Three's company

Can you guess which one is the ring leader?

Sight words

One suggestion we received from Mackenzie's teacher to help her continue furthering her hunger for reading is to tape the words for objects on them to give words meaning. I decided to take it one step further and turn attaching the words to their objects into a game. I handed this stack if sight words to Mack with a roll of tape. She had so much fun and got all her words right!

Snuggle up!

It's a chilly day here today. Mack got both hers and Mason's slippers out to protect those piggies!

Grammy Arrives!

Estes Park, CO

We successfully pulled the wool over Mackenzie's eyes and she was over the moon to hear that she'd have six whole days with Grammy. Off they went together to read books, do puzzles, play games, swing and whatever else struck their fancy! On top of keeping up with Mackenzie, Grammy traded noises with Mason and soaked up plenty of his smiles...and maybe a little a lot of teething baby drool. She didn't mind, though. To grandmas, baby drool is more precious that gold!

Reading books together is their favorite thing to do

Noodles and Company!

Hello, again, Mason!

Mason's all tuckered out from our adventures

In September, Grammy bought colored cookie dough from Mackenzie's school fundraiser. We knew she was coming for a visit in just a few short weeks but Mack didn't. She was extra bummed when she heard us say that she'd have to save those cookies until Grammy came for her next visit, whenever that might be. As soon as she recovered from the excitement of Grammy's surprise visit, she remembered these cookies and wanted to get busy!

Mason's funny sister

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWlNr-LYIzc&feature=g-crec-u

Check out this video! It's too cute to watch only once.

Surprise!!!

Mackenzie was so shocked to find out that there was one last trick or treater coming to our house! She was pretty upset because she'd just taken a spill on the front sidewalk. Grammy was just the thing to help her forget those scrapes and bruises.

Conferences

Mike and I attended our first parent/teachers conference this week. Grammy was here to hang out with the kids so we could really focus on chatting with Mack's teachers. Of course, Mack's reviews were glowing. They said they estimated her to be beyond what the kindergartners are doing now and encouraged us to keep up the good work at home. They said she sort of flits around the room and they can always here her singing wherever she goes. I was pleased to hear that they said she spends most of her free time in the science corner and that she and Mrs. Mandy spent almost an hour looking at the globe recently. They did suggest adding in more social experiences for Mack. She tends to be a loner though , of late, she's started to spend more time with her friends on a regular basis. It was a great visit and I am more proud than ever of our little girl.