NYC Trip

Jeremy and I recently took a 4 day trip to NYC! It has been a while since we have had a trip just the two of us and we LOVED every minute of it. We of course missed sweet Mackenzie, but sleeping in past 7 a.m. and not having a schedule dictate our day was pure luxury. We stayed in Hoboken, New Jersey where we also attended the wedding of our friends Matt and Tammy. The rest of our stay, we enjoyed sight-seeing, catching the Broadway Play "The Lion King", people watching at Central Park, buying some knock off purses and sunglasses in China Town, and just being together! I have to say that going into the trip I believed that New Yorker's were fast-paced and rude, and that the city was dirty and dangerous. I was completely WRONGE!! Apparently, t.v. does not accurately depict NYC fairly, b/c everyone there was so friendly and helpful and we loved every bit of our time there. It is our new favorite city! It was quite an adventure figuring out which path train or subway to hit, but Jeremy had it down in no time! And I will say that hailing down a taxi is not as easy as it looks and is VERY expensive (we learned that Day 1!) We are thankful for our wonderful family who watched Mackenzie so that we could enjoy a wonderfully memorable trip together.

Spring Fun

Springtime is here and we are so glad to be outside again! It is nice to to play with the neighborhood kids again, explore the outdoors with a curious 2 year old, and run off some of her never-ending energy. Mackenzie is full of questions these days and is a little sponge when it comes to learning about the world around her. Over the past few weeks we have enjoyed visits to the zoo, played in the Sprinkler, had picnic lunches at various parks and fed the ducks at the duck pond. I can't believe my baby is growing up so fast. I tell Mackenzie all the time that she is my "little girl" and she of course corrects me and says "no Mommy, I big grrr now!" Below are some pics of her from the past few weeks. Can you say "big grrr?"



Princess Mackenzie



Visiting the Columbus Zoo with our best buddies Connor and Peyton


Enjoying a snack outside


Playing in the Sprinkler


Kenzie's 1st "poop in the potty" (One day she will hate me for this one, but look how proud she is!)


Storytime at the Library with Ms. Allison, singing her favorite song (Open them, Shut them!)

Easter

Easter

We have enjoyed several Easter egg hunts, dying and decorating eggs, meeting the Easter Bunny and lots of family fun over the past few weeks. This year, Mackenzie was very into the Easter bunny and we got our first picture of the two, without tears or hysteria. She thoroughly enjoyed hunting for eggs and had to open up each one to see what was inside, before finding more. Dying eggs was quite an event to watch. This was the first time I have dyed eggs with a toddler and she had a slam dunk approach to dying them. It was almost like watching a game of basketball as she would throw them into each color. As you can imagine, we had quite a few cracked ones, but in the end they were lovingly decorated and eaten (yes, Mackenzie is now a hard boiled egg fan)!

Meeting Liam

Last week, a new love came into my life and his name is Liam! Now before the rumors start flying, let me clarify that Liam is my sister Emily's dog. Below are some pics of Kenzie meeting Liam and the top 10 things I love about this little pup!








The Top 10 Reasons I Love Liam:
1. He is good with Mackenzie and gives her lots of kisses.
2. He entertains Mackenzie and keeps her occupied which means more "ME TIME"!
3. When he runs, he hops like a bunny.
4. I can cradle him like a little baby, in one hand.
5. He is Mackenzie's new best friend.
6. He is the dog my sister Emily has always wanted and DESERVES!
7. He loves to play fetch and can pick up an entire tennis ball in his tiny, little mouth
8. He may just be the cutest and quietest dog on the planet Earth.
9. He never tires of Mackenzie's need to pet, kiss, hold and hug him endlessly.
10. I can now dog sit him and pretend that he is MINE!
We love you Liam!! Welcome to the Family!

Disney, cont

Below is a slideshow of some of our favorite memories while visiting Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios. We enjoyed an African Safari at the Animal Kingdom where we felt like we had been transported deep into the African jungle. Our jeep drove us past elephants, giraffes, lions, etc. and even drove through a swamp filled with crocodiles! Afterwards we dug for Dinosaur bones at Dinoland and ran off some energy on their amazing play structure! We enjoyed a delicious African inspired lunch at the Tusker house and ended our day with a Finding Nemo Brodway show. At Epcot, we visited Mr. Ray's spectacular aquarium and went to an interactive show called "Turtle Talk". At Hollywood Studios we enjoyed a character lunch with the cast of Little Einstein's, and Jo Jo's Circus before walking through the park. What wonderful memories!

Disney World 3/6 - 3/12

Below are some of my favorite memories from The Buzzard Family's recent Disney trip. It was impossible to condense a week long trip into one slideshow, but here are my favorite memories from our first few days at Magic Kingdom. Our first night we enjoyed a character dinner at Chef Mickey's where we got to meet all the Disney Characters and a yummy buffet. The following morning we had Breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Castle and met all the Disney Princesses. We also enjoyed a parade, lots of rides and a night of fireworks (which were Mackenzie's favorite part of our trip. In fact, after seeing the fireworks on the first night she said in the sweetest voice "Thank you Ciner-rera for the fireworks!") Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Buzzard for taking the whole Buzzard Clan on an amazingly magical trip. We will never forget it! I will post another slideshow soon of our visit to the other parks.