Mackenzie

Since Caleb's arrival, most of our posts have revolved around him. I wanted to dedicated this one to my sweet (and sometimes very sassy) girl!

*Mackenzie is extremely independent! She is a take control girl, who prefers to do things all by herself. Whether it's dressing herself, getting into the car/carseat, or retrieving a snack from the fridge, she prefers NO assistance! I am hoping this quality will be helpful in the future when it doesn't take her a decade to complete a task!

*She is quite the manipulator! She can pull a fast one on you before you even realize it & is rather convincing in her arguments.

*She is ridiculously smart and amazes us daily with the things she knows & her vocabulary.

*She is already using early reading strategies! She can open up a book and recite and retell the story using picture clues! When we read stories before bed, she wants me to read 1 page and then she wants to read the next. . . so very cute!

*She has an amazing sense of direction (a quality inherited from Grandma Buzzard). Sometimes on car rides I will quiz her and see if she can give me directions home. She can also tell me depending on which way we turn out of the neighborhood, different things we will pass.

*She loves anything that has to do with the Disney Princesses. She is adamant that Cinderella only wears her hair up and Sleeping beauty only wears her hair down. There is no convincing her otherwise!

*She has a vivid imaginatiom and LOVES to pretend. She also loves to play hide and seek, red light/green light, and a chasing game she invinted called "try to get me!"
Dancing, singing and putting on "shows" are also a big hit these days!

*She is ridiculusly strong willed and can throw the Guiness Book of World Records biggest temper tantrum ever! There is no doubt that in life she will use this determination to do great things and follow her own path.

*She has a very tender heart. She does not like to see others upset. When she went to Caleb's one week appt, she was near tears thinking that he would get a shot. Luckily, he didn't get shots until his 1 month appt, and she refused to go b/c she didn't want to see him cry. Such a good big sister!

*We are finally past separation issues when leaving her with others or at her daycare providers house. Hallelujah!

*She is in L-O-V-E love with her brother. She tells him (in the sweetest high pitched voice) "ahh, aren't you the cutest boy ever?" She loves to give him kisses and hugs and is a good assistant when we need a burp cloth, bib, paci or wipe.

*She is the most amazing little girl and we love her to pieces.