Mackenzie - today you are 4 years old!! I can hardly believe it. Another year has come & gone and you seem like such a big girl! You were looking forward to your birthday for months now and these past three weeks we had a countdown every day. You enjoyed having your birthday party at gymnastics & your family party at home. You have asked for a minions birthday party since about December (and we finally got around to watching the movie).
You were pretty specific about who you wanted at your party and it was so fun to have your preschool friends there! You have made some better friendships this past year - its fun to see you grow and want to be with kids your age. We pray you continue to learn to be compassionate, kind and joyful with others! You also were excited for the family to come over - you were concerned and wanted everyone to be with you on your birthday!! The best part is watching people sing to you and the little grin you get ;)
This past year you got glasses & they are now apart of who you are! Its hard to imagine you without them even though we had three years of no glasses. You do amazing with them and are very good about taking them on & off. This summer we have prescription sunglasses - at 4 years old how crazy is that?! I just got mine at 28!
Your routine has been pretty much the same this whole last year - you stopped taking naps around 3 and just never returned. For a while we tried to do quiet time in your room and somedays you would fall asleep. But most days you just stay up! We had a few months where you would play anywhere in the house (mostly coloring & building with magnatiles) and then somehow we slowly ended up just relaxing & watching movies/tv together. We all need that down time still - but thankfully these past 2 weeks you are now having a true quiet time in your room for a solid hour! You have done VERY good at this and only really ask for something 1-2x. This allows mommy to get things done for an hour & then the last hour of abby nap we watch a show & play together. I am very thankful for this new change!!
You wake up at 7 still and do a decent job staying in your room till your clock is green. We are out the door every morning around 8:30 (was gymnastics, now swim), preschool & church. Fridays we have nothing and that was fun to relax & play outside!! You did gymnastics from August - April and just started swim a few weeks ago. This year mommy & daddy had a babysitter come on Tuesdays during small group - you have come used to this and its nice for mommy & daddy to have one night with other adults! We are thankful that she can keep coming this summer too! This year you also did Awana on Wednesday nights every week from September till April and LOVED it. This is by far your favorite activity and the nights you couldn't go because you were sick you cried.. You memorized bible verses each week and just had a blast during game time. We pray these verses are remembered in times of need as you grow older and you rely on Gods word to ground you and what you believe. You were so lucky to have abby in your Wednesday morning church time - she looks up to you a lot & copies everything you say and do. I am glad you had this year together! Church you are memorizing verses & enjoy going on the weekends. Your bedtime is 7:30 and most days you are asleep by 7:45. With no nap and a small quiet time you are exhausted - especially on longer days. During the summer you would always fall asleep in the car from fun trips to the zoo / pool. Mema & Barbara have come almost every Thursday this year. They get to be with abby a little bit and then once your home from preschool we eat lunch & play.
We have seen you grow up a lot this year - preschool has helped with that. You get to play with friends 2x a week and learn about God. You have learned to write your name *sometimes you need help with the e's still :) You have worked on your 'people' drawings and gotten better at including more details like hair & a belly. You love to ask how to spell peoples names & write cards. You LOVE crafts - i don't know if there is a day that goes by without crafting something. This morning you glued water balloons to a paper and made a rainbow. You like to make people cards for their birthdays too! Glue & scissors provide a lot of entertainment.
Nicknames: Kenzie, Kenzie-gail, sometimes people still call you MJ
You were pretty specific about who you wanted at your party and it was so fun to have your preschool friends there! You have made some better friendships this past year - its fun to see you grow and want to be with kids your age. We pray you continue to learn to be compassionate, kind and joyful with others! You also were excited for the family to come over - you were concerned and wanted everyone to be with you on your birthday!! The best part is watching people sing to you and the little grin you get ;)
This past year you got glasses & they are now apart of who you are! Its hard to imagine you without them even though we had three years of no glasses. You do amazing with them and are very good about taking them on & off. This summer we have prescription sunglasses - at 4 years old how crazy is that?! I just got mine at 28!
