Fuzzy footed sleepers

 Mack has always loved footed pajamas. She was pretty bummed when she out grew the 5t sizes because that's when most brands stop making them. Thankfully, Target recognizes a girls love for footies and they carry them all the way up to size 14!

                                           Mack and Mason all cozied up in their polar fleece footies.

Mack constructed a " cozy corner during rest time.
It's pretty creative and , from personal experience, quite cozy
Night, night, Mack!

 

 

Mason's treasure trove

                                   All things that Mason loves somehow end up beneath the chair.

Smartie pants

Last week , while at the doctor's office waiting for Karen, Mack and I used the table paper to play a game we made up. I write a word and, if she can read it, she gets to write a word. We took turns until Karen came in. By that time, we've filled the paper with words and Mack had even write the sentence " Mason please stop" . Karen noticed it immediately and was amazed by it. She asked Mackenzie to show her other things she knew. Mack told her that she has learned to read and showed her how she writes her name and knows math. Karen said " This isn't normal!" and  suggested that I seek out a gifted and talented program for Mackenzie. I took her advice and we're now exploring Ft. Lupton school districts Quest Academy. I'm so excited for Mackenzie to be around kids with her similar interests and abilities!

Photo a day -January

Another month is in the books for the Photo a Day challenge. I lost a few pics here and there but managed to keep most of them together. It was so much fun having my sisters and mom play along this time. Every day I'm excited to see their funny and creative takes on the days assignment ( including a snapshot of Coley in the corner and a picture of Kaleb's tonsils for " t" day)! Next up, February!  ( click collage to enlarge)

Breathe deep

I was so excited for Mason's 9 month well child exam because this visit is usually a break from vaccines and is just a fun age. Unfortunately, this visit wasn't as fun as anticipated. Don't get me wrong, it's always good to see Karen and Mason's visit was mostly good. But we've been battling one illness after another for three months. Sprinkle in teething and crawling and you have a little boy who's dropping on his weight growth curve. Karen wasn't super concerned but she does want to keep an eye on him and make sure that Mason gets all the good fats he can. He's still on the tall side and the top of the charts developmentally so I'm confident that his weight will catch back up with him. Karen did mention that Mason is one of the busiest babies she's ever met. This is nothing new to us!

Battling the latest round of crud, Mason's lungs were congested and this prompted Karen to try out an alubeterol nebulizer treatment in the office. The treatment helped his lungs a ton ( but didn't do much for Mason's mood) so we left the office shot-free but toting our own nebulizer and a prescription for albuterol. 

Next check up is after his birthday! My how the time flies!

Here we are again

Didn't I just post about Mack's birthday countdown? It hardly seems fair that we've skipped through a whole year and are now on the brink of Mackenzie Claire's 5th birthday. No birthday preparation is complete with out a proper countdown. Mack's going for a small birthday party this year but , with her love of marine biology, we though a sea themed get together would be fun. Here's our birthday countdown banner to match:

34 days and counting!

Mike, Mack and I all had fun coloring the fish in while
Mason napped

10 gallons of fun

Mack and Ellie checkin' out the tank

Mack had a piggy bank full of coins and cash. It never occurred to her to actually spend it! One day she had mentioned wanting something and I told her that some kids use their own money to buy things they want when it's not their birthday or a holiday. This set the wheels in motion and a few days later , the epiphany came to her; she wanted to buy fish with her savings.

It didn't take very long before Mike and Mack had researched fish and knew which kind would work best in our tank. They returned from Petsmart with Neon Tetra fish, snails, Denali's and a friendly tank cleaning ,plecostomus.

Mike and the gang

It's now common place to find Mike and me on the steps, Mack on her bench and Mason in his high chair watching the antics of our tankful of fish. Not only does Mack have new pets but also a new responsibility. Those are good things for a soon to be five year old in my book!

So much fun