" I did it!"

Mackenzie has such a hunger for knowledge that I decided to pick up some of the preschool books from the Dollar Tree to have on hand for when she was more ready for them. I didn't really intend for her to start doing them now but she was bored one morning so I thought we'd give it a try. While many of the things are still above her capability , she was able to do about 75% of one work book all on her own. She was so proud of herself ( and I of her!). She asks to do more " school books" every day. It's fun to see her learning while it's still fun and the desire is there.

One thing leads to another

Mackenzie is a rough and tumble girl. One of her favorite things is to yell to one of us " Take me to the bed!" so that she can be wrestled, tickled and generally tossed about until she is breathless and sweaty. Here's a play by play of a recent wrestling match:

Things seem harmless here. Mike has no hair so there is no risk of pulling. Mack is using proper form with both feet parallel to the starting point.

Here's where things start to derail. Mackenzie gets a bit too much height on her dismount:
Resulting in this:
And followed by this:

And they'll do it all again tomorrow- same time, same place.

Did you know? A few random tidbits about our family

Did you know....
I'm mixing things up a bit by occasionally throwing in a few fun ( utterly useless) bit of info.

Mike , the trauma nurse/paramedic, can stand nearly ANY kind of bodily trauma, infection, disease, smell or condition but you cannot..CANNOT...speak to him about finger or toe injuries.

Missy- here's a tough one to share. I have generalized anxiety disorder. If I seem aloof/quiet/snobbish/disconnected and you wonder if maybe you have horrible , unrelenting body odor , bad teeth and a boring personality causing my inability to physically be near you- relax. It's not you. It's me. Really. ( ok, almost always me.)

Mackenzie cannot tell if she likes a food or not until she chews it up and nearly swallows it. If she likes it, it goes down. If not- cover your plates.

My girl

(This picture makes me smile so I thought I'd share it)

Liquid sunshine

Mackenzie and I were startled by the sudden down pour of rain coming from a sun-shiney sky! In Florida, they call this "liquid sunshine" . Mack tried her best to catch some:
The rain passed as quickly as it came but Mack wanted to have her umbrella handy- just in case.

Hot Cross Buns

Here's a clip of Mackenzie singing " Hot Cross Buns" ( hoss cross buns in Mackenzien)





Original words:
Hot cross buns, hot cross buns
one a penny, two a penny .
Hot cross buns.
If your daughters do no like them, give them do your sons.
One a penny two a penny
Hot cross buns.

Mackenzien version:
Hoss cross buns
oney and a two-ey
hoss cross buns.
If your daughters do not like your sons.
oney and a two-ey
hoss cross buns

The student surpasses the teacher

Mackenzie: Mommy? I want a snack!

Mommy:dispenses a classic " where -are- your- manners" mom look::

Mackenzie: Mommy! May I please have a snack?

Mommy: Sure! Would you like the green grapes or the purple?

Mackenzie: ( with out missing a beat) All of them!