Getting in the Halloween mood

With Halloween still 10 days away ( as judging by the 10 little pumpkins left in our Halloween countdown) and since Mackenzie has been loving the dress up stage for several months now, you never know what you might find at our house.
Before this, I went to get Mack from rest time. In place of the blonde haired girl I left there, I found this little bunny casually reading her kids magazine on her bed instead.

This was also the day that Mackenzie told me she wanted 10 pony tails in hair. She also said that when she has hair like Rapunzel, she will still brush her teeth while I put 100 pony tails in:





We received a package full of Halloween goodies which has also contributed to the festivites. Grammy sent a plastic bug kit and glow in the dark PJ's for Mack among a boxful of other things. Here's Mack sporting her jammies:


And Daddy's too ( the hanger completes the outfit. Especially when you're the " best magical laundry helper in the land!" ):

Lovely

Mackenzie has such an extensive vocabulary for only being three. Sometimes I just have to giggle at the things she comes up with. Today while walking and chatting about things we saw around us, she used the words " lovely, extravagant, vibrant, unfortunately, quickly, expensive " just to name a few! She even used them correctly ( The wanna-be English teacher in me is always so proud when anyone uses adverbs correctly) . Unfortunately, since the induction of a certain 3 month old puppy into the family, she's also heard the phrase " dammit" a time or two and that, too, made an impression on her as well. And for the record, she used this phrase was also used with shocking expertise. Thankfully, she ( and the person who introduced the phrase who shall remain nameless) learned a new phrase to say instead. Though she'd only said this phrase twice, it was apparently quite the habit to kick because Mackenzie asks me several times a day " What do I say?" ( instead of dammit she means ). " Oh, yes! DARN IT! "

Snap shot- Take my picture!

Leaves!

While we don't have Michigan caliber leaves, our weeping willow tree did shed quiet a few leaves. So we each took turns raking up the leaves and Mack and Ellie jumped in them.

Our annual leaf angel pic:
Here's last years.
Play time:
Once all the raking and playing was done, everyone needed a rest:

More rocket fun

Mack invited Brooklyn and Kaleb over for a sleep over this weekend . One of the highlights for them was when Uncle Mike got out the rocket. While they enjoyed launching it, the real fun was watching it fall into the open field behind our house and chasing after it once it landed:



After dinner, a bath, jammies and a snack, they all settled in for a movie before bed. Mack isn't quite sleep over ready, she really just loves to cozy down in her bed to sleep but it was still fun having the kids over.

Modern day hieroglyphics

I found this little guy on the storm door the other day . He's so cute that I just couldn't wash him away. Mack's just lucky she did it with her finger and not anything more permanent!

The Greatest Show on Earth!

We had a chance to take Mack to her first circus this week and, though the loud music was a bit much for her at first, she loved it and is already asking to go back again next year.

It had been years since Mike or I had been to the circus and it was interesting to see the changes made with improved technology but it was also good to see that the circus can still be counted on to have the old favorites as well.

Mack with her bigger than she is popcorn:
She also tried cotton candy which she wasn't entirely too impressed with.

Mack's always been sensitive to some louder noises , so this is how she enjoyed the first half of the show. During the second half, she sat in her own seat and snacked on popcorn:
Mack liked the elephant train and also the tigers and horses:
True to their slogan, it's still one of the best shows on Earth- at least it is when you're three! :