Marshmallow Trouble

Lately Mackenzy had decided that she can get into the food in the kitchen. The last few days I keep catching her with the bag of marshmallows in her room! How does she get them? I put them up in a high cupboard and thought "OK, problem solved". Nope! She can climb up there and get them... everytime I turn my back. So I moved them to the top of the refridgerator. "NOW the problem is solved", I thought smugly. Umm... no! I still caught her with the marshmallows! She managed to climb on top of the stove and get them. Yikes! Now where to hide them? Actually, we decided on a time out for climbing and eating marshmallows without permission. What a stinker!

4th of July Pictures

Here are some pictures from the 4th of July. These were all our own and our neighbors displays. It's still legal in Lynnwood to do fireworks, but I suspect next year it might not be. It was very pretty though. Hard to catch the beauty on camera, but I tried.

Good News!

Guess What?!? I'm going to switch to evening shift! Yippee! I just found out that I'll be moving to evenings in late August. So, my life will be back to normal... or as close to normal as I can get. :) Just wanted to share my happy news. I did a little happy dance when I found out.

Happy Fourth of July!

Daddy ~ Daughter Camping

Mike and Mackenzy had been planning a camp out in the backyard. Last night was the night. We roasted marshmallows and made s'mores, we sat by the fire, we watched the stars, and yup... you guessed it. We all slept in the backyard. I woke up this morning and I felt like I'd been hit by a truck. Sleeping on the ground will do that to a person. I haven't camped in a tent in the backyard since I was a child and now I remember why. Ouch! But Mackenzy had a great time. Now who's going to put all that stuff away? Who?!?

our "backyard adventure"

Wild Beauty

What is she thinking?

Quotes from a 4 year old

(At the dinner table)
Mackenzy ~ One more bite and then I'm done?
Mike ~ No, keep taking bites until we say you're done.
Mackenzy ~ This one and this one and this one and this one?
Mike ~ Now we're on the same page.
Mackenzy ~ Daaaaaaad! We're not in a book!
Me ~ hysterical laughter
Isn't dinner time fun at our house. lol

Camping!

Mackenzy and Mike are going to have a special camp out in the backyard tonight. We'll be setting up the tent and getting out the sleeping bags. We even have a fire pit to roast marshmallows and hot dogs. Yummy! I may have to crash the party so I can snag a s'more. Mmmmmm..... Don't get between me and chocolate, it's dangerous. I'll take some pictures to share later. Mackenzy is very excited about it. She's been "packing" her things for her adventure tonight.

Happy Birthday Mike!

Today is Mike's birthday! He's officially over the hill now (27). I think I even saw a receding hair line the other day... hmm. :) If you're reading this, happy birthday sweety! Don't worry, I'll love you even after you've gone completely bald. Besides, my hair will probably be gray before you ever go bald. Hee hee!

A Fairy Princess

Guess who's been on a fairy kick lately? Mackenzy decided to dress up like a character from Fairytopia yesterday and of course I always have the camera waiting. Here are a few of my creations that I plan on using in the sig-line of my e-mail (when I can figure out how to get the darn thing to work) I have signed her up for a creative dance class this summer. She's never done anything like it but I suspect it will be a big hit. Her favorite passtime lately is to dress up and prance/dance around the house. We are also looking into swimming lessons this year. Should be a fun filled summer! Anyhow, thought I would share my beautiful princess.