Independent Crafts

Dear Mackenzie,

I boiled dumplings for your lunch today and when you saw me scooping them, you said, "I thought you use that spoon for oint-moy. Oint-moy. Ugh, I can't say it good." Hahaha, you were trying to say "oatmeal." So cute!

This afternoon, we made crafts and you impressed me when you began making entire crafts all on your own! First, we made a tissue-paper star and an opera mask where I did most of the work but then when you said you wanted to make the paper bag owl next, you did it entirely by yourself--you figured out the illustrated instructions, gathered the necessary components and even unpeeled several squares of double-sided tape and placed them in the correct spots (note: your older siblings have trouble unpeeling that same tape and often ask me to do it for them!). When you finished the owl, you were so proud! Then you set your sights on the paper bag bunny, which required a lot more double-sided tape squares. You said you were tired and I told you to take a break but you pushed through (like you did with scootering yesterday) and finished the bunny all on your own, too! You are so awesome!

On another note, whenever you see a group of objects, you like to turn them into representatives of our family. For instance, there are several plants on our kitchen shelf and you say, "The tall one is Daddy, the medium one is Mama, the tiny one is me and the other ones are Connor, Lila and Sawyer." When you finished the paper bag crafts today, you said, "The owl is Daddy, the unicorn [which we made together on another day] is me and the bunny is Lila." It's a sweet thing that you always do!

Love,

Mom