Your routine has been pretty much the same this whole last year - you stopped taking naps around 3 and just never returned. For a while we tried to do quiet time in your room and somedays you would fall asleep. But most days you just stay up! We had a few months where you would play anywhere in the house (mostly coloring & building with magnatiles) and then somehow we slowly ended up just relaxing & watching movies/tv together. We all need that down time still - but thankfully these past 2 weeks you are now having a true quiet time in your room for a solid hour! You have done VERY good at this and only really ask for something 1-2x. This allows mommy to get things done for an hour & then the last hour of abby nap we watch a show & play together. I am very thankful for this new change!!
You wake up at 7 still and do a decent job staying in your room till your clock is green. We are out the door every morning around 8:30 (was gymnastics, now swim), preschool & church. Fridays we have nothing and that was fun to relax & play outside!! You did gymnastics from August - April and just started swim a few weeks ago. This year mommy & daddy had a babysitter come on Tuesdays during small group - you have come used to this and its nice for mommy & daddy to have one night with other adults! We are thankful that she can keep coming this summer too! This year you also did Awana on Wednesday nights every week from September till April and LOVED it. This is by far your favorite activity and the nights you couldn't go because you were sick you cried.. You memorized bible verses each week and just had a blast during game time. We pray these verses are remembered in times of need as you grow older and you rely on Gods word to ground you and what you believe. You were so lucky to have abby in your Wednesday morning church time - she looks up to you a lot & copies everything you say and do. I am glad you had this year together! Church you are memorizing verses & enjoy going on the weekends. Your bedtime is 7:30 and most days you are asleep by 7:45. With no nap and a small quiet time you are exhausted - especially on longer days. During the summer you would always fall asleep in the car from fun trips to the zoo / pool. Mema & Barbara have come almost every Thursday this year. They get to be with abby a little bit and then once your home from preschool we eat lunch & play.
We have seen you grow up a lot this year - preschool has helped with that. You get to play with friends 2x a week and learn about God. You have learned to write your name *sometimes you need help with the e's still :) You have worked on your 'people' drawings and gotten better at including more details like hair & a belly. You love to ask how to spell peoples names & write cards. You LOVE crafts - i don't know if there is a day that goes by without crafting something. This morning you glued water balloons to a paper and made a rainbow. You like to make people cards for their birthdays too! Glue & scissors provide a lot of entertainment.
Nicknames: Kenzie, Kenzie-gail, sometimes people still call you MJ
Weight: 38 pounds - right at 50%
Height: 41.5 inches!! 75%
Favorite color: Um, purple (i don't know why she said this because its always pink)
Favorite animal: Lion (she has a stuffed animal she sleeps with)
Book: The Color Book *Michelle gave it to her for her birthday
TV show: Minions, Pinkalicious, really anything :)
Song: When Peace (and rock a bye baby)
Food: Tomatoes & watermelons & cupcakes
Drink: Milk & Juice
Breakfast food: Waffles most days, cinnamon rolls (when we go out she gets chocolate chip pancakes, eggs and bacon)
Snack: cheddar bunnies
Outfit: Pink dress with flowers on it from Target
Game: MR. FOX (at awana)
Toy: stuffed animal, magnatiles, pieces
Best Friend: She said ahana from down the street (she played with her yesterday lol!) Also, Karmin (next door neighbor) and RJ (church). She sees Nate & Lainey the most.
Thing to do: color, cut, ride her bike, draw with chalk, any different arts & crafts with paint..
Your "skills": Writing your name & letters, almost can do monkey bars on your own, preschool has confirmed you know all your numbers, letters, and shapes haha you do still miss 15-18 at times when counting but understand the concept of counting to 100.
Favorite things to do outside: Chalk, ride bike, Sweep, swinging at the park
Favorite holiday: You really enjoy the smaller holidays like valentines day & st. Patricks day - of cours easter was really fun to hunt for eggs!
