She can FINALLY count to 100!

We have been working with Mackenzie for what seems like years, but mostly months, and she has finally reached her goal! I promised her when she could count to 100 with NO help from us, that we would go to Build a Bear. I was beginning to get a little worried when she was taking so long to catch on to counting so high, but then finally it just clicked! Hooray! Its sometimes hard to let them learn at their own speed, when we think that she "should" be able to do things at a faster rate. But I am learning that she needs to go at her own pace, and its okay if she isn't the 1st one in class to accomplish something. We are very proud of our little Mackenzie, and yes, I love to bribe my children! It works! By the way, I was going to put in video of her actually doing it...but then decided counting to 100 is kind of a long process, and I wanted to spare you all!

Build a Bear Trip

baseball or conference?

Well as many of you who have children know, its really difficult to enjoy the talks during conference with a 2 year old around. He did really pretty good, but then he was ready to play some ball. So, for about an hour I swear, he threw the football back and forth to daddy, and then resorted to the baseball. He comes in with his usual gear, the hard hat, ball, and bat in hand ready to throw a few. It was quite distracting I might add, but it was also very entertaining. He is quite the little player, he has the stance, throws and catches pretty much down. He is just so darn cute and I just want to eat him up on a daily basis. Mackenzie was actually very productive during parts of conference. She had fun doing her little packet, and matching pages. The second half was much better, Gavin was asleep and Mackenzie fell asleep during the last hour. Good kids! I hope the rest of you got to listen more intently than we did at our house!