8 things you may not know about Mackenzie Shalae
1. Her very best friends are her cousins Madison and Michaela. She asks me daily if she can play with them. I am so so happy that she has cousins the very same age and that they get along as well as they do. They are very adorable together, Mackenzie is always to be in the middle, so that Madison and Michaela can both be by her at the same time.
2. She LOVES her blanket. Grandma Madge makes all the grandkids blankets when they are born, and since she was a baby, that blanket has always been at her side! It looks a bit shabby and the stuffing if coming all out already, but she loves it no matter how it looks.
3. She loves to draw! She says she is going to be a painter when she grows up. We have about a zillion pictures that she draws around the house. She often colors pages upon pages and then has to tape them to her walls in her room.
4. She has about a hundred facial expressions! Before she learned to talk alot, she often used her facial expressions to tell us what it was she wanted. Very odd she is sometimes, but some say that she has alot of the same faces I use......I beg to diff. Even her teacher comments on how funny she is, and how she could always tell when she had a great idea! She keeps us laughing at least.
5. She loves to go fishing with her dad. Since she was 2, she often joins her dad in a fishing trip or two. Loves the worms, not afraid of squirmy things like her mom! If I would go along sometimes I could get some really cute pictures of her and him together......someday.
6. She loves to be outside, especially in the water! Everytime we pass the waterpark, I get to hear how much she loves it, and how she can't wait till it gets warmer outside! Loves the dirt and rocks, and getting dirty!!!
7. Absolutely loves school! Never had to bribe her to go, nor did I ever have to make school sound more fun than it really is for her. She is very excited that she is now a big 1st grader!
8. Loves to dress up! When she was a little younger, she would take off her clothes (like this pic) and come out in only a few things that covered her body. She is quite the girlie girl, loves anything to do with makeup, dresses, necklaces, and beauty all together!
And if you are up to it,
We now tag: Ben (Cassie), Quinn (Amber), Sara and Luke (Mandi)
1. He is bigger than his cousin Brisa, who is a year older than him. When he was a baby, he was so chubby that when we put them next to each other, he was gigantic compared to her. I just have to remind myself that she and her brother, are very small for their age, and that Gavin is NOT a giant, he is very very normal!
2. He, like his sister, LOVES his blanket! Justin doesn't love the fact that he also a blanket lover, but its pretty darn cute to see him snuggle with it! Always puts a smile on his face to have it before naps and bedtime! He often cries when I have to put it in the washer.........
3. If you have ever spent more than 5 minutes with him, you will know is passion for sports! Any kind of ball, bat, racket, you name it, he loves it. He is very into baseball right now, and is constantly bringing me or Justin the ball or bat to play.
4. He loves to be naked! He doesn't go as far as striping his clothes off, but he gets very happy to only have his diaper on! Is the best when I put him down for a nap and I take his jeans off, his grin is so cute, as he snuggles with his blanket, I know he is very comfortable!
5. He is a water boy! Loves to be doing anything to do with it. We are anxiously awaiting the weather to act like June instead of March, so we can go outside and play in the water without freezing to death!
6. He hates the merry go round! He now cries when he thinks I am going to take him on it when we sometimes go to Pojos and we get in line for Mackenzie to go. Don't really know why, but he just doesn't enjoy it!
7. He loves to sit and watch ball games with daddy! Lately he tries to get me to let him stay up and snuggle next to dad on the bed or couch to watch the games when we come give dad a kiss goodnight. He's pretty convincing, but hardly ever gets his way!
8. Absolutely adores his big sister! She is the first thing he wants to see in the morning. He is her constant shadow, always wants to have what she has, always has to be doing what she is doing. I love that they get along as well as they do for such a large gap in age, we lucked out with that one.
