A crowded bed, pigtails, and corn on the cob

MacKenzie is still doing great in her big girl bed. Of course, we had to take her garbage can, diapers, wipes, books, toys, and other items and put them out of her reach. Otherwise, they wound up in bed with her. The only thing she had left was the stuffed animals sitting on her toy bench. And this is the scene we found the other day when getting her up from her nap. Apparently all of her stuffed animals also needed to take a nap with her. And that is how it has been for the past few days. Her only special request now is that the baby doll sleep on her pillow because that is apparently where baby needs to sleep.




Pigtails. I have wanted to put Kenzie's hair in pigtails for so long, but it took forever for her to have enough hair to do it, and then when she finally did have enough hair, I was certain she would not let me go near it! She barely tolerates the brush, let alone letting me put tiny elastic bands in it. But I gave it a shot anyway....and she hated it!!! But we had success! And it is adorable. Here she is in pigtails, going and getting the morning paper with daddy.






Of course at the end of the day, when the pigtails came out, her hair was less than cute. But I couldn't pass up the opportunity to display her eating one of her new summertime favorites....corn on the cob. I wasn't sure how well she would take to it, but apparently all kids are born with the knowledge of how to stick olives on their fingers before eating...and how to enjoy corn on the cob.