Workin' girl

Mackenzie has an official job- she puts away the clean ( non-pointy) silverware out of the dishwasher. For now, she LOVES her new job.

Shift work....

Mike has been working some pretty insane hours that last few weeks in efforts to store up some money for our Colorado trip in Sept. So this is how I've been seeing him a lot more lately- sleepy ( but still handsome!)!
Mack had some big shoes to fill:


And boy have we missed him!

Hiking

We've been spending lots of time exploring the local metro parks. Mackenzie loves to listen for different bird noises and she is always the first one to spot a wild turkey or a frog. Here are a few pictures of our hiking adventures:

Tossing pebbles into the water is always a big hit. It wasn't as much fun when she started throwing lily pads and giant rocks in:
Mackenzie hiking in:
Mackenzie hiking out:
She's not picky about who she hikes on- daddy or mommy:
And a ride on the swings before we go home!

More letters!

Mackenzie has now mastered writing the letter " M" and the letter " A". If you think I'm proud of her, you should see how proud she is of herself, exclaiming " I MADE AN "A"!" nearly every time she does it. Now, instead of tiny circles and lines and scribbles, Mackenzie's coloring pages are full of " M's" and "A's" and rainbows ( her third favorite thing to draw).


And now we are working on how to write the letters next to each other. That may prove to be more difficult than writing them letters themselves.

Mack-ism

I love how Mackenzie says " Rubby duck" instead of rubber duck.

Oh, and a special thanks to Mike for teaching Mack " John Jacob Jingle Heimer Schmidt" ( Sarcasm noted?)

A-A-APPLE!

Mack has nearly mastered letter sounds! She knows 19 out of 26 letter sounds. She loves to walk around saying " B says b-b-b-balloon!" " K-k-k KEY!" I'm working on a video and hope to post it soon. I am just so proud of her! Perhaps it won't be long before she's reading to ME before bed instead of the other way around. Way to go, Macky!

Tractors, trucks, bull dozers! Oh my!

They are completely tearing out the street in front of our house to widen it. While it's not so much fun having to go out of our way on the detour, it has provided entertainment for Mackenzie and for us ( as we watch people get ticketed for breaking the barriers on a one way street).

Mack watching the " ENORMOUS!" dump trucks being filled during breakfast. Those workers start early and quitting time isn't until 6:30!


Here's a quick clip of Mack talking about the tractors: