Uncle Ken's Birthday/Housewarming...

Well we started our trip to Gramma B's by surprising Uncle Ken for his Birthday/Housewarming party. He did seem genuinely happy that we came. I actually had Kenzi go to the door without me. Uncle Ken "Hey, how are you? Where is your mom?" ME: "We are not joined at the hip!?!?" Uncle Ken: "Yes you are!" And that is true. I love the group picture we got. I think that they will like it too. We had a good visit with family. Kenzi had two sets of cousins to play with. She had a great time! There was a funny story that actually involves my cousin's kid. Ken welcomed everyone out and asked if we could have a word of prayer for the food. So both Sheri and I got our perspective children. I told Kenzi it was time for prayer and she folded her arms. Sheri tells Paris that it is time for prayer and Paris proceeds to scream NO!NO!NO! I started cracking up. I almost thought her head was going to spin around. They finally get her calmed down and Ken says the prayer. My cousin Sheri later was telling me that she did not understand it because Paris goes to a Methodist Preschool and they have prayer everyday there! It is so funny what kids do and when they do them! We had a great visit and more posts will follow in regards to our trip. Later! Kari

Why you should never piss off Tamara...

So we had some friends over last night to have dinner and play wii. It started out with a nice game of World Tour and then Tamara got some upsetting news, which I will let her explain if she wants you to know. Needless to say she needed to get some aggression out and we suggested Boxing. So Carter was willing to challenge her or at least he was the one holding the other controllers when the game came on. She started boxing before the game even started and I realized it had to be a Kodak moment. I leaned over to her husband Adam and asked "Will she let me take video of her?" Adam:"I don't think she will let you take video of her." So I took that to mean I need to do it on the sly! So the result is above. Now I did let her know when she was done that I took video and I will be posting it on the blog. All I can say is... Really, don't piss Tamara off! Later, Kari P.S. When I watched the video to proof before I posted, I cannot honestly post this without mentioning that Kenzi was very into the Boxing game too. If you are grandparents you probably only watched Kenzi, so if you did go back and watch Tamara, because it really is funny!

Why Goalies use water bottles...

Enjoy! We did! Kari

Kenzi starts Skating lessons...

OK, so if you have been reading this blog you know how into Hockey our family is. And some people may ask does Kenzi like hockey because of her parents or does she like it. Well, let me tell you. She has been exposed to hockey because of Carter and I, no doubt. However she was glued to the 1st game she saw. Hands on the glass, face hanging over, could not pull her away even after the game was over. We have also taken her to a Mavericks basketball game. IT was the same situation where we were in a box and there was free food, and "copcorn". (yes she still calls it that) She was more occupied with eating popcorn and the star up in the ceiling then the game. (The star is what the Stars players skate through when they first come on the ice.) We have not taken her to baseball or a football game live yet, but I am sure that they will turn out the same. So given that information Kenzi keeps talking about playing hockey. I got talking with a mom that both of her children play. She let me know what to do and so we checked it out. The first two pictures are Kenzi desperately watching when I am trying to sign her up. The following pictures are her actually trying. At this point she has had 3 lessons and is improving. They have passed her off on standing on ice. She is getting way better at marching and she doesn't need the "walker" anymore. Though falling she has down but the getting up is still a challenge. Which is totally understandable given that most people I know can't do that on regular ground! The last two classes she has gotten off the ice 20 minutes into her 30 minute class and says she done. We have been able to convince her to finish the class and then she says she wants to be "mommy's boy". (Marty Turco from the Dallas Stars.) And if you get her talking about it she will talk for days, so we will see if she can make it long enough to actually play hockey. And yes she insists on wearing her Pluto jersey. And the last class she was so distracted by the hockey players that she was half listening to the directions! Later, Kari

One Month in the life of "Mackenzie and Co"...

So as to not have to do multiple posts to feel like I am not a complete slacker, (I have been so out of touch it is ridiculous!) I decided to do One month in the life of Mackenzie and Co. So here it goes...

We had storm threat in our area. It was threatening to have golf ball sized hail. So I got home after hearing the city alarm for the first time since we have moved to Texas and Carter tells me that we should try and get both cars in the garage. I am totally up for the challenge and we start frantically moving things out of the way to hopefully get the cars in. Well the picture is proof that we got them both in, however we did have to do a "Duke's of Hazard" exit from the cars. And of course we did not get hail, but it was a fun adventure any way. And now we know that we can totally get our cars in our garage!

For preschool I got to do Valentine's Day with the kids. They made cards and sent them at the post office. Then we had lunch at the park. They seemed to really like the whole thing. They were really cute too. But how can these kids not be right?

On the Friday before Valentine's Day Kenzi and I went to Carter's work for lunch and brought what Carter called "Sixburgh" cookies. He was happy to pass them around the office since the Steelers just won the Superbowl! They also are now the leaders for the most Superbowl wins, I think. My football friends will correct me. But I know for sure that the Steelers and the Cowboys were tied at 5 and the Steeleres are now ahead of the Cowboys. Which just made it extra special for Carter since he works with a LOT of Cowboy fans! Of course Kenzi got a lot of attention from Carter's team and co-workers.

We had a "We Love Shanette" party. Shanette is our babysitter and we love her as though she is our own. So we had a party with her and a few of her friends where we had pizza, played wii and watched a movie. Kenzi loved having all of the teenagers over and they were all great with her. She also loved being up until 11 pm which of course trying to get her up the next morning was a challenge. Good thing the party was on a Friday!

Kenzi tried to become She-Hulk! She has started getting into things lately and acrylic paint that I had on her dresser (to decorate her wall) was one of them. She pretty much got it everywhere. I am only showing the picture of her hands, but she got in on her bum, the floor, toy box, door to her room, bathroom, vanity, and bedspread. What can I say she is thorough!
So that about sums up a month in the life of Kenzi and her friends! I will be posting a few events by them selves as they are a little more eventful. But hope you enjoyed this and feel free to tell me I am nuts for thinking I have to keep everybody aware of almost every moment. Though I have to say it is fun to share! Later, Kari.