from the mouth of the babe..

You heard it here first folks:
According to Mackenzie Jean - "No more baby - I big girl". Granted, she was crying when she told me that (obviously she is too little to understand that irony in actions vs. words). But please - you are informed, adjust accordingly.
Mackenzie Jean is a "Big Girl" now. :)
Mommy was impressed with the 6 words put together. And I didn't reiterate that she will always and forever be my baby.

Wheee

During bath time, Mackenzie has now discovered how to sit on the edge and slide into the water, usually yelling WHEEE as she does it. Maybe brought on by the trips to the pool this summer - I don't know??? But now, tubtime Dora also joins into the fun as well. (and if you are wondering why Dora's arm is raised - it is because she (Dora) was waving to me and saying "Hi Mommy" with a little help from Mackenzie).

Considering the content of these pictures - it also important to note that Mackenzie now also enjoys dancing around the house with a maraca while singing "shake your booty".

when no one is watching....

Mackenzie experiments with things she finds, along with testing our limits.

This morning, she asked for a yogurt as a snack.....a short time later, we found this:

Yogurt for hairstyling or a new conditioner?? Either way - it required a bath and lots of scrubbing. Even Foster was part of the fun...note the one small dab of pink yogurt between his eyes.
And as I type this, I hear the unmistakeable "splash splash" which means she is now playing in the toilet. As Jamey went to discipline her for it, we both heard the "thunk" of the lid being shut - and Mackenzie comes running into the hallway, saying "no daddy!"

Schnoz

So we are in the car, driving home last night. Jamey had just returned home from a work trip and we were talking with Mackenzie about going to visit the new baby. In the course of the conversation, I mention to Jamey that "i think Walker may have inherited Nana Jane's nose. Poor boy if he gets that schnoz." Out of the backseat comes a giggle, and I look back to see Mackenzie holding her nose and saying "schnoz" repeatedly, then laughing. And tonight, she also touched my nose and said schnoz, then laughed. So we are quite proud that she is using and understanding slang terms at such a young age!!

The new addition

Our new nephew/cousin,

Walker Wilson D*** entered the world on Tuesday, Sept 9, 2008,
weighing in at 8 lbs 7 ounces and 20" long.

Mackenzie was quite excited to go meet the new baby, but was less than thrilled with him when we got there. She did insist on calling him "my baby", and offered him a chicken nugget. She asked to see his feet and made Great Grammy take his socks off so she could inspect them closer. But she refused to touch him, hold him, have her picture taken with him or be anywhere near him. Which was surprising, considering how much she loves baby dolls. She also insisted on being Mommy's girl the whole time we visited. I think it was probably a bit of a shock to see a real live baby for her.

She enjoyed spending time with Great Grammy (Mimi), Nana and Ba-Pa, who were also there to visit Walker. Mackenzie really enjoyed catching a ride out with Mimi.

However, as we were walking to the car - the life flight helicopter was taking off, and we happened to be RIGHT THERE (probably as close as you can get) - it was cool to see and Mackenzie was enthralled until we were seriously almost BLOWN backwards by the force of air from take-off. It has been a long time since Mackenzie clung and screamed like that - too bad I couldn't hear her over the helicopter. Too bad Daddy is out of town and missed that - he would have been so cheezed to get to watch the helicopter.

But it does make you say a little prayer for whomever is needing the helicopter services and hope for the continued health and safety of your own loved ones, along with your counting your blessings. Welcome to the World Little Walker!!

Why so Serious?

Mackenzie enjoys some old fashioned wax lip candy
from the retro candy store in Aledo after her bath.

Mommy's post....

So I/Cara/Mommy spent the past weekend in jail...

Ha ha - not what you are thinking!! Instead, Vicki & I traveled to Aledo IL to be locked in for 3 days and 2 nights of scrapbooking, fun and games. This is our 2nd year participating and it is such a good time, along with being productive. Click here to check out the bnb where it is held....staying there always reminds me of my days in the sorority house. But most exciting - I won a page design challenge!!!! Which Vicki can atest to, it is no easy feat - as the challenges are quite challenging. So I am quite pleased with myself.....in fact, you could call me an award winning scrapbooker!! :)

With that said, I wanted to brag a bit and show off the goodness that I created (never mind the pics are over/almost over a year old!). Jamey walked by as I was taking pictures of the pages and just rolled his eyes. But I know fellow scrapbookers, including my mentor KB, read this - and this way - they get to see the pages b/c who knows when the entire album will be done and put together!?!?!

So THE big winner was this layout, as the theme was birthdays. Due to the glare on the protector - it is hard to see the woven ribbon border, along with some of the different fonts.

Personally, I did think that this one was a winner as well - for the use two different types of flowers challenge. I did get tons of compliments on it, but it wasn't selected as the winner. So does that make it an honorable mention???! FYI - the only thing not floral on the page are the ribbon and paper for the tag, and bumblebee stickers (but bees like flowers for pollen!)

I am quite thrilled with how they both came out, especially since I didn't have any ideas of how I wanted them to look and I did incorporate alot of new techniques when putting them together. And contest or not, I always enjoy scrapbooking...further proof of my transition into little Jane.