Bigley gets a shot

That could be the title of my first children's book! Here's a short video of Mack giving her big bear, Bigley, a thorough physical exam, starting with a shot, of course!

For Papa!

A video for Papa! This video is actually out of sequence. She started asking for Papa after the first video. I love how she whispers the ending of the alphabet!

A message for Grams

and Brooklyn, Kaleb, Taylor bug, Coley and papa
Disclaimer: I'm a horrible videographer

All dressed up

Samantha bought this outfit for Mackenzie and she wore it to church last Sunday. I couldn't get over how big she looks in it! And in case you're wondering, those are tears you see in her eyes. This is her just moments before:

And we all fall down!

Suddenly , Mackenzie has really taken to building towers and such with her blocks ( or anything that stacks, really). I snapped this series of pictures as she built her tallest tower yet, using her shape sorter shapes:

I am really amazed by this. Just a few weeks ago, she was only slightly ahead of the average 20 month old ( who can stack 4-5 blocks) and out of the blue, she's stacking ten! Way to go, Mack!

Bipity boppity boo!

We found this hat on one of our outings with Grammy and Mackenzie fell in love with it. It reminds me of the one the fairy Godmother wears in the Disney movies! What do you think?

Grammy and I both tried it on but it didn't hold the same appeal! What a great addition to our dress up box!

Trick or treat!

Halloween was a blast! Mackenzie, Mike and I spent the day with Grammy and then had pizza at her house ( I was treated to a very yummy gluten free pizza!). After dinner, we dressed Mackenzie in triple layers under her Lady bug costume and hit the streets! Grammy and Aunt Janet stayed behind to hand out candy to the masses.

It was cloudy and chilly but, all things considered, not so bad! Here are Mike and Mack heading to their first stop:
The first stop was Hal and Jeanette's!
Mackenzie needed nourishment for the journey. Thankfully, Hal treated her to a Dum Dum sucker and she was ready for the journey!
Next, we met up with Will and Olivia ( Erin was home with newborn baby Griffin!) The girls were excited to see each other and joined forces on the candy hunt!
Is it cold out here? We barely noticed!
Mackenzie started out the evening asking " Or Treat?!" with a friendly " Kank you!" as she walked away. By the end of the night, she add " Trick " to her request and was very proud of herself! Her favorite houses were those where dogs accompanied their owners to the door. We had to catch her before she made herself at home there!

She walked most of the way but did get tired at times. Thankfully daddy was there to give her a " Back pack" ride, as Mackenzie calls them.
What a fun night it was! Now, what to do with all of this candy?!