Batting A Thousand

Dear Mackenzie,

Recent cuteness: 

-A sad music video made me cry and when you saw my red, swollen eyes, you asked, "Huh? Why you crying, Mama? Why you sad? I don't like Sad Mama. I cheer you up!" And then the way you looked up at me so sweetly did just that!

-When I told you that I had previously taken Sawyer to the nearby firehouse for its annual Open House, you asked, "Why didn't you bring me? I'm cute!"

-There is a popular "Bluey" episode where Bluey and Bingo pretend they are grannies. On the way home from school the other day, you and your bestie Ksiusha reenacted that episode by using sticks as canes, walking slowly while bent over and talking to each other in old-lady-granny voices. I am so mad I didn't have my phone to record it!

-I'm also mad that I didn't have my phone the time you and Ksiusha stopped in front of a house with a steep driveway that slopes down to a garage under the house. The two of you realized that if you stand at the top of the driveway and shout, there is an echo, so guess what happened next? You two crazy monkeys stood there for several minutes shouting each other's names and giggling at the way they bounced back at you. I hated to break up the fun but after half a dozen rounds of "Ma-CKENZIE-E-E-E! KSIU-SHA-A-A-A-A!" I said we had to keep walking because if someone was home, they were going to wonder why two little girls were screaming at their house. Hahaha!!

And this one shouldn't have been cute but it actually really was:

-You were in the play attic and fighting with JieJie and Second GuhGaw over toys when I suddenly heard you scream at them, "I hate you 1000!" Whoa. You do tell me all the time now that you love me 1000, so I guess it makes sense that it also swings the other way.

Love,

Mom