Macy Jane

I’ve needed to do a post about Macy because she is growing and developing so much right now that I want to remember how fun and sweet she is. So here are some things about Macy:

- She talks a lot and learns new words every day.

- Lately she answers you by saying OK. ‘OK Mom’, it is so cute.

- She gives great hugs and kisses before bed.

- She often says, “I love you soooo much”.

- She is a destroyer – she makes you build things, and then immediately destroys it: towers, snowman, hanging monkeys, etc.

- She can’t quiet pronounce the ‘T’ sound and replaces it with an ‘F’ sound. However she likes to talk a lot about trucks, which doesn’t come out sounding too good, especially at church!

- She always makes me laugh and always says “I’m so funny!”

- She getting into watching more movies (the variety is getting better, which is good, since I could probably quote all of 101 Dalmatian)s. She likes Simba, Marty (from Madagascar), Aladdin, and Sid the sloth (from Ice Age).

- She has sweet dance moves.

- She still LOVES Dora the Explorer and is improving her Spanish vocabulary.

- She can almost count to 10 (she skips three a lot), but can count to 6 in Spanish.

- She loves to read books at night. Her favorites are ‘Jumping Jacky’ (one from my youth), and ‘If you give a Cat a Cupcake’, but she likes most. However she is quick to tell you if she doesn’t like one.

- Her favorite foods are still cheese, yogurt, tortillas, and apple sauce (she still eats like a baby).

- She likes having you sing to her and requests songs.

- She’s one awesome kid and we love her!

New Years

After Christmas we drove out to Headingley to visit Grandma and Grandpa Cutts and see Uncle Tom, Aunt Julie, Eden, and Alice. It was a GREAT trip!

I didn't take pictures of everything, but we did a lot. It was a fun trip with a good mix of relaxing and hanging out around the house and getting out on some fun adventures.

We left early, (up at 5:30 am and on the road by 6:20 am) and drove east. It was nice to have the van and the VHS player and lots of VHS movies... although all Macy wanted to watch was 101 Dalmatians  We arrived 9 pm Headingley time. Tom and Julie and family got there even later that night - sometime around midnight. 

With a late day Thursday  on Friday we relaxed around the house during the day. Friday night we left Grandma and Alice at home and went ice tubing at Adrenaline Adventures. Really wish we had brought the camera, it was so much fun. Macy and Eden shared a tube going down and lots of fun together. We ended the night playing some games (which of course bring out people's true colours) and of course, eating.

Saturday morning we went swimming at the 'Y'. We had delicious ruebens for lunch and a post rueben relaxing afternoon. Saturday night Chris, Tom, and Julie and I went out for a date. It was awesome! We went to see Les Miserables, and then to Earls, where my cousin Doug is a manager. We got the VIP treatment and some delicious food. Especially the warm spinach dip, and the guys loved the steaks they got. It was fun to catch up with Doug too, and have a night out without kids.

Sunday was church and gingerbread house making. Considering our major structural problems from last year, Grandpa made this house from wood and nails. It was definitely structurally sound.

I think Sunday night was also when we played 'Gestures'. I knew Julie was an actress, but Chris and Grandma had some pretty sweet acting skills too. Lots of laughing that night.

Monday was bowling. I didn't know how this would go with Macy but it was so much fun. The kids all loved it.

Monday night was New Years Eve. We ate Chinese, put the little girls to bed (Macy and Alice) and played Monopoly.

Tuesday morning Tom and family left and we just relaxed and got ready for our own departure. We left Wednesday. It was really a perfect trip. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for making it so much fun and treating us so well!
We will come again.