What does she take to bed with her at night?: She still sleeps with her animals but they are less specific - she does like to have her lion and her blankets on top of her (she has 3).
Where is your favorite place to go?:
Favorite Restaurant: Walker brothers, La Hacienda & Chick-fil a
What do you want to be when you grow up?: A superhero and a mommy (aren't mommies superhero's?! :) )
What you do on your birthday?: Your birthday started with us coming into your room and singing happy birthday. You then had some time with just us as abby was sleeping in :) We made cinnamon rolls for breakfast & then it was time to go to preschool. Your day at preschool was super fun because your class was going on a field trip to clean up the park & then play! You got to bring in cookies for your class and they sang you happy birthday. Mrs. Lori gave you a book & you wore a crown (so fun for you - you love dressing up!). After preschool we came home and had lunch with daddy outside. the weather is finally nice! Then you had some quiet time and craft time with mommy. The three of us (daddy was home on your birthday) looked at pictures of all your birthdays leading up to this one. Abby woke up & we gave you your dress up outfit as your gift and had cake. You had a pink funfetti cake with sprinkles. You also got to pick what or where you wanted to eat for dinner - la hacienda! It was a beautiful day filled with your favorite things - friends, outside at the park, family & cake <3
Favorite color: Um, purple (i don't know why she said this because its always pink)
Favorite animal: Lion (she has a stuffed animal she sleeps with)
Book: The Color Book *Michelle gave it to her for her birthday
TV show: Minions, Pinkalicious, really anything :)
Song: When Peace (and rock a bye baby)
Food: Tomatoes & watermelons & cupcakes
Drink: Milk & Juice
Breakfast food: Waffles most days, cinnamon rolls (when we go out she gets chocolate chip pancakes, eggs and bacon)
Snack: cheddar bunnies
Outfit: Pink dress with flowers on it from Target
Game: MR. FOX (at awana)
Toy: stuffed animal, magnatiles, pieces
Best Friend: She said ahana from down the street (she played with her yesterday lol!) Also, Karmin (next door neighbor) and RJ (church). She sees Nate & Lainey the most.
Thing to do: color, cut, ride her bike, draw with chalk, any different arts & crafts with paint..
Your "skills": Writing your name & letters, almost can do monkey bars on your own, preschool has confirmed you know all your numbers, letters, and shapes haha you do still miss 15-18 at times when counting but understand the concept of counting to 100.
Favorite things to do outside: Chalk, ride bike, Sweep, swinging at the park
Favorite holiday: You really enjoy the smaller holidays like valentines day & st. Patricks day - of cours easter was really fun to hunt for eggs!
What does she take to bed with her at night?: She still sleeps with her animals but they are less specific - she does like to have her lion and her blankets on top of her (she has 3).
Where is your favorite place to go?:
Favorite Restaurant: Walker brothers, La Hacienda & Chick-fil a
What do you want to be when you grow up?: A superhero and a mommy (aren't mommies superhero's?! :) )
What you do on your birthday?: Your birthday started with us coming into your room and singing happy birthday. You then had some time with just us as abby was sleeping in :) We made cinnamon rolls for breakfast & then it was time to go to preschool. Your day at preschool was super fun because your class was going on a field trip to clean up the park & then play! You got to bring in cookies for your class and they sang you happy birthday. Mrs. Lori gave you a book & you wore a crown (so fun for you - you love dressing up!). After preschool we came home and had lunch with daddy outside. the weather is finally nice! Then you had some quiet time and craft time with mommy. The three of us (daddy was home on your birthday) looked at pictures of all your birthdays leading up to this one. Abby woke up & we gave you your dress up outfit as your gift and had cake. You had a pink funfetti cake with sprinkles. You also got to pick what or where you wanted to eat for dinner - la hacienda! It was a beautiful day filled with your favorite things - friends, outside at the park, family & cake <3
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