Makenna is the perfect combination of wild, tough, rough, knock you out tomboy and then she is also everything girly, pink, princess, and miss priss. She is our tomboy princess. :) She loves to play anything and everything with Noah. She loves to wrestle with Daddy and can throw her share of some heavy blows. But this girl LOVES the color pink. She loves to accessorize with play necklaces, bracelets, etc. She loves to wear dresses and skirts....especially if they are pink. She loves to show off her "pretty hair" and outfits. I am all tomboy...so not sure where she got the miss priss part of her...but we all love it! :)
Noah is her very best friend and she loves to play with him. She thinks her big brother is pretty awesome (which he is!) When we go to parks or play places she has to have her brother with her at all times and she gets pretty upset if he forgets about her and runs around with other kids for a bit. So we definitely need to work on her being a bit more independent of her brother at public places. But it is sweet...he is very protective of her and is a great big brother. And they get a long...almost as much as they fight. So a nice 50/50 for mommy! ha ha Makenna actually holds her own and picks on Noah just as much if not MORE then he picks on her! Crazy girl.
Makenna has the most adorable little voice and has recently began to talk a lot. She is saying complete sentences, learning her abc's, counting, and is just growing up too fast. She started nursery at church and cried for over a month when we would drop her off! She does better now, but still sometimes acts upset when we drop her off. She just loves her family I guess. :) But I am glad she has time to play with other kids for a couple hours a week without Noah. It is good for her. She is funny because when you are reprimanding her for making a bad choice she enjoys changing the subject with a smile on her face. For example I will say, "Makenna you need to stop taking Noah's toy away." To which she will smile at me, point to a different area of the room and say something like, "Look mom a balloon," as she giggles and points. So at her very young age she already tries to wiggle her way out of trouble!
She is also frustratingly independent. She insists on doing EVERYTHING "by myself" as she puts it. So even things she is not even physically capable of doing yet she insists on trying and gets mad when we end up having to help her. It's especially hard when she exerts her independence when we are in a hurry to get somewhere. Talk about trying mommy's patience. However, I am glad that she does have that independence and determination. They are good qualities to have!
Some funny things and sayings of Makenna:
She used to call bath bubbles and bubbles....."bubbies"
Whenever her hair is messed up or in her face she says, "My hairs crazy."
One time before getting in the bath she said, "I have a cute butt."
After I had the baby and was nursing...she looked down at her chest and pointed to her little nip. She proceeded to say, "My boobs. I feed baby Kayleigh." lol
She is sassy! After telling her it was time for a nap one day, she responded in a very sassy voice, "No thank you! I'm not tired!"
When she spots me cleaning or working she is often asking, "Mommy, I help you?"
She sure is a hoot and a joy....everything sweet and ornery all at once. :) She loves her baby sister and is so gentle with her. She loves to play with her baby dolls. She loves Dora and Minnie and Mickey Mouse. She loves going to grandma's house and riding in papa's truck. She loves milk and would live off it if I let her. She is super picky and sometimes hardly eats, but looks as healthy as can be! She is our favorite little two year old girl out there.
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| Fun at Cabelas! |
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| She insisted on wearing this "pink" Christmas dress in July. Luckily she did not insist on the long sleeve undershirt that goes with it! |
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| Best buds! |
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| Our glamour girl! The other day she insisted on wearing her glasses all during the library's story time and then the whole time we went grocery shopping! |
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| Making marshmallow towers! |
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| Showing off her new panties! She is not even close to being potty trained yet...but this was a cute picture! |
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| Swimming in the back yard! |
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| Pig tails! |
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| Hi mom! |
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| Pretty girl! |
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| One of her favorite headbands |
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| She cries like this almost everyday that Noah leaves for preschool. :) She cries and says, "I want my Noah." I guess it's a rough life being left at home with mom. :) |
She recently had her birthday party and had a blast! She enjoyed having her family there to celebrate. Both sets of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins! She was sooo slow opening her presents. She would carefully tear off a piece of wrapping paper and then hand me piece by piece so that I could throw each piece away. She definitely did not rip and tear the paper off like most kids. She was very gentle and careful with each present. ha ha Also, when we all started singing her happy birthday she recognized the song and joined along...singing happy birthday to herself! :) And she had no idea how to blow out a candle apparently because she preceded to just make a duck face in front of the candle for a few seconds. No air coming out, just puckered lips. Finally she figured it out though! She received many wonderful gifts and loved "Makenna's Happy Birthday" as she said for a few days afterwards. :) For example when she pointed to one of her new presents she would say," From Makenna's Happy Birthday." Soo cute! We sure love Makenna! :)
