was in heaven being with her cousins all day long for three days straight and KC and I loved having extra babysitters.

**Sorry for the picture OVERLOAD**

She is fearless when it comes to the pool! She loves the water!!

Ring Around the Rosies

Cheetos...the BEST after swimming snack

Maycee couldn't get enough of this back pack...and Halle

Quite possibly the BEST mexican food...

We stopped by the beach but it was already dark and quite chilly. Maycee was really concerned that Jack and Halle were playing in the water...she is scared of the ocean.

Yummy beneigts in Downtown Disney

So excited for the day at Disneyland!

The whole fam damily

She mastered her stair skills...

She LOVED the Jungle Cruise...still talks about it every day-the elephants in the water and the fishes that come out of the water.

Sorry Tami, had to post this. This is what happens when people talk you into sitting in the front on Splash Mountain...
Maycee was so excited to see the princesses...but, just like I thought, she was pretty hesitant when we first walked up to Cinderella. Then ran straight into Aurora's (Sleeping Beauty) arms and was SO excited to see Snow White!

She did great with Minnie! Even gave her a kiss on the nose...which she still talks about if you mention Disneyland.

Again with the kiss on the nose...

Lovin' Mickey Mouse

KC was so good to get Maycee right in front for the parade. And even went out to dance with the characters. Maycee has told everyone that she danced with goofy and Donald Duck.

Her Disneyland prize. It was the first thing she spotted when we walked in the store and we could pry in out of her hands even to pay for it!

Wish we could swing here everyday!!

These three are such great friends! I love it! Jack is such a good big brother to both of them and Halle and Maycee can't get enough of each other. Maycee asks almost daily to see them!

She drew quite the crowd with her dancing...there were random people taking pictures of her!

Not the best shot of me...but KC and Maycee look so cute!!!

Perfect way to end the trip...playing in the sand.
(notice Halle is using Jack's shoe as a shovel!)