My family is FULL of boys  — lots of uncles, a step-brother, and 4 other male cousins… So when we found out my aunt was having a girl, I was ecstatic. I might be biased because she is my cousin, but McKenzy is just the cutest, sweetest little girl. She is about to finish up the third grade and will be turning nine this summer. We also just found out she will start cheerleading at football games in the fall as well!

McKenzy, like most little girls, is obsessed with all things pink and has a huge crush on Niall from One Direction — although I’ve already taught her they will never be as awesome as BSB, of course. I was able to instill a love of the classic American Girl dolls in her and am taking her to the giant, 2-story store in Tyson’s for her birthday this year.

She lives back in my hometown in PA, so I don’t get to see her as often as I’d like, but I truly value all the time we do get together. I wanted to surprise her parents with some new photos, so here are my favorites that we took this past weekend after dodging some rain!