Happy Birthday Mackenzee!

My baby turned four this year. It's crazy how fast time goes by...
Because Mackenzee is obsessed with the color pink, it seemed only fitting for her to have a Pinkalicious birthday party. What is Pinkalicious you ask?

This book is one of Mackenzee's very favorite and she can tell you the whole story word for word. :0)

The storyline is that this little girl eats too many pink cupcakes and ends up turning pink herself. At first the girl is thrilled that she is so pink, but after being diagnosed with 'Pinkititis' she is forced to eat lots of green things to make the pink go away.

Of course this meant we all needed to eat lots of pink cupcakes too. Thankfully, nobody turned pink at the party. :0)
Adara, Mackenzee, Maggie, Meili, Ambree, and Lili

Of course, her favorite part about her birthday this year was that she got a big girl bike. She is now a professional bike rider and, if given the opportunity, will ride off into the sunset. :0)

Happy Birthday Kenzee! We love you so much!

(October 12, 2009)

What do you see?

Landon was angry with me. I caught him and Mackenzee snuggling on the couch together the other day and hurried to grab my camera so that I could capture the moment. Mackenzee had laid out her pillow and her blankets and asked Landon if he would listen while she "read" stories to him. So, he had climbed on the couch and snuggled right up beside her. {PROUD mom moment here.}

However, when he saw my camera he quickly covered his face with the blanket. :0( What happened? All was going so well!

I'm a blogger. He knows it. He knows when I take pictures of him that they normally end up right here for all of you to see. It normally is not a problem. That day it was. Why? He was laying on a pink blanket, tucked under a pink blanket and he was sure that people would think he really LIKED the color pink. {heaven forbid!}

I looked at my oldest child, who holds one of the biggest pieces of my heart, and told him that he was SO wrong. I told him the people would see a picture of a little girl dressed in pink, with her pink pillow, and her pink blanket reading stories to her big brother, who was so awesome for taking the time to sit there with her.

I mean, what do you see?

I see a sister who completely adores her big brother. Who is so glad when he takes the time to be a part of her little world, as girly as it may be.

I see a brother who has such a good heart. Who, no matter how much of a pest she can be, will still let her be a part of his world.

Honestly, though I am quite partial, I think these are THE two cutest kids on the entire planet. Seriously.... :0)

Love you Landon. Thanks for letting me take the picture anyway. You are a sweet kid.

Pink

This is one of my favorite Aerosmith songs. It came out around 1997 and I watched it on MTV in my dorm and thought it was hilarious. Just silly words, and an even wierder video. You can check out the music video on the link here. But, this song has now taken on a whole new meaning for me. I'll tell you why after you read on....

Pink - it's my new obsession
Pink - it's not even a question,...
...Pink - it's the color of passion
Ah, 'cause today it just goes with the fashion
Pink - it was love at first sight
Yeah, Pink - when I turn out the light...
...And I think everything is going to be all right...
...'Cause Pink - it's my favorite crayon

Okay, so now let me explain. Though some of the lyrics of this songhave ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with my point here, I selected those in the song that do. I heard this song again yesterday and just laughed.

This, is Mackenzee and "Pink". Pink is what she's named her blanket. I bought this blanket for her before she was born, and then was given another one just like it as a gift when she was born. So, there are two identical blankets in this house. For a while, this blanket was called "mine". And then about 4 or 5 months ago, it became "Pink". Pink is her favorite color. Everything has to be pink. Her clothes, her milk, her ice cream, her shoes, socks, food, crayons, markers, pens, books...you name it...she'll ask for it in pink. It drives me crazy. So, it made sense anyway that she would rename her special blanket pink. And, even though there are two of the same, only one of them counts as the special one. The other one is "different". Why? I'll tell you.

Do you see this PINK corner of her special blanket held by her cute little hands? This is why PINK matters. The two PINK corners of this blanket are not quite PINK anymore. This is the cleanest I can get it, though the corners have been known to get darker in between washes. Getting the blanket from her to be able to wash it is a whole other story....How did the blanket get this way you ask?

Because of this. Those corners she rubs and rubs and rubs on her cheek and mouth to "comfort" herself. Sometimes the corner gets sucked on. It's truly gross. But it makes her feel better. So, what can I do?

Pink...it's her new obsession, cause today it just goes with the fashion, it was love at first sight, she needs it when she turns out the light, and when she has it everything will be all right. And it's definitely her favorite crayon. :0)
Now do you get it?