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A little look back at our week....

Our sick Princess, not the start the Halloween Festivities we hoped for.

Poor Princess Mackenzie!

While the Princess rested....Zachy played with BuddyCat.

And had a Stand-Off with RufusDog who was after his snack!

Feeling a little better, she made it to the school Trunk or Treat afterall.

Zachy got to experience the Jumpolene for the first time this week.

He Loved It!

Mackenzie's an OldJumpolenePro.

Zachy tried out the trike, while Mackenzie and RufusDog dug holes together...

Rufus was VERY happy to have someone doing something he likes for once!

 We attended Malloween for some Trick or Treat on Halloween.

Zachy played in the play area.

No costume this year.

I called him CuteVintageBoy since he had on an OldSchoolStyle 'Nerds' Tshirt.

 Mackenzie took a ride on the cars, with the reincarnated BabyBucee beside her.

(You can see Bucee's leg if you look really close.)

Zachy stuck to his usual 'ride.' 

Looking dapper Zacharoo!

At home rummaging through her loot.

Zachy amusing himself with his hat.

He thought he looked cute.

He was RIGHT!

I love my crock pot....

(He kept putting himself in it over and over and then crying cause he couldn't get out.)

And, gotta love the hat and the expression...

Big Sister watching and protecting...Always.

TotZachyLove2

Zachy has this little sense of humor going that makes me smile. He finds things funny and tries to be part of. Last week we were at the school playground playing monster. He caught on and started to put his hands up and say, 'Arrrr.' He gets it. Last night Mackenzie screamed at him for disrupting her play and he screamed back, with a smirk on his face. He thinks it's funny!

He likes to torment his sister at times. I am sure of it. Everything she has, anything she is doing, he wants a piece of. The other day she was practicing her writing, a new favorite activity of her's, and he pulls himself up to the table, grabs a marker and takes off as quick as he can crawling. Yep, he knows. Tonight we were at Red Robin, he was sitting in a high chair at the end of the table, equal distance from Mackenzie and me, and who's food does he keep trying? Who's utensils? Mackenzie's of course. Now, she was quite sweet tonight because she kept offering to share food with him. Good thing, since she really doesn't eat it, except the french fries of course. But, as much as she loves fries, she even gave him some of those.

Watching their sibling relationship evolve really is something else.

Mackenzie comes up with names for him now. Her latest is Zachascooter; where she came up with that, I have NO idea. Lately it seems that many of them involve use of the word Poo Poo. He 'hit' her yesterday and she said, 'Poo boy, I don't like that.' Or the other day she wanted candy and said, 'I have a candy when you put Poo Poo to bed.' So, so sweet. And, she does not get candy just because he goes to bed. She comes up with some interesting propositions though.

As much as he bugs her at times, she is very protective over him. Last week at the zoo when she was in the jumper and he was looking in, another little girl went to touch his hand through the mesh and Mackenzie practically pushed her down. She DOES NOT like anybody messing with her brother. She will get mad. Today at the mall they were in the play area and once it started to get crowded, she seemed to feel that she needed to watch over him. He was fine and just involved in whatever he was doing. At times I think he is her safety net.

TotZachyLove. It will be interesting to watch over the years; See what roles they take on with one another. Already, it changes from minute to minute. It changes from, 'Zachy, You bugging me!,' to 'Zacher, I the Big Sister to the Zacher!.'

TwoGoodThings...

1. Mackenzie got to dress up in her Princess Dress for Halloween and for the first time 'Trick or Treat.' We went into town, to the mall, where they had Malloween. Perfect! She looked precious in her little dress, with sparkly tennis shoes...a Funky Princess! When we go home, she dumped out her bag of candy and just had fun organizing it. She ate her first lollipop...at three! Not surprisingly, she LIKED it! My heart melts when she has fun; really has fun.
2. Zachy in the bath today. Seems I do not get very much time where I get to just focus on just him. Every time I do, I am amazed at how he shines, his eyes, his smile and his face. He loves to splash and to be squirted with the bath toys. His giggle. Heaven!

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Some photos from our week...

On Friday, we went to the school playground.

Dad was home for the day, so we all had fun together!

We all played 'Monster' and Zachy thought it was Great; He joined right in and said, 'Arrrr.'

Zachy also enjoyed climbing up and going down the slide on his tummy!

This week, Mackenzie decided she was attached to her Hello Kitty.

She came out from naptime on Wednesday and said:

'Momma, I love her so much. I going to snuggle with her all night.'

Not usually one for hats, Zachy decided he wanted things on his head this week.

Hats for one...lookin' a little Brat Pack'ish, I must say.

And random objects...and then he would crawl...

 (This used to be a favorite Mackenzie game too!)

Zachy pretended to talk on the 'phone' (aka Mackenzie's cash register).

Retro Photo Alert!

Mackenzie 'talking on the phone.'

She used to hold it to her ear, but did not actually 'talk' on it until she was walking.

Hmmmm....wonder why she thought you only used it for talking while walking?

 

60 degrees and she wanted to swim, which lasted about 5 minutes....

'Brrrr Cold,' she said! 'Duh!,' said Zachy.

He might not be walking, but he has figured out to ride things;

 Not just climb over, but ride!

Showing off her 'owie.'

Taking little brother for a ride. Brother says, 'Mommmmma!'

He figured out that he could hold something while standing;

Yet another thing that usually comes...after walking!

 Riding a trike. Seriously?

Uh, Zachy, What about Walking?

 'I love my pumpkin! I wanna sleep with it!' And she did.

(Also shown: Her 'Korean Hippo' aka Tigger.)

Momma and Mackenzie at Zoofest!

And the Big News of the week was Zachy starting Toddler A.

Here he is on Thursday night after finishing his tough two days there.

Well, at least he has four days to recuperate before doing it all again!

Good Job Zachy, Our Little Totboy!

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A few photos from our week...

Totgirl took Zachy on a walk...

Zachy entertained with some original toys...

A flyswatter...

And some toilet paper...(have I mentioned that every time anyone is quiet for longer than 30 seconds, it usually means I have a big mess to clean up?)...

Totgirl spent some time getting ready for Halloween....Will she be

A Princess...

Or a Princess Ballerina?....

They sat in the Pumpkin Field at the Pumpkin Patch...

We took a trip to the park...

Totgirl is pointing to the place where he fell from the Monkey Bars the day before...on Dad's watch of course...

 Zachy just cruisin' round the playground...

Totgirl just hangin' round the playground...

 He's a climber!...

Takin' a break...together...

Another day another playground...

Swingin' Time...

For Zachy...

And for totgirl... who can NEVER go high enough!...

'I be crazy girl, Momma!'...

 Zachy (not accurately photo-portrayed) practiced balancing on the bar close to the ground...

 Totgirl has this funny way of bunching up her tortillas...she will ask for a quesadilla but tells me, 'No cheese!' Works for me...

Zachy playing with the ever-present-BuddyCat...

And now...for a little SistaBrotha Dancin'!....