She's a daddy's girl

I love the relationship that Mike and Mack have. They are such good friends and Mackenzie loves to tag along with Mike on whatever excursion he may be going on. Since Mike works nights, Mack's favorite thing is to wake Mike up every afternoon. Recently, she found an abandoned kitty whisker that she used to tickle daddy back to life:

See the whisker in her hand?
I love when Mack is in the mood to hold hands:
Here's the obvious punchline: " We all know who wears the pants in this house!"

At least she's honest!

Mack: Mommy, I can't find my game. I looked and looked and can't find it.
Mommy: Mack, remember how I said toys that don't get put away could get lost? I picked it up and put it in my pocket because I was worried you wouldn't have it to play with if we left it lying around. What would happen if you didn't have your toys to play with?
Mack: I'd " frow"( throw) a tantrum!

Patterns

Mack has mastered " Patter-ins" ( the Mackenzien word for patterns) and since then, everything must be made into a pattern. I've found everything from food to socks and shoes to hair accessories stretched out in perfect patterns. A few days ago , she told me her dream
"patter-in" would be " Pigeon. Penguin. Rooster. Pigeon. Penguin. Rooster." I think she's got it!

She's a big kid now!

Wow! Three,even in it's short duration thus far, sure has brought on lots of big kid things!

Angie and the girls gave Mack a pair of roller skates for her birthday! Kenzie wasted no time trying ( trying is the operative word here) to get those suckers on! With a little help, she was vertical and ready to go...with help of course:
Uncle Andy and Daddy were on hand to see Mack peddling down the side walk! Her helmet from last year is severly small so she's sticking to the " Mom by my side, sidewalk only" rule until we find a helmet we like.
I was so impressed by this meticulous project painted by Mack. She wanted to test out what would happen to the color purple when you add other colors to it. Each time I'd add a new color to the paper, she'd smear them together in it's assigned spot and move on for another color! I love it and am now trying to figure out how I can use it:

" Up! Up ! UP!"

With temps on their way up ( at least for a few days), I laced up my running shoes and hit the trails. It was great to be able to stretch my legs and , even better, to realize that I haven't lost much of last years training. While I've only been running shorter distances, I was able to get my 5k speed under 30 minutes ( even if just by a minute!) . With Mike now working nights, I am able to get a run in just about every day. Some days I'm too antsy to wait for him to wake up ( and be with Mackenzie) so I take her with me! She's a tough trainer but a good cheer leader. My least favorite parts are the hills, but now for the reason you're thinking. Mack starts shouting " Up! Up! Up!" as soon as we start at the bottom of those hills and gets higher with each proclamation. I run faster just to save my ears from that ear splitting " UP!" at the top of her range. Running, for me, is a challenge, a de-stress, a time to be " quiet" and I sure have missed it!

Here's a pic of "Coach". Look how she's out growing our well loved, well beaten down stroller:
And here's one just to make you smile:

Jump for joy!

Spring seems to have finally made an appearance here! We are more than ready to take full advantage of it but before we do, here are a few pics I couldn't pass up:

Kenzie heard a noise in the bathroom and wanted to investigate. She asked Mike to help her out by covering her ears? Who knows what that's about but Mike obliged and they found the culprit- Duncan playing in the empty bath tub!
Remember these?
My Little Ponies ( the REAL version), a true icon from my generation! None of the Rose girls MLP's were in any shape to be passed down but I found these gems at a garage sale two years ago for a quarter each! They are Mack's new bath buddies! That catches us up and now we're all set to soak up some mildly warm temps and hunt some worms- something Mack's been asking to do since we did it, last year!

Full of fashion

I know I've probably posted 6 or more posts about Mack's wacky outfits but she just is so cute, I can't pass up the chance to grab a picture.

She wore last year's bike helmet all morning:
If anyone can pull of the unmatched shoe look, it's Mack:
Check out those socks- lady bugs on one, hearts on the other: