Triple M

Dear Mackenzie,

We have a few phrases that are specific to just us:

Run hug: when I squat down, you scurry to the opposite end of the room or hallway and run toward me until I catch you in my arms and give you a big hug; sometimes, you and I will be in different areas of the house and I'll hear you shout your request, "Mama! Run hug!"

Squiggly hill: the hilly street near our house where the sidewalk curves in this unusual S-like shape instead of being straight like most other sidewalks; the first time we walked home via that street, you said, "Oooh, squiggly hill!" and now if you want to walk home that way, you chirp, "Squiggly hill!"

Mama-Mackenzie Morning: last year, you and I had a four-hour window of time between the time your siblings all left for school and the time I had to take you to school and we started calling them Mama-Mackenzie Mornings; now whenever it's just the two of us at home, you say, "Yay! Mama-Mackenzie Morning!"

Love,

Mom