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Spring is in the air

The sky is blue...



and...the deer have come back...look quick to the left

Warming up for church

Mason's favorite part of church is singing the song, "Holy, Holy." It's a simple diddy, sung through twice. Then you stop. On the way to church, he sang it three times, paused, and went 19 more without interruption (Kenzie was keeping track). He was well warmed up by the time we got there, as were our ears.

happy valentines day grandma & grandpa

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

Happy Valentines Day! I love you very much. Just because you are diffrent, dosen’t mean I love one more than another. Even thogh Grandma make’s me cookies and stuff. Grandpa, please don’t be BooHooing. I love you both the same amount.

I love U again,
MacKenzie

my early valentine

craft night

It’s true. We had a craft night.

Kenzie and Mason worked on their Valentine Day’s cards, while the rest of us (including Grammy who was around for reading the directions and providing inspiration and supervision) worked on the quilt square for Mason’s school auction. Here’s proof that I own a sewing machine. And further proof that we did it! Mason drew the pumpkin and we transformed it. Voila!

Here’s a close-up of one of Kenzie’s VD cards. It says, “Allie is so nice. She is sweet like a flower.” Each one is personalized.

Tooth Fairy: No Show

Kenzie came into my room this morning and said, “Mom, the Tooth Fairy didn’t come!”

Gasp!! Think, think!!

I said, “Oh honey, that must have been my fault. I went in to check to see if you still had your lights on. Probably about midnight.”

She nodded, “yah, that’s what time she comes.” She shrugged her shoulders.

With every ounce of sincerity I said, “I’m sorry, honey, maybe she’ll come tonight.”

She didn’t seem too upset, but evidently was still thinking. She said, “It must have been the cat. I heard a meow…then a flutter of wings.”

Okay, if you want to give blame to the cat, I’m fine with that. It seemed the conversation was over. Ten minutes later she returned to tell me that she had completely turned around in bed in the middle of the night. She was convinced. “Mom, I was so restless, I’m sure I scared her. She didn’t even look at my note.”

Note to Tooth Fairy tonight: tooth, money, note. Get it right.

Balanced

They are popping out like popcorn now. Kenzie lost tooth number four today. She told Cindy that somebody at school told her there is no Tooth Fairy. Cindy told her she could believe whatever she wants. We’ll see what she says when it’s bedtime and she’s thinking she’s just about two dollars richer (same rule applies as with Santa…no presents if you don’t believe). I think she is honestly trying to figure it out. I told her that I heard somewhere that the Tooth Fairy never visits the same house twice in one week, that she is a big believer in planning and doesn’t support kids that make her return to a place she just was. That was evidently over the line and she absolutely could not believe that one.

20 years

Today is Cindy and my 20th anniversary. We had a fabulous weekend. Mike and Mary took Kenzie and Mason and a bunch of our friends treated us to a very special night on the town.

Before he went to bed tonight Mason came down with this card. He also took a treasure box of his, wrapped it up and gave it to us. He can be such a sweetheart.

Here’s a picture from the archives…

Gymnastics performance

Finally!

She finally lost her tooth. She was so proud. And worried. Worried that the tooth ferry wouldn’t come, that she would scare the cat, that she might think that Kenzie would wake up and get spooked herself, and that she might get confused because she lost the tooth over at Grandma and Grandpa’s house.

Luckily, the tooth fairy spotted the note that Kenzie left her. It says, “Dear Tooth Fairy, Please take very good care of my tooth. I tried very hard to get rid of it. Sincerely, MacKenzie. Look on back.”

Then on the back she wrote, “Write yes or no. Will I get $2.00? P.S., I lost my tooth at Grandmas. You are awesome. I promise I will sleep soundly at 12:00PM. No alarm clocks!”

Soft landing

Warning: This one hurts to watch. But it’s quick and worth seeing at least twice.

Karate class

Mason's karate class has finished up. He loves it. Here is his final performance.

His karate class meets at the Little Gym, same place as Kenzie's gymnastics. They had free play after the performances.

on the beam...


and the high bars...