Mail call!

Mackenzie loves to check the mail and runs to the door the instant she hears the word " mail". So she was very excited to get two cards in the mail this week!

One from Auntie Nikki, Uncle Ben, Taylor and Coley. She was so excited and had it opened before she got in the house:


The second is a really neat card from Aunt Meg. The little characters in the pumpkins are actually finger puppets!
Thanks Meg and Nikki- you sure know how to brighten up the day of a little girl!

Potty!

Mackenzie's been following me to the potty every day for the last week or so. Since she had been showing heightened interest, I usually talk to her about the potty at diaper changes and ask her if she wants to sit on hers and most often she does sit on the chair but doesn't " produce" . I do this simply so that she starts to see the association between going potty and her potty chair. Tonight as I was getting her ready for bed, she said " Potty! Toilet!" so I asked her if she wanted to sit on her potty chair. She said " Yes!" . She sat on the chair for a few minutes before she stood up and said " I pooped!" When I looked in, she had peed! We did a little dance and celebrated with a sticker. While I do not anticipate full out potty training for a few months, it was great to see big steps in the right direction.

As , as is customary for any new parent, here are potty pictures:


And I do mean, actual potty pictures! ( This is what is commonly referred to as TMI- too much info)

Legos

The Henry Ford Museum is hosting the Lego's exhibit so we headed over to check it out. It's amazing all the things they can do with simple Legos! Mackenzie had a great time wandering throughout the exhibit. There were several things that were meant just for her age, which was great! Mike got to explore a bit and even tried his hand a castle making.

Mack walking to the car with Daddy:
Michigan falls are so gorgeous! The Henry Ford Museum:
Admiring the tiny pieces:
Making a castle of our own:
Whee!
Amazing! That whole thing is made of Legos
And this, too:
Mike and Mack both loved these. They are made of rubber!

A new look

Mackenzie gave me a make over. Whatcha think?
Here's a picture of the pair of us after a morning at 'Kenzie's dress up box:

Crazy hair

Mackenzie's hair is getting longer and harder to keep out of her face. This caused us to take drastic measures:

Go Blue!

We are so glad to have Michigan football saturday's back! Mackenzie has joined in on our tradition of watching the games together and even shouts " GO BLUE! DOWN ( touch down)!" Here's a picture of two of the cutest Michigan fans you'll ever see!

Lots of learning going on over here!

Mackenzie put her own shirt on today! She did end up with one arm coming out the neck hole, but she got her head through and her first arm in the right spot. What a big girl!
Here's a picture from a few days ago. She's trying to put my sweater on: